The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-16
STRIKERS TOLD
To RESUME WORK
OR CO To JAIL
Railroads Will Try to Fill Va
cant Places
IMPROVEMENT IS SHOWN
Part Of Men Have Gone Back But
Strike Stops Movement Of
Food Supplies.
IMPROVEMENT rs SHOWN

New York, April 16:-Railroad Of
flcials have thrown down the gauntlet
to their striking employees.
Supported by the fede al govern
ment's contention that the strike,
which for the past week has partly de-
morahIzed the freight and passenger
service of the country, was planned
by radical agitators with ulterior mo
tives, six rail- Dads in Columbus have
refused outright to deal with the yard
mems association, which is conduct
ing the strike in their territory.
In New Pork railroad executives
warned the representatives Of the
railroad brotherhoods that they would
be given until noon Saturday to get
their men back TO work. II the strik-
ers are not back by that time, the
railroad Managers announced they
wanld cpen their book for q pe.iod of
IA hours to register men acceptable"
for unemployment, reserying the right
to refuse to Ieinstate those who by
their actions and utterances have
shown "unftness for further service"
Drastic action also has been taken
| by governmental agencies in Chi
Icago, where "a leaders of the insur
gent switchmen, including John Cru
uau, whose dismissal started the
| food of railroad mems walkouts,
were under arrest last night on
lcharges of having violated the Lever
fcod act. Two hundred additional
warrants were expected Federal
prosecutors in other sections con-
tinued to accumulate evidence against
stiike leaders and more arrests are
expected within the next "a hours.
Meanwhile, members OF the newly
created labor board, whose nomina-
tions were confirmed yes erday By
the Senate, have been summoned by
Presidents Wilson to meet in Wash.
ington today and organize. Admin.
istration officials feel the board will
prove an effective agency toward
ending the OUTLAW" strike. Strikers
on railroads entering northern New
Jersey terminals will meet in Jersey
City today TO draft new wage de-
mand, which, it is said, brotherhood
LEADERS will be asked to present TO
the new board.
Small defections in the strikers
ranks continued yesterday with the
main body of strikers in territory
east Of Chicago and north of Pitts,
burgh holding firm. Freight and
passenger service. however, continued
to imp. owe, due largely to the vol
Iunteer workers. Railroads entering
New York were fast resuming nor
NAL passenger service, but freight
service in the east, while showing
signs of Improvement, was still dis
Iorganized
Freight embargoes are beginning to
have serious effect upon industry
ESPECIALLY in the east, where short
age of coal and raw material has re-
sulted in the shutdown of several fac
tories and mills, throwing thousands
Iout Of work. The food situation con
tinues serious, but nowhere are there
reports OF famine conditions,
Military train crews have beer
pressed into service to move govern
ment supplies stalled in northern
New Jersey terminals and sidings
Bodies of soldier dead arriving II
New York from abroad, also will be
moved in trains manned by soldiers
Motor trucks are still being utilized
to move civilian food supplies IL
leastern territory.