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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
Rebels to- Vote
On Ending Strike
Chicago Men Say SENT.
nne7lt FauOrS Return to
York; Act in "a Hours
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

CHICAGO, April 9.-The first breaks
in the strike of railroad switchmen,
started here more than week ago by
rebels in the switchmcns union,
came to-day in the Chicago yards.
A delegation Of "rebcls' from the
Chicago & Northwestern yards, made
up of charter members of the Chicago
Iardmen's Association, the insurgent
organization, called on A. F. Whitney,
vice president of the Brotherhood Of
Railroad Trainmen. and informed him
that sentiment in their organization
was strongly in favor of return to
work. They announced that a vote
would be taken within twenty-four
hours on ending the strike
Whitney has been leader Of the cf-
forts to break the illegal strike. After
the conference he indicated his belief
that the sentiment among the delega-
ton was evidence that the civil wat
IN the switchmen's union was near an
end
There were several reports of men
slngly and in groups, going back t.
work to-day without authority rom
the "rcbel" organization. The freight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
Strike Spreads
Deer Country
Brotherhood President Is
Opposed to Any attempt
by u. s. to Settle Issue

CHICAGO, April 9.-The unautho or
lied strike of railroad switchmcn con-
tinued to spread over the country to-
| day, according 70 reports reaching
here.
New areas affected included Youngs-
town, Ohio: Toledo, Columbus, Indian
apolis and Denver.
Reports from rail centers through
out the country indicated that nearly
10000 railroad men were on strike.
Freight embargoes were declared in a
number Of cities by railroads affected
by the walk-out Breaks in the strike
we're reported in few places. Switch
men and brakomen on the Missouri
Pacific Railroad at Sedalia, Mo, who
walked out this morning, returned to
work this afternoon.
The spread Of the strike in Ohio was
accompanied by an announcement by
W. &. Lee, president of the Brother
hood Of Railroad Tranmen, that he
was strongly opposed to any attempt
settle the strike by Cancellation.
I'VE will resist every effort to settle
this illegal strike by mediation," said
Lee. There is nothing to mediate
with the insurgents and the fight now
is to preserve the recognized labor
organizations"
Mr. Lee to-day received a letter
from ". l.. Chambers, COMM soner os
the United States Board of Mediation
and Conciliation,. saving that if sit
uation should arise in which the serv-
ices of the board should be desired he
could be reached in New York. The
letter did not tender the services of
the board. but says they would be
available if requested
Labor to Settle Strike
The reply from Mr.. Lee to MIR
Chambers said the illegal strike
would be jointly disposed of by the
railroad companies and the Legitimate
| labor organizations and any attempt to
recognize the lnsurgent element would
meet with strenuous opposition from,
the membership of all recognized labor
organizations.
Whitney, in charge Of the brotherhood
interests at Chicago, to make no re
guest for governmental mediation ant
TO decline to permit arbitration.
A statement was issued in Cleveland
signed by the chiefs of the four big
trans portation brotherhoods L. L
Sheppard, Of the Conductors; Lee, o,
the Trainmen; ". S. Stone, of the
Engineers, and w. S. Carter of The
IlreHen ana nSinemen--Saylng thai
the strike of switchmen has for it,
/ purpose the destruction OF the Brother
food Of Railroad Trainmen and the
Switchmen's Union of North America
The statement said that wage demand
were injected into TIE controversy
after It's inception IN order to deceive
! Nardmcn throughout the courtrr ant
to promote the 'onc big union" idea.
There can he no settlement Of
! pending wage questions while this H.
legal action continues" the statcmen
laid
In Cleveland between 1900 and 1906
workers from all branches of the ser
vice employed on the nine railroads
entering the city voted to form a new
organization, to be called the Cleve
land Yardmcn's Association, and to b.
affiliated with the striking switchmcl
in Chicago.
In Youngstown the walk-out thi
afternoon of 5000 switchmen in tn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10

