The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-12
rail STRIKERS.
TO STAND PAT
First Important Break at Co.
IumbuS Followed by Other
DefeCtionS.
REBELS AWAIT OvERTURES
Demand Recognition of New
Union-Claims for Back
PAY Abrogated.

Chicago, April I'd n, So
After announcing that thoy would
present their demands go the rail-
roads today. the striking switchmen
at the last moment decided to stand
pat" ana let the railroad heads make
the first overtures for settlement
II any are to be made.
"If the managers want TO talk
terms" said John Grunau. president
OF the yardmen's association. they
know where to find us"
Chicago. April IL. 2.-Developments
west of Pittsburgh In the switchmen's 's
unauthorized strike today were re-
garded by railroad brotherhood ofti-
cials as pointing towa,d gradual
dissolution OF the insurgent forces,
but In the east, where the walkout
was joined In several districts by
trainmon. the situation assumed a
more serious aspect.
In the central and far west nu-
merous reports OF defections from the
strikers ranks followed the report
OF the first important break Ut CO.
| W, WftIt uuV HNlitHl'ith
voted to return TO work.
AT Chicago, admitted kuystone of
| the walkout, railroad officials were
presented terms for settlement Of
the strike" which included reoogni-
ton of the new union formed by
| dissenters, from the Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen and the switch
mems Union of North America.
| I,, h., n
| Grunau, president of the Chicago
Yardmen's association, who called the
strike Mt least one radical conces-
sion was made-~abrogation OF tho
claims for back pay demanded by
the older organizations In their con-
tracts with the government That
possibly would mean saving OF
| hundreds of thousands OF dollars TO
| the railroads, Il was said
Other clauses In the proposed set
tlement agreement renanded grant
ing of original wage increase called
| for IN the strike announcement to be
effective upon the return of the men
| to work; eight-hour basic dny, ani
| time and half for overtime, Sundays
and holidays and double time for
overtime on Sundays and holidays.
Return to Normal.
| In addition TO the gradual improve
ment claimed by railroad heads In
the Chicago district which the
brotherhood officials said preaaged n
return to normal throughout the
country, the organization leaders
pointed to the votes nt Columbus,
Fort Wayne, Ind; Akron, o., and
Saginaw. Mich, is marking definite
breaks In the strike.
Al Akron. striking switchmen on the
Erie Baltimore a. Ohio. and Akron,
| Canton a. youngstown railroads voted
at mass meeting to return TO work;
$50 of the 800 strikers ut Fort wayne
voted to return to the yards this morning
| and the remaining workers. employees OF
the New York Central, viii meet today
to decide their course.
switchmen decided TO return TO work to-
day and volunteered 10 go to Detroit,
Toledo. Ludington and Flint TO aid In
restoring Al service.
Won't join In Strike,
In the lar west and various other
cities IN the middle west local unions
voted not to Join the strike. Sentte,
| Tacoma Everett ana Auburn, wash,
and Cincinnati Little Rock. Ark.' Menu
switcbmen rdegistored that Intention.
Yardmcn at Duluth. MINI. and Gu
pcrior. Wis, decided TO continue at
| work aud nwait developments.
| Ofilciala OF the Terminal Railroad hs-
sociation Mt 81. Louis said conditions
were improved. The compnny'E en-
gineers voted to remain loyal" The
first vote on nympnthetic strike
Ia Cannda was negative, the Winnipeg.
| Manitoba. branch Of The international
Swltchmcns union deciding not Ia
sanction any sympathetic wnlkout.
Thirty switching crews In the Erie
yards nj Kent, o., voted to resume
WV avg Are GOING TO WIN"
Despite these reports, however.
Orunau declared, I'VE are polnp to-
wIn." In the Chicago district ana
at neluhborIna steel eentera thou.
sands o. men were idle today be.
cause OF the strike. AZ the Chicago
stock yards promises OF a minimum
delivery OF fs6 carloads today
brought n more optimistic outlook,
although hundreds OF men stIli
would remain Idle.
Because eastern shipments were cut
on killing necessarily WAS. reduced.
said Everett G.. Brown, president Of the
| Chicago live stock exchange.
Steel mills ~ Youngstown. o.. were
idle today because Of coal shortage aud
steel mills and coke ovens NJ Gary, Ind.
were crippled seriously Nine thousand
men we're IDLE NJ the American Sheet
aud Tin Plate plant nj Gary.
The Lake Carriers association at To-
lcdo announced that the opening today
OF lake navigation had been postponed
| because OF the rail iic-up
EXTENDS TO NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, April f2.-unlesa
wage Increase demands are met by
, pm. tomorrow. 1000 union
switehmen here will 90 on strike,
u was announced today by officials
of the Yardmen'a association 10.
cat The Illinois Central and the
Public Belt railroads will be most
seriously affected In event OF
strike u was stated