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Show uu 1 CHICAGO, April 1. While officers of the railroad brotherhoods, who united unit-ed with railroad heads to break the unauthorized strike of switchmen which started in the Chicago terminal district, announced tonight that the situation was steadily Improving and thaht the crisis of tho walkout was past, John Grunau, president of tho Chicago Yardmons' association, who called the strike, declared "the situation situa-tion Js unchanged." "The situation in the Chicago district is distinctly improved tonight," S. B. Heberling, presldont of the Switchmens' Union of North America, said. "More men are returning to work and we look for an early return to normal conditions." Claim Satisfied Progreos. Mr. Heberling said that brotherhood leaders wore mooting with delegations o strikers in an offort to end the walkout walk-out and thai satisfactory progress was being made. It was reported that several committees commit-tees representing the strikers wero canvassing tho individual workers and delivering instructions to return to jwork. Edward Corrigan, assistant grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Lo-comotive Engineers, made public a communication addressed to him by one of tho committees. Letter to Grand Chief. It read, In part: "We, tho undersigned local committee commit-tee representing membership of the Drotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Brotherhood of Locomootlve Firemen Fire-men and Enigemen, hereby request of you thaht you request the General Managers association to give us tho same raiso in wages as demanded by the B. L. E. and tho B. L. F. E. "In returning to our work, we do so with the understanding that our seniority rights shall be protected." "I fool absolutely certain that tho men will bo back at their work within 4S hours," said Mr. Corrigan. "Our plans appear to have tho desired affect. af-fect. We are taking this action to protect pro-tect our old men. They havo boon ill-advised, ill-advised, but they now see their mistake." mis-take." Success for Walkout Indicated. At an open meeting of the strikers, John Grunau, leader of the insurgent element, predicted success for the walkout. "We aro going to win," ho said. "No one has returned to work and reportfc have been received from all parts o tho country that traffic lo tied up. havo such tole&rams and letters from SI. Louis, Kansas City, Columbub, Cleveland, Detroit. San Francisco, San ..... ujgTfj |