congestion, however, has become so
great and the number of men avail
able in the yards is SO small that the
traffic problem has become most diff
cult.
Although reports are conflicting, au
thoritative officials of both the rail-
road companies and the unions agreed
that the. peak of the strike had been
passed and that a settlement was I'M
minent.
John Grunau, president Of the Chi
cago Yardmen's Association, the mush-
room union which sprang up almost
overnight and swept the country, said
that only slight progress was being
made by the Brotherhood officials IN
their attempts to bring the insurgents
back to the fold.
Grunau said that $500 men are out
in the Chicago district. He declared
that 90 per cent of the yardmen in the
country were out or would be out By
tonight.
I'VE are not on strike" he explained
eve resigned individually because we
are not getting more money. The fight
has become one of supremacy between
the new and the old unions. We rail
road men are tired of receiving nothing
but promises from our leaders. We
demand results"
brotherhood Offlclals who have care
fully canvassed the situation on other
roads freely forecast normal move
ment of freight through Chicago yards
by Monday morning. Movements to-
day reached nearly 80 per cent of nor
NAL. railroad officials said.
international officers of the brother
hoods were on their way to a meeting
to discuss means Of "breaking the back
of the rebellion" when the switch
mems delegation called upon Mr.. Whit
ney.
AS result of the short parey with
the strikers the policy of the executive
session was somewhat changed. 1t was
announced later that there would be no
retaliatory movement against the seces-
sionists-that they were still consd-
cred law-abiding union men in good
standing who had real grievance but
had been led astray by overenthusiastic
organizers.
1t was learned that Attorney General
Palmer had sent a personal representa-
tive to Chicago to report to him con-
corning radical developments in con-
ncctlon with the strike
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
Upstate Women Workers
Threaten to Organize
Unions Will Be Formed Unless
Legislature Enacts Welfare Bills,
Saws Rose Schneiderman
From a staff CORRESPONDENT


ALBANY, April 9.--The $4,000 trades
union women in the state will try to
organize the 100000 women in upstate
factories if the welfare bills providing
tor minimum wage and eight hours a
day for women are killed again this
year by Speaker Sweet
This threat was made in an ultmatum
delivered to-day by Rose Schneider
man, president of the New York Wom-
ems Trade Union League, a part of the
women's joint legislative conference.
we are beginning to realize that it
is waste CT time to dillydally around
trying to have these bills passed by a
reactionary Legislature controlled by
Speaker Sweet and the manufacturers
interests Of the state" said Miss
Schneiderman
She proposes that the ten organiza-
tions making up the joint legislative
conference combine their efforts to or
ganize the women in industry into trade
unions.
"The time has come" Miss Schneider
man continued, "for us to rely entirely
on trade unionism in forcing the eight
hour day and the minimum wage inside
the factory itself. Attempts to obtain
this through legislation seem to be
futile. We cannot afford to spend our
money any longer on legislative work !"
No action has been taken as yet by
the joint legislative conference on Miss
Schnelderman's proposal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
Unions Unable
To Check Men
Trainnaen's Chief Is In
formed Federal Agents
Are Handling Situation

From The Tribumc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, April 9.--Reprc-
sentative Cooper, of Ohio, to-day re-
ceived from ". G. Lee, chic y. .4e
'rainmen's brotherhood, telegram adj
hitting that the strike of railroad
switchmcn was spreading all over the
country regardless Of the efforts of the
lnlons, and inquiring whether present
laws against strikes of railroad om-
ployees' could not be used against
renegade organizations OF those inclt-
ing illegal strikes Representative
Cooper, after a conference with Acting
Lee that the Department of Justice was
handling the situation.
The Senate voted unanimously to
investigate the strike to discover its
causes.
81 do not doubt" said Senator Nc
Cormick, in introducing the resolution
to investigate the strike, that the in
vestigation cannot be as searching as
a sociological survey, but what is
needed now in default Of the appoint
lnent Of the wage board is some body
of men which may bring the facts to
the public attention. There is no other
lie opinion which may induce the men
to return to work, pending the ulti-
mate arbitramcnt Of the dispute"
81 understand" interrupted Senator
Norris, of Nebraska, chat under the
law which we passed there was to be
a court that would have jurisdiction
and whose duty it would be to investi-
gate this very thing"
"Therc would be board appointo d
if the executive branch Of the gov
eminent were functioning in full
energy" replied Senator Mccormick.
AT the present time there is no Off
cial fundamentally by which the peo-
pie Of the country may be informed as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
Wilson Delays Sanction
Of Adriatic Agreement
President Said To Be Waiting
Confirmation of ItalO-
JugO.Slav Pact

