The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-10
MORE CITIES
ARE TIED UP
AS men QUIT
Railroad Strikes Spread Con-
tinually-New York Fears
Embargo on Express and
Passenger Movements.
UNIONS ARE Confident
(By Associated Press)

freight tie-up, the railroad strike to-
day invaded the passenger field at
New York, where several trains were
cancelled, while the freight tie-up con-
tinued to spread among yard switch
ing crews from coast to coast.
In Chicago, birthplace of the "out-
law" unions, which called the first of
the illegal" strikes, brotherhood
heads and railroad officials asserted
the situation was slightly improved
today.
One sign regarded as encouraging
was the delivery at the stockyards of
179 cars of cattle, almost twice as
many as have been moved on any one
day since the strike was called April
1.
Passenger Men Go Out
The situation in New York attract
ed special attention today. Three
thousand five hundred freight yard
employees, already on strike there,
were Joined by the crews of many
passenger trains, while at the same
time, the workers on the Hudson
river tubes deserted their posts.
An express embargo was ordered at
| New York, and reports were current
| that a passenger embargo might fol-
| low before nightfall
| While available figures indicated
between $4,000 and 10000 railroad
men had Joined the unauthorized
strikes, railroad managers here esti-
mated today that at least half a mil
| lion workers in other lines had been
forced out of employment by the
freight tie-up.
$4,000 Idle in Chicago
In Chicago $4,000 packing house
| workers were Idle. Three thousand
/ packers were idle at ST. Louis At
Gary, 10000 steel mill employees have
been sent home and $4,000 in the
Youngstown steel mills were expected
to be idle before night.
Many mines in southern Illinois
were reported closed as a result of
| the strike and it was said 10000 min
! erS were idle.
| A. F. Whitney, vice-president of the
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, an
nounced that a group of striking
switchmen on the Burlington road had
returned to work in Chicago last night.
| A committee of strikers from the Chi
cago and Northwestern line, he said.
would vote today on ending the walk
out here.
Says It's Going to Pieces.
"The strike is going to pieces right
among the charter members" said Mr.
Whitney. when it breaks the men
| will go back in a hurry"
A statement issued by railroad Off
cials declared that all indications were
that the crisis in the Chicago yards
had passed
Officials of the five big railroad bro
| therhoods communicated to the West
ern association of Railways their in
tention to support the integrity of
our contracts" and asked further time
to break the strikes.
Insurgent leaders, however, claimed
the strike was unbroken in Chicago
and declared that 95 per cent of the
switchmen in the district were out
They said 20 charters in the "rump''
union, with $4,000 actual members
had been issued throughout the coun-
try.
I. w. w. Expelled; Arrested.
E. c. Estey, who was alleged to have
boasted he was an I. w. w. and urg-
y ed sabotage at a meeting of the strik-
ers was expelled from the new organi-
zation. He was arrested by detectives
from states attorney Hoyne's office.
| Live stock receipts at the stock
yards were reported increased yester-
day with the delivery of 172 cars of
live stock. Approximately $4,000 stock
yards and packing house workers have
been thrown out of work by stoppage
of cattle shipments.
Report from strike centers through
out the country today showed men out
as follows:
Chicago. 5000; st. Louis, 5000; To-
.ledo, 5000; New York. New Jersey,
F3,500; Youngstown. 5000; Buffalo, g.
900: Kansas City, 1900; Los Angeles,
Fort Worth, 500; Columbus. 1000;
San Francisco, 440; Indianapolis, 700:
Gary. Ind, 300; Salt Lake City, 300;
: Syracuse, N. Y, $50; Saginaw, Mich,
200; Ogden, Utah, $50; Pueblo, Colo,
$50: Decatur, ILL.,. 107; Milwaukee,
100; Pocatello, Idaho. 100; Portland.
Ore, no estimate; Dayton. $50; Can
., ton, $50; Jackson, Mich, $50.
Men also are on strike at Akron and
Warren, o., Hornels, N. Y, and Shar-
on, Pa, Farrell and Sharpsville, Pa
NEW YORK, April 10.-The series
OF unauthorized railroad strikes
which virtually paralyzed the freight
transportation system in New York
and vicinity yesterday, early today
spread to passenger lines.
Firemen on outgoing trains on the
Erie railroad at Jersey City quit this
morning, causing the withdrawal of
: some trains and the delay of others
until new firemen could be found.
The crew of a Philadelphia local
: train at the Pennsylvania station here
5 Gid not appear at $50 O'Clock. Sec
ond train, however left on time half an
hour later.
i. WASHINGTON, April 10.-Should
: the strike of railroad employees threat
l.. en- a paralysis of transportation, the
T.. federal government would have to in
; tervene, it was said today by high ad-
i ministration officials.
: The strike is not regarded as having
. reached that stage, and government
, officers who are keeping in close touch
( with the situation are Of the opinion
K that the authorized leaders of the un-