Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-09
Men in Chicago Yards Re-
turning to Work in
Small Groups.
CAR CONGESTION
GROWING ACUTE
Lines Entering Dearborn Street sta
tjeu Forced 20 Unload Passengers
a Suburban statiens-Treub's
Dreaks Out at Two Meetings OF
Strikers and Guns Are Ussd-An-
arehist Leader Boasts Of Crimes.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press,
Chicago. April s.-Strikins sWitcn-
men who have been on strike for
nine days began returning to work
this morning.
brotherhood officials who have
been flghting the illegal walkout OF
their men do not claim that the
strike IL broken. but were encouras-
cd by reports from several roads that
the men In small groups were re-
portins ffoT work.
The Chicago Junction Railway, the
belt line connecting the stock yards
and packing plants with truck ines'
was one of the Acst 20 report.
Eleven engine crews were at work
this morning. the reports said, as
compared to three yesterday.
While the switching and freight
situation showed Improvement, the
congestion In the yards grew 80 fast
that seven OF the eight railroads en-
terin9 the Dearborn street station
are unable to run passenger trains
down town.
They are discharging passengers
at suburban stations to complete the
trip on elevated or surface cars.
Ruled by Anarchist
one switchman was shot and one
slusred at meeting Of strikers last
nisht, police learned today. John
Krints, ! striker. who proposed that
the men return to work. was shot.
it was reported. lie wa sr!Eated
away In . car by friends. Trouble
+ broke out at two meoting1 OF the
newly formed Chicago Yardsmer's
Association, when members susseet-
ed return - the ranks Of the
brotherhoods. sts,
Sabotage and violence were advo-
!. Gated by ono OF the speakers. c. e.
Estey, an organizer. who participat-
ed in the Gary steel strike and sew
erai labor disturbances here.
They call me q. "red", Estey told
TIC strikers. I'm proud to be q rebel.
In 1910 I had charge Of railroad
strike in the Twin Cities. The men all
went, out and stayed out. went
down to the I. W. w. headquarters
and got some help. Then one day
four passenger trains were wrecked.
Next seven freight trains were
wrecked. Then we sent word to the
railroads that II they didn't come
across We would tear down the
rcundhouse. They didn't answer-we
did. The roundhouse was torn down.
Then the roads begged for mercy
and asked to meet us. We told them
II, come to US. There was a meeting
the union drew UP contract and the
i railroads refused It. The next day
we blew up a bridge. That night an
Ice jam formed and tore down the
rest Of the bridge. But we won the
strike.
Il did ninety days In JAN for block
Ing the malls, I got of light because
III told the judge ! didn't know the
law. But Of course knew 1t then as
well as know It now" Estey con-
cluded..
Moro than 5000 Idle.
Cities which had reported this
morning estimated total of 25.4s7
i railroad men to be idle. To this num-
her must be added hundreds of
thousands OF men and women forced
I out Of employment indirectly by the
FYalkout.
Factories in many cities are closing
down because oft1ack Of coal or raw
/ materials. In Chicago $4,000 packing
I house workers are idle. Many rail-
!. road mon who have no part in tho
strike have likewise been locked out
because Of the tieup in the yards.
Yardmen In Cleveland, Denver and
Buffalo afe.to vote today on the ques-
tion OF striking. In Cincinnati the
men have held meetings and have
voted to have nothing to do with the
outlaw organization.
In Kansas Governor Allen has in
L yoked the new Industrial court law
against the strikers In the Rosedale
yards Ct Kansas City.
Real Fight Aoainst Brotherhoods.
John Gruneau, president Of the
insurgent union, tho Chicago Yard
I n,aAters Association declared today
\ that the question Of wages and hours
had become Of secondary Importance
and that the real fight was for 81.
| premacy over the old brotherhoods.
We RAILROAD men are tired Of re-
B eeiiring nothing but promises from
our leaders. We demand results"
brotherhood officials spend their
time riding around on railroads hob
1 nobbing with politicians and drawing
good salariss, The men won't stand
h for any Of that stun. The way they
are Joining t)h6 new union shows they