Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-19
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SCHEDULES ON ALL d. NJ,
PASSENGER LINES
ARE ALMOST NORMAL
Yesterday MOON Was Last
Hour For Men to Claim
Old Positions.
Freight in. Badly congested
Terminals is Moving
Rapidly.

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Washington, April 1s.-The rail-
road labor board announced today
that it would not consider complaints
from Striking railroad men.
The boards statement said it would
not receive, entertain or consider,
any application fti. complaint from
any parties who were not complying
with the transportation act or who
were not adopting every means tu
avoid interruption OF the operation Of
the roads growing out of any dis
putes.
Immediately after the statement
was made public, spokesmen from
striking railroad men In New York.
New Jersey. New England and the
middle west were received : by the
board. They were accompanied by
Representatives Eagan and McGlen.
non of New Jersey. 5s'
Request for an immediate hearing
by the representatives of the strikers
Representative Egan asked the
board to hear Edward McHugh, Of
New York, representing the strikers
IN the metropolitan district so he
might take back to them some word
that the board would take action
quickly. -.
W. \. Doak, vice president Of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainnen.
protested, saying the Representatives
or railroad organisations were pres
ent to represent the men. IN
The board then went into executive
session. -. ssa 81 s,f,s,-.s:.
{ New York, April 1s.-striking rail-
road employees continued to, iiock.
back to work in New York and yt.t
rcinity today despite etforts Of radi- 4
Gals, and railroad officials asserted
conditions were approaching noemaI.
Except to state that q majority os
ths strikers had returned. J. J. Man
Managers'. association, & would Mt "a
tsnhats the number Of men Who wsrs
at their old ,spositions The
roads are filling; pSra1anemtiy sthe
places of strikers who failed to reporf
,.ls !. 20 ): :5yetstlerday noon, Mr.. MahteIl
All railroads in this SECTION con-: 81,
menced to move freight from badly
contested terminals today. Pas
senger traffic improved to such an
extent that virtually normal sched-
ules were maintained i.
The. Hudson tubes connecting
Manhattan and New Jersey cities,
were still tied up and there were no
surface indications of break in the
s,r1ker's ranks. The tubes. now have
peen dead" for ten days. and the
Dig commuter army has relied ON fer
~ service for transportation to and
The federal grand jury was con-
vened at Newark, N. r.. today to con
s,der alleged radical activities among
the strikers.
Awaiting Word.
|. st. Louis. Mo-. April 1s.-Strik-
ing yardmen in the st. Louis district
were today awaiting word from their
representatives who are in Washing
ton, to obtain hearing from the
ra abroad labor board.
Recognition of the St. Louis yard
men association by the board and
the assurance that the wage demands
o. the einsurgent' union will be con-
sidered, will result in the Immediate
gaining of of the strike officials OF
the organization say. = : -
Jhe strike situation here has un-
dersone slight changes in the past
two days. Passenger service is nor
maj but freight traffic is still ham
pered, according to railroad officials.
Seek Conference. y"
., Washington. April 1s.-Represen-
tat1ves of the striking railroad work
ers IN New York and vicinity, came
mere today to ask the railroad labor
board to hear their demands for a
Substantial guarantee of increased
wages.'
Edward McHush. OF New York, who
headed the delegation, said the men
had received assurances, thnt their
demands would be met TI1. o..~n