The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-10
INSURGENT
MOVE SPREADS
TOWARD WEST
Chi cago Situation Improves
Slightly But Worse in Other
Sections of Nation
STEEL MILLS AFFECTED
Toledo Threatened by Fuel and
Food ShOrtages-St.
Louis Tied Up
FEpERAL INTERVENTION

FEDERAL INTERVENTION ;.
Washington. April 10. Should the
strike of railroad employees threaten a
paralyzes of transportation the feder-
al government will have to intervene
it was said today by high administra-
ton officials. The strike is not re-
garded as having reached that stage.
however, and the government officers
are Of the opinion that the authorized
leaders Of the union will be able to
control the strike without government
interference.
Started as freight tie-up, the rail
road strike today invaded the passen-
ger field at New York where several
trains were cancelled while the freight
lie up continued to spread among the
yard switching crews from coast to
coast. 1l. IA
In Chicago, birthplace Of the "out
law" union which called the first Of
he illegal strikes, brotherhood
sheads and railroad officials claimed
some slight improvement today One
encouraging sign was the delivery at
the stOckyards Of 179 cars OF cattle
Utmost twice as many as has been
moved on any one day since the strike
was called April 1.
While available figures indicate be-
.ween $4,000 and 10000 railroad men
have Joined the unauthorized strike,
"ailroad managers here estimated to-
lay that at least half a million work
,rs in other lines have been forced
tut OF employment by the freight tie
Up. !
Some officials said today they would
rot be surprised If the rapidly spread
ng strike resulting in q show down
between the union officials and those
leading the strike. Officials declared
that this was az good { a time as anY
for a test Of strength.
mo reports Of any curtailment Of
mail service had been received to-
day by the post Office authorities. 1t
was said as yet passenger and mail
trains had been affected but little.
Chicago, April 1O.-Despite asser.
ion by railroad brotherhood officials
If break in the ranks of insurgent
Chicago switchmen and enginemen
unauthorized railroad strikes through
out the country assumed serious pro-
portions with reports that nearly 35,-
200 men were idle.
In the Chicago district which
brotherhood heads regard as the key
to the whole situation improved con-
1itions were reported with some
strickers returning to work but from
ether sections of the country came re-
ports of'walkouts. and strengthening
If the insurgent forces.
Embargo on Freight.
Railroads across the country from
eastern ports to the Pacific coast an.
bounced embargoes on freight ship
ments at various points and in indus
trial centers, thousands Of workers
had been thrown out of employment
as the plans restricted operations. be-
cause of lack of fuel and raw mater
ials.
A statement issued by railroad Off
cials declared that all indications
were that the crisis in the Chicago
yards had passed.
erotherhoods Assisting.
Officials of the five big railroad
brotherhoods communicated = to the
western association of railways their
intention to support the integrity Of
our contracts and asked further time
to break the strike.
Steel mills in the lMOnhoning Valley
we're preparing to close down today
as the result OF a strike at YOungs-
town and other points and company
officials said $4,000 workers would be
idle by nightfall.
Toledo reported all but one of %
railroads tied up and food and fuel
shortage threatened. Freight move
ment west from Cleveland had ceased
and between 1900 and 1900 employees
of nine roads there voted to organize
a yardmen's union today.
Switchmen and yardmen on the
Norfolk and Western Pennsylvania
railroads walked out at Columbus last
night and early today and four crews
on the B. & o. were reported to have
gone on strike at Dayton.
St. Louis Tied Up.
Freight traffic, in the st. Louis dis
trict remained at standstill today
and 5000 stockyard workers were out
of work at East st. Louis. Railroad
officials admitted. that 5000 men on 27
roads were out in this district
Both freight and express shipments
were reported under an embargo at
Indianapolis.
Strikers declared that 100 percent
walkouts had occurred at Kansas
City.
Yardmen at Minneapolis and st.
Paul, Mimi, and Danville Ills, voted
not to join the insurgents.
Railroad managers will not treat
with the OUTLAW" union and the only
contsact to be recognized are those
with the established brotherhoods it
was announced at the headquarters Of
the managers association here today.
SPREADS TO PASSENGER LINES
New York. April 1O-The series of
unauthorized railroad strikes, which
virtually paralyzed the freight trans
portation systems in New York and
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