The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
SOUTHEAST IS NOT !. YET AFFECTED BY !. SW|TCHMEN STRIKE
Hundreds In Cleveland, Headquarters of Train men, Break Away From
 Union and Quit Work
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By Associated Prexs 1 PhiIadelphfa, April 10.--Late tcniEht the Pennsylvania railroad announced !, that nm embargo was in effect the entire Pennsylvania system from New York to St. Louis against freight from ! connecting lines. | Chicago, April 10-Several more rall- road centers today were affected by the insurgent strike of switchmen. ani passenger service was affected in some l places, notably New York city, while strikers returned in small groups at several points. Large areas of the country had not yet been invaded by the strike. which union officers de- 1 clared was an effort to overthrow the unions and make way for 8 new or ! ganization.
 The switchmen in New England, in all the southeastern states and in the upper Mississippi and the Missouri val l leys remained at work. those in Denver 1 and St. Paul and Minneapolis formally voting to remain at work. On the other hand. hundreds of men in Cleve- l land, the headquarters of the Brother, | hood of Railroad Trainmen. today 1 broke away from official restraint ana quit work.
 l Reports of the number of strikers were confused by the variance between 1 the numbers said to be out by the union officers and those declared by the strikers to have quit Unofficial I figures from the various railroad cen- 1 tors affected showed 10000 men on strike.
 | THOUSANDS AFFECTED l In addition thousands ot persons were indirectly affected by the strike through the closing of steel mills. packing plants and other industries dependent on the railroads for coal and | raw materials
 Insurgent forces were strength ened by nearly s,00e today when
 ssvitchmen in twenty-tvo addition al cities and towns struck. and
 further wai<o.ss occurred in large
 railroad centcrs. Against this gnin
 about J,oO0 strikers returned to
 N,rk in half dozen places.
 Nj e than 4,0oo joined the strlk ars airea< out in Toledo, Detroit. CoIun~ bus, h lianapolis, Fort Worth and other cities.
 In the Chicago area, claims of rail- road heads and officers of the brother hoods, who united to break the un- lauthorized walkout, that strikers were returning to work and that freight itraffic was gradually approaching nor nal. were met with denials by officers of the Chicago Yardmen's Association. the revoIters' new union. who asserted that the tie-up was complete and that the strikers ranks were being aug mented
 | FEDERAL ACTION FORECAST
 Federal intervention in the strike, with the possible utilization of the Ilii- nois National Guard to protect prop erty, was forecast today by the action of District Attorney Charles F. Clyne, who, after an all-night conference with his staff and members of the depart ment of justice, summoned John Cru Tnau, leader of the strikers, to his office It was said that definite instructions were received by Mir. Clyne from Attor- ney General Palmer in regard to the governments action in the strike situa- tion.
 MT. Clyne would not discuss possible government action
 '.I will say. however, he stated.
 Athnt the United states is not en-
 tirefx powerIess in q situation that
 affects the food and fneI supply of
 the country and that drastic actisn will be inevitable unless conditionn
 are altered materially within the
 next forty-eight hoars.-
 It was learned that MT. CIyne was In conference by telephone with chiefs of 1 the department of justice in Washing ton until o'clock this morning. Members of the Eleventh regiment. Illinois National Guard. were reported to have been ordered to keep in close touch with their homes. so they could be reached by telephone at short mo- tice. They said they were instructed to be ready Ito go out on strike dutys at any time.
 REFUSE TO NEGOTIATE
 The general managers' association. representing the railroads today an- nounce dthat it would refuse to treat with representatives of the strikers
 The announcement followed that of Fl. E. Reading, chairman of the newly organized enginemen's association. that committees of three on each of the roads would confer with the general manager of their respective lines and Ipresent their demands to them Our contracts with the brotherhoo<9 cover all the men now on strike" Sec retary Snyder of the General Mana gers Association said. If the strikers want contracts they have only to re- turn to their unions. We will recog- nize no outlaw organization"
 Plans for the Senate investigation of the strike were completed today by Chairman Cummins of the Senate in- terstate commerce committee. The in quiry will begin in Chicago on Tuesday and will be conducted by the full com mittee, with John Gruna, A. F. Whit i,ey, vice president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. and officers ot the Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul. railroad on which the strike originated, ss the first witnesses.
 EMBARGO LIFTED
 Two railroads entering Chicago lift ed all freight restrictions and prom- ised 100 per cent operation in the next 4s hours
 '4All our firemen are back and we have raised the embargo against freight" B. 5. Greer. vice president of the Chicago. Milwaukee and St Paul said. There will be a complete re- ! sumption of work Monday morning."
 The first general movement back to work was announced after conference between A. F.. Lloyd. superintendent of the New York Central lines; W. W. Kirchy. general chairman of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and