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added it would be stipulated that the
grants applied only to c. Y. y. men
and not the older organizations.
In Chicago freight embargoes have
been lifted by the New York Central
aud the Chicago. Milwaukee and St.
Paul Railroads. In n number of i'm
portant rail centers railroad employees
have voted not to strike. Large sections
of the country still were virtually un-
affected by the walkout. notably New
England the Southeastern. the North =
western and Mountain states.
Return Of switchmen to work in the
Columbus yards in any considerable
number did not materializc today. or
100 men employed on the first track
in the Pennsylvania yards not more than
sixty showed up for work and several
of these quit before noon.
Unless demands for wage increases
are met by . p. m. tomorrow. 1000
switchmen at New Orleans will 90 on
strike. officials Of the YardmCn's S Asso
citation announced today.
The strike of switchmen in the Wash
ington. d. c.. yards. which began yes
tcrday. is being felt today. Some trains
arriving from the South could not be
handled at the Union Station and pas
sengers were put of after the trains
crossed the Potomac into the city.
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Prince Casimiri Lubomirski. the first
minister from Poland to the United
States, who arrived in Philadelphia yes
terday with the princess, feels ut home
here, mot because Of our boulevards
and the comforts Of the hotels, but be-
cause Philadelphia represents SO much
of American history in which the Poles
have played an important part.
The prince and princess were re
ceived Mt City Hall by the Mayor, MIS-
Moore and the city's official family.
A large number Of Poles. residents in
this city, were in the Mayors receep-
tion room to greet the visitors. Receiv-
ing with Mayor and Mrs. Moore were
Directir and Mrs. Ernest u. Instln' >
Director and Mrs. G. Lincoln Furoush'
Director James T. Cortelyou. City 80 :
licitor and Mrs. David Smythe, Mrs.
Edward w. Biddle, Mrs. Arthur Lea
Mrs. II. s. Prentiss Nichols, Mrs. Mur :
doch Kendrick, A. Lincoln Acker ana
After the formal presentation by
Judge Robert Won Moschzisker, Mayor
Moore welcomed the guests, praisius
The spirit OF Poland, congratulatins
them on gaining Independence and com
mendinr the sons Of Poland who nave
made Philadelphia their home.
TCmr General Washington was de
nendent on Pulaski and Kusiosko. in tht
days of the Revolution said tnt
Wsyor, land in this day we are prou.c
of Tho "a, 900 sons of Poland in TINS
citv, They are good citizens, they arc
nscful and not ashamed OF work; ;, A.
"Yoland has no Liberty Bel, IN
prince said in reply. when indepGnn,eS p1n,S
ence was declared in November. i',S 10,
tbere were no bells to ring from TN
church towers or bellfrys OF warsaw
Thcy all had been removed by the "r,
mans. or Poland, too, would nave III
Liberty Bell" Mt
In the reception that followed L.uS, no,G
evidently mill worker, KISSED Ine n"hu'
Of the prince and princess. A. w..
Accompanied by Judge and Mrs: VOL
Moschisker. the prince ana prlh'uS'
visited independence Hall where th' th
nrince evidenced much interest IN TN
crack of the Bell and the princess com
mentcd on the architecture OF the bulld
ing. The princess also found time u
saw a yord for Polish women:
1--WE have from the first had equa
suffrage in Poland and the men like 1t
The Polish women consider more TN
individual who is to be elected and theI
are interested in the economics OF politi
cnl situations. They are more practica
and individual.
"The men believe in equal sufrag'
because they know that it has been th'
women who, through the most trying
times. have saved the Polish, the cul'
ture, the art Of Poland
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POSTOFFICE HEADS
WATCH MAIL DELAYS

