Arizona republican., 1920-04-19
COLLAPSE IF R. R. STRIKE SEEN IN LATEST REPORTS
Only in Isolated Cities Is There any Indication of Concerted Action by the Strikers to Remain Out; :; Freight Congestion Is Slowly Being Cleared
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The nation wide railroad strike ap- parently has collapsed
 Except in a few isolated sections, railroad officials reported last night the bulk of men who followed the leadership of John Grunau of Chicago mad returned to work. Normal pas senger service was virtually restored they said, while substantial progress had been made in moving the vast amount of freight that has been ac- cumulating throughout the country, especially in the east, during the past three weeks.
 Many of the strikers went out with out presenting any grievances and later announced that failure to receive increase in wages granted to other railroad men prompted their action. The strikers, who acted in defiance of their railroad brotherhood chiefs, have generally returned without any defi- mite promises of more pay.
 Will Consider Wage Demands
 In many cases, however, they have been assured their demands will be presented to President Wilson's labor board which is empowered. under the federal transportation act. to settle disputes between the railroads and their men. The board is now sitting in Washington.
 In Chicago, the original strike cen- ter. railroad officials reported the strike had lost it's effectiveness.
 In the New York district it was ap- parent that most of the strikers, whose numbers were variously estimated from 4,000 to 10000. had returned. Two thousand employees of the Hudson tubes were the only united and i'm portant holdoutS In Detroit an at tempt will be made today to resume switching operations with volunteer crews. In Cleveland all local freight terminals, with the exception of the New York Central Collinwood yards and the Erie railroad, were still tied up, but passenger service through the union station was normal.
 The return today of several hundred striking Baltimore and Ohio trainmen of the Connellsville- -Pittsburg division is expected to mark general resump- tion of freight service in that district. A few Pittsburg terminal men are still out.
 ported in the Buffalo, Toledo and Phil adelphia districts, where the majority of the strikers had returned to work.
 Move Freight From L. A.
 LOS ANGELES, April 1S.-A dozen freight trains left Los Angeles today for various points on the Southern Pa cific, Santa Fe and Salt Lake rail- roads, being the largest number that has gone out since traffic was tied up by the SWltchmen'S strike nearly two weeks ago.
 Seventy frieght clerks employed in the Southern Pacific yard office here quit work early today. it was stated at the office, without giving any req son. This left only 10 clerks on duty.
 Revokes Lodge Charter.
 F. A. Edwards, representing w. c. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, tonight revoked the charter of Los Angeles lodge No. sos, of the B. of F.. T., after it was alleged that members of that lodge had interfered with a meeting today of Los Angeles lodge No. "A.
 The meeting was held to allow fire men and brakemen to vote remaining at work regardless of who took the places of outlaw switchmen. Outlaw members of No. sos came to the meet ing place in large numbers, it was as- serted, and made so much confusion the meeting could not be held. An other meeting of No. A was called for tomorrow afternoon.
 Southern Pacific officials said the wall1out of the clerks would cause some inconvenience but it was ex- pected the places of the men would soon be filled.