Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
Insurgents Will Not End
Walkout Until Demands
Are Granted.
REJECT AGAIN PLAN
FOR SETTLEMENT
a. Other Hand Railroad Officials
Continue TO Ignore Strikers, and
send Efforts Toward Restoring
Normal Freight Movement--New
3 York Central Raises Embargo on
West Bound Traffic.
NV Associated Press.

Chicago, April 24.-The insurseh'
ro,lroad strike in the Chicago terllli-
mi district today developed anto .
<r,sh fght, with the insurgents ap-
parently determined not to end their
vaIkout until their demands o
Granted. Equally firm, railroad OH
,,.la continued to ignore the stiih
A.. and bent their efforts to res'o'
10 normal freight movements.
Tba strikers definitely put an emu
70 the attempts of their leaders ~. "
settlement, when they re1ec'eu a,
terday for second time within VEGA
r-acnsal to return to WORK.
steady progress toward e1laoine
80 efsects of the walkout, now IN ,ts
ea,,rth week. was reported today ny
-o;,roaa officials thruout the centrai
.rd far west. Eighty-three per ooa.
~ the normal switching crews We
reported at work in the Chicaso u'.
trict and freight traffic was salo "
be nearing normal.
Grunau on Fence.
r,,h+ Thousand men gathered IN
response to a call from their
l,ent John Grunau. Enorts
made to have government ana fan
road officials attend, and give tne
!. aontlaws" semblance OF recognltioh'
but none did so. :.
president Grunau could not say =
xvord of encouragement to the meh'
az this would have caused MIN 10 70
.rreated He could not urge the
men to return to work. Sncn ac'ioA
would have lost him his position Us
head Of the strikers.
a. he remained on the fence.
Avacation" 10 Favored.
.sMen. never asked you 70 90 un
!, strike. =. said Mr.. Grunau wnen ING
rneeting Has called 10 order. = nave ave
not the power now to order you DacA
aTbe rank and file must decide
xhether to go back or to remain on
vacation" - =,
I The hall resounded with cries OF
awe won't 60 back to work. wen
stay out till we get what we Went
I out to get"
one man in the crowd shouted:
.rf we 70 back to work will we get
our seniority rights back and get our
demands in a reasonable tlme
"There is no answer to those ques-
lions" replied Mr.. Grunau.
aThen move we adjourn, SAID
one. "A hundred seconded the motion
and the men filed out.
Seniority Rights Lost.
rha roads q week ago set dates
after which all seniority rights would
be forfeited II the men had not re-
turned 70 work. These limits have
nearly all expired. The managers
now say they have filled the places
Of the strikers, and If they come pacK
at all they come as new applicants.
Aoutiaw" Cases Continued.
John Grunau, president OF the
4 chicago Ya1dmen's Association: !:
harold Reading. president Of the
United Enginemen's Association. and
fortv other leaders of the OUTLAW
railway unions were arraigned before
United States Commissioners Mason
today. charged with conspiracy 10
violate the Lever act by interfering
With shipments Of the necessities OF
l,sa Commissioner Mason continued
tina cases until May 3 after District
Attorney Clyne had agreed to a re-
Quest from the defense for postpone
ment.
Ail Of the defedants are at liberty
under bonds Of $4,000 each.
Bio Rrsak In Strike Ranks.
~ decided break In the ranks OF
.4he striking switchmen" was report
ed today by the Western Genera
Managers Association. representing
roads N the Cn,cago
\ district ,.~S
Three hundred nifty men returned
z 70 Work tnts siav.....se, . =
total number who have returned
since the. strike began to 1,oS6, the
{ statement says.