Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-24
YARDMEN VOTE T0
 REMAIN ON STRIKE
 AT THREE CENTE:RS,,
Efforts to End Strike Fail a, Chicago, St. Louis, New York
GRUANU PROTESTS HIS
 LOYALTY TO THE U. s
All Hopes of Early End to Strike 1T St. Louis are Destroyed-12 Lodge Charters in Pitts
 burgh Revoked

Chicago, April 23.-Several thou sand striking railroad workers at i mass meeting today refused to tak' action to end the unauthorized walk
 out now in it's fourth week in tn, Chicago terminal district.
 The meeting called by John Cru
 nau, president of the outlaw Chicago
 Yardmens' association, and Harolt
 Reading, head of the United Engine mems association, "to clear up tht entire situation," adjourned 45 min utes after being convened with nc progress made toward settling tho difficulties.
 Representatives of the Railroad General Managers association and o1 the government were asked to at tend, but ignored the invitation, the general managers announcing they would enter into no negotiat tions with the insurgents.
 Grunau, who was released from jail at Joliet, H., last Wednesday was greeted with roar of applause as he stepped on the platform. An American flag was produced and draped around his neck. He left it there as he spoke.
 q called this meeting to help straighten out this tangle," Grunau said. "We would not be good citi- zens if we refused to take every step possible to end the strike.
 "I am loyal American citizen and so are you all loyal American citizens we have not violated the law, we do mt want to violate the law, and we will not violate the law We have conducted this strike in an or derly manner and we will permit of no violence of any kind.
 "It is up to you men to decide when this strike is to end. You are the only ones who can decide that question"
 Grunau asked if representatives of the General Managers association, the government, or Judge K. M. Lam dis were present. but there was no response.
 Ben Dolan, representative of the United Enginemen, followed Grunau. eff we can return without loss of dignity, without loss of our seniori- ty rights and if our organization is recognized by the railroads and our salary demands are granted we will go back to work at once" he said.
 In response to an invitation to an open discussion, one striker asked whether, in case the men returned to work, their demands would be giv- en immediate consideration by the railroad labor board.
 "I have no answer to give you," Grunau replied. q cannot speak for the government"
 "Will our seniority rights be guar anteed if we return?" was the next question.
 Again Grunau said he could not answer. A motion then was made to adjourn "bechuse the general ma anagers show no disposition to grant our demands"
 The railroads announced today that traffic conditions in the Chicago district were 83 per cent of normal. The movement of live stock and fresh meats to eastern points was report ed normal, while Chicago live stock receipts totaled 911 cars, 460 more than on the same day year ago.
 St. Louis, April 23.-Approximately 1 ,50O striking yardmen from the H. linois terminals of the St. Louis dis trict met in East St. Louis tonight and voted to remain out, The vote was unanimously, according to J. s Eubank, chairman of the St. Louis Yardmens' association, who presided at the meeting.
 New York, April 23.-Refusal of the railroad heads to modify their to the strikers and the equal determination of the latter to hold out for seniority rights, tonight destroyed all hope of an early and complete settlement of the railroad labor difficulties in the me- tropolitan district.
 A statement by J. J. Mantell, spokesman for the railroad general association that interven- tion by all the mayors of cities in the east could not alter the railroads position. apparently did not discour- age strike leaders.