Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-06-23

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employees out. The sit
uaticn elsewhere in the central
states showed Improvement according
to reports to the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen offices here. AT
Burlington, iowa where G. b. and @.
sWitchmen struck last a number OF
men We're reported to have returned
While enough outsiders have been
sent in by the brotherhood to restore
conditions to normal At Benald. Ill.,.
where Chicago q Northwestern men
nave been on strike, normal condi-
tions have been restored.
John Grunau. president of the Chi
cago Iardmens' association and Har-
old +. Reading, president Of the Unit
ed EnSinemens' associati iOn-the two
organizations of rail "vacationists"
as the strikers term themselves, to
day issued a call for mass meeting
Friday night. The purpose it was
explained is ito lay before the pub
lie the true side Of the present rail
road situation and just what means
have been employed to bring the pres.
ent controversy to final conclusion.
Claim Strike Subsidies.
Philadelphia. June 23.-lmprove.
ment in the yardmen's strike situa.
tion was reported today b. both the
Pennsylvania and the Reading rail-
roads Officials said a number Of men
returned to work last night and that
conditions gradually We're approach
ing normal, although movement OF
freight was still affected
Embargoes. except on pershables.
foodstufts and coal for public utilities.
We're still in effect on both roads and
there was cons derable congestion on
the Reading. The Pennsylvania re.
ported seven OF its thirteen yards op-
Grating at 100 pc recent capacity. four
at 80 per cent, one at - per cent and
one at 30 per cent
Strike leaders denied any break in
their ranks. Instead they declared
they are gaining accessions daily and
predicted a general Walkout in the
Philadelphia district on Friday. They
claim freight traffic is badly tied up
and say the men will not resume work
until their grievances are sa.isfactor-
lily ad. d.usted.
Threaten General Strike.
Cleveland. Ohio, .Inne 23.-7Rumors
that railroad unions will call a strike
this week affecting all unions were de-
MED today by the chief executives OF
the four transportation brotherhoods,
engineers, iiremen. conductors and
trainmcn, here. Simply strikers
propaganda said w G. Lee, presi-
den. OF the tranmen Officials of the
fifteen rail unions will meet in Chi
cago next Friday for consultation ana
10 learn if possible when the decision
OF the railroad wage board on their
wage demands will be announced.
Expect Wage Decision soon
Springfield, June 23.-The railway
labor boards decision revising wages
OF all railroad employees probably will
be handed down within the next two
weeks, il was indicated at The boards
headquarters
Wilson Urges Settlement
Washington, June 23.-President
Wilson sent message today to the
railroad board at Chicago urging it to
make an Immediate award of the
wage controversy The text of the
message was not made public
Information for submission to
Secretary Payne today Indicated that
unless assurances were given imme-
diately IL railway workers that
wage adjustment might be expected
soon. the unauthorized strike of train
men at Philadelphia Baltimore and
many other points might not be OPP
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