El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-10
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HINDIN STRIKE

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} Chicago as the result Of the railroad
: and express strikes II was announced
that certain classes Of mail We're
many days late
Embargoes over United staets.
Railroads from the Atlantic to the
: Pacific coast announced emhargoes
on freight shipments and in industrial
{ centers thousands Of workers had
& been thrown out OF employment as
] plants restricted operations because
3 Of lack Of fuel and raw materials
I Brotherhood officials declared re-
ports that $4,000 switchmen and cen
I ginemeH were out We're exaggerated,
I but admitted that the seeding work
ers had gained strength outside Chi
! A. F. Whitney. vice president Of the
81 otherhOod OF Railway Trainmen.
fannounced that a group Of striking
switchmen on the Burlington road
had returned to work in Chicago last
night A committee OF strikers from
/ the Chicago g. Northwestern. he said.
would vote today on ending the walk
out here.
Crisis Past. say Officials.
A statement issued by railroad Of
ficials declared that all Indications
were that the crisis IN the Chicago
yards had passed
( Insurgenr leaders, however. claimed
/ the strike was unbroken in Chicago
: and declared that IS percent Of the
! switchmen in the district were out
They said 20 charters in the "rump"
union, with $4,000 actual members,
had been issued throughout the coun-
! Try.
e. c. Estey. who was alleged TO
Z have boosted Of being an J. W W. and
urged sabotage at a meeting OF the
strikers. was expelled from the new
organization He was arrested BY de-
3 tectives from the office Of Naclay
Hoyne, states attorney.
$4,000 Out OF Work.
Approximately $4,000 stockyards
and packing house workers have been
cattle shipments
The coal supply in Chicago was re-
ported TO be dwindling, with less than
weeks supply on hand.
At Gary, Ind, IL blast furnaces
had been banked today, throwing
l2.oo0 steel workers out Of employ
ment
steel mills in the 8Iahoning valley
we're preparing 70 close down today
and company officials said $4,000
workers would be idle by nightfalL
Tieup at Toledo.
Toledo reported all except one Of
g railroads tied up and a food and
fuel shortage threatened.
Freight movement west from Cleve-
land had ceased, IL was reported, and
between $500 and 1900 employees Of
nine roads there voted 20 organize a
yarduen's union today.
SWitchmen and yardmen on the
Norfolk & Western and Pennsylvania
railroads walked out at Columbus
last night and early today and four
crews on the Baltimore g. Ohio were
reported TO have gone on strike at
Dayton
At standstiH in st. Louis.
Freight traffic in the St Louis dis
trict remained at standstil today
and 5000 stockyards workers were
thrown out Of work at East St Louis
Railroad officials admitted that 5000
men on p roads were ont in this dis
Freight and express shipments we're
reported under an embargo at In I
strikers declared that a 100 per
cent walzout was on IN Kansas City. !
Switchmen on all roads operating
out, Of Fort Worth, Tex. walked out 1
last night
switchmen on four roads at SPRING
field, III, voted to join employees Of 4
two other roads who went out yes 3
terday- Eardmen at Bloomington en- 7
ployed by the Chicago & Alton were I
out and freight embargo was in ef- 4
ing a yardmen's union
Llflmntum on Coast
Railroad officials on the Pacific .
coast struggled 10 keep coast and +
moving. while awaiting the result OF .
an ultimatum that striking employees .
would lose their positions unless they /
returned 10 work by z p. m Switch /
men and yardmen were reported on I
strike in % divisional ana terminal I
points in California and Oregon
Tardmen at Minneapolis and St I
Paul. MINI, and Dauville, Ill. voted 4
not 70 join the Insurgents
Hospitals and schools Protected
8 q |7aHIHI q
switchmen throughout the Chenango
valley went on strike this morning.
completely teing up the yards az 1
Sharon. Farrell, Sharpsville and 9TH 4
er points in the region
The strike was so complete that /
number Of steel plants were closed /
while others were compelled 10 cur
tail operations
Parties Of strikers early today
tagged all coal ears In the yards with .
a view they said Of protecting hos.
pitfalls and schools W IN ample fuel
supplies. should the strike continue
Partly Out At Akron
Akron. O.. April 10.-Switchmen on Z
the Pennsylvania lines in the Akron (
district were reported on strike this I
morning. tieing up yard traffic on (
Yardnen on other roads had not
Joined the strike early today, IL was
said.
Few Trains Move on Coast
san Francisco, Calf April 10 !
With switchmen and yardmen on
strike in 10 divisional and terminal
points in California and oregon. rail-
way officials struggled today 20 keep
coast and transconunental passenger q
trains moving
Portland. Ore reported freight I
traffic almost at a standstill and few
freight train were moved yesterday !
or last night in California Accord
ing 70 Los angeles reports. go cars
OF citrus fruit were standing in the
yards Of three lines there and 100
were on two ines at san Bernardino
and Cotton. Other rail centers Wer
badly congcsted-
A fun switch crew eported for duty
at uIdnfvht in the Southern Pacific
yards at Bakersfield. Calf where the
entire yard force was reported on I
strike yesterday
Embargo in PittsburE.
Pittsburgs Pa, april ln--FreighL
embargoes because Of the strike OF
switchmen and trainmen were an
uounced here by the Pennsylvania and
Baltimore and Ohio railroads today.
Boston still Working.
Boston. Mass April 10--No signs
Of an extension 10 New England OF
railroad strike have yet appeared g