The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-03
Railroads Take Up Challenge
Of Striking Marine, Port
and Terminal
s Workers.
CLASH WITH UNIONIsM
Menace Of Rail Tieup in Central West
by Threat Of Chicago Yardmen
it Demands Un-
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
NEW YORK, April 3.-White and
negro stevedoreS ate in dining cars
and shot craps on the floors of their
Pullman quarters today when officials
Of railroads terminating in New York
took up the challenge of striking ma
rine, port and terminal workers.
Five hundred strike breakers re-
cruited in all parts of the east, were
"sittin' on the world" with three hots,
a soft bunk and six bucks a day." to
quote one OF the colored freight
| ''rassiers."
Everything at the railroad termln-
ais in the yards and on the piers in
Jersey City indicated the companies
we're prepared to make this. their
first clash with union labor since re-
turn to private ownership. a finish
fight.
Hundreds of extra policemen were
on the job, guarding piers, riding the
ferries, patrolling the railroads prop
erty and standing watch over the
special trains and bunk houses which
shelter the strike breakers.
The reason advanced by the strik-
ers for their walkout was that the
corporation; that under the Esch-
'Cummins bill the men, working for
railroad have an eight hour day and
that this sale was merely a subter-
fuge to permit ten hour day being
established by the private corpora
ton. Strikers, union officials said,
number about 4,500.
Strike for More Money.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Apr. 3.-Toledo was
again WITHOUT street car service. to.
day through the strike of railway
became effective at four a. IN. today.
The men demand maximum Of
sixty cents an hour. This is the third
past four years.
Strike Breakers Beaten.
NEW YORK, April 3-Two strike
breakers on the ferry boat Chicago
strikers who boarded the. boat as it
was leaving for New Jersey today.
Police arrested the six men. The
men were ordered held without bail
for examination later.
Embargo on Freight.
NEW YORK, April 3.-Railroads
placed an embargo on all except per
ishable freight entering and leaving
New York City today, on account of
the strike of harbor workers.
The railroad managers explained
the embargo was put into effect to
allow cleaning up of freight which
piled up the first day Of the strike.
J. J. Mantell, chairman Of the man
ayers board, stated it would prob
ably be lifted Monday. /
Several hundred strike breakers
were working today. Ono encounter
between alleged strikers and a
strike breaker resulted in the arrest
of six men,
r. Z. Crowley. manager Of the New
York Central railroad, stated a COM
mittee of striking New York Central I,
employees requested conference late !
today and he had agreed to meet
them.
Union leaders contended the strike
was effective, with approximately six
thousand men out.
Menace Of Rail Tieup.
CHICAGO, April 3-Traffic ex- I
perts here saw the menace of rail |
tieup today. Threats were made by
the Chicago yardmen's union that
16,5O0 switchmen will strike il the
of the Milwaukee road !
switchmen were not met The union
claimed 1t would draw full support I
from fellow workers in the B. of
r. 7. Paralysis of the yards in Chi
cago would seriously affect transpor
tation OF the entire country. t
The Milwaukee road switchmen.
wage demands, had 700
men out today. No freight was
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