The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-14
MEDIATORS
TRY TO END
NY. STRIKE
Offers of Consultations Made
to Men-Pennsylvania, at
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
Reports Improved Service.
HAND OF I.W. ". seen
(By Associated Press)


newed their efforts today to bring to
an end the unauthorized rail strikes
in this district, while thousands of
volunteer railroaders poured in offers
of their services to break the traffic
tie-up. which has paralyzed most of
the lines entering New York.
Although initial peace overtures
were unanimously rejected by the
strikers in Jersey City last night, the
brotherhood leaders expected to re-
new their proposal that the strikers
submit their grievances to the new
railroad labor board appointed yester-
day by President Wilson.
Volunteers Work.
+, In accepting the offer of college stu
dents, former soldiers and citizens to
operate trains, railroad officials de-
Clared that the attitude of the public
would bring the strike to a speedy
close.
'It is evident that there is now
thorough understanding that this is an
Assault upon law and order and not an
Ordinary railroad strike" said J. J.
Mantell, spokesman for the roads.
Twenty-Five trains on the Lackawan-
na and Erie sytems were manned to-
day by volunteer crews.
yesterday notably by interfering with
the commuter service on the Long
Island railroad, other roads held their
own by maintaining passenger sched-
hles in the face of great difficulties.
The freight situation, however, re-
mained chaotic, except for the move
ment Of food and milk trains. The
city's supply of coal was said to be
80 per cent or normal. Health officers
said the food and milk situation was
serious but not yet critical. Food
prices continued to soar and federal
authorities issued a warning that ar
rests would follow the imitation Of
prices.
PITTSBURGH, April 14.-Passenger
service on the Pennsylvania and the
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroad
was brought nearer to a normal basis
early today when some of the strikers
returned to work. The P. & L. E. men
voted last night to end their strike
and officials of the road said they ex-
pected passenger trains could 60 on
schedule today.
Officials of the Pennsylvania report
ed this morning that majority of the
passenger trainmen who struck yester-
day had returned to their positions.
Early reports from all sections Of
5he Pittsburgh district were to the
effect that freight service remained at
standstill and that the new recruits
were joining the ranks of the strikers.
PHILADELPHIA, April 14-Officials
of the Pennsylvania railroad early to-
day reported an Improvement in the
strike situation in the Philadelphia
district. Nineteen more passenger
and express goods trains were oper-
ated during the last "a hours than
were run the previous day.
The Reading railway reported pas
senger service practically normal and
The only interruption was in its freight
movement.
CHICAGO, April 14.-Improvement
ppf freight traffic conditions in the
central west continued today with In
eurgent railroad men returning to
work at several points, but the indus
trial situation in Ohio and Michigan
reached crisis as result of stop
page of fuel supplies, and in the far
west where a dozen passenger trains
were reported stalled in southern
creasingly serious.
Both insurgent leaders and railroad
brotherhood officials said the fight
had evolved in a "lingering affair" but
the brothe erhood men declared the
insurgents gradually were losing
strength.
Try to Move Freight
Railroads in the Chicago area con
Centrated every effort on moving
freight and officials said so per cent
of the switch engines in the district
were operating The roads announced
a further influx of loyal switchmer
from other cities.
The American Federation of Labor
through it's railway department
which represents 100000 members in
eight railroad crafts. placed its stamr
of dsapproval on the unauthorized
strike and urged all members of af
filiated organizations to refuse te
obey the walkout.
Meeting at Kansas City last night
the biennial convention of the organ
ization indorsed President Wilson's
appointments to the labor board ant
declared its, belief that labor coulc
confidently expect justice through the
law creating the board.
100000 Idle in Detroit
In Detroit 100000 factory worker:
were reported idle and between 10000
and $4,000 industrial workers in othel
parts of Michigan had been thrown
out of work, with predictions tha
more men would be jobless by night
fall.
The industrial situation in Ohio be
came more ominous today, with NOR,
than 100000 men out of work in Co
lumbus and virtually every coal mine
In the state closed. A growing scare
aty of food supplies was reported il
many cities. A mail train was re
ported to have been abandoned a
Youngstown and the mail returned tt
the postoffice.
7 SAFE BROKEN $500 TAKEN
CLEVELAND, April 15.-,A safe il
the office of Morris and company
meat packers. was broken open b,