TIIE MORXIXC OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1920
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RAIL LABOR BODY NAMED
Wilson, to Send Appointments to
Senate Today for Approval.
Solution Seen in Law.
WASHINGTON. April 12. (By the
Associated Press.) Determination of
the government's course in the rail
road strike crisis tonight awaited
further information from department
of justice agents. Attorney-General
Palmer, after conferences with gov
ernment officials, said a decision
mightbe reacned tomorrow,' adding
that the "government would not shirk
its responsibility."
Meanwhile, White House officials
tonight announced that President
Wilson would send to the senate to
morrow names of nine members of
the railway labor board, created by
the transportation act. Nominations
had been delayed, it was- added, by
time taken in selecting representa
tives of the public on the board to in
sure getting the right men.
Men selected for that group had not
signified tonight their willingness to
act, it was said.
Ancney Held Effective.
Kramers of the transportation act,
including Chairman Cummins of the
senate interstate commerce commit
tee, were firm in the opinion that the
labor board would prove an effective
agency to deal with the railroad
crisis. For that reason his committee
deferred action on" proposals for a
congressional inquiry into the strike.
The government today sent orders
through the postoffice department to
its inspectors and railway mail of
ficials for prompt reports on any ob
struction or delay of the mails.
The department of justice would be
asked for immediate prosecutions
under statutes governing mail trans
portation, the telegrams stated.
Data on Illgher-upa Sought.
Delay in formulating a programme
for government action under the
Lever food control act was said by
department of Justice officials to be
due to a desire for fuller knowledge
as to the agencies wHich caused the
unauthorized walkouts. Many official
reports from strike centers have in
dicated activity of the Industrial
Workers of the World, and officials
said that it was proposed to deter
mine whether this or any other or
ganization was carrying out a pro
gramme that would bring it within
.'ederal statute.
Mr. Palmer declared that if federal
ctlon was taken, the government
.-ould not enter the controversy as a
upporter of either side. Its action,
e said, would be governed by its re
ponsibility to the people. It was
ndicated again that the department
night employ criminal statutes if it
decided on legal proceedings.
I. W. W. Fomentation ltrportcd.
Agents of the department reported
I. W. W. fomentation" in a score of
places, officials declared. They were
said also to have revealed that mem
bers were offering financial and mor
al support to the strikers.
Officials also had under considera
tion measures for feeding communi
ties which might be cut off by the
strike.
Federal district attorneys and field
agents were instructed to deal with
individuals and firms "making exor
bitant profits out of the situation"
under the profiteering statutes.
With respect to movement of the
mailB, and emergency iood supplies,
Mr. Palmer said it had been suggested
that the government resort to motor
transportation, if necessary.
The transport service of the army
is ready to move "to the aid of any
city imperiled" by the strike, accord
Ins to announcement by the council
of national defense.
"The outlaw movement is disintegrat
ing." R. D. Murphy,-a strike leader, de
clared original demands "stand aa
first presented", and that wage in
crease "must go into effect upon the
return of the men to work."
"The Chicago Managers' association
must come to us," he said, "and all
negotiations must be li the open. We
do not expect any intervention on the
Prt of the government. There will
always be tome one to take Grunau's
place if they arrest him."
Following the first big break in the
strike at Columbus, where 600 switch
men on Sunday voted to return, strik
ers in other cities today returned to
duty or decided to go back tomorrow.
SOO at, Dayton doit Strike.
At Dayton, O., SOO switchmen voted
to ejd the strike tomorrow, while in
Byrmcuse, swrtchmen on the New
York Central and the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western railroads de
cided to return tomorrow.
At Saginaw. Mich., 100 railroad
workers were back and 60 employes
of the Grand Trunk railroad returned
at Battle Creek.
Strike ranks were augmented by
walkouts at Bay City, Mich.; Chey
enne, Wyo., and several places In the
east. )
Passenger service was reported
normal in St. Louis and the strike of
yardmen was said to be waning.
At Pittsburg, an embargo was
placed on all freight shipments origi
nating on the Pennsylvania lines and
on all connecting roads. With no set
tlement of the strike in sight at De
trot, the Detroit Kdison company shut
off electrical energy to factories late
today. About half the city's manu
facturing establishments would be
affected, it was announced.
