Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
|Oficers of New Union
Block Hopes for Speedy
Settlement.
TO KEEP UP FIGHT
IN FACE OF DEFEAT
Decision Announced Just as Hope
Had Been Held Out That Strikers
Would Be Ordered Back to Work
Strikers in New York and ESQ.
where Returning in Large Numbers
+ Traffic Becoming Normal.

Chicago, April 17.-Hope for set
Element of the railroad strike here
today apparently was definitely lost
this morning when the grand lodge
9officers and directors and trustees OF
the outlaw union reiterated thelr
orlginal demands and added new
ones to the list.
The announcement came as a sur
pr,se TO the railroad officials and the
hpublic, as 1t had been confidently
and announced by some or
the outlaw union officials that the
strikers would be requested to go
hack to work and submit their griev-
Tances to the new labor board.
by Associated Press.
Arrests Broke Strike.
N United States Attorney Clyne re-
,eIyed information yesterday that q
ma jority of the strike leaders IN
fanded to abandon their organizations
and either return to their old joos or
|and other places. The intimation
That the leaders considered their
movement broken by the federal
|5fxlids came from one Of the chief fg-
lures in the strike.
s Mr.. Clyne refused to divulge his
&arne, but repeated the statement
8ms de to him. In part It was:
.We had not realized that our
Ameetine and discussing the strike
kwas violation of the lew. We
IItealize from the treatment we re-
Icciyed at thu hands Of the govern
In,ent that 1t has 40 quarrel with the
etn;lroad men. Nest of us have been
tyade to realize tiint the best way TO
srn Is to go 5nck TO work and pre-
&scLt our deraunds along tie lines
s,,d out by ctnytks."
Speedy Collapse Seen.
Il Today was set by the railroads az
8the time limit for OUTLAW" strikers
Ito return to work In several import
liant centers in the west, and an early
|A,ollapse of the strike was believed to
be In sight.
Freight movements increased today
n central and far-western states,
{knd conditions were approaching
normal. Railroad officials went ahead
with preparations to replace strikers
who failed to return to work.
In the Chicago district information
Was said to have been received by
Charles F. Clyne, United States dis
krict attorney, that strikers arrested
here for violation of the Lever act
Nntsnded to abandon the organization
knd return to work or seek other
blapeA
q All tho arrested leaders were at
liberty pending a hearing April ~
Those unable to furnish bail were
! released on their own recognizance.
Traffic Conditions Improved.
| Railroad officials reported i'm
provsment in traffic in the Chicago
l7ards.
Major General Wood left last night
kor Nebraska, after announcing he
had found strike conditions improved
| d Chicago.
Michigan and Ohio reported sew
hfal hundred thousand industrial
korkers remained idle waiting the
N-opening Of factories closed by
ehortag ges Of fuel and raw materials.
Fruit May Spoil.
Il Increasing movement of freight at
hearty all points in the far west was
ieported, Concern was expressed,
Aowever, by growers Of perishable
Crops in California at failure of rail-
skoads TO move refrigerator cars,
tI 4 telegram sent by Governor
| Stephens, OF California to President
Milson. quoted the manager Of q
kifrus fruit growers association as
laying the organization had 1,75o
lars OF fruit valued at $4,000.000 on
tracks In various parts Of the coun-
try In danger OF serious deteriora-
lion.
strike leaders at Los Angeles were
reported to have declared an inten-
hon OF tying up all passenger SER
vice there, allowing only mail and
n MIX shipment to move.
! Az 81. Louis freight emhargoes
kere lifted on five roads, and groups
bf strikers were returning to work. Z
one thousand maintenance Of
iixay men and shop laborers al
gpringfieid, Mo-, returned to work
H today pending action Of the labor
boand appointed by President Wilson
n Present Moro Demands.
II We was reported when the leaders
s|f the insurgcnt organization went
into session that they were planning
= 49, q x.s.-- the men to return to work
N III the close Of the session, John
f3runau, president OF the yardmens
/ sSociation. issued the followinl
|ii-4htnt:
"a All q meeting >pf the grand lodge
oflicers. board OF directors and trus
teea Of the Chicago Yardmens' Asso
Eiation at 10 a. m. it was unanimousl,
Needed that the original demands
|xlthe 10. Y. "a. presented To the genera
managers association shall stand
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