Washington. April 12.-(By A. P.)
Vigorous action will be taken IL there
is any interference with the transpor-
tation of the mails as result of the
railroad strikes, it was announced to-
day at the Postofice Department. Otto
Praeger, second assistant postmaster
general, has sent the following tele-
gram of instruction to all superin-
tendents of tho railway mail service:
Instruct all chief clerks, transfer
clerks and others to report any OBJ
structions, directly or indirectly, by con-
'spiracy or otherwise. to the passage of
the mails that are the result of strikes.
together with names of person or per
sons involved. Bring to immediate at
tention of local postoffice inspectors,
inspector in charge and United States
district attorney, with request that Of
tenders be vigorously prosecuted IL facts
warrant. See Sections 1890, l712.. 1714
aud Ills, postal laws"
Mails Going ThrougI,
Reports to the Postofice Department
today were encouraging. Chicago re-
ported that local conditions were "ycry
good and that the railway companies
are. handling all mails promptly"
a report from New York said condi-
tions had improved aud similar reports
came from st. Louis. Some delay in
mail was received from number of
points where the men are on strike. but
officials said that thus far there had
been no serious obstruction of the mail.
Attorney General Palmer returned to
Washington today and Immediately
conferred with officers Of the Depart.
ment of Justic who had been keeping
in close touch with the railroad strike
situation.
There was no indication what recon.
mendations they laid before the attorney
general, but they said the situation was
serious.
Mr.. Palmer's aides had received TO.
day new sheaf of telegraphic REPORTS
on conditions at points Of disturba noes.
but they refused to disclose their cou
tents.
1t was understood that staff attorneys
had begun preparation Of governmental
briefs for legal action in Svent Mr.. Pal
mcr decides to take a hand in the set.
tlement of the trouble.
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REVOLT STARTS
" IN GUATEMALA.
Opponents Of Cabrera Gain
Control Of Capital After
Street Fighting
BY the Associated Press

Washington, April 12.-The lonr.
threatened revolution in Guatemsl,
against President Estrada Cabrera
finally has broken out. Reports today
to the State Department said the oppo.
ncDts of the president had gained con
troll of Guatemala City after some street
fighting. s..
A. marine guard from the cruiser Ia.
coma and submarine tender Niagara
has been landed to protect the Ameri.
can legation. 49, 80
Benton Mcmillan. the American min.
lister, has been instructed by the StaN
Department to take whatever steps pos.
sible to compose the differences between
the opposing factions.
Trouble has been brewing in Guat..
mala for several months, but it was not
until last week that any intimation Of Il
reached the public here. Then II,
Guatemalan legation made public texts
Of proclamations issued by President
Cabrera, and American Minister Me.
MILAN. ..
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STRIKERS HOLD UP
TRAIN IN CATSKILLS

New York. April l2.-Tho story of
being strike bound in the foothills Of
the CatskilIS on the Chicago express,
aban ndon"d by its crew at Port Jcrvis.
\. y. was told by passengers on ar
rival horc this morni ing, ten hours late.
\ fireman sent out from Jersey City on
an outbound train aided the engineer In
finally bringing in the stalled train.
"A mob Of railroad men" met the ex .
press when il reached Port Jervis, ac
cOrding to Mrs. f. g. Starch, Of Lyn .
brook. and Mrs. A. p. Cobb, Of Corn e
ing. y. Y. They swarmed about the
engine, and dragged the fireman to the
ground they said.
crew endeavored TO persuade the strikers
10 let the fireman resume his post and
allow the train TO proceed to Jersey
City. This was refused and Mrs.
Starch said the strikers shouted that
the only way the firemen could go Ia
Jersey City on. the train would be ''iu
n wooden box"
The passengers, after a considerable
time, searched for lodgings Some oi
them managed TO hire rooms for q few
hours at S5 each Food was procured
and the station agent agreed to an
nounce IAN hour before hand when the
train would start"
At II 30 p. m. this word came anG
the passengers "tumblrd on board lk,
gleeful school children. scrambling over
the tracks in the dark" But Il was
after 3 o'clock this morning before tht
new fireman arrived, and considerably
later when the train finally pulled out
for Jersey City again.
The Chicago express carried passen
gers coming from as far west as th'
Pacific coast.
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vote for the anti strike provisions OF
the Cummins act.
win the angry membership Of the
brotherboods be content to follow It's
leaders into the Wood campaign. In
Illinois there is movement to write in
the name of johnson in the primaries
tomorrow. In spite Of the difficulties OF
writing In candidates names there ap-
pears considerable force in the Illinois
movement.
johnson May stir Ohio
In Ohio Johuson's name may be
brought into the campaign by the use
of plnsters. If it il. the impetus which
this radical outburst in railroad labor
will give to the Johnson movement
there cannot be estimated. johnson
is gradually being forced into the posi-.
tion of representing the more radical
spirit in the Republican party. II the
division widens sufficiently no one can
predict what will come at the Chicago
convention. f
Whether Gompers wins or not at Mon
trcal will influence the Republican con-
vention. IL Gompers wins II will mean
that his policy of delivering the labo"
vote to the candidates who are laborers'
friends will prevail and the Republican
party will probably make nomination
and formulate a platform, which, Mt
least, will not ALLEVIATE organized labor.
II the radicals win it will mean that
the whole Gompers policy goes.
Another Split Possible
The independent labor party move
ment will gain great strength. And
the temptation of the radical elements
to split off from the two old parties will
be great.
Something will depend upon the
strength the johnson candidacy dcvel-
ops between now and June 8. There
are men in the Republican organization,
conservative, anti johnson leaders, who
believe that johnson is about to repeat
what Roosevelt did in the primaries of
1912, when he astonished everybody by
his revelation of the forces of discon.
tent within the party.
They speak of johnson as "the man
of the hour They fear that the rad-
cal showing in Michigan and Wisconsin
was not local and exceptional. but think
that everywhere johnson will develop
great strength among industrial ele-
ments angered at the high cost of living
and at the government use of the in
junctive process in the coal strike.
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TRUSTEES TAKE UP
!. PENN MERGER PLAN
Or. Finegan's Suggestion to
Combine Universities Is
Under Consideration -
PROPOSITION IS FEASIBLE

