Arizona republican., 1920-04-10

oLliSeFs sSaid- The brOtherhOOd'S claim that freight traffic in Chicago was
 9V per cent of normal today was eountered by the rebel associations statement that the tie-up had become more nearly complete.
 The question of wages and hours hads become of secondary importance
 according to John Grunau, president or the Chicago Yardmens association
 whish called the original walkout.
 The fight has become one of su- premacy between the new and the old
 unions," Grunau said. We railroad men are tired of receiving nothing but promises from our leaders We de- mand results
 An optimistic statement was issued today by the Western General Man. aSerS' association, composed of man. aSers of all railroads entering Chicago.
 Improvement Noted in Chicago
 The strike in Chicago showed fur ther improvement today" said the statement. All the railroads are han ding all their passenger and suburban trains as usual. On several roads there was a further increase in the number of switching crews working and on none of the roads was there q decrease.
 The labor brotherhoods continued to bring in members of their organ izations from outside points to fill the places of the strikers and there is 6OOQ TedSCn to DeHeFe conditions in the Chicago district will continue to improve rapidly within the next few days"
 In the New York area, railroad of ficers and union leaders were bending efforts to break the strike and al- though conditions were reported to be improving, the situation was still con- sidered serious.
 Industries Reduce Operations
 \ list compiled by the Chicago Asso- qSu snv1 ne e.t,1~ tJ,2f railroads were receiving dead freight for shipment. Most of the lines how, l evers had a ban against perishable shipments Express was taken by the American railway express company for | all bpt 13 states.
 Nine of F blast furnaces at Gary, l Ind, shave been banked because of lack of raw materials, and 12,000 workers | are idle Switchmen on the Elgin. Jo- iiet ec Eastern railroad at Joliet re- | fused to walk out.
 All indications today were that the | crisis of the strike of switchrnen in the | Chicago yards is definitely past a | staternent issued tonight by railroads | affected by the wallzout said.
 There was a small increase in the | number of switching crews in service the statement said due to the return to work of strikers on some of tlse roads and the arrival of brotherhood members from outside points to take the place of strikers.
 Reports that members of the Broth erhood of Locomotive Enginers in the Chicago yards had struck were denied.
 Gradually Lifting Embargoes
 The enbargoes which have been in effect gradually are being lifted as conditions improve" the statement continued, ''although it necessarily will be. some time before freight will move normally. The conditions apparently are favorable to an increase in the amount of livestock and coal that will be brought into Chicago tonorrow."
 Vice President Whitney of the train mems brotherhood announced tonight that a group of sWitchmen returned to work. on the Chicago, Burlington X Quincy railroad. Switchmen on the Wabash and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul also returned to work, union heads said.
 The Chicago. livestock exchange to- day sent a notice to farmers and ship pers requesting them to consult com mission houses before sending livestock to Chicago. , F. c. Esty. switch tender, was ex- pelIed from the Chicago Yardmen's as- sociation tonight. Officers of the new union said he demanded redical strike methods at a meeting last night. l
 Let the Fever Burn Out Brotherhood heads who predicted an early end of the walkout declared it , was a case of letting the fever burn :. out" In many places, they said, the strikers appeared quite 'jumpy.' On the 500 line in Chicago today one :. group of men changed>its mind three ! times~in eight hours. It went to work, quit and then returned to work again. Once broken f7ere. the brotherhood chiefs said, the strike would die out / elsewhere. They said that reports that 90 900 men were on strike throughout the country were exaggerated. During the war the greatest number : of switchmen in the country was 66,000. | according to Samuel E. Heberlind. head 1. of the Switchmen's Union of North : Amerisa, and at present the number r barely exceeded 55.000.
 Tt is great exaggeration to say = that 90 per cent have quit" he declared. There was a rush at the headquarters of the Yardmen's association for char < ters for other cities. Reports tonight from large railroad . centers indicated that the strike was ', spreading. !, Tn the St. Louis district. including c East St. Louis and Madison. H.. an . embargo on all incoming and outgoing freight traffic was ordered. Yardmen i, on 27 roads were on strike. :
 Middle West Affected |, All railroads in Kansas City, oper- !; ating under contracts with the Brother : hood of Railroad Trainmen, were [ All CAlibett SO ASeic dStfeii cu Oh te, incoming freight and packing plants = :urtailed their output from 90 to 75 {. per cent. Richard J. Hopkins, attorney general of Kansas. announced that ', blanket informations against persons z fof the strike in Kansas = City. Kansas. were being prepared. V Rail centers in California felt the ' freight restrictions and eastward along !. he trans-continental lines several ter . ninaIs reported strikes.
 Where the Strike Is On The following conditions were rel |, ported in the cities affected: - Chicago: 5000 men out. ~ New York and Jersey City, 34oo. :, St. Louis, 5000. Toledo 4000. = = Detroit, 1900. , Los Angeles. 1400 S Ruffa1O 2000. =