From The Tribune's Wash n ton Bureau
WASHINGTON. April 9.-Bcfore de-
Gliding whether again to block settle
ment of the Adriatic controversy Presi-
dent Wilson will await confirmation Of
the agreement reported reached b the
Italians and Jugo-Slavs, it was init
mated in official circles to-day. Be-
cause Of the artificiality of the ar
rangement outlined in press dispatches
officials here are doubtful of the au-
thenticity of the report.
At the State Department it was said
that the reported settlement on its face
encroaches on the interests of AL
5ania. President Wilson in his latest
note to the Allied premiers expressed
his willingness to accept any arrange
ment arrived at by the Italians and
Jugo-Slavs which did not encroach on
the territorial interests of third ma
ton, particularly Albania.
PARIS, April 9.-Denal is made by
the Serbian Legation here of the
statement that an agreement has been
reached on the Adriatic question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
Three Germans
Here on Deal
For i. S. Ships
DR.. Cuno, Head of Hamburg
American Line, Expect
ed to Confer With Ship
ping B oard Officials
Refuses to Divulge Plans
Proposals to Revive Old
Trade Routes Will Be
Discussed by Directors

DR.. Wilhelm Cuno successor of the
late Albert Balm, director general of
the Hamburg American Line, arrived
here yesterday from Hamburg via
Chrstiania on the Norwegian Amer
lean liner Bergensfjord. He was &C.
companied by Bernhardt Huldermann
and Richard Peltzer, both of the same
steamship corporation. the latter hav-
ing been called from London, where
he was negotiating with the British on
matters pertaining to the resumption
of German maritime trade.
DR.. Cuno's visit is regarded as timely
for the interests of the Hamburg
American Line, which is said to be
striving to save itself from decay by
the aid of ships owned by the United
States Shipping Board.
He comes here at time when the
American Steamship Owners Associ-
alton is making vigorous fight to
prevent the American Ship and Com
merce Corporation, which includes the
Kerr Line, from acquiring vessels Of
the United Shipping Board for service
over the old trade routes of the Ham
burg-Am erican Line.
Met by Official of Line
The visiting Germans were met at
the pier in South Brooklyn by julius
p. Meyer, a vice director of the Ham
burg American Line and manager Of
the company's passenger service at this
port before the war. He took the three
Germans to l Gramercy Park, the home
of William G. Sickel, who was vice
director of the line and manager of its
irytf <i,o ~cc Al
late Emil L. Boas and the late Dr. Karl
BuenZ.
DR.. Cuno said he had come to meet
Meyer and other associates to discuss
with them the future policy of the
Hamburg Line. He said he
had no idea what his plans were to be
while in this country.
1t had been reported that he had
come here on hurried visit to Wash
ington to confer with the officials of
the United States Shipping Board in
y effort to get the best possible agree
ment with that organization for the re-
Mobilization of the Hamburg American
Line in a resumption of the various
services Of the company out of Ham
burg with American tonnage.
To all inquiries he said he could
volunteer no information as to his
business activity in America.
1t was said at the home of Mr.. Sickel
that the three Germans had gone out
to dinner and to the theater, and that
the visitors would not return to the
Sickel home.
Pleased With Hoover's Stand
DR.. Cuno expressed delight over the
recent statement of Herbert Hoover
in behalf of Germany for economic
help.
Yes, we do need help" he said,
"and all of us are trying to forget che
wa D."
When informed of the Ruhr in
vaslon Dr.. Cuno seemed surprised,
but made no comment. Herr Huber
mann also was silent when told of the
occupation of Rhine towns by French
troops.
Peltzer, however, showed disgust,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
Why will a man rush his
automobile to the shon

