The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-13
STRIKE LOSING
GRIP IN WEST;
TIGHT IN EAST
Mediators to Take Up Work
= of Settling Present Difficult
ties-Department of JUS
tice Asks Leader S Names.
COLUMBUS FEARS STOP


was exerted in the section east of
Pittsburgh and in the Pacific north
west, with conditions, according to
railroad brotherhood leaders and rail-
way officials, in the remainder of the
country pointing toward a return to
normal. Around New York passenger
service was hard hit and in the Penn
sylvania steel and iron regions thou
sands of workers were threatened
with enforced idleness unless the sit
uation quickly changed.
See-saw is Situation
AS epitomized by the brotherhood
leaders today the entire situation
was: West, vastly better; Chicago,
much improved; east, vastly worse,
i. particularly worse.
} Appointment by President Wilson of
the railroad labor board is viewed by
both railroad and brotherhood officials
today, as being long step toward
settlement of the rail strike. Officials
of both sides reiterated that the roads
were powerleSS to raise wages or con-
sider other demands until the board
had reviewed requests now pending.
The officials are now awaiting an
nouncement by Attorney General Pal
mer of the governments attitude to-
ward the "illegal' strike, and of any
action which might be taken to bring
the strikers back to work. 1t is be-
lieved that when this announcement
is made and with prompt action by the
newly appointed board an early settle
ment can be hoped for.
Deadlock Continues.
This, the thirteenth day of the un-
authorized walk-out showed the dead
lock continuing throughout all dis
tricts west of Ohio, with the eXcep-
ton of the far northwest, where, in
the region of Everett and Spokane,
Wash, the strikers have made some
fresh gain.
In the Chicago district the strikers
have made no gains for four days and,
while they deny any desertions from
their ranks, the railroads have each
day increased the amount of traffic
handled.
The railroad managers announced
today that the office workers and un-
ion strike breakers imported by the
brotherhoods are able to handle all
traffic offered Business is much be-
low normal because of the strikes in
other cities.
East Is Real Center.
The east continued to be the strike
center today. At Baltimore, Scranton.
Philadelphia, Washington, and Steu-
y benville, Ohio, the ranks of the strik-
ers were increased over night. At De-
trot 100000 factory employees were
idle today through the shutdown of
factories unable to obtain power and
fuel At Columbus, Ohio, one traction
company has withdrawn all its limited
cars for the same reason. Nearly all
coal mines in Ohio have been closed
unable to obtain cars.
John Grunau head of the strikers
new union, maintained his claims that
the "insurgent" forces remained in,
tact and would not yield. A break
came in the strike at st. Louis when
324 MissouriPacific switchmen voted
to return to work today. Strikers at
Pueblo, Colo, Muskogee, Okla, Sagi
nav, Mich. Battle Creek, Mich. Day
ton. o. and several other points also
decided to end the walkout. Freight
traffic continued badly impaired at
Kansas City.
At Cleveland, the strike spread to
Collinwood shops of the New York
Central where 200 shopmen walked
out and further menace was present
ed in reports that shopmen We're plan
ming city-Wide wakOut on Thurs
day.
Passenger Traffic Hit.
The Columbus Yardmen's union vot
ed to call out all switching crews han
ding passenger traffic.
At Toledo number of factories
were expected to close today and al
Indianapolis a gas shortage was fear
ed as the result of cutting off of fue
shipments.
At Terre Haute, Ind, 500 switchmer
voted to join the insurgents and the
strike spread to Cincinnati. when Bal
timore e Ohio switchmen walked ou
last night.
NEW YORK, April 13.-New York
was still in the grip of the outlaw rail
way strike today and there were Nc
surface Indications Of general breal
in the ranks of the strikers.
Officials of the various roads in
volved redoubled their efforts to main
tain service and they were cheered by
announcements that military engine
ers, college students and citizens il
several communities had volunteered
to fill the strikers places. The offer:
will be accepted in some cases, espe
cially where the volunteers have ha(
previous railroading experience, tn,
officials said.
CINCINNATI April 13-Cincinnat
railroad executives reported that al
yards had full crews at work thi
morning with the exception of the Bal
timore and Ohio.
The Indiana freight division yard
of the Baltimore and Ohio were minu
zone crew while none Of the crews fl
the Ivorydale yards of the road hat
reported for work at a. m.
Three Big Four crews quit at mid
might, but later reported they had mis-
understood, and would be on duty to
might.
COLUMBUS, O.. April 13-Passen
T., kger train service through Columbu
Inexperienced only slight delay toda
- ms result of a coach crews leavini
their work, assistant trainmasters AM
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