The proposal to fuse the University Of
Pennsylvania. the University of Pitts
burgh and the State College into one
great state university is being consid
cred by trustees committee Of the
University Of Pennsylvania.
1T is the most definite and authori-
tative plan that has come before us, !"
said George Wharton Pepper today, re-
ferring to the proposal made Saturday
by DR.. Thomas f. Finegan. state su-
perintendent Of public instruction.
Mr.. Pepper is chairman of the trus-
tees committee on University policy.
The plan is perfectly feasible" con
tinued Mr.. Pepper, ''it the various gov
crning bodies would agree to it."
Holding Conferences
The committee on University policy,
Mr.. Pepper stated, has been holding
extensive conferences for the last two
Judgment Of all sorts of minds" on the
University's future policy. No policy
has been formulated yet. but Il is hoped
to have n report ready this spring.
Doctor Finegan's is one of several
propositions being considered" Mr..
Pepper stated. There is always the
possibility OF letting things go as they
are. Then there is always the posi- =
bility OF organising exclusively on q
basis of private support and private
endowment and refusing state aid after
certain period.
Finally, there is the possibility of
some such plan as Doctor Finegan con
templates, and which would consider
q degree Of central control co extensive
with the amount Of state aid received. "
Urges Doctor Smith to Stay
Doctor Finegan. before outlining his
plan at the closing session Of the school
mems week convention, turned to Pro-
vost Smith and urged him to remain at
the University. Doctor Smith has pre-
Sented his resignation.
Mr.. Pepper was asked today il he
believed the state superintendent re-
quest would influence Doctor Smith to
remain.
"a committee of the trustees" he
said. was appointed to wait OH Doctor
Smith and urge him to reconsider his
resignation. What Doctor Finegsn said
simply was emphasizing that request
and indicates that the views of all are
in accord with the matter. But I have
no reason to think that Doctor Smith
will change his mind
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TOCARRY PHILA. FOOD
ON DELAWARE RIVER


