Show fREAK I a E oil I IN INA A RAIL R A I STRIKE oil R oil I K E BEGINS B E G I N S Railway R at 1 way Officials Off Off- 1 s V V- V V Make Up Trains as asMore i More Crews Strike V Ogden April General 10 General General Manager J. J H. H Byer of or the Southern Pacific Pa San Francisco today issued the tho following statement of the striking switchmen At At or before 4 o'clock this p. p In m some somo returned to join the ranks of those switchmen who remained at their place of duty The names of those who did not return have boon boen stricken strick strick- I en from our rolls and they can get back into the tho service only by making application The good men who now have bc been m misled will return The railroad brotherhoods are against the strikers and are helping helping help help- ing us to get new men The Tho men out have d deserted their unions and their agreements at the same time 4 The pay for switchmen is 64 cents per hour for eight h hours urs work aday aday a aday day and 96 cents an hour for work after the eight hours Every switchman switchman switchman switch switch- man had to begin and this is a good chance for men to get into the railroad railroad rail rail- road business 1 I We will resume service as fast as we can get the force to do doit it To this our attention is devoted T ESPITE the fact that 5 switching itching cr crews ws on all aH Salt Lake D U were ere called on strike at 4 p. p m. m yesterday passenger traffic tr has bas not V VV been heen interrupted V V General officials of the tho companies immediately took over ocr the thc work ot of f I passenger the he coach switching crews an and passenger trains leaving here last I ni night ni ht were able to get away on s schedule time u I A special meeting meeting- of or tho the Brother hoo hood of ot Railroad Trainmen lodge No o will be bo held In Jn En Eagles Je hall ball Fourth South and West Wesl Temple streets at t 1 B. B of or R. R T. T P p. p IT m. m m. m today All An members lodges and S. S and other members of this org org- organization under these Jurisdictions Jur jur- are requested to be lit present It was vas estimated last nl night ht that more moro than OO 00 inen nen en are out on strike I. I In Salt SaIl Lake I Company officials are optimistic at of I keeping the passenger asseng r and mall mail serice service ser ice at normaL The em embargo ar o placed placer on freight hl of or I all kinds at the outset of or tho strike continued yesterday and not nol oven o an I exchange of frel freight ht already en route roula railroad to another front from one onu system is Ig permitted under the provisions pro of ot I Ithe the embargo o. Official An ti Switchmen The situation In tho the yards ards of ot the tho Oregon Short Line and the Salt Lake Laker r louto ute In Salt Sail Lake Lako yesterday rda was personally per per- handled b by F. F II J Knickerbocker Knickerbock er or or general superintendent of the Short Line whose headquarters are aro at Pocatello Toca- Toca tello 1 J. E. E Davis assistant superintendent dt df the tho lIn lines s of ot the Short Line P. P D. D Jamison general yardmaster ter of ot tho the Salt Lake yards of ot tho the O. O S S. I L. L and D. D S. S Spencer the company's general passenger a agent ent I Knickerbocker r. r Davis Jamison and Spencer were In the yards yarda last night I J. J I I f when the Los Angeles limited came In from Ogden and personally took ook charge i of or the remaking of ot the train nece feces feces- I f sary before It could proceed to Its destination tIes des I on Oil the tho coast W. W IL it Smith superintendent of or tho Salt Lake route worked with themI them I JJ Minor or Movements em nt While no freight was Avas received In Inn any n of tho the local ocal yards ard yesterday a ft local trel freight ht train made up of or cars which had hatI been boen in transit since before the commencement of or the strike left heft hero here yesterday on the Denver Rio Grande for tor Park City Another local freight train of ot the tho sumo sam un system left liet hatE late hate yesterday for Thistle Two switching switching- crews creW's of the tho D D. P. P R. R G. G at al Ogden walked out at S 8 o'clock yesterday morning Ten men were affected af affected af af- b by this On OJ tho the Salt SnIt Lake Route freight trains were dispatched from to Milford Millord to Caliente Lyndyll Lyn- Lyn dyll to Milford 1 Lyndyll to Provo Tintic Tintie Tin Tin- tic tie to Provo Pro and aDd Topliff to Cutler Two local freight trains on tho the Oregon Ore Ore- gon goon Short Line Lino were dispatched from Brigham to to Naiad Malad yesterday Two local freights were sent out on the Cache Cach Junction branch and antl on the main line trains s wore sore dispatched from Cache Junction to Pocatello and from to Cache Junction Twenty cars cUS of or perishables bl wore rr- rr In tho the local yards ards of ot the Short Continued on pago paso S. S U ti ys S. S MAY INTER INTERVENE VENE w IN N RAILWAY RAI TI UP TIE EU P ON INVESTIGATION National Guard in Illinois Is A Awaiting g C Call toi tor to r t i Mobilize l i Continued from Page Pago 1 t 8 strikers returned to work In a half haIr dozen places More ore than joined the strikers already out In Toledo De- De Columbus Indianapolis Fort Worth and md other cities In tho the Chicago area arca cL