The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-08

FEAR RESULTS
Concentrate Efforts to Pre-
; vent Spread of Strike to
Nationwide Proportions.
KANSAS CITY GOES OUT
Sympathetic Walkouts in To-
ledo, Cleveland, Gary, Nj
agra and Other Points.

Chicago. April Strand lodge OH
GERS of the big railroad brotherhoods
today concentrated every means in
their power TO break the strike OF
swllchmen, engineers and fremen in
the Chicago yards and to prevent the
trouble from attaining the proper
tons OF a nationwide walkout.
whether the railroad brotherhood
can control their men, or whether
the unauthorized and "iliegaP' strikes
sweeping railroads yards from Buff
falo, N. Y, to Los Angeles, Cal.
nave so disrupted the established
unions that the leaders have lost all
day.
Railroad officials and union leaders
mere alike agreed that today would
nr'ng the real test OF strength be-
tween the strongly intrenched group
OF brotherhoods and the Outlaw
unions which have sprung up, under
leaders who voice their dissatisfac-
ton at what they declare is the fail
ure Of the brotherhood officials to Get
more money for their men.
with strikes tying up freight traf-
nc here and in Kansas City and
Bunalo, and with walkouts threat
ened in st. Louis and Milwaukee, the
railroads face the most serious sit
uation that has confronted them in
years. The brotherhood chiefs, real
izing that the preservation of their
unions is at stake, Joined with the
railroad heads in united effort to
induce the strikers to return to work
and to smash the /. w. w. tactics
that are declared to be behind the
trouble.
The brotherhood officials expressed
that they would be able
to break the back of the strike by the
end of the week. and that by tonight
they would have from 60 to as per
cent. of Chicagos normal freight
traffic moving again.
The strikers. however, claim they
are standing firmly together, assert
That their ranks are being augmented
by thousands of new members daily.
md declare that the strike is sure to
spread.
Within twenty-four hours, they
say, not a switch engine will be oper-
lting in the entire Chicago railroad
district.
Swltchmen Strike.
Kansas city. Mo, April S.--Fourteen
switchmen employed on nine
u fifteen railroads entering Kansas
city are on strike today Switching
operations in the yards of the affected
Dads virtually are at a standsitll. The
Dads so far affected are the Santa Re,
burlington, Chicago & Great West
nm, Chicago Il Alton. st. Louis g. San |
francisco, Kansas City Southern.
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md Wabash.
Buffalo, N. Y, April SAN embargo |
m all freight movement in and out Of |
3uffalo railroad yards went into effect 4
oday and the position of the striking |
nsurgent switchmen was strengthened |
y refusal OF hremen and enginemen
o work with switch tenders and yard
men outside the ranks OF the strikers
iho have organized under the name of
he Yardmen's association.
Spreads to California.
Los Angeles, April s.---The. railroad
arly today the yardmens association
aid between 500 and 900 men on the
southern Pacific. Santa Fe and Salt
AXE lines had walked out In sympathy
Nth the strikers on eastern roads.
The strikers said their action here
vas the result OF being underpaid and
reelected the entire Pacific coast II NOT
he whole nation, would be affected
DON. |
Washington, April SIN view OF the
abroad strike at Chicago. President
Wilson'S advisers urged upon him to-
ay to send to the senate the nomina-
ions OF the nine members of the rail-
Dad labor board.
The president has been having diff
ulty finding three men to give UP
1eir business and represent the public
n the board.
Gary Seriously Affected.
Gary, Ind, April S.--Industry here felt
he serious effects of the yard in the
1itchmen strike for the first time last
light. when power to the American
beet Plate and Tin company was shut
r and 5000 men were thrown out OF
ork. q
600 Out at Toledo.
Toledo. o.. Auril Six hundred
employed in the local rail
ad switching district. walked out I'm
.mpathy with switchmen in other
ties today. II is predicted that all
afIlc will be tied up within twenty
Meet Al Cleveland.
Cleveland. o., April SIN an effort
} curb the spread of the unauthorized
rike OF railroad employees headss OF
lree railroad brotherhoods in Cleve-
nd, were in conference here today.
Those who attended the meeting
ere: w. q. Lee. president of the
OF Railroad Trainmsn;
'arren S. Stone, president OF fthe
of Engineers; Timothy
lea. head of the Railroad Firemen and
Strike at Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, Cal, April S.-Demand-
& an increase from So cents an hour
30 cents for helpers and 81 for tore
en-. 500 switchmen employed by the
uthern Pacific. Santa Fe and salt
re men claim the strike Ia 100 per
mt. perfect while railroad officials say
at many remained M work and the
tuation will not result In a serious
-up.
Oficials OF the yardmens association
sted that the strike AT Los Angeles
'uld spread TO other coast cities un-
a complete tie-up OF the Pacific
asst was effected.
Spreads TO Niagara.
NIAGARA Falls. y. Y, April y
ritchmen in the Niagara Falls yards
clared their loyalty TO the brother
Cd OF railway trainmen and refused
join the Nardmen's association
ike. 4 committee Of fifty from
ffalo made the unsuccessful plea Tor
Out at Wabash.
Decatur. III April S.-FiftY Wabash
itchmen went on strike here today :.
sympathy with the Chicago strikers I
Fifteen Hundred at Detroit.
Detroit, Mich. April S.-Fitteeu hum
ID switchmen and yardmen employed
railroads entering Detroit Joined /
country wide strike Of Taiiroad /
itchmen at II o'clock TODAY. /
5000 Out Al St. Louis. 4
Il. Louis. April s.-AppI oXimately
90 switchmen. engineers mud nrcmen
the 81. Louis district will strike this
.crnoon al , O'Clock unless demands
Increased wages are granted hy that
ne. according 10 plans laid by the
IA this morning.
The strike here will seriously cripple
food supply Of the middlewest aud n
ect the meat supply w the cntire'
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