The Delaware river will prove an es-
pecially valuable asset to PHILADELPHIA
=, .ia,, -, ,.;x. 80 +ho u.;,,o.a r,o,
III VIZ" Vi ''e s','Ne Vi '''''ou
Realizing that the strike may continue
for some time. local commission mer-
cbantst have made ARRANGEMENTS 70 oh
tain foodstuffs from MARYLAND, Della
ware and New Jersey Inv water instead
NJ roiI
nor+;on ~ tho Atlantic inland
,otorwors p, 60 srstsu w;I, ba nsed in the
tranSrortat;on ~ those goods Some
sh;nn1onts " ,,;ii n. ,nade tbrouoh tho DeI~
go ond Ror;ton canal and northwsrd
thuanrh ~ D.Iaworo anJ Cbesaneate
canois '"'
plans to organize river SHINING. us
inc Tho smaller craft have already been
rnstontoS ,ms ont S ia onre thar fttv sL;nners
20 su,on sohnonars and s,nons has;des
n sonra - rnotorhoat men have been
1;rod a. IN - hr;ng nrodnco nv water n
thn '" o;.i ~ ooram;.s;nn w mon
'"e ,.ToS NY ~ naaSn 70 band,o Jorsoy ord
po,omora ,roduco 70 ph;,adsInb;o 4,
~ Sorr9orp "r rssular sb;nnars w;ii
VI. VI. - ~ ,ha rates's .dna Co. us -
;5 Vii Cornaiiu sttnnor ~ ~.
az nn no 81 ~ ,sraast sohno,ar'
,.ues -, ,,on @ Ios. n;oht af,,r he haS
- pn ny T. oons,itat,on With renrassnta' '
t;, W ~ oan,,,,;s.;or w.
W. '.Tbare U "" ore ahont i5o scboorarv NJ
,Ioon, on tha r;yer bns;doo soma hun.
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as we'll as other lines The Reading in
this respect is especially important to
Philadelphia. because 1t handles a large
proportion of the coal for the city
Reading officials reported all passen-
ger trains in the neighborhood of Phila-
delphia moving almost on schedule. Re
ports from Allentown, Harrisburg and
Williamsport coming in by way of Read
ing, indicated that passenger traffic was
normal on the Reading division. Freight
trains are not running, however, except
few local freights. a
Reports from nearby suburban points
touched by the Reading. such as Mana. +.
yunk, Chestnut Hill. Germantown and
Frankford, indicated that commuters
had no trouble getting to town this
morning.
Many Avoid Trains
Passenger traffic was not as heavy as
usual. because many of the regular rid =
ers had expected the tie-up to be serious
after reading the newspaper reports and
got up earlier today to ride to work
by trolley. Long distance service was
normal. A train from San francisco
arrived at the Reading Terminal only
four minutes late.
The Reading felt the strike most in
it's big freight yards at Port Richmond.
II. is to these yards that much of the
Anthracite coal hauled by the line comes.
It also is clearing place for miscel
laneous freight, including much perish :
able stuff. -
Many Of the yard workers failed to
appear there this morning. 1t was estl
mated that about 400 switchmen, yard
men and members of eighteen shifting
crews were out at the Huntingdon
street and Port Richmond yards. About
700 men failed to report at outlying
points on the Reading.
The Reading strikers announced they
would handle perishable freight at the
Port Richmond yards. Also they said
they would handle coal consigned to the
PHILADELPHIA Electric Co.. so that the
city would not be in darkness. They
would not handle other coal, they de
clared,
At the various Reading yards freight
was handled by scratch crews, made
up in part Of Office men and other emer
pency workers. Yardmaster Calvin, oI
the Port Richmond yard, himself tool
out an engine to help move the strings
of coal cars waiting there.
Ships Held in Port
Two ships at the Port Richmond piers
loading grain and wood for export can
not sail because Of insufficient coal In
their bunkers. The strike has blocked
delivery Of fuel to the vessels.
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President to Name
K. r. Board at Once

Continued from Pase One
vanced wages, and disgusted with the
conservatism of their leaders on the
ground of their half hearted fight for
The Plumb plan and readiness to yield
tn the governments demand for time
before settling the question of advanced
wages.
The situation is full of politics. The
American Federation OF Labor will hold
it's convention at Montreal in about six
weeks. Gompers will have the fight OF
his life there to maintain his control,
which, in spite Of the defeat of the radi.
Gals in the steel strike and in the coal
strike, is steadily slipping.
Breathing Spell Afforded
The administration is likely to take
steps which will aid Gompers, or at any
rate which will not aid the radicals
against him, IL 1t can find out what
these steps should be. The appointment
of labor board under the railroad law
and its inquiry will give the administra-
ton and also the heads Of the American
Federation breathing spell. They will
have an opportunity to find out where
they stand and what they should do.
The strike has taken them by surprise.
The strike is going to be one OF the
big political events of the season. So
will be the Montreal convention of the
American Federation, which is timed
just to precede the Republican conven.
tion at Chicago.
Issue Must BE Faced
The strike reveals sharp line of
cleavage between radical and conserva :.
tive which it may be impossible to dis
regard in the coming national cam
paign.
1t may figure in the Ohio primaries,
where the brotherhood leaders are for
General Wood against Senator Hard
ing on the ground of Senator Harding y
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INDUSTRY HARD HIT
BY RAILROAD TIE-UP

