The Washington times., 1920-04-11
OUTLAWS TRY
TO TIE up j. S.
Radical Organizers Sent BY
Secret N. Y. Committee
to All Roads.
HAVE HUGE "WAR" CHEST
Hudson Tubes Still Closed.
100000 Affected In Man.
haitian Alone.

NEW YORK, April 11.-Radical
organizers, instructed to spread
strikes of "outlaw" railroad work
ers to every part Of the country until
the entire railroad service Of the :a-
ton is crippled, have been sent from
New York and Jersey City by Lead
ers Of the radical group directing
the strikes, according to reports here
today.
Secret Committee at Work.
Investigators for the railroads de-
clared today that a secret committees,
well equipped with money and with
hundreds OF experienced agitator1
under their command. is directing the
strike.
Tho revolutionary aims accredited
to the central leaders. however, are
not generally subscribed to by the
local labor organizations which have
Joined in the strikes. the investi-
gators declared. These workers
among the lower paid railroad em-
ployes have been eager to strike for
specific grievances Of their own. and
are taking advantage of the epi1emic
spread of the strikes to Join In their
own behalf. they said go.
Various causes for the rapid spread
of the walkouts are given. among
them the slow handling of wage de-
mands at Washington, evidence OF
prof1teering and extravagance among
other classes, and dissatisfaction with
the handling of their affairs by the
brotherhoods.
strikers Organize.
The strike leaders, at a meeting
last night in Jersey City, announced
the name Of their new organization
would be "the United Railroad work.
ers Of America"
They have made public schedule
of demands calling for big pay In
creases for all classes OF railroad
men. including engineers and otners
who have not yet given any ind9c2r
tion of sympathy with 3he strike.
Strikes against Eastern railroads
were Increasing here todaz.
Trains of the New York Centrs
and New Haven railroads were being
made up in the yards by officials OK
the lines with operating experiences.
following the strike of all switchmen
and yardmen engaged in this work.
Firemen on the Lackawanna rail-
road Joined the striking OUTLAW"
switchmen early today, after dis.
patching the last local train for the
night and starting the Buffalo ex-
press on its run.
Another Strike Threatened.
A strike threat against the Long
Island railroads was expected to be
carried out during the day.
The Lackawanna firemen. In an
nouncing their intention to quit, said
they would remain out "for the dura~
tion of the strike"
These new lines hit had all been
able to run their trains on normal
schedules yesterday, in spite OF the
fact that some OF their workers
Joined the strike Saturday morning.
The Erie railroad. first line termi.
mating in Jersey City to be seriously
crippled by all of its switchmen.
yardmen, and fremen striking, has
announced that operating officials ana
old employees, by manning switch en-
gines, dispatched seventeen trains
yesterday and that the best service
possible under existing conditions
would be maintained today.
Many communication and local ex-
press trains on the Pennsylvania
lines have been Cancelled because OF
the shortage Of switchmen and yard
employees, but the road was handling
all passenger traffic by using doubles
length trains.
Hudson Tubes Closed.
All important passenger trains
from distant points are arriving ap-
proximately on time, II was said.
The Hudson tubes, which connect
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