oo Strike of Switchmen Still Causing Grief CHICAGO. April 2b. While tho railroad rail-road general managers asociatlon today to-day reported "decided breaks In the ranks of striking switchmen," the Illinois Il-linois Manufacturers' asociatlon, in a telegram to Senator McCormlck, declared de-clared that manufacturing plants in Illinois would be conipeled to close and untold distress would follow "unless "un-less railroads can switch our cars." "The cosing down of plants will cro-ato cro-ato a calamity," tho tcegrnm read. "Our situation Is very serious and wo need the help of tho strong arm of the government. Is It afraid to act?" Mr. McCormlck was asked to renew re-new his effort to got tho railroad .a-bor .a-bor board "away from the Washington Washing-ton atmosphere."