The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-21
men DERIDE
WORK ORDER;
DELAY seen
Strikers in Chicago Boo Down
Attempts to Get Them to Go
Blackboard Faces Prob
able Several Months Delay.
DATA IS NOW LACKING
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, April al Striking rail-
road men in the Chicago districts re-
fused today to vote on the question of
returning to work. All efforts of a
committee of strike leaders to obtain
a vote failed.
J. N. Kinney, L. S. Murphy and
Shannon Jones, three of the strike
leaders arrested last week, made the
appeal for a return to work, at a
meeting of striking yardmen. They
were greeted with cries of "Sold",
Outside, and "Where's Grunau?"
Jones explained that efforts to OBJ
tain the release of John Grunau, presi-
dent of the Chicago yardmen's asso-
citation, from Joliet Jail on bond, had
not succeeded.
Wouldn't Fight Government
Murphy, waving an American flag,
took the floor to declare he would not
fight the American government"
He was greeted with catcalls and
Kisses. Union leaders declared after
the meeting they were helpless to Or
der the men back to work.
A police lieutenant declared the
| meeting adjourned after the strike
! leaders had been refused a hearing.
He announced that no trump meeting
"ouIo pC pei IllIlCu dLu ChC 1ldil " oo
| cleared by police supervision.
The strikers left the hall and after
some discussion marched across town
| to their headquarters, where they re-
sumed their session. Many of the
men declared Kinney and Murphy and
Jones had no authority to advise them
| to return to work. Only President
Grunau could do that they declared.
Traffic Nearly Normal
| Meanwhile increa sed movement Of
freight and the return of more strik-
ers in the Chicago district brought
traffic to 20 per cent of normal, rail
road managers said.
Throughout the remainder of the
| central and far west general better
ment Of conditions was reported.
Federal investigation of strike lead
ers' activities will be continued. des-
pite the change in their attitude,
Charles F. Clynem; United States dis
trict attorney announced, however.
Can Pose as Martyrs
eff they want to pose as martyrs and
be sent to Jail, we will prosecute
them" he said. Every man found
breaking the law will be prosecuted.
Seven new arrests were made on
federal warrants yesterday of leaders
| -" llO 1SpldScO ~ OlllCldlS re-
arrested for strike activities. War
today.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-The pos.
sibility of several months delay in the
settlement of the wage demand of the
100000 railroad workers developed
today during discussion between rep
resentattves of the roads and the
brotherhoods before the railroad labor
board, when hearings on the demand
were resumed.
Il E. T. Whittier, chairman of the wage
commission Of the association of rail
way executives, said considerable time
would be required for the roads to
gather necessary data to place before
the board tnd that answers to a ques-
tionnaire sent out by his association
could not be obtained under three
months.
Dispute Has Pended Long.
i. l.. Shepperd, president of the con
ductors' brotherhood, declared that
since the dispute had been pending 16
. months, the roads had had time in
which to gather all necessary informa
ton.
w. N. Doak, vice-president of the
ed that further delay in settling the
wage question would add to the unrest
among the railroad workers. Chair.
man Barton declared that the board
would expedite matters as quickly as
possible and that the hearings would
continue for the present and inter
ruptibly.
S. w. Heberling, president of the
switchmen's union Of North America
will present the demand of that organ
ization tomorrow.
NEW YORK, April 21. - Freight
traffic, almost completely throttled
last week by the unauthorized strikes
Of railroad workers, had reached 40 te
SO per cent of normal today on lines
entering New York and Jersey City
according to statement issued by ]
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