claims ma of or railroad railroad rail rall- road Toad heads and officers of the tho brotherhoods broth- broth who united waited to break breal tho unauthorized unauthorized un un- authorized walkout out that strikers were returning to w work rk and that freight J. J traffic was gradually approaching normal were met with denials by officers of officers of- of of or the Chicago yardmen's association as as- who asserted that the tho tlc tic up tip was complete k U. U S s. s Intervention Forecasted d Federal intervention In tho the strike with Ith the possible utilization of or the tho Il Illinois II- II national guard to to protect pr prop- prop city was wag forecasted toda today by the tho aeo ac action ae- ae o Lion tion of or District Attorney Charles F. F Clyne who after an night all confer confer- enco enco with his staff and members erg of oC tho the department of justice summoned John Grunau leader lender of or tho the strikers to his office It H was said that definite instructions were received b by Mr Ir Clyne CIno from Attorney Attorney At- At torne torney General Palmer in- in regard to tho the governments government's action in the strike situation I Mr Ir Clyne would not discuss pos- pos sable government action I will sa say however he stated that the United States is not entirely powerless in a situation that affects the food and fuel supply of or tho the country and that th drastic action will be inevitable unless condl- condl o tons dons arc are altered materially within the tho next forty eight ort ort-ei ht hours n Heady to Mobilize Members of the eleventh ele regiment Illinois national guard were reported to have been ordered to k keep ep In clo close e touch with their homes home so o the they could be reached b by telephone at short no no- no tice The They said the they were ero instructed to be he ready to go on strike dut duty at nn any lime time Tho The General d Managers Managers' association a I I representing mo UIO I UKU U that it would refuse to treat I I with representatives s 's of or the strikers The Tho announcement followed that of I IT IT Ir I E. E Reading chairman of or the newl newly i organized cn a association that committees of three on each orthe of or the roads would confer with the general general gen gen- eral l managers er of their lines linos and present their theil demands Contract Effective Claim Our contracts with the brotherhoods broth hoods cover er all the men now on strike Sec Sec- Secretary i clary Snyder of the General Managers Managers' Iana ers ers' association said If the tho strikers want contracts the they have only to return return re- re turn to their unions We will reco recognize recognize nize no outlaw union 1 Plans flans for or the Senate Investigation atlon of ot the strike were vero completed toda today by Chairman Cummins of the Senate in interstate tn- tn Interstate commerce committee The in- in will m be begin ln in Chicago on Tuesday and will be bo conducted b by the full committee com corn I with John Grunau 1 F. F Whit Whitney ney ncy vice Ico president p of at the Brotherhood I I of oC Railroad Trainmen and officers af the Chicago o. o Milwaukee St St. Paul Paull railroad on which the strike originated originate 1 as the first witnesses Rail nail Lines Line Operating Two railroads Entering Chicago lIft lIft- y 1 cd d all ill freight restrictions and promised di 00 per cent operation In the next forty for- for ty ty t hours B. B B B. Greer vice Ice pre president of ot t the thc h e Chicago o Milwaukee R St. St Paul said that the road would have full crews crews working before Sunday night and md that switchmen now at work would have ha tho congestion fairly relieved cd within twelve o hours All AU our our firemen arc back and We we have o raised the Ue embargo a against I freight Mr Greer said There will I bo ho a 3 complete resumption of or work Monday Monday Mon Mon- day morning Back to 10 Work Work- WorkMore More loTe The Tho first general movement back to work was anno announced after a 3 con- con conference ference between A. A E E. Llo Lloyd d superintendent superintendent of or the New ew York Central Lines Line 1 W. W W. W Kirch general chairman of the Brotherhood of at Railroad Trainmen and W. W Bannister general chairman of oC off the Brotherhood of ot Locomotive Engi Engi- f neer The freight embargo was ordered lifted lifted lift lift- ed cd at all aU depots of or the tho New York Central Central Central Cen Cen- lines Reports tonight Indicated the tho following follow ing InS situation throughout the country Tabulated Strike Chicago IdleSt Idle St. St Louis Toledo an increase of ot 1000 tod to- to d day Now ew York and Jersey City Youngstown Buffalo 2000 Kansas City 1300 Several hundred returned to work a at t Kansas CIt City r. r Los s Angeles 1100 Three hundred d returned to work worl in California Detroit 2000 an increase of or Pittsburg 1000 Columbus 2000 t 2 gain of or J OO Indianapolis a aln rain of or I Fort Reif Worth Worth orth a L gain d 1 o of r I ISan San Francisco Gary Increase Noted Here Salt S Lake L. an increase of r Ii ii Syracuse 2 O. O Saginaw Mich Ieh 00 Ogden Utah Pueblo Colo 50 Decatur Decatur Ill 40 an Increase of at 10 Milwaukee an Increase of or 50 GO Ida Springfield Ill an increase of ot I Toilet Joliet Ill Ill DO 60 Scranton