Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-24
Railroad Official. Ignore The
Overtures Of Strikers, De-
elaring The Only Way
Men Can Return To Work
Is As New Employees.

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New York. April. 24.-All engineers
road will go on strike Monday morn.
ing. Edward McHugh, chairman OF
the executive committee Of striking
railroad employees in New York, an
nounced tonight. -. - ~
Chicago, April PA decided break
in the ranks of the striking switch
Western General Managers associa-
ton, representing 27 sroads in the
Chicago district.
Three hundred and fifty men re-
turned to work this morning, bring
ing the total number who have re-
turned since the strike began to L.
O56, the managers statement says:
Movement of livestock meat and
coal continues normal. the railroad
executives added.
Forty-two strike leaders, arrested
last night for conspiracy to violate
the Lever act were arraigned Before
United States commissioner this
morning and their cases. continued
until May 3. John Granau and Har-
outlay unions, were among those
arraigned.
: r. S. Murphy and Shannon Jones'
two of the defendants, who held a
meeting Wednesday in an effectual
attempt to end the strike, and who
later We're reported to have re-
turned to work, denied in court that
they had gone back
Chicago, April 24.-The insurgent
rail- strike in the Chicago terminal
district today developed into q finish
fight. with the insurgents and rail-
road managers equally firm. The Of.
ficials continued to ignore the strikers
and bent their efforts to restoring
normal freight movement.
The. strikers definitely ended at
tempts of their leaders for a settle
ment when they rejected yesterday
for the second time within a week, .
proposal to return to work. f-
STEADY progress toward effacing the
enects OF the walkout. now in its
fourth week. was reported today by
trail and far west. Eighty-three per
cent of the normal switching crews
were reported at work in the Chicago
district and freight traffic was said to
be nearing normal.
/ Crews at work have been swel,ed
daily by returning strikers and the
Importation OF loyal" brotherhood
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Ask Mayors to Help.
So New York, April e4.-Hopes OF
striking railroad workers in the New
fork-Jersey City district to regain
their jobs with the seniority rating
taken from the railroad managers
centered today on conference at
+ + Atlantic City Of strike leaders with
mayors Of several New, Jersey cities
who will be asked to intercede for the
men. q. g ~. ..s. ~ -, - = !
Determination to seek the aid OF the
Jersey mayors was reached by the
strikers yesterday after the railroad
managers association Of New York
had twice turned down requests for
resembling of the ultimatum !, under
which strikers who failed to report by
last Sunday lost their seniority.
Railroad officials indicated today
that they would ignore any overture es
made on behalf of the strikers by the
Jersey mayors, asserting that the
str1kers could return as new employees.
@ Would Move Board.
Chicago. April 24.-Potesting that
the Washington atmosphere was
influencing the railway labor board
and delaying the settlement Of the
railroad strike, the Illinois Manufac-
turers' association today telegraphed
SeuAlor Meo1H Mccormick asking
him to renew his efforts to get the
board transferred here. as originally
contemplated.
We need the help of the strong
arm of the government" the tele-
gram said rs it afraid to act 2" 4
J The manufacturers charge that
| jurisdichonal strikes and labor poli-
tics increase the cost Of living and re
the cause OF murders"
| Cleveland. Ohio. April t24-Gov-
ernment officials here today faced the
| dilemma of either backing down from
/ the ultimatum issued yesterday or
+, arresting approximately $500 strik-
ers and thus continue the strike in
Jail. :,
! Threat Of arrest made by John
| Sawken of the department of Justice
+! if the men did not return to work
was met with defiance at meetings
yesterday and last night. The men
agreed unairn ously to go to Jail rather
than return to work before their de-
/ mands are met.
! 1t was understood. however, II the
men are arrested they will be &reless-
ed providing they return to their
switches, because Of the difficulty Of
/, the railroads in obtaining new men
;, to I'LL the vacancies. i
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