Why will a man rush his
automobile to the shon
for repairs at the first little sion
OF engine trouble and yet take
Liberties with eyesight-the FIN.
est machine" that has ever been
created?
Neither happiness nor sue.
cess in appreciable measure can
be had if eye strain is permitted
to go uncorrected.
You should have your cves ex.
amined at the first indication Of
eyesight abnormality.
Our OcuIists Registered
Physicians will examine YOUR
eyes without obligation.
They will prescribe your
needs if indicated and our
Optician will find them - all
under one roof.
The total cost to YOU will
be the cost of the eyeglasses
entirely depending upon the
molntings selected and the
lenses prescribed.
Ours is a method of con.
vcnience-of concentration and
economy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
Laughans Gets New Trial

The Supreme Court of New Jersey
ordered new trial yesterday for
Harry F. Laughans, formerly Tax Col
ector in Roselle Park, N. j.. who was
convicted year ago of embezzing
S35, 600. The contention of his counsel
hat the state had no right to cha leage
one of the jurors, as the juror had
zen suopenaeu ny the Safe a. {. wit
ness, was upheld by the Supreme
& rrt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10

to what the facts are in this par
ticular case" said Senator Norris.
eve are confronted by asgrave sit
uation,' said Senator Mccormick,
brought about, think, by the unhap-
Ply failure to appoint the wage board
provided by law. No hurt can be done
that see and | feel that some great
good may flow from prompt action by
the Senate
Senator Cummins. of Iowa, chairman
of the Interstate Commerce Commit
tee, said that he hoped to be able to
announce the appointment of the in
vestlgating committee tomorrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10

saying, Zach, It's all got TO be done
over again"
Asked if the Kaiser still had
hnancla, 'ntere"ts in the North Ger
man Lloyd and Hamburg American
lines, he replied: THAT is lie"
The three German visitors were dis
turbed wnen they wee detaired bv
the immigration officials pending ad-
vices from the State Department 20
release them. This permit for release
was brought to the per by man
who said his name was Brown and
that he was a representative of the
Hamburg american Line He said the
United States Shipping Board rad ar
ranged with the State Depar' ment to
permit the men to come ashore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
1000 Join. Overall Club
Headquarters of Alabama Or
ganizatiOn ThrOnoed

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 9.-Two
thousand men in all walks of life have
joined the Birmingham Overall Club, in
a campaign against the high cost of
clothing. Started in spirit of jest
the idea rapidly gained converts, and
to-day the headquarters of the club
were thronged with volunteers anxious
to sign the roster
New Britain herald., 1920-03-26

prevalence of Semi-barbarOuS meth ods of government.
 :'Nhat can result from this state of things? Will those people who are violently severed from their be- loved old associations only to be sub jCcted to alien government of an in ferior sort-those 4,5OC,00O Magyars and Germans torn from Hungary will they ever be reconciIed to de- naturalization implying economic losses and cultural retrogression? Can the conscience of humanity tolerate such a downfall of millions? Any how it is certain that those new con- Structions, with no vital principle in them, will be distracted by the per manencc of d most violent, because most legitimate irredentism and that through them eastern and central Europe will know no rest, till the equilibrium represented by old Hun gary is restored.
 These facts answer the question how far the destruction of Hungary and the constructions planned on her ruins might promote the general welfare Of mankind? It would con- fer on our part of Europe the fol- lowing blessings:
 ''I42ciaI discussions not assuagcd but emhittered; permanent unrest imAlying danger of new wars.
 Economic difficulties enhanced; :; thereby socia! dangers aggravated.
 "Cultural rctrogrCs.ion in eOVcrn- mont, learning, general standard of education.
 "But how does liberty fare in the proposed peace treaty" In it's terms millions of mon would be driven from ono allegiance to another. without being consulted a& to their wishes. In the case of nearly half Or them, of Nagyars and Germans who should become Czecho-SlOvak, I,umanian or Ju2O-SlaT subjects, you may confi- dcnty assert that it would be done against their will, that il means
New Britain herald., 1920-03-26
WANTS PLEBISC|TE ! TO SHOW OPINIONS
Count Apponyi Of Hun8arianS Ex-
 plains His Views to 4. P.

