The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-14
STRIKE THEME
/. OF CABINETS
FIRST MEETING
Presidents Advisory Body
Talks Over Situation-Pal
mer Issues Call for Assist
ants-Board is Called.
DECISION IS MADE?
(By Associated Press)


the railroad strike for more than an
hour today. and apparently reached
some conclusion, but there was no in
timation as to it's ma ture.
Attorney General Palmer made this
statement as he left the White House:
1T is fair to conclude that the strike
situation was discussed but / am not
prepared to say what conclusions were
reached"
Other members of the cabinet would
make no statement, referring inquir-
les to the attorney general Some in-
timated. however, that definite de-
I>cisions had been made, one way or the
other, as to government Intervention.
Summons His Assistants
Mr.. Palmer went direct from the
white house to his office and imme-
diately summoned for a conference
his assistants who have been keeping
in close touch with the strike situa-
ton.
Soon after the cabinet meeting the
president telegraphed to the mem
bers OF the newly named railroad
labor board asking them to come to
Washington and be prepared to func-
tion as soon as their nomination had
been confirmed by the senate.
Washington held the center of at
tention today in the nationwide rail-
road strike. Summoned by President
Wilson to discuss the railroad situa-
tion, members of his cabinet as
sembled promptly at 10 o'clock for the
first session since the nations head
was taken ill last fall.
While the days chief parley was
being held in the White House. other
t meetings were being held from coast
to coast in an effort to end the tie-up
, effecting the nations business.
A meeting of all strike leaders on
the Pacific coast was to be held in
San Francisco, while in Jersey City
where forces at conflict in the New
, York district assembled yesterday,
, further conferences were being staged.
Peak Passed In West.
r While these efforts were being made
, to induce the strikers to return, rail-
roads in all sections of the country
, were seeking to meet conditions re-
sulting from the walk-out. Morning
reports indicated that while in the
) west the peak had been met and pass
, ed, in the middle west and New York
roads had difficulty in doing more
than hold their own.
Government agents, who have been
watching developments at all strike
centers for the past week, are under
stood to have come to the definite
conclusion that the strike is being CIV
en- the moral, and in all probability
! some financial support of the l. w. w.
Evidence has been obtained, reports
to the department of justice indicated
today that the radical organization
| 10 StriR
: ing wedge for its long threatened in-
dustrial revolution.
, Sell Army Supplies.
> Decreasing supplies of food stocks
in several large cities led the war de-
partment last night to throw open to
: the public it's large reserves of frozen
and canned meats. Sales will be
made through municipal and state
t agencies at prices far less than those
p prevailing in the open market. Of
l ficers have been specially detailed to
= the work of distribution
p NEW ORLEANS, April 14.-Federal
4 Judge Foster today called a special
4 session of the federal grand jury to
e consider the cases of eight OUTLAW"
4 strike leaders arrested last night by
l. federal agents on charges of inter
t ferring with interstate commerce.
X violating the Lever act, and interfer-
ing with the mails.
r Judge Foster announced the grand
j jury would be instructed to investi-
= gate every possible phase of the strike
g here.
5 ANDERSON, Ind, April 14-None
5 Of the striking Big Four switchmen
r here reported for work at a. m, the
:
e could return and get their places back
The local association of yardmen with
e sixty-five members, announces that the
n men have quit and will not return. The
Big Four and Pennsylvania are oper-
ating on switch crew each and some
local freight trains are running but the
tie-up remains bad.
COLUMBUS, O., April 14-Refusal
e of Big Four railroad yard employees
n to return to work under penalty of
e losing their jobs, this morning and
K refusal of road men on the Hooking
If Valley and the Toledo & Ohio Central
a. railroad to take the places Of the
" striking switchmen were today's
o. principal developments in the railroad
l. strike in Columbus.
ALLIANCE, Ohio, April 14-Follow-
T. ing a mass meeting early today Penn
al sylvania railroad conductors and
brakemen walked out in sympathy
m with the striking switchmen, tying up
At all through as we'll as local freight.
ly CANTON, O., April 14.-The Canton
lie lodge of railroad shopmen voted last
night not to walk out in sympathy with
n the striking switchmen. Volunteer
Mt crews of minor railroad officials were
Y. operating ten shifting engines in the
lie Pennsylvania yards here today.
IL
n CINCINNATI, April IA survey
C. of the Chicago switchmen's strike
e. situation today discloses that of the