The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-15
Big Four BrOtherhoods Are Ex-
erting Every Effort to Break
Unauthorized Strike; Vol
unteers Operate Trains.

New York, April 1.-THE first over
| lures of peace on part of striking rail
road workers who have disorganized
railroad transportation facilities in
New York and Northern New Jersey.
came tonight when Edward McHugh.
chairman of the strikers committee
gave out the statement that now that
the railroad labor board has been ap-
pointed, we desire to avail ourselves of
the opportunity provided by it for con-
sideration of our grievances.
Chicago. April 1.-THE first impor-
| tant break in the ranks of insurgent
railroad employee in the Chicago ter
minal district came today when rail-
road officers announced groups OF
strikers on the Pennsylvania the 500
Line and Chicago Rock Island and
Pacific had decided to return to work
New York. April 14.-Officials of the
big four railroad brotherhoods re-
newed their efforts today to bring TO
an end the unauthorized rail strikes
in this district, while thousands of vol
unteer 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 renew
their proposal that the strikers return
to work and submit their grievances
to the new railroad labor board, ap-
pointed yesterday by President Wilson.
In accepting the offer of college
cif
to operate trains. railroad officials
declared that the attitude of the pub
lie would bring the strike to a speedy
close
Twenty-Five trains on the Lacka-
wanna and Erie systems were manned
! today by volunteer crews, and officials
asserted that enough men had offered
to run every train the lines, but
that the schedules would not be ex-
tended in the interest of public safety,
until the volunteer plan had been
tested.
The freight situation, however. re-
manned chaotic. except for the move
ment of food and milk trains. The
city's supply of coal was said to be
so per cent of normal Health officers
said the food and milk situation was
serious, but not yet critical. Food
authorities issued a warning that ar
rests would follow the initiation Of
prices.
Strikers were said to be returning at
several points in the central west and
Improvement was indicated i'm general
traffic conditions there but in Ohio
and Michigan a crisis was reported as
a stoppage of fuel supplies made it
self felt on industry. Sporadic walk
outs also were reported in that section.
New York stroye valiantly to run it's
food and fuel supplies through the
blockade and to get its committing
workers into the city. Roads report
ed some Improvement in suburban
service, where more than score OF
trains were operated by volunteer
crews, but there was no indication yet
Of any decided break in the strike.
New Orleans. April III. NJ. Egan,
general superintendent of the Illinois
Central lines in the south announced
that complete crews for twelve of the
fourteen regular switch engines APP
peares for work this morning and the
others were easily Of the brotherhood
volunteers.
Fifty members of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen arrived here
early today, their leader announcing
100 more were available if needed.
$50 far as New Orleans operations
are concerned, We don't know thsre is
a strike Mr.. Egan declared. The
brotherhood members are loyal to the
Illinois Central and there is no need
to worry about the southern extremity
of the system. No embargoes have
been declared nor will be, according
to the present outlook
Chicago, April 14.-Improvement OF
freight traffic conditions in the CEN
trail west today with insurgent rail
road men returning to work at several
places were reported today, but the in
dustrial situation in Ohio and Michi-
gan reached a crisis on account of the
stoppage of fuel supplies and in the
far west where a dozen passenger
trains were reported stalled in south
ern California the situation became in
creasingly serious.
Both insurgent leaders and brother
hood officials said the fight had en-
yolved into a lingering affair" but
the brotherhood men said the insur
gents gradually were losing strength.
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" switchmen