Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-11

Chicago, April 10.-Several more railroad centers today were affected by the insurgent strike of switch mon, and passenger service was af- fectcd in some places notably New York city, while strikers returned in small groups at several places. Large areas of the country had not yet been invaded by the strike which union officers declared was an ef- fort to overthrow the unions and make way for new organization.
 The switchmen of New England, in all the southwestern states and in the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys remained at work, those in Denver, St. Paul and Minneapolis formally voting to remain at work. On the other hand, hundreds of men in Cleveland, the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, today broke away from official re- strain and quit work.
 Reports of number of strikers were confused by the variance be- tween the numbers said to be out by union officials and those de- clared by the strikers to have quit, unofficial figures from the various railroad centers affected showing 10000 men on strike.
 Thousands were indirectly affect ed by the strike through the closing of steel mills, packing plants and other industries dependent on the railroads for coal and raw materials.
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 The insurgents forces were strengthenedQ by nearly 5000 today when switchmen in 22 additional cit ies and towns struck and further walkouts occurred in large railroad centers. Against this gain about one thousand strikers returned to work in half dozen places.
 More than 4,00O joined the strik- CTS already out in Toledo, Detroit, Columbus, Indianapolis, Fort Worth and other cities.
 In the Chicago area, claims of railroads heads and officers of the brotherhoods who united to break the unauthorized walkout that strikers were returning to work and that freight traffic was gradually approaching normal, were met with denials by officers of the Chicago vardmen's association, the revolt- CTS new union, who asserted that the tie-up was complete and that the strikers ranks were being aug mented.
 Federal Intervention in the strike with the possible utilization of the Illinois national guard to protect property was forecast today by the action of District Attorney Charles F. Clyne, who, after an all-night conference with his staff and mem bers of the department of justice summoned John Grunn, leader of the tsrikers.
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 Mir. Clyne would not discuss pos sible government action. "I will say, however, he stated, "the United States is not entirely powerless in situation that affects the food and fuel supply of the country and that drastic action will be inevitable un- less conditions are altered material ly within the next 48 hours"
 It was learned that MT. Clyne was in conference by telephone with chiefs of the department of jus tice in Washington until 3 o'clock this morning.
 Members of the eleventh regiment, Illinois national guard, were reported to have been ordered to keep in close touch with their homes so they could be reached by telephone on short notice. They said they were instructed to be ready "to go out on strike duty at any time"
 The General Managers association representing the railroads today an- nounced that it would refuse to <rock x,,s%L Ia ftuoc nf fhal strikers.
 The announcement followed that H. E. Reading, chairman of the newly organized enginemen's asso- citation, that committees of three on each of the roads would confer with the general managers of their re- spective lines and present their de- mands to them.
 Likely as not Managey MeGyew will want to recall the National Lea