Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-05
Brotherhood Men Assem-.
/ bling Workers in Effort
to Break Strike.
PACKING HOUSES
: FORCED TO CLOSE
Fifty Thousand Stock Yards En-
Y pIeyss 70 Be Thrown Out Of Work
BY Dolshevik Actions Of Rebel
/ MISUNDERSTANDING Placed on
Freight and Express Shipments
Entire City Police Force on Duty.
y Associated Press.

AChicago. April 5.-Fifty thousand
stock yard employees will be thrown
hut OF work tonight as a result Of the
rike of switchmen in the Chicago
ards, the packers announced this
morning. Five thousand were laid
BIZ when they reported for work to-
bay and tho others will follow as the
Slhall receipts of stock on hand are
hisposed Of. Only $500 cattle, 5000
hAgs and 500 sheep reached the stock
kards today, as compared to receipts
~ 10000 hogs alone year ago.
An embargo on all express ship
|uents was placed this morning by
le American Railway Express Com
pany. Officials said the blizzard Of
Yesterday combined with the strike
I'd made It impossible to move cars.
Unisn 70 Break Strike.
A. T. whitney. vice president Of
She Brotherhood OF Railway Train
en, which has branded the strike
lllegar and in violation Of the mems
kgreement with the roads, has taken
AersOnai charge OF efforts to break
walkout. Brotherhood men from
kher cities began arriving here this
nQgning for duty ~ "union strike
9sakerT' and gunioa officials hoped
have enough men 1t work tonight
bakeep business moving.
Train service thruout the Chicago
Istrict virtually was demoralized to-
Iay by the spread Of the unauthorized
trike Of switchmen, according to re-
rts from the eleven railroads af-
Bcted.
Fearing possible riots, John J. Gar
", chief Of police, early today placed
Is entire police force on reserve.
Five thousand policemen patrolled
AA switch yards last night.
afr. Clarity said the situation was
krious. and added that ut may be
Necessary to call out the militia"
Complete Tisup Predicted.
Approximately $500 switchmen
Eere out at midnight. according to
S6ike leaders and the general man.
hferss association, representing the
railroads. The strikers asserted 5000
men would be affected today and
pfedicted complete tieup Of freight
kraffic.s
After a long conference with the
Representatives Of tho brotherhood
Ind the Switchmen's Union Of North
america, the general managers as
RsiAtion declared that there would
e6e no compromised
Sixty per cent OF tho switch en-
|giaes IN Chicago are out Of service"
; lid the statement. This has been
eaused by. an outlaw organization
which has presented demands for
|ntes &of pay that already had been
Resented to the railroad organiza-
kiDn by the brotherhood Of railway
sThese demands are being handled
81 the wage conference at Washing
kon, and must, under tho transporta-
hon not, be concluded before the la
5br board, yet to DO named by tho
Men Demand Much.
EThs statement added that all rail-
Dads centerin4 hero have contracts
With the striking switchmen.
The demands Of the outlaw organi-
Ation, the recently formed Chicago
Sardmsn'S association. are: 8
hEoremen Of all yard and transfer
ngines. u per hour;Fyard helpers.
(s cents IN hour; switch tenders, IS
day for attepding not more than
hree switch helpers rates Of pay
1Drdy &t syS cents an hour; time
Ind : half for overtime, Sundays
md III Ipgsl holidays. and when they
- required - work more than
slght hours on Sundays or. holidays
4euble time for all time exceeding
Sht hours.
Conference 10 Held.
The executive committee OF the
beneral managers association held a
bonference IN the afternoon with the
kficials Of the Brotherhood OF Rail-
Enad Trainmen. after which they went
Into executive session for three hours.
~ the end OF the meeting they issued
10rmal statement placing the whole
hattsr up to the labor board which
President Wilson has as yet failed to
Spppint Ia compliance with the re-
o6xly paased transportation act.