The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-14
MORE men To
Be JOBLESS SOON
Improvement in Traffic in the
Central West Offset by
Worse Tie-Up Elsewhere.
FUEL SUPPLIES HELD UP

Chicago April t4.---improvemcn
OF freight traffic conditions In the
central west continued today with
insuruent railroad men returning TO
work at several points, but the In.
dustrIsi situation In Ohio and Mich.
iaan reached a crlsls as a result OF
stoppaee Of fuel supplies. and In the
far west, where a dozen passenger
trains were reported stalled In
southern California, the situation
became Lnoreaslne,y serious.
TO Move Foodstuffs.
Jersey City. April 14.-~Answering an
appeal by health commissioner Cope
land. OF New York, 1000 strikers from
all railroads terminating on the New
Jersey shore OF the Hudson river,
agreed at a meeting here today to CO.
operate in moving foodstuffs into New
York, according TO announcement after
adjournment
Both insurgent leaders and railroad
brotherhood officials said the fight had
envolved ipto lingering affair" but
the brotherhood men said the insurgents
gradually were losing strength
Railroads IN the Chicago area con-
centrated every effort on moving freight
and officials said SO per cent Of the
switch engines IN the district were OPP
Grating. The roads announced further
influx OF ''lnyal" switchmen from other
cities.
Government agents were taking a
close check ON the strike situation In
various rail scenters.
pisapproves strike.
The American Federation OF Labor
through its railway department, which
railroad crafts, placed its stamp OF
disapprovai on the unauthorized strike
and urged all members Of affiliated or
ganizations 10 refuse to obey the walk
out. Meeting at Kansas City hst night.
the biennial convention OF the organi-
zation indorsed President Wilson's ap-
pointments TO the labor board and de-
clared Its belief that labor could con-
hdently expect Justice through the law
creating the board.
In Detroit 100000 factory workers
were reported Idle, and between 40,-
600 and $4,000 Industrial workers In
other parts OF Michigan had been
thrown out OF work with predictions
that more men would be JobIess BY
nIohtfaIl.
Worse In Ohio.
The Industrial situation in Ohio be-
came more omnous today with more
than 100 900 men out Of work In Co
lumbus and virtually every coal mine
In the state closed. growing scarcity
of food supplies was reported In many
cities. mail train was reported TO
have been abandoned at Youngstown,
and the mail returned 70 the post office.
Hope OF ending the switchmen's strike
at Columbus faded when road men
voted not 70 act ~ strike breakers.
meeting o. aii strihe lenders on we
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which was made M the conclusion OF
the first conference Yesterday.
shea predicted today. however. that
the strike viii "end q. nuIcl,y as n
arose
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ment OF 1000 ana milk trains Tne
Guys supply OF coai was snid 70 pe
oV per cent OF normal Heaitn oncers
said the 1000 and mix situation was
serious but not yet critical. Food
prices continued 10 soar and federal
AUTHORITIES issued warming that ar
rests would follow the imitation OF
prices.
The strike. which had been PEACEFUL,
was marked by spordadic scenes of
violence in Staten Island yesterday. A
railroad policeman was beaten. the crew
dragged from one train by strikers and
shots were fired nj ar engine driver
who refused 10 stop when orderdAs
LOYAL workers who remained M their
posts were jeered ana threatened with
violence,
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70 ldIeness before the week u out. The
cry councl passed an ordnance regu'
latink me use OF tuel Tor light ana heat
ana power ana the police have been In