Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18
THOUSANDS HURRY
TO GET BACK Jobs;
Reports From Various Centers
Indicate Traffic Is
Nearer Normal.
SECRET SERVICE MEN WATCH
Chicago Situation, May Result
in Additional Warrants
Being Issued.
SECRET SERVICE MEN WATCH

iT"tHc on the country's main arte-
RES OF transportation affected by the
outlaw strike, was far nearer
normal last night than at any time
since It's disruption. te.
With the machinery of the railroad
labor board in Washington set IN
motion to adjust various wage con-
trofersies there. came reports from
the principal! railroad centers N of
vastly Improved conditions, 4, with
mere and there show of lingering
stubbornness by the strikers to-
continue an apparently hopeless
struggle =, :.t2
In me New York Metropolitan dis
trict "insurgont" fremcn and en-
Ginemen voted to remain out, but
their absence from the terminals,
according TO reports, is not retard,
Ing progress in the gains made In
both freight and passenger move
ments. ~,
AIen Vote to Return.
Engineers OF the Lfekawanna
Railroad who had joined the ..out.
law" strike of switchmen, firemen
and yardmen, voted at a meeting In
Hobok2tl late last night to returnAto
woEi!amed!ately. Other locals hur-
riedly called meetings to vote in giv-S
Ing up the, tight and to take advan-
tage of the provisions of the rail-
road managers ultimatum which sex,.
pires at noon Sunday,
A strike. last night OF passenger
train switchmen in Cleveland was
short-hyed. They were ordered to re-
turn to work immediately by tho.
president OF the Yardmen's Associast
ton. and did SO with the exception
Of one crew that could not be founMs
More than 1000 swltchtnen- and
other yard employees In Toledo res
ported for work yesterday and were
given their old runs. Full crews
would be operating today, It was
said. on all OF the twenty three rail-
roads entering there and freight
would be moving normally In two or
three days.
situation In Detroit.
Unless the strike In the Michigan
Central yards at Detroit is called of
tempt would he made to break the
cruitcd from the ranks OF Idle fac
likewise. 1t was said.
The strike in the Chicago termipal
district took new aspect with an
additional demand for recognition of
the Chicago Yardmen's Association, as
the governing body Of railway
Switch amen and yardmen. John Cru
nau, Its president. denied tt was
planned to call OF the strike.
Strike leaders arrested by sdISrN
mont agents and subsequcntlyS~sro--
leased on bond on their own reEcshE
xancc must not participate in further
Ing the strike movement. District At
torney Clync said, tonight. a
secret Service agents who attended,
meetings OF the strikers today said
that strike heads had taken part lin
tho gatherings
If This 10 true" Mr.. C!yne declared.
ii, is direct violation OF the word
given to the government that they
would not attend strike meetings. or
participate in anyway in tho move
nicnt for which they were arrested!t
May Execute wnrrnnts.
The district attorney was in con-
ference with Assistant Attorney Gen-
cral Harry Mitchell. who was sent
10 Chicago from Washington to as,
sist in ending the strike. Mr.. Nit
chell declared further warrants prob
ably would be issued. II it was learned
that other mon had been appointed
TO carry on the work of strike. lead-
crs who were arrested. 80
Sw'itchmen OF the Florida East.
Coast Railway in the South Jackson
willie Yards have returned to work.
accepting n proposal to await the
lindiugs OF the railroad labor board.
Striking yardmen in the Buffalo
district agreed last night to return;to
work. In Scranton, contrary to ex-
poctations. the walkout on the Lack
awanna had not been settled. but
there were Indications II would, emu
today. Swtchmen in the L.adkawapna
and Erie Yards at Elmira, ". Y, were
ordered back last night.
Nj roads entering Philadelphia re-s
ported greatly improved conditI0ns.s
y. O. Wharton, International prcst-S
dent o: the railroad employees de-
partment Of the American Federation
OF Labor. left Kansas City last night
for Washington to attend meetings.
OF the railroad labor board this week.
Neports From Many Points.
4 summary OF reports received
from various ccnters last ! night
showed: -. h
Chicaso.-oficers of tho Chicaxo
Express Clerks and Freight Handinrs,
Union. an OUTLAW organization, which
has been. on strike since March S,
were booked tonight on charges Of
conspiracy preferred by States FyXIS
torney Hoyne. The men. furr,Sfly
officers OF Chicago local Of the
Brotherhood Of Railway and steam :.
lean Federation. Of. Labor. werAsS "a .
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