1000 More at Pittsburg; Ont
One thousand employes at Pitts
burg today joined the 4000 strikers,
and 500 shopmen struck at New
castle. Strike conditions at Phila
delphia were reported worse and at
Indianapolis the strikers' ranks were
unbroken.
Chairman Cummins of the senate
interstate commerce committee an
nounced that the investigation of tha
strike by his committee, scheduled
to begin tomorrow, would' not bo con
ducted now. as It was desired to give
the new railroad labor board an op
portunity to settle the strike. The
postoffice department declared action
would be taken if movement of mails
was obstructed.
In a statement tonight, railroad of
ficials entering Chicago said:
"The strike situation in Chicago
continued to improve today. In
creases were reported in the num
ber of switching crews working and
in the tonnage of livestock, coal and
other commodities moved.
"The passenger and suburban train
service to and from Chicago con
tinued unaffected."
Striking switchmen and yardmen
here were planning to go back to
work as soon as they can arrange to
go in a body, A. F. Whitney, vice
president of he Brotherhood of Train
men, said tonight.
Mr. Whitney said committees of
strikers from the Illinois Central, the
Northwestern, the Chicago, Burling
ton & Quincy and the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul roads consulted
with htm today.
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and that embargoes had been partly
lifted.
The general managers' association
denied that any negotiations were be
ing carried on with the outlaw, yard'
men's association, and stated no par
ley would be entered into.
Contract Declared Void.
In requesting negotiations looking
toward the end of the strike, Presi
dent Granau of the yardmen s asso
ciation said contracts the railroads
have with the Brotherhood" of Rail
road Trainmen and the Switchmen's
Union of North America did not ap
ply to membership in his union. Ha
denied that the strike was illegal.
"The brotherhood chiefs who were
accused should come with - clean
hands," he said. "The Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen took a strike vote
in secret two weeks ago. Ballots
were cast at 140 points and authorized
brotherhood officers to call a strike
if demands for increased pay and bet
ter working conditions were not
granted. If our strike, called in the
open, is illegal, what do they call
tactics like that?"
J. A. Farquharson. an officer of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, -said Grunau's charge was "a
fabrication."
A. F. Whitney, vice-president of
the brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, leader in the union's campaign
in Chicago against the insurgents,
said that the crux of the strike had
come and that the rebel movement
was weakening.
Outlaw Move Held on Wane.
"The men realize they have no
leadership and that nothing" is to be
gained by remaining out," he said.
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GROWS DAILY WORSE
Strike Is Developing Hard
ships for Thousands.
FOOD SUPPLY DWINDLING
Few Shipments of Commodities
Manage to Get In Freight
Service Paralyzed.
supply crews for milk trains. Thef
strikers declared they were "not
fighting babies, the ill and the poor."
TRAFFIC IS NEAR NORMAL
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lion of the Spokane. Portland & Seat
tle and the Oregon Electric systems.
However, it was anticipated that
there would soon be action that would
relieve the situation speedily.
W. J. Babe, representing the
brotherhoods, said last night that
"everything Is going along all right,"
but declined to go into details be
fore receiving reports from his as
sociates, which he was hourly expecting.
Pacific Coast Conditions Itejorte
-"Steadily Improving."
SAN FRANCISCO, April 13. Condi
tions iu the Pacific coast states, aris
ing from the unauthorized strike of
railroad switchmen, were reported to
night as "steadily improving" by rail
road company officials, while leaders
of the men on strike contended they
were "holding their own."
Switchmen to replace those- who
walked out were obtained in sub
stantial numbers by the Southern Pa
cific during the day at San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Portland, Or.; Sacra
mento, San Jose, Stockton and other
rail centers, company officials said
tonight. Freight was moved today in
San Francisco yards for the first time
since the strike began.
"The situation is highly satisfac
tory," said a report issued from the
offices of J. H. Dyer, general man
ager of the Southern Pacific system.
"There has been a marked improve
ment at all points. It will only be a
few days before normal service is re
stored." Meetings of striking switchmen
were held tonight in San Francisco,
Oakland, Stockton and Spokane, ac
cording to word received by leaders;
of the strikers here.
