The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-16
HUN I,
CINCINNATI
AS LEADER
Consideration of Wage
Dispute Begun; Hanger
Is Elected Secretary.

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railroad labor board perfected
temporary organization ut It's
initial meeting today by elect
ing Henry Hunt. former mayor
Of Cincinnati. Ohio, as chair.
man, and &. Wallace Hanger Of
this city as secretary. B0.h are
members Of the public group.
The wage dispute as IL stood
with the breaking up Of the
bipartisan wage conference
here two weeks ago was sub
mitted 10 the board. Mr.. Hang.
er announced. and the board
will begin consideration Of it
mt once.
Others Dne Tomorrow,
The board will meet again tomor-
row and by that time the two alb
sent members, Judge Il. M. Barton
of Memphis, Tenn, representing the
public. and A. O. Wharton Of the
labor group, are expected to be
present when the organization OF
the board probably will be made
permanent.
Secretary Hangers announce
ment made it clear that the board
would not consider separately the
wage demands of the railroad men
now on strike. The bipartisan
conference here between the rep
resentatives of the roads and the
union undertook a settlement of
the whole wage question and the
board will take the matter up
where that conference left it.
Washington, April l6.--The new
ly appointed railroad labor board,
which is to consider Immediately
the wage demands of railroad en-
ployes. held its first meeting here
today with six of the nine members
present.
The three railroad representa-
tives Horace Baker, J. n. Elliott
and William l.. Park-were on
hand, but J. J. FORESTER was the
only labor representative present,
while only two Of the public group
We're at the meeting. They were
G. Wallace w. Hanger OF this city,
and Henry Hunt of Cincinnati
Judge K. NJ. Barton OF Memphis,
Tenn, the third public representa-
tive, has been urged to come to
Washington and is expected tomor-
row The president has also tele-
graphed to Albert Phillips and A.
o. Wharton, the other two labor
representatives, to hurry TO the city.
Mr.. Phillips is expected today
from Cleveland. and Mr.. Wharton
should arrive tomorrow from Kan
sas City, where he has been attend
ing a railroad union meeting.
Confirmed Yesterday.
The nine members of the board.
called by the president, to meet and
organize Immediately, were con-
Iirmed yesterday by the senate after
two days of discussion of MIR. Viii
son s selections.
Virtually all strikers throughout
the country who have voted to re-
turn to work, did so with the stipu-
lation that their demands would be
referred to the board, hence speedy
completion of organization by the
board is anticipated.
Chicago, April 16.-Speedy disin- :
tegration of unauthorized railroad
strikes in the central and far west
was forecast today with a serious
blow struck by the government at
the insurgents stronghold in Chi I
cago by the arrest of 25 strike
leaders.
The arrest of the Chicago lead
ers, who were at liberty today un-
der bonds of $4,000 or arranging
for bail. left local insurgents yir-
tually leaderless. Five other lead
ers for whom warrants have been
issued were expected to surrender
today.
Federal officials announced they
had gained their objective in the
strike and indicated that no fur
ther arrests were scheduled.
Chiefs Deny Charge. --~SS
The arrested leaders. including
John Grunau, organizer of the Chi
cago Yardmen's association, the
first organization which went on
strike, and Harold E. Reading,
president of the United Engine
mems association. denied that a
strike existed in violation OF the
Lever act. They simply had re-
signed because they could not live
on existing wages,
Although some leaders declared
they had lust begun to fight." it
was understood that meeting
would he held during the day to
determine the attitude of the fn-
surgents' organizations toward the
governments uitimatum that inter-
ference with shipments OF food ana
other necessities must stop.
Jobs in Jeopardy.
Warnings were issued in the
principal strike centers in the west
that unless the men returned 10
work by tomorrow their positions
would be declared vacant and new
men employed.
In Chicago $50 switcnmen en-
pioyed on various roads returned
to work yesterday. railroad execu-
tiyes announced. while a continued
was reported In traf-
fic conditions. Steel mills al Gary,
Ind, where 10000 workers have
been idle. were prenaring To re.