Chicago. April 12.-(By 4. p.l-
In the Chicago district and at neighbor-
ing steel ccnters thousands Of men were
idle today because Of the strike. At the
Chicago stockyards promises Of q mini
mum delivery Of 1S6 carloads today
brought a more optimistic outlook, al
though hundreds OF men still would re-
main idle,
Pittsburgh. Auril 12.--IBy \. P.(-
Fhe railroad freight tie up in the Pitts-
burgh district was almost complete this
morning. Passenger traffic also is seri.
ouSly affected.
Blast furnaces and other sections ot
the steel industry are more and more
feeling the influence of the strike be-
cause of the inability Of the railroads to
move raw materials. More than 100.
600 men. it is estimated. are already
out Of work.
Toledo. O.. April 12.-(By A. PD--
To avert 4 general industrial shutdown
and suspension of street car service here
during the railroad strike. Mayor
Schroeder today ordered the CouRsca tion
Of coal on the Pennsylvania tracks md
its diversion to the Toledo Railways and
Light Co.
Food prices arc reaching now high
levels hero as result Of the strike. De-
trot is drawing heavily on the already
low supplies. both by interurban lines
and Lake vessels.
steel mills at Youngstown. o.. werc
id,e today because Of a coal shortage.
and steel mills and coke ovens at Gary.
Ind. wcrc crippled seriously. Nine
thousand mon were idle at tho American
sheet and tin plate plant at Gary. III.
Cleveland. April 12.-In tho Clcvc-
land district. wherc 1000 were reported
on strike. blast mills and steel mills are
laying of men. Eleven hundred men
were thrown out Of work in Ncwburgh.
Tho normal movement Of freight in
Cleveland was cut To one fifth today.
All terminals. with the exception of the
Collinwood switching yards. whore 500
cars of freight were handled. were re-
ported tied up.
Kansas City. Mo-. April l2.-T.arge
packing plants in Kansas City are pre-
pairing to lay off the employees Of their
hacking departments and killing rooms
indefinitely. commencing tomorrow. Sew g.
cral thousand emloyes will be idle until
the packing houses can obtain stock.
now prevented by the strike.
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Rail Strikers Put
Blame on Fl. G. L.
Continued from Pase One

Continued from Pase One
the men were ovcrAowng into the hall
and stairway.
In the crowd were conductors. engi-
necrs, brakemen, switchmen and shop
men. affiliated with the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Trainmen. the switcbmen's
uniousand other organizations.
Heilenman assumed control Of the
meeting, and q committee was appointed
in an ante. chamber which, it was said,
would formulate demands for the
strikers. to be submitted to them this
afternoon, and later to the railroads.
Hcilenman said the purpose of the
meeting was to reach definite plan in
regard to wage scales and working con-
ditions, some of which have already been
announced.
II have been asked who our leader
is. -, said Heilenman. II want to say
that we have no leader at present.
1--WE are not out on strike he
continued. 1--WE simply quit our jobs
and that's all there is TO It. We want
you all to stick together until condi-
tions are better.
"Do not intimidatc n brother. and
do not violate the Lever act. for il you
do you violate the constitution. Don t
ask man to go out on strike. Leave
it to his conscience.
''If his conscience does not tell him
to quit we do not want him."
Heilenman wound up his speech by
reiteratiug the injunction to preserve
orderliness and respect for the law.
Other speakers, who followed him,
said men in the roundhouses and yards
on the outskirts Of Philadelphia were
quitting work at intervals. Appear
ance Of the men in their working
clothes substa inflated his assertions.
BY II 80 o'clock Grand Fraternity
Hall had become so crowded that steps
we're taken for an overflow meeting
Names of the members Of the com
mittce appointed privately to formulate
demands for the strikers were not given
out
at Thirty ninth street and Lancaster
avenue and at Fifty second street and
! Girard avenue and at other points
yesterday. The strike sentiment was
very strong.
1t was decided to campaign actively
among employees of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad to induce them to join
the wholesale walkout. The men In
sist they are not striking but quitting
This is done to prevent an anti strike
injunction.
Men of the authorised railroad
brotherhoods were relied on to fight the
"outlaw" strike, but most Of them have
thrown their passive, IL not active
support to the walkout.
Sentiment at all the meetings was
strong against the officers of the grand
lodge who have accepted the several
government proposals for pay adjust
ments for the men.
Cha;rnen and-execut;vo counciIs n,
protborbnod ~ Railway and Steamsb;r
Crsrts Fre;,bt UandIsrs Ernres. anS
Ste,;on rnniorea. Rro,berhnnd 81 Ste =.
t;onarr Ens;nssrs F;rsn,an snd oiIsr,
"a nrntberhooS ~ Ma;ntanarca nj
W. W. Pmninras 49, ~ ,ba pb;lade,nhis d;s'
t,,nt dao;deJ on a waIknmt to5av NJ"
un.t;ns m, ur' ,ast u;,b, 10 Han
W;e.u ;ves a.onnJ ,na strsot and G;r.rd .vanna
TSe ueot;ns So u,ss D nres;dsd over h,
Iasorm a;rnoan 90 tha aSu;.ors
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What p. X. x. Trainmen
Demand From Company

Increase in pay for conductors In
terminal divisions from sixty six and
one half cents an hour TO Sl.lO.
Increase for brakemen from sixty.
two and one half cents to ninety.
five cents.
Increase for switchtenders from
fifty cents to ninety Ave cents.
Time and half pay for Sundays
and holidays.