Some freight was being moved in
Oregon over the Southern Pacific and
the Oregon-Washington Railroad &
Navigation company lines, according
to company officials, who said four
switching crews were working in the
yards of each line.
MINES NEAR BISBEE " "CLOSE
Freight' and Ore Shipments Inter
rupted, hy Strike.
BTSBEE, Ariz., April 12. All mines
'in the Warren district deriving power
from the Bisbee Improvement com
pany were closed down . in order to
conserve fuel when 30 yardmen of
the El Paso & Southwestern railway
walked out this afternoon.
Mines of the Copper Queen and the
Calumet & Arizona companies, hav
ing their own power plants, are op
erating. Ndfreight or ore trains to
day were moving to or from the dis
trict. .Passenger- and mail service
also was interrupted.
NEW YORK, April 12. The strike
of railroad workers here tonight pre
sented the most menacing situation
the city, has faced since the unauthor
ized walkout began. Freight service
virtually was paralyzed and passen
ger service, already curtailed, was
further crippled.
Today United States troops weni 10
Jersey City to unload stranded man
trains and department oi J"--"
agents extended their investigations
all over the New Tork area.
The situation tonight was:
Only freight shipments received
were "specials" of solid food trains
brought from Chicago by the New
York Central and a few cars which
crept in over the New Haven and
Pennsylvania roads.
Mail-train schedules were generally
disrupted and motor trucks were used.
Hundreds of thousands of com
muters living in New Jersey were un
able to reach their places of business
in New York.
First Violence Reported.
Strike sympathizers committed their
first act of violence when an iron bar
was hurled through the window of a
Central Railroad of New Jersey train,
injuring a passenger. Crews of four
mail trains of the Erie were attacked
at Port Jarvis, N. Y.. and railroad of
ficials announced Port Jarvis was
controlled by strikers.
Timothy Shea, first vice-president
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, arrived here, accompanied
by, J. G. Walker, secretary of the
bureau of information of the eastern
railroads, to arrange a joint confer
ee of railroad managers and the
four railroad brotherhoods. Other la
hnr leaders were here.
Mayor Hague of Jersey City, who
had expressed sympathy for the
strikers . annealed to them to arbi
trate.
Warniner was issued by Llndley M.
rtarrisnn. federal receiver of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company
that agitators were urging employes
of rapid transit lines in New York to
trike.
Food Supply Dwindling;.
Railroad officials sought in vain to
learn the source of maintenance or
the strikers.
The , department of justice began
an inventory oi rooa stores ana uig
warehouses, searching for hoarders.
Meat dealers announced an increase ol
cent a pound in wholesale prices.
C. P. Wallace, president of the fruit
and produce exchange, commission
merchants and market men said per
ishable food gradually was being ex
hausted and the situation was becom
ing grave.
Railroad officials announced that
committees would be organized to
visit families of the strikers and urge
that they advise their "bread win
ners"' to return to work.
Strikers at a meeting in Jersey City
tonight refused to listen to Mr. Shea
when he tried to urge them to return
to work pending a settlement. Each
time he attempted to speak "hisses
and booes" drowned out his voice. A
striker shouted: "Shut up, sit down
or get out!"
"Millionaire Special" Hun.
It was learned at the Lackawanna
offices that a "millionaire special"
was run from Hoboken to Morristown,
N. J., late today. The train was
manned, except the engineer and con
ductor, by five wealthy residents of
Morristown.
Strikers on the New York Central
and New Haven roads have agreed to
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Spokane Situation Doubtful.
SPOKANE, Wash., April 12. Con
flicting reports that .Northern Pa
clrlc railroad switchmen to the num
ber of 60 had voted to go on strik"
tomorrow morning, together with in
dications that switchmen and yard
men of the Oregon-Washington Rail
road & Navigation company and. the
Chicago, ' Milwaukee & St. Paul were
awaiting action of the Northern Pa
cific men, were, developments la tb
railroad strike situation in Spokane
tonight. -
Salt Lake Car Shops Closed.
SALT LAKE CITY, V tab... April 12.
Because of the strike of switchmen
and yardmen employed by the com
pany, the cax repair shop of the Den
ver & Rio Grande railroad here
closed late today and about 600 em
ployes were laid off. .Strikers here
today numbered approximately 6QQ.
