The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-09
SOME SIGNS
Of BREAK N
RANKS FOUND
Situation However IS seli.
GUS in Many Places at
the Present.
FOOD SHORTAGE FEARED
New York is Threatened By
a Very Serious Condi-
tion Now.
FOOD SHORTAGE FEARED

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-, tBy Associated PressI Ts''''='''
WASHINGTON, April Q. An In.
vestigation of the unauthorized strike
of switchmen and other railroad en-
ployes was orderea Today by the sem
ate.
CHICAGO, April o.. switchmen
who have been on strike here for
nine days started returning to work
this morning. brotherhood officials.
woh have been fighting the illegal
walkout of their men, do not claim
the strike is broken. but were; encour-
aged by reoprts from several roads
taht the men in small groups were
reporting for work. The Chicago
Junction railroad. the Belt Line CON
meeting the stockyards and packing
plants wit hthe trunk lines, was one
of the first to report. Eleven engine
crews were at work, the reoprt said.
as compared to three yesterday.
Whiel the switching and freight
situation showed improvement. the
congestion in the yards grew SO great
that seven or. the eight railroads en-
tering the Dearborn street station are
unable to run passenger trains down
town. They are discharging passen-
gers at suburban stations 70 complete
the trip on elevated or surface cars.
i Only the Sante Fe was running into
the stations this morning.
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, April a.
Unautho oortzed strikes OF railway en-
lployes will tie up yards for FIVE rail-
roads in the Mahoning Valley district
| by 3 O'clock this afternoon, railroad
officials said today. affecting 5000
railroad men. Steel msll officials said
that "a hours of the strike would
close the mills. throing $4,000 men
out Of employment.
NEW YORK, April 9.---New York
city, affected by strikes of railway,
marine workers, switchme1 and
freight yard employees, is threatened
with a serious foot shortage, accord
ing to a statements made today by
j. J. ManteH, head Of the railroad
that during the night "6 car loads OF
milk were moved into the city TO pro-
litect the interests, and the railroad
Iofficials,now are manning engines and
switches in the Erie, West Shore and
PENNSYLVANIA yards.
CHICAGO, April s.-Wage do
mands Of i've groups Of railway enl-
ployes numbering $50, 900 will bo
pushed immediately as a result OF the
spread of Unauthorized strikes OF the
switchmen and neginmen, T. A. Wor-
irell, general chairman OF the railway
clerks organization Of the Chicago
and Northwest system, said today.
WASHINGTON April s.-After re-
ceiying an appeal from w. G. Les.
president of the Brotherhood Of Rail-
way Trainmen, Representative Cooper
today took up with the Department Of
Justice the question Of whether eae
provision of present laws could be
made operative in the case OF the mn
authorized strike Of trainmen and
other railroad employees.
COLUMBUS, o., April s.-Requssts
for aTetraction OF demands made upon
members of the brotherhood Of Rail
way Trainmen by grand lodge officers
in conjunction with the strike OF
switchmen at Chicago and elsewhere
f77s to be considered by rainmen hers
at "a meeting called for tomorrow
night.
CLEVELAND, o. April s.-W. q.
Lee, president Of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trafnmen, Is strongly oppob-
ed to any attempt on the part OF tho
Federal board Of mediation and con-
ci1iation or any other department. to
recognize the insurgent element IN any
effort to settle the strike OF Chicago
railroad yard employees In the fight
iof the brotherhood and the switch
mems union of North America against
the insurgent.
NEW YORK, April .. RAILROAD Of
ficials and union leaders united today
ito combat the unauthorized strike OF
switehmen and yard workers which
engulfing New York last night
threatened the cfty's millions with a
food shortage This afternoon ". ].
4 welsh, general chairman OF brother
hood of railroad krainmen declared he
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