Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-16
UNION FORCES
OF CITY ACT TO
BREAK STRIKE
Railroad BrotherhOOds, Aided
by Organized Ranks, Point
Error to Rebels
BIG MEETING TONIGHT

= today were engaged in big effort
to end the switchmen's strike in In
diaEapoHs.
= Organized labor officials, outside
of the railroad brotherhoods, lent
aid to those who sought to convince
the switchmen that their failure to
return to work is not in accord with
principles of organized labor.
Grand lodge officials Of brotherhoods
and representatives of other union
crafts viii address a meeting of broth
erhood members in Moose Hall, 135
North Delaware street, tonight.
The meeting is to be open to the
public
Most of the striking svitchmen are
members Of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen and strenuous efforts will be
made By loyal members TO persuade
them TO attend the meeting.
sUNIoNs OPPOSED
fro OUTLAW STRIKES.
I'VE aim TO show misguided railroad
ers that union craftsmen generally are
¬ favorable toward outlaw strikes"
said E. h. Steward, q brotherhood
chairman
The sustaining principle of trade IN
ionism is involved in this struggle"
John F. McNamee, editor Of the Fire
mems Journal, a former indianapolis
man, will be one speaker.
Meetings were held by the strikers in
the labor temple today.
OhiciaIs Of the strikers denied that
here had been any evidence of weaken
ng among the men and declared they
would remain firm in their stand until
Ead
PENNsY ABLE To
HANDLE BUSINESS.
- J. ". COneys, superintendent of the
Pennsylvania, announced that the COM
] pany was working fifteen engine crews
4 in the local yards and that all business
was being handled easily
II other terminals should open, the In
S. dianapolis yards Of the Pennsylvania
81 would be sadly in need of more work
ers. as forty-fve crews are used normally.
~Siye strikers have returned to work on
the Pennsylvania, it was reported.
No outside help has been employed, Mr..
Coneys said, trainmasters and other en-
ployes having volunteered to help in the
81 emergency.
Conditions in Indianapolis factories.
with regard to the coal and material
4 shortages remain unchanged.
officials OF the Citizens Gas Company
said no prospect Of receiving coal before
the strike is ended has been discovered,
but that a saving had been effected by
reduction Of gas pressure so that a con-
tinuance Of service for ten days or more
is assured. ----a---- ------'- -'-
GENERALLY WELCOME
7NEW LABOR BOARD.
Satisfaction was expressed BY striking
switchmen at the news that the railroad
abor board had met to take up the strike
problem, but leaders said the men would
hot return to work until their wage de-
msnds were actually granted.
Forty-five trains moved out of here on
the Big Four in the last twenty-four
hours. but no change occurred in the
number Of men at work in the yards or
the embargo rules Of the line.
The Big Four accepts only car load
shipments for local points in Indian
lpolis
- Tbz Pennsylvania line announced the
AgTg Of its complete embargo TO the
extent Of accepting less than carload
shipments for local points on the P, C..
e. & st. L
The 7. z. & ". embargo was raised
10 permit shipments Of carloads to points
bn the main line west Of Upton to Peoria
md points beyond. not under embargo.
and also to points east Of Upton TO San
husky.
Carload and less than carload ship
ments for points on the Michigan divi-
sion, not including Upton, have been ac-
ceptable on the L. z. & ". since Monday.
The c., I. & W. was accepting ship
nents Of carloads and less than carloads
for local stations only.
The Nonon and Illinois Central en-
bargoes remain the same
81 MOTOR TRUCKS
kSRING IN FREIGHT.
Three hundred motor trucks are bring
8ing fifty tons Of freight into indianapolis
daily. Tom Snyder. secretary of the
Rotor transport division Of the Chamber
of Commerce, said.
Truck operators are ready TO place
900 trucks in the trade on twenty four
S lours' notice If shippers desire it.
81 Rates worked cut at a meeting Of
8 hippers' and track operators will be
- thoroughly classified later, as shippers
ORtend they are too high, DUS for the
Present emergency a satisfactory ar
( @angement has been made.
The rates now are: Ten miles or less,
cents mile per hundred pounds: ten
fifteen miles. 2l5 cents a 100 pounds
fteen to twenty-five miles. cents a
kndred pounds; twenty five to fifty
les. Ia cents a hundred pounds and
miles and over IL cents a hundred
81" nds.
#EY DENYING
>sss.& ICAGO STORIES.
&c strike headquarters in the Labor
t<<4mple speakers were engaged in deny
Il stories Of the situation in Chicago, !
3 ere John Grunau, strike leader, was
- 5rted as having split with other lead
on the zone big-union" point
sslegrams were received from national
<3& & Ike headquarters advising local lead
- TO deny all stories in the newspapers /
III q .srning GrunaU.
7Fxge hundred brotherhood members, (
fing in Moose hall last night. passed .
solutior urging all strikers 70 re-
~ 70 work at once and to impose 4
Il &s# dence in the bTotherh oods.
.FN& ~ number Of striking switchmen at /
q sded the brotherhood meeting.
8The resolution follows:
+ 81 'fWhereas. Our brOtherhoods have been 1
successful as any human agency could /
in protecting and advancing our in /
5 "a strial and economic interests and
~ w hereas, They have completed ar /
fngements for an early conclusion Of
IT wage demands, and
s ~ Whereas. Our hest interests require /
* ~ at they be given our undivided sup
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