| Show AIL d STRIKE f I. I II W W. W W. PLOT LAIM a CLAIM REVOLUTION REVOLUTION- A ATTEMPTED TrEM TED UI U. Si S. FINDS Evidence of lieas I Activity y Inciting Workers to Q Quit QuitIs ii Is Uncovered in Probe f by Department of Jus Justice c New Orleans La April 13 Forest C. C Pendleton dep department of justice agent here at the head of a squad of operatives raided a 3 hall haU in n which a a. meeting of 20 members of the local yardmen's association was being h held ld to tonight night might and arrested six of the leaders on federal warrants charging them with interfering with the United States mails The six men arrested were T. T M. M Littleton Ed Behrman D. D G. G Phillips Charles Giblin J. J S. S Burke and A. A J. J Cash S. S Farrell Parrell Far Far- rd rell and G. G S. S were ar arrested rested la later r and G. G Buchart f for r. r whom a warrant also aiso was issued could not be he found The men are charged with violation via vio lation of the Lever food act and interference with the mails mailer The warrants were issued on information information infer infer- mation from United States Marshal Marshal Marshal Mar Mar- Frank Prank Miller who is in iIi Hammond La stating that all all shipments of foodstuffs were bein bein being be- be in ing held up there and much perishable perishable per per- food was being lost I Br nf Associated td Pre PreM W v. SH INGTON April 13 Ev Ei Evi Evidence dence of the thc activity of Industrial In n- n Workers of the World toward toward to to- ward inciting and maintaining maintaining- the i unauthorized railroad railroad strike c continues to tu accumulate at the department o of justice and officials admitted tonight that thc they saw sm signs of an attempt to expand the thc railroad strike into into one phase of ofa ii fa world revolution Reports from field agents of ot thede were not not as yet et complete completes enough h to permit determination ot of tho thu governments government's course curse in jn dealing with the thc situation Attorney General Palmer said ald no ann announcement as to tho ho governments government's gov 0 plan was to be expected expected-be fore tomorrow at the earliest Call Cabinet President Wilson toda today issued a call for fOl his cabinet to meet tomorrow mornIn morn morn- I In ing It H will be the first ses session ion of ot oth Mr h Wilsons Wilson's official advisers since hs h's hsI western speaking tour in the thc cour courso u I of oC which he was taken ill and tho thu strike situation was understood toI to u have ha prompted the call for tor the meLin meL ingel- in In some quarters It was thought I an announcement a as to the thc sov governments government's govern ments ment's courso course would follow the c cabinet cab tb- tb inet met meeting Tho The President also sent to the hc Senate loda today tho the nominations of or the nine nino men representing tin em cm employers t tho the public whom he has selected to compose the labor board provided pro un under er the transportation act to deal eal I with railway labor laior disputes i The men selected were Ier of hoard Representing tho ho public Hanger Washington D. D C. C r Hunt Cincinnati R. R M. M I. I Barton T Ten Ten- n- n Representing tho railroad corporations corpora corpora- a- a lIons Horace Baker J Jr H. H Elliott llIott and William U II Park Representing the Albert Albert Albert I I Phillips PhilIip A. A O. O Wharton and J. J J. J lorre For lor re rester The rho nominations were immediately I referred to th time tho interstate to i committee which is expected to ta tale o d I action on them tomorrow Tho The board will be called b by tIme tho President without d delay la and was ex expected cx- cx to meet Jn n ii Washington where existing government o machinery r for r tho handling handling- of or wage wago mat matters I Is at its disposal and ancl would permit it to get Into action promptly to deal with tho the strike situation r Hns hIn Information Mr Ir Palmer ralmer when ho lie goes to the tho cabinet meeting tomorrow will have havo available a very verJ largo large number of or re reports reports reports re- re ports from rom hta agents at strike cen centers s which are arc known knon to deal specifically with the relation of or the I. I W W. W. W to tho strike movement Ho will be bo able to show the President and the tho cabinet that through h tho ho agency enc of ot the I. I W. W W. W relationship has been established be between between between be- be tween the strikers strikers' newly formed organization the thc the Railway WorKers WorKers' union and union and the one big union as tho ho Canadian r radical l organization ContInued on Page Z i I I I I. I W. W W. W INflUENCING STRIKERS E Continued from Page 1 trig inS L L' W W. WV V. W. membership is known Ho Ha will also be able to disclose through official reports that John Grunau Grunan head of ot the Chicago Yardmen's Yardmen's Yard Yard- m mens men's ns n's association tho the members of ot which were the first In the tho country to quit their posts has been supplanted b by an active member of ot the I. I W. W WI W W. I. I TV W. W. W Plot Claim Propaganda of ot I. I W W. W W. origin calling call