The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-14
APPO|NTEES To
RAILROAD BOARD
Establish Headquarters
in Chicago Upon Con.
f1rmation.
GRAVE REPORTS
STILL POUR IN
Department OF Justice
Has Proof |. w. w. is
Behind Strike and Is
Fomenting It. -

r onentlng Ii.
Washington, April, I3.-The criti-
cal railroad situation occupied the en-
tire attention of practically all an
thoritles in the capital today. Fol-
loving were the developments:
The White House announced
that President Wilson had c.,lled a
cabinet meeting for tomorrow morn
ing to consider the strike. This is the
first cabinet meeting over which the
president will preside, In more than
eight months.
The president sent to the senate
the names of the nine appointees to
the new railroad labor board. which
Viii establish headquarters in Chicago
as soon as the nomina tons of its
members are confirmed. If matters
are at d crisis, though when the
board comes into being it is authori-
zed TO meet in Washington immed-
lately
3-AIl available foodstuffs owned
by the war department and now
stored in warehouses throughout the
country, viii be thrown on the mar
ket to meet the food shortage. which
already is grave in several cities
4r-Fhe attorney general is prepar-s
ed to take drastic action to bring the
strike to an end. He is expected TO
receive final instructions from the
president at the cabinet meeting to-
morrow.
5-More anti-strike Legislation wan
introduced in the senate today. SEN
ator Edge put in one bill. and an
nounced that he had been assured by
the attorney that the latter is pre-
pared for immediate action
VIZ grave reports pouring in from
all fer the country, and confronting
the spectre of famine in Washington
itself which is practically cut Off
from the rest of the nation, so far Dis
food supplies are concerned, the adj
mipistration was compelled to move
swiftly to cope with the situation.
PROOF AGAINST l. w. w.
The department of justice has un-
doubted proof that the /. w. W. il
behind the strike and romented II.
The department is gathering samples
of the literature which the '4wob-
blles' as the members of the '"one
| big union are known, are spreading
throughout the ranks of the railroad
workers.
The attorney generals first definite
move was 10 telegraph two of the
more important eastern roadside
New York Central and the Pennsyi.
NanIa-for the names and addresses
of all employees who have struck. He
asked especially for the names of any
of them who appear. in whole or In
part. To be directing the strike.
The department of justice AN
nounced that the Outlaw strike 81
being directed from Chicago. 1t has
direct evidence that a man whosa
name is supposed to be "BedeTl." an
I. w. W. agitator. has supplanted
the real head of the switchmen' semi
IN nd he ir hnt -
aiming for contamination OF Sha
dream Of the l. W-~W.-thesEenexAI
strike
Telephone Instructions Hto~fed3eal
agents at Pittsburgh and CAAcA9D
this afternoon requested further In
formation concerning Bedell ,~his-pank
and other facts concerning ~hiAmca-
reer.
In addition to the actfvftie,upf@4o
out and out /. W. WIS I'm the skx1lca,
the government has learned that 94s
itators have entered the country from
Canada and are lending their efforts
TO those of their brothers here.
II is certain here that if the fnfof-
nation thus far gathered by the de-
! partmcnt regarding the radicals II
| confirmed. and no material results
come out of the conirmat ton OF tho
railroad labor board. the attorney
general will attempt to Jail the lead
ers OF the revolt on the ground that
a conspiracy paralyzing the life Of
the nation is in the process for fos-
nation. He will present all the facts
he now has at the cabinet meeting,
and will announce his future action
after the meeting is over.
officials Of the department Of 1na-
tice go even farther than their chief
in describing the sinister influences
AT work an the strikers ranks. They
say that it is the first phase of an at
tempt on the part OF the l. w. WIS
and the communists OF America ~
put over" a world revolution, 81 SsS
For months an underground" cd
ucatlonal course in revolution h4n
been offered to various workers. ana
now THESE officials of the depnrt1n4n4
believe it is beginning to bear fruit.
A sample of the propaganda puhliah-
ed lay the /. w, W. publications hu~
reau 101 West Madison street, Chi
cage. was today cited by officials. ~
is headed.
AN address TO railroad woFkegm
and describes the present OCCASION ~
= golden vappnrtnnitysysda not.@0x@4m
euk it, for the success of the td4o
OF enc big union -
THE LABOR BOARD -
The personnel of the railroad lAb4e
!, board, as sent tn the senal~ NJ 847
president today, il as foliowssg g3 q
Labor group---Albert phiilip3 43G&&
president Of Brotherhocd c1
tive Firs1pen Ara 1Nollxo