Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-04-11
5000 MORE JOIN
INSURCENT Rail
MEN ON STRIKE
22 More Cities and Towns
Affected Directly-Further
Walkouts in CenterS
INQUIRY PLAN COMPLETE
Investigation VIII Begin in
Chicago on Tuesday

(HltAGO, Ill.,, APfll lV.--StNefdl
more railroad ccnters today were af-
fected BY the insurgent strike Of
switchmen. and passenger service was
affected in some places. notably New
York City. where 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 effort
TO overthrow the unions and make
way for u new organization.
The svitchmen " New England, in
all the southwestern states and the
upper Mississippi and the Missouri
Valleys remained nj work, those in
Denver, ST. Paul and Minnesota for
mally voting To remain III work. On
the other hand, hundreds Of men in
Cleveland, the headquarters Of the
brotherhood w railroad trainmen, to-
day broke away from official re-
straint and quit work.
Reports VI a number Of strikers
were confused by the variance be-
tween the numbers said 70 be out by
union officials and those declared by
the strikers TO have Quit, unofficial
figures from the various railroad
centers affected showing forty thou
sand men on strike.
Thousands Indirectly Affected
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.
The insurgent forces were
strengthened by nearly eight thou
sand today when switchmen in twen-
ty-two additional cities and towns
struck and further walkouts occur
red in large railroad centers. Against
this increase about one thousand
strikers returned to work in a half
dozen places.
More than four thousand Joined
the strikers out in Toledo, Detroit,
Columbus, Indianapolis, Fort Worth
and other cities.
In the Chicago area, claims Of
railroad heads and officers Of the
brotherhoOds who united 10 break
the unauthorized walkout, that strik-
ers were returning to work and that
freight traffic was gradually APP
preaching normal, were met with de-
nials BY officers Of the Chicago
Yardmen's association, the revolters'
new union, who asserted that the tie
up was complete and that the strik-
ers ranks were being augmented.
u. s. Intervention Forecast
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
n. Clync, who. after an all night
conference with his staff and mem
bers of The department ~ Justice,
summoned John Grunau. leader Of
the strikers.
Mr.. Clync would not discuss possi-
blc government action.
IL will say, however" hc stated,
"that the United States wy not entire
IN powcrlcss in situation that af-
fccts the food and fuel supply Of the
country ana that drastic action will
be inevitable unless conditions arc
altered materially within the next
IS hours
III was learned that Mr.. Clync was
in conference by telephone with
chiefs of the department Of justice
i'm Washington until o'clock this
morning.
National Guard Alert
Members Of the Eleventh regiment.
Illinois National Guard, were report
ca To have been ordered 10 keep in
close touch with their homes so they
could be REACHED by telephone on
short notice. They said they were in
structed TO be ready ito 20 ont on
strike duty at any time"
The general managers association,
representing the railroads, today an
nounced that IL would refuse To deal
with representatives Of the strikers.
The announcement followed that Of
III. +. Reading, chairman Of the newly
organized enginemen's association.
that committees Of three on each Of
the roads would confer with the gen
eral managers Of their respective line
and present their demands to them.
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