Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-13
INDUSTRIES ARE
FORCED To SHUT
DOWN; TRAFFIC
IS PARALYZEO
Conditions Brought About
BY Rail Walkout improve
in Middle West, But Are
Growing Worse in East.
GOVERNMENT TO MAKE
KNOWN COURSE TODAY
Attorney General Palmer Is
Ready to ACt, But Keeps
Plans Secret; Grunau De-
fendS Mems Course.

tBN MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEAs=o " val
Chicago, April 12.-While the
unauthorized strike of railroad I'M
ployes, which started here two
weeks ago with the walkout CT 700
switchmen on the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul railroad, today APP
peared graduallv to be waning in
the middle west and the far west,
the situation east of Cleveland
took on a more serious aspect.
The center of development in
the walkout of insurgents had
to the ranks of the rebel railroad
workers had caused serious stop
page of freight and passenger traf-
flee and the closing of several in
dustries.
The situation in the Chicago
yard, showed a marked improve
ment and reports from other large
railroad centers In the middle west
indicated that the crisis was pas,
and that the strikers were return
ing to work in considerable num-
bes. Officers of railroad brother
hoods, who have been fighting the
strike were confident that the
breaking up Of the walkout in Chi
cago would be followed by a gem
eral resumption of work in other
areas.
A pronouncement of the govern
ment's course in the strike was ex-
pected to be made at washington
hU
palmer. Investigators of the de-
partment of justice were complet-
ing an inquiry into the situation.
Mr.. Palmer said.
Goyernment Won't Shirk.
1.-THE federal government will not
shirk it's responsibility he said.
More freight moved into the Chi
cago yards today than on any day
since the strike started, railroads
announced At the stock yards 229
cars Of live stock were received
and more than 5000 employees
forced out of work by the strike,
returned.
Packing house receipts included
1000 cattle, $500 hogs and 1000
sheep. This was a larger quantity
than received any day last week.
About $4,000 stock yards workers
are still idle.
The Illinois Central, the Chica-
go, Milwaukee and st. Paul, the
New York Central and other roads
reported cars again moving in the
switching yards and that embar-
goes had been partly lifted. Off
GERS of these roads said they had
enough men at work to take care
of all cars arriving.
The General Managers associa-
ton today denied that any nego-
tiations were being carried on with
the outlaw yardmen's association,
and said no parley would be en-
tered into.
Upholds Strikes Legality.
In requesting negotiations look
ing toward the end of the strike,
President Grunau of the yardmen's
association said contracts the rail-
roads have with the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen and the
Switchmen's Union of North Amer
lea did not apply to membership in
strike was Illegal.
Inc DTUlilel HoOu CIliclS WIN az
cuse us should come with clean
hands," he said. 1.-The Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen took strike
vote in secret two weeks ago. Bal
lots were cast at lao points and au-
thorized brotherhood officers to call
a strike if demands for increased
pay and better working conditions
were not granted. If our strike,
called in the open, is illegal, what |
do you call tactics like that?"
J. A. Farquharson, an officer of |
the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men. said Grunau's charge was "a
fabrication"
Rebel Movement Weakening.
A. F. Whitney, vice president of
the Brotherhood of Trainmen,
leader in the unions campaign in |
Chicago against the insurgents,
said that the crux of the strike |