Pa 50 Bloomington Ill III 75 5 I Fort Wayne no a Ind tad 35 Dayton O 0 0 Canton 0 O. U tj l I lIeh Michigan n Bard lilt UK l Jackson Mich lIch O Kalamazoo Mich 00 Sparks 1 Nev e i 75 70 Mich lIch 00 Flint Mich Much Battlo Creek Mich Uch Pa I t Co Coffeyville e I Kan an Hi Houston Texas Tetas 30 w I Mo Cleveland Cle 1000 Switchmen also went out In Portland I Ore Akron 0 O. Warren 0 O. Hornell Hornel N N. Y Salamanca N. N Y T. Niagara lagara Falls Fails and Sharon Farrell and Sharps Pa Ia but no estimates of the tho number of or ormen men on strike were made One Ono hundred strikers at Champaign Ill returned to work vork Federal Probe Is Auli Authorized Washington April Orders 10 Orders went ent out today to United States district at attorneys at- at to Investigate tho the unauthorized unauthorized unauthorIzed railroad strikes in their districts to determine whether thero there has bas been any Joint action designed to Interfere i with the tho distribution of or necessities of or i ilife life Ufe or whether such interference was I contemplated Attorney General Palmer who is at I Savannah Ga in making this announcement announcement an an- anI an- I said that such Joint action action ncI ac- ac tion would auld be bo unlawful He added that the tho federal government go would take tako takeno no steps until a 11 careful inquiry had been made mado to ascertain tho the facts fact facts a Mr Palmer Palm r will bo be in tho the south for soy sov- oral eral days and has hM Instructed Assistant Assist Assist- Assist 1 ant Attorney General Ames to act on I his own judgment should the situation situa- situa i lion tion be bo found to warrant It I Tho The Senate Interstate commerce committee committee committee com com- completed plans today for its Investigation atlon of at the strike Hearings will Ill begin Tuesday Tuesa with John Grunau president of at tho the Chicago Yardmen's I nl association and leader of the tho striking forces in to Chicago as one ono of or tho the first witnesses Chairman Cummins an an- Officers o of the railroad shop crafts affiliated with rift th the A. A A I. T I I I tion of Labor refused to discuss c ch the K strike Samuel Gompers president of or tho the fed federation has gone gono to Cleveland headquarters of at tho the trainmen's union to discuss the general situation with the brotherhood chiefs GO Gom Gompers pers Denies TI There re Is Strike le Philadelphia April 10 Th 10 There c Is no strike of or railroad d men assert asserted d Samuel Sam Sam- uel Gompers president of or the American AmerIcan Ameri AmerI- can Federation of Labor here today to reporters while he was wallin waiting for a delayed train for or New York He was compelled to go S-O to West cst Philadelphia and catch a a. through h train from Wash Nash ton Ins As h hc swung wung aboard he said Remember there thero Is no strIke Congress Con Con- gress has prohibited strikes s on the railroads but of ot course thero Is no law to prevent individuals from quitting quit quit- ting their Jobs 1 if the they choose to do so Mr l Gompers would not not reveal tho the I nature of at his mission to to Philadelphia Lees Lee's s Statement t Is Optimistic c Cleveland eland 0 O. April JO W W. W G G. Lee president of or the Brotherhood of or Railroad Rail flail road Trainmen toda today Issued the following following fol fol- lowing statement regarding regarding- the nationwide nationwide nation nation- wide strike of or railroad yardmen and switchmen The situation at Chicago Js Is constantly con con- improving ln and those in charge of or the five brotherhoods there report dally gains and hope that moro more of or the tho thinking members of the tho organizations will return to their former I positions er very soon It It Is Js believed the members embers will I reco recognize that the only onh of or se securing securing se- se curing additional increase in pa pay to which the they fire re entitled and which we aro are confident will be bo granted by the l labor bor board recently created by federal federal fed fed- eral law la- Just act s boon soon loon as that board I is 15 appointed by President Wilson and for them to return to work immediately Immediate The fifteen railroad labor organizations organizations have ha-e entered into and signed an agreement to present their wage de demands demands de- de mands to such board the law and ancI it la is unreasonable to e expect that an any Increase ase will m be bo granted grante except ex ex- x- x by tho the board and In int accordance with the federal law It Is II equal equally certain tain that whatever benefits are secured se- se se secured cured will come through the authorIzed authorized author author- committees of tho the established labor la labor la- la bor organizations Switchmen S At Nampa a mPa Join Join in Strike Boise Dolle Ida April two Twenty 10 two Twenty o railroad switchmen st and anel yard ard s went on today at t Nampa th the Oregon Short Linn Line Junction point miles from here wh where re th the branch lint line j to Boise Joins the tho main line Durin During the a demand was sent to th the I yardmaster for more moro Ill I'll pay but ito jio other othe r grievances gorle were s stated by the strikers B By nightfall more than earn cars o of t freight wore were tied up at Nampa an arid and d points west |