Arizona republican., 1920-04-14
STRIKE CENTERS IN WASHINGTON;
 IN EAST
Labor Leaders See Hope In Appointment of Labor Board By Wilson-New York Strikers Reject All Overtures
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NEW YORK, April 13.-Interest in the nationwide strikes of rebellious railroad workers which appeared to be subsiding west of Chicago while spreading in the east, centered tonight in Washington.
 Union labor leaders. who have striven Intellectually to induce the strikers to return to work. saw a ray of hope in the appointment today of President Wilson's labor board pro- vided under the transportation act to deal with labor disputes. Early con- firmation of the appointments is hoped for by the senate so as to permit the board to get into action promptly on the present strike situation.
 Meanwhile, officials of the depart ment of justice in Washington an- nounced that evidence of the activity of the Industrial Workers of the World toward melting and maintaining the unauthorized strikes had continued to accumulate
 Estimates Lacking
 While official estimates were lack ing the number of persons who have been made idle by the strike, directly or indirectly runs into the hundreds of 100000 persons were reported out of work today with industrial plants in virtually every section continuing to suspend operations In the mining district around Scranton and Union- town. Pa. 50,000 mine and coke work CTS were idle.
 Strikers of greater New York whose ranks were steadily augmented during the day, unanimously rejected all overtures of peace at a mass meeting in Jersey City tonight. Further com plications were injected into the sit uation by a strike of 2.000 Pennsylva- mia railroad shop workers in Trenton, N J.. and reports of unrest among other railroad shopmen in this district.
 The first positive act of federal in , tervention was reported today from New Orleans, where department of justice agents raided a strikers meet ing and arrested six leaders on federal warrants charging them with interfer ing with the United States mails. There was growing alarm over shortage of perishable food and coal in the east. especially in and around New York. but shipments continued to arrive. though with increasing irreg- ularity. Railroad officials expressed the belief that sufficient. quantities could be brought into the metropolitan district to supply current needs.
 Reject Peace Overtures
 The rehellious railroad strikers of Greater New York. meeting in Jersey tonight, unanimously rejected all over lures of peace.
 The rejection came at the conclusion of the report of an executive commit tee of strikers which had conferred through the day with chiefs of the railroad brotherhoods and the mayor of Jersey City.
 A statement issued by the executive committee for the strikers said there could be no settlement. "rntil definite guarantees' were made to them con- corning their demands for higher wages and better working conditions.
 The announcement followed closely upon a declaration from representa- tives of the railroad managers or ganiZation predicting a break "in the mob movement within the next few days.
 A telegram signed by Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City sent to Governor Edwards of New Jersey and suggest ing he wire President Wilson asking that the new federal board take up the question of arbitrating the strike, was endorsed at the conference.
 High railroad officials of the Erie worked as switchmen today. The Erie announced that 620 of the $40 students of Stevens institute had marched to the Erie station and asked to be put to work as strike breakers and that 1900 students at Princeton university had pledged they would re- port for duty in New Jersey stations five hours after they were called.
 The 3.500 employees of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company tonight voted unanimously to live up to. their agree ment with the company.
 After Governor Edwards at Trenton, N. J.. had telegraphed President Will son to approve the arbitration of the strike by the newly created labor board. he telegraphed the governors of Ohio. New York. Pennsylvania. In- diana, Illinois, Michigan. California. Massachusetts and Connecticut to-
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