The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-21
Rail FACTIONS
DECLAREPEACE
s'0utIaw" Strikers and Broth
erhoods Reach Agreement
as to East.
CHlcAGoAMs HOLD OUT

Washington. April 2l.-( l. N. ST.
Peace was declared here today be-
tween the OUTLAW railroad strikers
and the railroad brotherhoods.
Edward McHugh. representing the
strikers of New York and New Jersey
announced that he reached an agree
ment with brotherhood chiefs and that
work.
Representatives of .,outlaws" in Other
sections OF the country are expected
to follow the lead OF McHugh, who af-
tected the agreement for the New York
and New Jersey strikers James Eu-
banks. Of the st. Louis Yardmen's as.
sociation. stated that he would be. read,
erhoods II he were assured OF swfs
action for wage adjustments and IA
promise that none of the strikers wo.r
lose their seniority.
Basis Of Agreement.
The basis for the agreement betws-.
the outlaws" and the brotherhoods
made by McHugh was assurance that
the brotherhoods would press for
speedy action" on wage adjustment.
reinstatement In the brotherhoods OF all
men who went on strike, and a revision
II the working condition regulations OF
the brotherhoods. ~.fl
The agreement was made at a con-
ference between McHugh and w. N.
Doak, of the Brotherhood OF Railroad
Trainmen: Warren $ Stone: OF the
Timothy Shea. OF the brotherhood OF
Firemen. and $: w. Heberling. OF the
Switchmen's Union OF North America.
Strikers Refuse to Vote.
Chicago, April 2t.-tA. P.)-
Striking railroad men In the Chi
capo district refused today to vote
on the question Of returning TO
work, All efforts Of ccmniittee
OF strike leaders to obtain action
failed
Abandons Effort.
MIR. McHugh said he had abandoned
the effort to have the case OF the New
York men taken up separately by the
railroad labor board and that his COM
mittee would return to New York to-
day, leaving their case In the hands Of
the leaders Of the regular brotherhoods.
Cries OF "sold."
M. j. Kenney. r. 8. Murphy, and
Shannon Jones. three Of the strike lead
ers arrested last week. made the ap-.
peal for return to work al a mass-
meeting OF striking yardmen.
They were greeted with cries OF sold, =
outside and where's Grunau." Jones
explained that efforts to obtain the
release of John Grunau. president OF
the Chicago yardmen's association. form
Joliet Jail on bond had not succeeded.
AiuTpHy. WdNinE dH american max,
took the floor to declare he would not
fight the American government" He
was greeted with cat calls and Kisses.
Union leaders declared after the meet
ing they were helpless, to order the
men back to work.
Permit No nRgmp Mestirs."
Aspolice lieutenant declared tfie4ss9etr
Ing adjourned after the strike leaders
had been refused hearing. He am
that no trump meeting would
be permitted, and the hail was cleared
under police supervision. The strikers
left the hall and after some discussion
across town to their head
quarters where they resumed the ses-
zion.
Many OF the men declared Kenney,
Murphy and Jones had no authority
10 advise them to return TO work.
)nly president Grunau could do
that, they declared. Grunau. at whose
the mess-meeting had been call
ID, expected to arrange for his re-
ease from Jail to attend. Failure OF
his plans to furnish the $4,000 bond
prevented his appearance.