The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-13
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In 'ThE' WEST JOIN
GENERAL \ |. R. \ STRIKE. (. J.
Employees. At Everett Walk Out
and Those at Spokane Vote
on Matter Today
Are Used q Handle Mail at Jer'
sey City, Machines Are
@ Manned by Soldiers

Chicago, April 13 The main
strength OF the striking railroad
workers today was exerted in the sec
tion east of Pittsburgh and in the
Pacific northwest with conditions
according to railroad brotherhood
leaders and rail officials, in the re-
mainder Of the country pointing to
ward a return tD normal. Around
New York passenger service was hard
hit and in the Pennsylvania steel and
iron regions thousands of workers
were threatened with idleness unless
the situation quickly changed.
At Jersey City armed soldiers with
army motor trucks were called in tc
handle mail halted by the strike.
Encounter Difficulties. ist
Fresh difficulties were encountered
Il by the railroads in the Pacific north
west although reports from other sec
tions of the west indicated gradual
Improvement. Great Northern and
Northern Pacific switchmen at Ever
EFT, Wash. walked out at midnight
last night and Nofthern Pacific yard
men at Spokane arranged meeting
today to decide on future actions
Yard employees of the Oregon Wash
ington Railroad and Navigation Co
and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Paul in that district awaited action
by the Northern Pacific men. Officials
at Los Angeles were confronted with
the refusal of Southern PACIFIC engi
neers and firemen to man trains
made UP by ''leyap members Of the
brotherhood hired to replace strikers
WORSE in East.
As epit0mized by the brotherhood
leaders today the entire situation
was: 81
West vastly better.
Chicago much Improved.
East vastly worse, particularly
New York. ls
From the Ohio river west to the
coast the brotherhood leaders said the
strike was burning out" i,
In Chicago, where the strike start
ed two weeks ago conditions were suf
tfciently improved today to permit
lifting by several lirsxas Of -ennbar
goes placed a week ago.
Railroad officials estimated f25 per
cent moro freight was moved at Chi
cago yesterday than on any other day
since the strike started. pl
Won't Treat With Men.
Railroad managers reiterated today
their determination not to treat Rith
the strikers, who planned yesterday
to present demands to the company
representatives. Another order was
issued by the officers of the switch
mems union Of North America com
manding striking members to return
to work Immediately. ,ar
National brotherhood officials Join
ed today in predicting an early end to
the strike but John Grunau, head OF
the insurgent union, maintained his
claim that the strikers forces remain
ed intact and would not yield.
CRITICAL At NEW YORK
New York, April 13.-New York
was still in the grip OF the outlaw
railroad strike today and there were
NO surface, conditions of general
break In the strikers ranks.
\ Officials of the various roads in.
volved redoubled their efforts to
maintain service and they were cheer.
ed that military engineers, college
students and citizens in several com.
munities had volunteered to fill the
strikers places The offers will be
accepted in. some cases especially
where the volunteers have had previ-
GUS rail experiences.