The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-26
Outlaw SWitchmen Will Make
Appeals for Recognition.
Are Denied Hearing by Presi.
dents r. r.. Wage Board.
NINE CHARTERS CANCELLED
BrotherhoOds Take Drastic Ac.
tion Against Strikers.
Jobs Are Filled and Freight
Situation Nears Normal.

Washington. April 2S.-The railroad
labor board today denied the petition
of the Kansas City Yardmen's associa-
ton, an organization of outlaw strik-
ers. for hearing on their wage de-
mands.
The outlaw strikers, according to r.
]. Mitchell of Chicago. today will pre-
sent a petition to congress for a reso-
luton to direct the president to order
the labor board to give them a hear
ing.
Timothy Shea, head of the Locomo-
tive Firemen. today continued his ar
guments in support of the firemen's
wage demands.
Nine Locals Lose Charters.
New York. April 26.-Charters for
nine local unions of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen. approximately
two thousand men, were revoked be-
cause members Joined in the "outlaw"
strike, Edward A McHugh, strike
leader, said today.
In a last effort to induce the railroad
labor board to take a hand in the
strike, delegation of five strikers was
en- route to Washington today. They
will appeal to the board to provide for
the restoration of their jobs without
loss of seniority rights.
Railroad officials reported service
showing a steady improvement in the
New York district
Chicago Situation Clears.
Chicago, April 26.-Chicago rail-
roads again today reported increases
in the number of men returning to
work and traffic conditions. after
refused yesterday to vote to return to
work.
Fill Vacant Jobs.
st. Louis April 26.-Railroads here
today began employing men to fill
places of the 5000 striking yardmen in
| walkout. All the men are members
| of the brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, it was said, and some are from
other cities.
| The terminal announced II had en-
ployed rs new yardmen, bringing the
total at work to 800, fourth of the
required number.
| New York, April 2e.-Fear Of G
blacklist which would bar them per.
manently from employment appeared
to be one of the driving forces todat
behind the steady break of the rail
road workers strike reported by rail-
road officials.
| Officials of the lines continued to-
! day their optimistic statements of las
to normal and that the effects of the
strike would soon wholly disappear.
Traffic 90 Per Cent Normal.
Chicago, April 26.-Developments il
1.-THE strike of inSurgent railroad work
ers in the Chicago district today wer'
confined to issuance of statements b,
the railroad managers and strikers
THE managers asserted 1892 men were
at work yesterday and that fre1gh
traffic was 80 per cent OF normal.
The strikers asserted the number o
men the railroads said were at worl
was less than one-fifth of the norma
number that the Industrial situation
rapidly was growing worse, with
number of plants facing shutdown
because of lack of coal. and that be
cause the railroads could not con
tinue using high priced men as sub
stitute switchmen. compromls
would be forced sooner or later.
Else where in the central and ia
west a gradual return to norma
freight movement was reported.
FYfty-One Charters Revoked.
Cleveland, April 26.-Charters o
fiftv-one lodges of brotherhood o
railroad trainmen have been revoke'
for participating in the unauthorize
strike of switchmen. w. g. Lee, presi
dent of the organization announced to
day. The fifty-one lodges had mem
bership OF nearly $4,000. of whom
about one-half have been loyal.
Their memberships will be protecte
! by transfer to other lodges, Mr.. LIE
adi.