call- Ing upon all railroad workers t to Join in asserting their power and tempting them with the statement that the golden opportunity for tor which you OU have been looking has arrived has been found by federal agents Officials said Bald the they believed this Unseen unI unseen un un- seen power had been pushing the strikers forward and now threatened to expand tho the walkout months and months of ot L 1 W W. W W. campaigning to that end having havinS' been disclosed Reports today told of ot Inroads into inlo th the tho ranks of or sho men in many centers and of unrest In all They also uncovered uncovered uncovered ered the Ule nature of ot L I. W W. W W. propaganda propaganda ganda in process of ot distribution some described as being dangerous as the communist literature All Allot of it advocated advocated ad ad- the ono one big union Idea and urged the strikers and faint taint hearted to secede from affiliation with tho four great rail railway way brotherhoods Brotherhoods Brotherhood Branded bs' bs Tho The American Federation of or Labor was characterized In these documents as having seven fifty lCt varieties of ot unionism and none of ot them any good One argument made mado against tho four tour brotherhoods was as that thc they do not stand together and thereby brand themselves an at scabs by staying slayinG on the Job when their fellows quit The department moved further today in tho the direction of or prosecution of ot strike leaders by requesting tho the executives of ot tho the Pennsylvania and Ne New York Central roads to furnish it with tho the names of ot all men on strike and to designate those who were directing it To A In discussing this action Mr Palmer explained that conditions were not the tho same on all roads and added that the influences bc behind ind the tho strike must be ascertained He would not say what hat uses would be used of or these names but other officials said they would furnish valuable comparisons in departments department's records of known radicals L W. W W W. and revolutionaries It wan was understood that similar re requests requests ro re- quests might be sent to other r railroad officials later although this action also alao awaited determination of or the governments government's govern govern- ment's ments policy Insurgent Leaders Deny Defections Chicago April 13 Although Althou Although h leaders of or the tho insurgent switchmen and yardmen yardmen yard yard- men toda today strenuously denied that zenotis serious zen seri ous otis defections bad had occurred in their r ranks railroad heads and officers of the brotherhoods who are fighting tho the unauthorized walkout declared Je that tho the strike in western territory gradually was dying out Strikers in a halt half dozen cities clUe and towns returned to work today railroad men at at other points voted not to join the walkout and embargoes were lifted b by several severa roads Several in tho the Chicago terminal ten ter minal district reported operations were virtually normal Live stock receipts today wore were 26 earn cars Including cuttic cuttie cuttle cut cut- tie tic hogs hog and sheep and nd packing house bouso Worl workers returned d t to J duty n StrIking StrIking- switchmen at not I Ludington Mich and Hannibal Mo returned to work toda today and all railroad men who Joined the walkout at Bloomington Ill decided to end the strike tomorrow In inthe tho the far tar west six ninety Northern Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- ciCle voted not to Join the I walkout or to affiliate with tho new union Surplus Army Food To Meet Shortage Washington April l 13 Surplus l.-Surplus Surplus supplies supplies sup sup- plies of frozen beef beet canned roast beef beet I and bacon which tho the war d department has In stock In a score of railroad centers cen cen- tern were made available to today a for uso use usein In relieving any serious erious food shortage resulting from the railroad strike The department advised state municipal authorities that the supplies would bo be available at tho warehouses on tion Included in the cities in which largo large supplies of ot meats aro are stored aro arc New Nw NewYork York ork Buffalo Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin CIncin- nati Cleveland In Indianapolis Atlanta Baltimore Newport News New Orleans Philadelphia San Antonio Anton 0 San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco St. St Louis and Washington A proposal z that that tho the weight ei ht and size ize I I 01 OL parcel pareci post pacKages pacKage DO oc increased so 80 that food tood supplies mu may be distributed through tho the mails was made in a resolution reso reso- lution offered b by Representative o Ran Ran- dall dali Prohibitionist California Present limitations limitations- prevent full Cull use of ot the tho parcel par par- cel post system for this purpose the resolution stated statE Seeks Wilson's Wilsons Ti so s Aid To End Strike 1 By r Universal Trenton N. 