The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-05
$4,000 laid
OFF AS R. R.
WORK STOPS
Chicago Stock Yards Para
lyzed Again as Switchmen
of Railroad Terminals De-
mand Higher Pap.
union AGAINST men

CHICAGO, April 5-Fifty thousand
stock yard employees will be thrown
out of work today as a result of
strike of the switchmen in the Chi
cago railroad yards, the packers an
nounced this morning.
Five thousand were laid off when
they reported for work today and the
others will follow as soon as the
small receipts of animals on hand are
taken care Of. Only $500 cattle, 5000
hogs and 500 sheep reached the stock
yards today, as compared to receipts
of 10000 hogs alone a year ago.
An embargo on all express ship
msnts was placed this morning by the
American Railway Express company.
Officials said the blizzard yesterday
combined with the switchmen's strike.
had made it impossible to move cars
in the local yards
Union Leader Breaks Strike
A. F.. Whitney, vice president of the
brotherhood of railway trainmen,
which has branded the strike as ell
legal" and in viola tion of the mems
agreement with the roads. has taken
personal charge Of the efforts to
break the walkout.
Brotherhood men from other cities
began arriving here this morning in
response to Whitney's appeal for
union "strikebrea kers" and union Of
ficials hope to have enough men at
work by night to keep essential bust
ness moving.
Chicago's milk supply was seriously
threatened this morning, but railroad
officials said they would make every
effort to keep the milk trains running.
Will Fight Movement
After a long conference with rep
resentatives of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, with which the
switchmen are affiliated, and the
Switchmen's Union of North America,
the General Managers association is
sued a decla ration that there would
'be no compromise" with the strik-
ers.
"Sixty per cent of the switch en-.
gines in Chicago are out of service
said the managers statement. "This
has been caused by an outlaw organ.
ization, which has presented lemand
for rates of pay that already had been
presented organizations by the Broth.
erhood Of Railway Trainmen and the
Switchmen's Union of North America
'These demands are being handled
by the wage conference at Washing
ton and must, under the transporta.
ton act. be concluded before the la
Dor board, yet to be named by the
president"
All Railroads Have Contract
The statement added that all rail
roads centering here have contracts
with the striking switchmen.
The trouble broke five days ago
switchmen in the Chicago district
yards of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad going on strike The
| Illinois Central and the Northwe western
next were affected. the strike spread
ing to the other railroads yesterday
and last night.
The Chicago switching district GOV.
ers a radius of 80 miles and in 1t
$4,000 cars are daily handled The
yardmen make up and "break" all
trains in that area, also "spOtting
cars at loading and unloading plat
| FORMS
New York Central railroad company
today issued an embargo to all west
bound freight except fuel supply and
news print paper, on points from Its
lines and connections when routed fol-
delivery to connections at Chicago
and on all westbound freight for con
nections with the Chicago switching
district, on account of the Chicago
! strike.
| The Nickle Plate railroad company
also issued an embargo, without ex
| cept1on, on all westbound freight.