Paris, March 26.-Count Albert aApponyi, head of the Hungarian 8peace delegation, in the second and |concluding article on the Hungarian peace treaty which he prepared for tThe Associated Press. calls for d "plebiscite of the inhabitants of the Regions severed from Hungary by khe Versailles treaty. He s;l.s,:
 "Com pairing Hungary us she was Before the war with the new states treated or agsrandized through dis Enembermcnt the situation is this:
 The Hungary of old is the finest hatural geographic unity in Europe, Whose limits are fixed by mountains nd rivers: whose parts are econom- &cally interdependent, so as to make khe whole almost self-Supporting For more than 1000 years this part M Europe never gave trouble to the lest, rather averted from it Whatever rouble threatened it's tranquility and |afety from the East While historic Hungary stood, the troublesome area Bf Europe was as distant from the enter as the Balkan peninsula.
 "'To make the moral cohesion of Ter people perfect, one factor alone as wanting; racial unity. On this lea was her dissection planned.
  ased on the racial principle, ire pective of geography, history, or blitical economy. We make the as |nishing discovery that these new Constructions are racially quite as fixed as Hungary has been."
 Count Apponyi declares that 54.5 r cent of the 1S,OOO,OOO inhabitants
 Hungary proper" were Mag 5rs, 16.1 Rumanian. 10.7 Slovak, 4 German and the rest Serb. Ru- enian or miscellaneous. Compar- these to the newly organized or &Srandized states he says that the pulation of CZecho- Slovakia has Limed parts of Hungary containing 100000 persons of which AZ per ht are Slovak and 37 per cent Mag
 or German. Sumania claims ritories on which live about $780,
 souls of which 53 per cent are
 maLiun and A per cent Magyar or r-4an. The population of parts of
 ngary annexed by Jugo-Slavia Count Apponyi, is only p per t Jugo-Slav, 33 per cent Magyar
 27 per cent German. Count Ap- lyi continues: These figures show that the only nciple of organic unity that has n wanting to Hungary's racial ty is likewise wanting to the 1 les artifcially built up on the i $; the difference consists only i ths that Hungary was possessed [ every other principle of unity, ! le the new states have none, ab- ] tely none. What is still worse,
 leadership in them will be trans
 ed to races of inferior culture,
 results Of which we may already , ce, after one years occupation | he territories torn from Hungary. 1 re is a Wanton destruction of 1 ural values. universities, high i Pols and others. On the terri 1
 occupied by Rumanians, 5000 !, nmar schools are deserted, the l her teacher having been expelled [
 nobody being found to supple ]
 { him, in consequence of which : e than 100000 children are left
 out education of any sort. There ,
 conspicuouSly lower level of ;
 ic functionaries and the general
New Britain herald., 1920-03-26

those who know best. We accept this crucial test. we are anxious that it should be applied; ii our opponents shrink from it, judgment goes against them by default. The good faith of both parties is then put into such clear light that in fairness the dis cussion must be considered as ended.
 "The plebiscite offers the only solu- tion which combines justice with ex-
New Britain herald., 1920-03-26

with oppression of the non-Magyar nationaitics: well, instead of going into argument we propose to make those same people whom we arc all legged to oppress, judge of our case. If we have really been oppressors, they will gladly seize upon this oc- casion to break away from us; but if they stick to the old country. then the charge Of oppression is belied by
New Britain herald., 1920-03-26

that question with d result that can no more be challengcd-it is the pie hlSCltc. And the plchiscite is what Hungary asks for and insists on. Tn every region claimed by our neigh borS, so dc We say, let the people de eide: we internationally submit to it's decision: we do not want a single soul to remain with us but by an act Of free will. We have been charged
New Britain herald., 1920-03-26

moral torture to them. But even the SlaYs and Rumanians who would be transplanted to states raCiallN moro homogeneous, can simply be sup posed to long for such change and there arc many symptoms indicative of the reverse, chiefly among the Slovaks. RuthcnianS and the Roman Catholic JugO-SlaNs.
 "There is only one WAY to settle
New Britain herald., 1920-03-26
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pediency. It would ensure the tran quility of Europe. since everybody would be where he desires. On the liberty of nations; on their right of self-determination rests our whole case. Our principle is in any case foreordained to prevail after a pass ing hour of darkness and we feel proud of having thrown in our lot manity."