Indiana daily times., 1920-04-19
YARDMEN DENIED
ANY RECOGNITION.

Railroad officials here declared en-
phatically that the general managers
would not grant any sort of recogni-
tion 10 the National Yardmen's assoeia-
tion.
b. A. worthington, president of the c.,
!. a W. and B. c. Byers. general SUPER
intendent OF the Big Four, said there
was no possibility Of an agreement be-
tween the railroads and the new Yard
mems association.
Pierce J. Landers, superintendent Of
the Indianapolis Union Railway and Belt,
said today that he had received advices
from the railroad general managers or
ganization in Chicago, stating positively
that no hearing would be granted the
yardmen's officials.
Three men returned 20 work on the
Belt this morning as a result Of an
ultimatum issued Saturday that all men
remaining on strike after I o'clock this
morning would lose their seniority
rights.
The normal working force in the Belt
yards is ninety men.
The Pennsylvania is accepting all per-
iFhable freight, live stock, foodstums fof
both human and animal consumption,
newsprint, fertilizer, field and garden
seed, fsrm implements, railroad fuel
coal and coal for hospitals and public
utilities for all points on the Pennsyl-
vania line or lines reached by the Penn
sylvania.
Fifteen yardmen OF the L. E. & W.
force have deserted the new union and
returned to work, strike leaders adj
ynitted.
Two other strikers returned TO work
on other lines.
Freight traffic here was moving in
several days.
The local yards are able to handle
all the cars that can be moved with the
tieup on in other cities.
Striking switchmen gathered IN
strength at the Labor temple to await
news from a committee, headed by Frank
J. Peters, president of the Indianapolis
Yardmen's association, which is in Chi
cago conferring with the executive body
Of the national association.
Besides Mr.. Peters, the committee in
cluded ]. D. Canary, secretary of the
local association; E. F. Hogan. E. W.
Leibhardt and r. T. Rogers.
Harry l.. Hicks, vice president of the
association, expressed confidence that the
association would be recognized by the
railroad managers.
SEEK RECOGNITION
OF NEW UNION.
The stated purpose of the confer
ence was to obtain a hearing from the
railroads and we do not believe Grunau
would have called the meeting if he
hadn't had assurance that the rail man-
ayers would confer" said Hicks.
Recognition of the yardmen's assocfa-
tion as an entity apart from the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen is now the
chief object of the strike
Wage demands, which formed the
basis for the "outl4w'' walkout, are be-
ing considered by the government rail-
road labor board and the alacrity with
which that body has assumed its task
leaves the yardmen little reason for
holding out or that score, observers say.
Since its inception the strike of the
yardmen has been considered "union
against union" struggle, inaugurated by
the switchmen because of a delay on the
part of the brotherhoods in getting sal
airy demands officially considered.
Speakers OF the brotherhoods who ad-
dressed a mass meeting of strikers Sat
urday urging them to return to work
and leave their grievances in the hands
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train-
men were coldly received and the strik.
ers voted to remain loyal to the new or
ganization.
Leaders of the strikers say they ara
not satisfied with the principle of the
brotherhoods which places a higher
value on certain crafts of the railroad
industry than it does on switchmen
The one big railroad union idea hax
made a strong appeal 70 switchmen kera
because ii would provide that yard work.
ers should receive the same rate of nav
as engineers and workers of othNs