Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-12
LEADERS
DIFFER WIDELY
ABOUT RAIL WAY
WALkOUT STATUS
Brotherhood Chiefs Claim
Situation Is InnprOvingi
This Is Disputed By Head
of the Insurgents
WORKERS IN CHICAGO a@
DISTRICT RETURNING
Grunau in Speech Warns the
Men to Avoid VioIencei
Old Unions Not Giving
Members Square Deal,

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Members Square Deal,
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| Chicago, April ll.--While off
GERS of the railroad brotherhoods,
who united with railroad heads 10
! break the unauthorized strike OF
| Chicago terminal district, am
nounced tonight that the situation
was steadily improving and too
crisis of the walkout was past.
John Grunau, president of the Chi
cago fardmen's association who
called the strike, dec AIRED. The
situation is unchanged" r,u
THE situation in the Chicago
! district is distinctly improved to-
night S, Il, Heberling, president
Of the Switchmen's Union of North
American, said More men are
| returning 10 work ana we look for
an early return TO normal cOndI-
tons" ni
Irving To End Strike.
Mr., Hepel ling said that brother
hood leaders were meeting wieis
DELEGATIONS of strikers in an effort
to end the walkout and that sat
isfaCtory progress was being ma s0
1t was reported that several.
committees representing the strik-
efs Were canyaSsing the lndiVldual
workers ana delivering instructions
TO return 10 work. Edward Corrt-
gan, assistant grand chief of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Ett-
gineers. made public a communica-
ton addressed to him by one Of
these committees. 1t read in part:
we, the undersigned ioca com
mittee representing members OF
Ihe Brotherhood OF Locomotise
Engineers ana hrotherhood or Lol
com9tlVe Flremen and Enginemen,
hereby request OF YOU that You re-,
quest the General Managers asso-
claton TO give us the Same raise IN
wages as demanded by the u. IL. y,
and the B, L. f, n.
IN returning TO our work we do
SO with the understa andlns that our
seniority rights snail be pro-
tected,
II feel absolu ely certain that
me men VIII be PACK at their work
within weight hours. said Mr.
SorflRan. Our plans appear to
nave the desired effect. We are
tsk khlE this aeuon 10 protect our
Ola men, Ihey nave been i'll adj
vlsc but they now see their mis-
| take.
Al an open meeting OF the strik-
ers, John Grunau, leader or the in
surRent element. predicted success
for the walkout,
We are going to win he said;
No one has returned to work and
ports have been received from all
tied up, | have such kilograms and
letters from 81, Louis, Kansas CITY.
columbus, Cleveland, DetrStt, San
francisco. San Antonio and other
rail centers Many of these COM
munlcauons report that more men
are going on strike.
Peaceful Methods Urged.
There is talk OF the government
taking hand. II | have to go to
prison for anything / have done
1t Will be for action in right
cause ! do not see how they could
put me in prison. though. / have
not ordered "o't our and have no
power TO order you back. You
simply left your Jobs because YOU
weren't getting enough to live on.
Grunau warned the men TO avoid
violence Other speakers also
urged peaceful methods.
several sne" 'tefs said the estab-
lished unions were not giving tpeir
members a square deal w. G.. Lee.
president or the Brotherhood or
Rallway Trainmen, being singled
OUT Tor critlclsm,
me strikers also claimed they
we're peins treated unfairly Dy the
press Ihey zen you that men
are going back In other places.
Ihey tel men In other cities thar
you are gong PACK, President
Gruhedu sdiu. Don pelleVe II.
me speakers from rall cehtefs IN
ONO, lhulana ana fehnsSIVahia
sald there was no Ifelght moving IN
that part OF tne country. 89
Feak OF strike Is Past.
Allhough tneie was no genefai
movement Ddck W WORK among the
fO'oVO men reported on strike
tnroughout the county detections
from the ranks or the lnsu gents
were reported Yesterday and today
IN Chlcago, Kansas CITY. In Cdlifor--
ma ana several other places, and
brotherhood offlcers were confident
tnp tne peak OF the strike move.
hignt was past,
Leaders OF the rebel walkout.
however, maintained that the strtee
was gaming momentum.
IN Chlcago 1reight embargoes
nave been iifted by theNew YORK
central. ana the Ihlcago. Mllwdu-
kee ana 81. Paul IA iroads. In a
NUMBER OF important fall centers,
iallfoad employees have voted not
TO strike. Large sections of the
country stu were virtually unaf-
lected by the Walkout, notably New
England, Southeastern states. the
northwestern states and mountain
states.
Fears of Food Famine Allayed.
Passenger traffic was affected
very little except IN the New YORK
below n 20 per Gem % of normal Fears