S24 at St, Louis Resume Work.
ST. LOUIS, April 12. The first
break in the yardmen's strike in St.
Louis came - tonight with the an
noujicement that 324 switchmen in
the employ of the Missouri Pacific
railroad here would return to work
tomorrow.
LIVIXG WAGE IS DEMANDED
Statemerft Issued by Striking Yard
men at The Dalles.
THE DALLES, Or., April 12. (Spe
cial.) With the declaration that their
wages of $5.11 a day were wholly in
adequate to meet the increased prices
and asserting that they had been put
off with broken promises long enough,
a committee of the striking yardmen
composed of J. E. Merritt, J. J. Bowea
and C. E. Amsberry, local switch
men, gave out the following statement
here today:
"For the last two years we have
been living on promises, and have
still remained loyal to our country.
With the cost of living continuing to
rise and the brotherhood officials re
maining stagnant, the pressure "va
becom'n unbearable, so a new or
ganization was formed for the sol
purpose of a betterment of conditions.
This step was taken for the reason
that in the past Mr. Lee. president of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
ana the government promised either
an increase In wages or a decrease in
the cost of living, but as usual neither
kept the promises. Hence, the Inter
national Yardmen's association was
formed. All we are asking Is a living
wage to cover the conditions of the
present time."
The other side of developments in
the strike is a manifesto Issued by
the railroads, which said: "Strikers
who h.ve not returned to work are
being replaced by new men. This
work will be swiftly and vigorously
followed until normal service is re
stored. The strike was without no
tice to the railroads. It Is not au
thorized by any railroad brotherhood.
It violates working agreements and
rules of the brotherhoods to which the
men belong, as well as the law of the
United States, the transportation act
of 1920.
"It is in defianoe of the orders of
the railroad brotherhoods and has
neither the sympathy nor support of
the overwhelming majority of rail
road employes. New men will be
given seniority rights in-order of em
ployment. Wages are 64 cents an
hour for eight hours a day and 96
cents an hour for overtime.. Good
board and lodging are arranged .for
at the job. Protection is assured."
Protection will not be required, ac
cording to local strikers. This strike,
said J. E. Merritt, Is not a demonstra
tion of I. W. W. or bolsheviki.
CLEVELAND PRICES CO UP
BIDDING FOR AVAILABLE FOOD
STOCKS IS IITEIiX.
Switchmen's Strike Spreads to Car
Repairers and 2 00 Quit He
turn Urged by Leaders.
CLEVELAND. O., April 13. The
switchmen's strike spread tonight to
the car repairers, one of the six shop
crafts affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, 200 of whom
walked out in the Collinwood shops
of the New York Central. Cleveland
railroad terminals tonight were tied
up, not a switchman or yardman be
ing at work. The car repairers quit
to enforce demands for 67 cents and
72 cents an hour and in sympathy
with striking switchmen.
Passenger, mall and milk trains
continued to move on almost normal
schedules. . I
Butchers, mirketmen and grocers
outbid each other for available stocks
in local packing house and commis
sion markets, prices in many In
stances reaching new high levels.
Meat prices' jumped 2 to 5 cents a
pound and vegetables from $1 to $3 a
crate Over Saturday.
Nearly 400 members of five local
lodges of the brotherhood of railroad
men were advised by Samuel Gom
pers, president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, and W. G. Lee, presi
dent of the brotherhood, to remain
loyal to their union principles, carry
out orders of their leaders and help
smash the "Insurgents."
He said he was In sympathy with
tne men s wage demands, but opposed
iu tne metnoa used by the strikers.
jn leaving .he meeting manvmen
saia tney were In doubt, some said
they would be back tomorrow and
others declared they would stay out
until tne railroads came across with
more money. '
Secretary of Labor Wilson was re
quested to send federal conciliators
nere.
YARDMEN REPUDIATE STRIKE
Southern Pacific Employes Against
Anything Radical at Present.
EUGENE, Or., April 12. (Special.)
Decisive action was taken on the
strike question" by the Southern Pa
cific yardmen here at a meeting Sun
day afternoon. By a vote of 7 to 2
the yardmen at the Blair Boulevard
terminals repudiated the action of the
"rebels" who are striking all over the
country.