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April 13 Governor Edwards telegraphed tonight to President dent Wilson requesting that he call upon tho United States Senate enate to confirm con con- firm Immediately th the nominations to the railroad board and endeavor to cause causo organization of ot that body forth forth- with Ho He also wired tho the governors of New York Penns Pennsylvania l ania Ohio Indiana Il II- II Michigan Kansas California Massachusetts and Connecticut urging that the they make mahe like requests of ot the President in an effort to help solve the nation nallon crisis caused by the outlaw out law railroad strike Peace Overtures i In Strike Rejected New NewYork York April 13 The The rebellious railroad ad f strikers of ot greater reater New York meeting In Jersey City tonight unanimously rejected all aU overtures o for peace The re rejection came at the conclusion sion slon of or the tho report of ot an executive corn com of ot strikers rs which ha had con con- ferrell ferrel through tho the day with chiefs of the four tour brotherhoods and the mayor maor mayorA ot of Jersey City A statement issued b by the executive committee 6 for tor the strikers said there could be bo no settlement until definite guarantees were made to them concerning eon con corning their demands for higher wages and better working conditions Deserting o 0 Crews TS Leave Stranded Los Angeles Call Calif April 13 l. Deser b by the crews of or three overland overland o trains leaving in perhaps passengers stranded at 1 Ariz wore were woree reported re- re eS e- e S ported to Sa Santa ta Fe Fc officials here toOH toda today to- to da day OH as as' another nr development l A A i In the tho strike o of switchmen In Los Angeles ninety eight handlers freight ht and scent eI ht office clerks walked out at the tho Southern Pacific Pacific Pa pa- cUie freight house a Strikers Agree to Return Striking em In the the Potomac I freight ht yards and at the pa passenger terminal hero decided tonight to re return ro- ro turn to work at midnight leaving leaving- their demands to the railway labor board for adjustment The Tho decision of or the men was reached at a a. mass meeting attended by representatives representatives of ot the affected railroads and officers of ot the brotherhoods at which assurances were given by the railway representatives that the tho status of ot men who walked out would Inot not bo be Im irn- irn paired W Wood o d Quits Stump To Fight Strike Boston A April 13 13 MaJ Gen Con Leonard onard Wood 1 today called tho leave leavo of or absence which ho obtained d to make a campaign for the tho Republican nomination for President and said Mid ho he would leave lea later in the day for ChiCa Chicago o to re- re sumo surno his duties as commanding general gen Ien- eral of or t the he central department He Ho stated that his action was due to railroad strike conditions The railroad m mens men's nR strike was as discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed b by General Wood In an address ss at al thc the City club in connection with his with his return to o. o Yc 0 confronted now by an open and shut proposition you cannot pussyfoot It or sidestep It much longer lonser long lons er or ho continued You find that organized organized or or- labor has been stable con con- So far Car as wo we can see HOC organized labor Is now undergoing undergoing undergo undergo- ing in- attack from tho the radical clement within itself and it Is a pretty well wellor or organized attack It looks hooks like th the tho ono one big union idea but there Is no one ono bl big union idea going to go o over oer In this countr country This country countr is going to tob be run by byA A m ar I i ono u W LI II t It 4 mn- mn LIE u W LI II 4 LIE 16 WA J J. 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L Group Condemn Switchmen's Action By Serice Kansas City April 13 The Tho switchmen's switchmen's switchmen's switch switch- mens men's strike was condemned in a resolution resolution res res- passed late toda today at the biennial biennial biennial bien bien- nial convention of oC tho railway em em department of ot the American Federation of ot Labor In session hero cro Arizona Santa Fe FeLines FeLines FeLines Lines Are Affected San Francisco April 13 Spread 13 Spread of or orthe the walkout to another division point pointon on the Santa Fe lines In Arizona re recurrence re- re currence of ot difficulties believed at least partly settled In central California CalifornIa Calif CalL ornia and a refusal of Northern Pacific Pacific Paci Paci- fic tic switchmen at Spokane to strike were ere outstanding developments on the tho unauthorized strike of ot switchmen and yardmen in the Pacific coast region today Firt Freight Leaves Sparks Nev Ney Reno Nov April 13 The 13 The first freight train to leave lea Sparks Nov New e since sinco tho the strike was called Frida Friday was sent w west t this morning It contained forty five cars In which were twelve cars of or frosh fresh meat for San Francisco The train was made mado up by five lve union men inca sent to Sparks from Crom other pointy points Southern Pacific officials In Reno gave out the tho information that unions aro are making up train crews at various divisional divisional di divisional di- di visional points in order th that t a complete tintin ml hn |
