Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-12

CnAc4&O, Apfll 12.-DevelopmentS
west Of PittsburEh in the switchmsns T.
garded by railroad brotherhpod OH
cials as pointing toward 4 eFadua'
dissolution Of the insurEent Hnrce1,
but in the east, where the Nalkout
was Joined in several districts "
tradnmen. the situation assumed
more serious aspect.
In the central and far west numer-
Gus reports of defections from the
strikers ranks followed the report OF
the first important break ut Colum.
bus, Ohio, where SEQ switchmen vot-
ed to return to work.
At Chicago. railroad officials were
presented with ''terms for settlement
of the strike" which included recog-
milton Of the new union formed BY
dissenters from the Brotherhood Of
Railroad Trainmen and the SWITCH
mems union Of North AmSrics. s,'s77s ,s7l
Mako Conoesstonl.. ~; s-;e'.s..@ ;,...s-
In the settlement offer, pro6sred
BY John Grt!nau, president Of the
called the strike, at least one radical
concession was made-abrogation OF
the claims for back pay. demanded
ny the older organizations in their,
contracts with the government That
possibly would mean q saving Of hun
dreds OF thousands of dollars to the
railroads, it was said. =
tlenat agreement demanding grant :
ing OF the original wage incre.sSs
called for in the strike announce
ment to be effective upon the return
Of the men to work, eight hour sba I,
sic day and time and han for over
time and double time for overtime
on SUNDAYS and holidays:
In addition to the. gradua. i
provement claimed by railroad h -1
brotherhe&d officials said presaged q
return. to normal throughout the
coontry, the organization leaders
point to the votes at, Columbus. Fort
Wayne. Ind, Akron, Ohio, and Sag
NAV, Mich, Is marking def. tie.
breeks In the strike.
. At Akron, striking. switchmen on
the Esfe. Baltimore and Ohio, and
Akron. Canton and Youngstown rail-
roads voted at 4 mass meeting to re
sturn 10 work: 80 Of the 3oe strikers
4kEort Wayne voted to return to the
yafdss stsats morning and the renain-
ing, .wbrkers. employees Of the New
FORK, Cen6AE will meet today to de-
: : At ssssqaw. 100 Pere MarauetttesI
s@ttcSmena decided to return 70;
work today and volunteered to- Eo TO
DeEslt. Toledo, Ludingtpn and FainA:
to I'm restoring normal service I
De Tar west and various othees
citie4 n the middle west local fnsSs
ionssN:oted not to join the strike. SCI;
attn acoIna. Everett and Aubufn.s
WaA and Cincinnati. Little aRock.s
Ark, Memphis. Tenn. and st. Joseph
No. switcAmen registered, that inten-,
tion. 54. ~ ,tt;a s. ets 81 q z. :. " Ne 4
Yardmen At Duluth, lllnn.. ana Sa.s,
l,erior. Wiz. decided 10 continue
work and await developmentA -
Officials Of the Terminal RaiifcAds
association at st. Louis said contif-s
tions were improved. The Gpmpapy.st
engineers voted to remain ..ioyal. Y
The first vote on ! sympathetic strikes
In Canada was negative the Winntss
peg branch OF the S internationals
switchmen's union deciding to sane
ton any sympathetic walkout. 81
Thirty gwttchlng crews ON the EriG;
yards as Kent Ohio. voted 70 resGms.
work today
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we're idle tpd4y beeaoSa, of 4 cosi3
shortage, and steel III iIlf5snald coke
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