The sentiment among the men here,
it was brought out at the meeting,
was that they are against anything
of a radical nature -at the. present
time. One of them declared they could
see no reason why they should follow
the lead of the radical element and
cause the innocent to suffer because
of the lack of food. '
The men here are. also quoted as
being of the belief that to strike now
would cripple industry. They declare
that there is nothing to strike for.
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itoseburgr Council Prepares or
Visit of Northwest Caravan.
ROSEBURG, Or, April 12. (Soe
stai.j A special meeting of the city
council was held tonight to locate
accommodations for the northwestern
automobile caravan which Is to be
hero on May 19 or 20. This caravan
will be one of the big affairs of the
year and it has been proposed to put
the fairgrounds In condition for vis
itors on that date. It was suggested
by members of the Merchants' associ
ation this afternoon that the straw
berry carnival be arranged to in
clude the date set for autoists to be
here as the advertising feature for
Douglas county will be well worth
looking after. The city will make
every provision for entertaining the
caravan and a special invitation for
them to make this city their rendez
vous sent at once.
Rains Please Farmers.
UMATILLA, Or., April 12. (Spe
cial.) The late heavy rains have
given a brighter prospect to farmers
who expected a crop failure, on ac
count of a water shortage. The
ground Is thoroughly saturated and
shows evidence of abundant moisture.
The alfalfa is making an excellent
showing. Many farmers have had to
reseed their new fields as many as
three times this spring, owing to the
high winds, but the late rains insure
better prospects for the future.
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' SALEM, Or., April 12 (Special.)
The state board of control at a spe
cial meeting here today placed in the sidered
hands of P. H. D'Arcy and George H.
Hlnes the matter of making improve
ments to the memorial building at
Champoeg, authorized at the 1919 ses
sion ot the legislature. Approxi
mately $5000 is now available for this
work. Tne present facilities are con-
inadequate and it is under
stood that most of the money will
be expended on the main building
and in the construction of a fence.
' Kelso Operator to Leave.
KELSO, Wash., April 12. (Special.)
-W. K. Dickenson, operator at the
Kelso railway station for several
years,' will leave this week for Gate
City, Wash., where he will be station
agent. Mr. Dickenson is one of the
oldest emplcjes on the division in
point of service. He has been suc
ceeded here temporarily by Mrs. H. .
Swishr.
Prisoners to Be Deported.
TACOMA, Wash.. April 12. George
and Diego Putnam, released frojn
McNeil Island penitentiary, were ta
ken to Seattle today by immigration
officers who stated the men would
be deported. They are natives ofTJo
livia and had been sentenced follow
ing conviction for violation of the
Harrison anti-drug act.
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3000 at Columbus Vote Strike.
COLUMBUS. O., April 12. The Co
lumbus Yardmen's association, com
posed of nearly 3000 striking switch
men here, late today voted to call out
on strike tonight all switching crews
employed in this city to handle pas
senger traffic.
09 6 on "Pennsy" Line Out.
PHILADELPHIA, April 12. The
Pennsylvania Railroad company an
nounced tonight. that 6096 employes of
all classes are on strike on its sys
tem between New Tork and St. Louis.
Republicans to Meet April XI.
SPOKANE, Wash., April 12. The
republican county convention will be
held here April 17, it. was decided at
a meeting of republicans here today.
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THE STRIKE OF THE SWITCHMEN
To the Public :
Strikers who have, not returned to work are being re
placed by new men. This work will be swiftly and vigor
ously followed until no,rmal service is restored.
The strike was without notice to the railroad. It is not
authorized by any railroad brotherhood. It violates work
ing agreements, violates the rules of the brotherhoods to
which the men belong, and violates the law of the United
States (Section 301, Transportation Act of 1920).
It is in defiance of the orders of the railroad brother
hoods' executives, and has neither the sympathy nor sup
port of the majority of railroad employes.
New men will be given seniority rights in order of
employment, wages are sixty-four cents an hour for
eight hours' work a day and ninety-six cents an hour for
overtime. Good board and lodging are arranged for at
the jobs. Protection assured Apply to Superintendent,;
Room 32, Section , Floor Union Station, Portland.
(Signed)
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
J. H.' DYER, General Manager.