Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-16
EXPECT COMPLETE
END Of STRIKE
Wholesale Roundup of Out
law Leaders in The
West
LEADERS ARRESTED
Signs OF Break in Insurgents Ranks
Multiply Throughout Country
Strike Declared Over in Far West.

Chicago, April 16.-Followng a
! wholesale roundup here yesterday by
the Department Of Justice of the ring
leaders of the outlaw railroad strike,
/ officials of the Railroad brotherhood
predicted a complete collapse of the
walkout today.
Acting on orders from Washington,
presumably authorized by President
Wilson at Wednesdays meeting cf
the Cabinet, deputies and agents Of
the department scurried through the
city early yesterday morning armed
w.tn 80 warrants issued b. United
States Commissioner Louis +. Mason
ana by early afternoon more than E
score of the strike leaders, including
john Grunau, the head of the move
ment, had been arrested.
The men were arraigned befo! g
Commissioner Mason by United Sta:es
District Attorney Clyne ard held IN
$4,000 bond each, the Comm ssion9r
granting motion that the hearin :
be continued for 10 days.
The prisoners were charged with
jcirt conspiracy under the Lever Food
Control act for interference with the
interstate shipment of fooCstuff;.
Cornsel for the arrested men. rid
cu.ed the demand, declaring tha. their
clients would nave surrendered them
selves had the government summoned
them.
Those arrested were brought to TIE
Federal building sinely and in groups.
All of them were wearing badges Ct
the outlaw unions--the Chicago Yard
mems Association and the United En-
pincmen's Association-and laughed
and i!bed at their captors. Grunau him
self with three other leaders, was
taken from a massmeet:ng CT ire
strikers at onway Hall.
Compared with the minimum wage
Of IS q day for locomotive engineers
and $3.50 for f;rcmen asked for IN
these demands Grunau was demanding
for his outlaw strikers a fla5 wa& :
Of $40 a day for both engineers and
firemen. Also he was demanding tha:
the managers of the roads should
treat with the strikers in open mass
meeting
According to the evidence claimed 20
have been collected the strike ag!ta-
! tors associated with Grunau have been
planning in the event of a successful
spread of the outlaw railroad strike.
10 have a general strike in the other
basic industries called for May !,
which has always been a red letter
day in the traditions of revolutionary
parties. Agents Of the Department of
justice have directed particular al
tenticn to tracing the source Of the
funds commanded by Grunau. and
there again, it is claimed, the trai!
/ leads back to the Industrial workers
of the Wyrld.
| New York, April 16.-The Railroad
General Managers Association cf New
York last night delivered an ultima
tum to the '.big four" railroad brother
hoods giving them until noon Satur-
day, to have their men report fol
work"
After that time it stated the rail-
roads .'w:ll themselves open the;r
books for period of "a hours end
ing at noon, Sunday. for such mor
as register during that period anc
who are acceptable, who will be taken
back into the service, retaining their
roster rights"
''In any event. the ultlmatuT
added. 'she railroads retain the righ;
to refuse to reinstate or reempicl
certain employees who have show.
during the period Of trouble by vio
lence, seditous u'tterance. intimidation
or other well-defined means, and un
fitness for further railroad service"
600 fhe ..Eillare LAWYER" at ST