Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-10
$4,000 TRAlNMEN
in ALL PARTS OF
COUNTRY ARE OUT
Steel Mills in Mahoning Val
ley Are Preparing to
Close.
New York Reports Strike
Has Extended to Passen-
ger Service. \ 4

tions by railroad brotherhood officials
of a. break in the ranks of in
surgent Chicago switchmen and en-,
ginemen. unauthorized raliroao
strikes throughout the country as
sumed serious proportions today with
reports indicating nearly $4,000 men
were idle.
In the Chicago district, which,
brotherhood heads regard as the key
10 the whole strike situation. improv-
ed conditions were reported with.
some strikers returning to work but
from other- sections of the country
came reports, of new walkouts and a
strengthening of the insurgent forces.
Embargoes in Eject.
Railroads across the country from
eastern ports to the Pacific coast an
nounced embargoes on freight ship
ments at various points and in indus
trial centers thousands of workers
had been thrown out Of employment
AS plants restricted operations be-
cause of lack of fuel End raw ma
terials.
* statement issued by railroad Of
ficials declared that all indications
were that the crisis in the Chicago
yards had passed.
, Officials Of the FIVE big brothers
hoods communicated to the Western
Association of Railways their inten-
ton to support the integrity OF our
contracts" and asked further ttime
to break the strikes. .
Steel mills in the Mahoning valley
were preparing to close down today
as the result of a strike at Youngs-
town and other points and company
officials said $4,000 workers would be
idle by 'nightfall.
All But One Tied Up.
Toledo reported all but, one OF
food and fuel shortage th1eatened.
Freight movement west from Cleve.-
land had ceased, it was reported, and
between 1900 and 1900 employees OF
nine roads there voted to organize
yardmen's union today. f
Switchmen and yardmen on the
Norfolk and Western PENNSYLVANIA
railroads walked out at Columbus
last night and early today, and four
were reported to have gone on strike
at Dayton. 4..a
Freight traffic in the st. Louis dis
trict remained at a standstill today
and 5000 stockyards workers were
thrown out of work at East st. Louis.
Railroad officials admitted that 5000
men on twenty-seven roads were out
in this district. &
Both freight and express ship
ments were reported under an en-
barge at Indianapolis @
100 Per Cent Out.
Strikers declared that a 100 pei
cent walkout had occurred at kansas
City. Witnesses were called to ap-
pear today before Richard J. Hop.
kins, attorney general of Kansas
who is Investigating the> switchmen's
strike at Kansas City, Kansas, under
instructions of Governor Allen to use
all powers Of the state to enforce the
court of industrial relations law.
Yardmen at Minneapolis and st
Paul, Minn., and Danville, ILL.,, voted
not to join the insurgents.
A. review CT the situation today
showed the number Of men out ir
cities throughout the country as fol
lows: S eE.s N, 4 st@
Chicago, 5000: ST. Louis. 5000
Toledo, ,0o0; New York-New Jersey
$500; Youngstown, 5000; Buffalo
1000; Kansas City, 1900; Lo
Angeles, 1900: Detroit 1900; Pitts
burgh. 1000; Fort Worth. 5oo; Co
lumbus. 500: San Francisco, 440; In
dianapolis,. $50: Gary, Ill. 400; Sal
nav. Mich. 200; Ogden. Utah. l5o
Pueblo, Colo. $50; Decatur, Ill. 1o7
Milwaukee,, 100: Pocatello, Idaho
100; Springfield. ILL.,, sos; Joliet, Ill.
I so; Scranton, Pa so; Bloomington
ILL.,, Is; Fort Wayne, Ind, 35; Port
land. Ore.y no estimate. |