Show I Break f Within 0 24 Hours I I M fILE no in indications of a break occurring in in the ranks of the Hie local railroad rail rail- rail rail-I W WHILE manifested itself yesterday yesterday yester ester V V road men who deserted their posts last week in certain circles winch according to t-o toI da day a spirit of unrest purest has appeared the situation forecasts a change chonge within the officers who have been heen watching I I Sf 40 U v. v This unrest in the ranks of oC the I strikers here according to the of officers of- of became apparent late lato yesterday yesterday yes yes- cs afternoon after aCter bulletins had luid been posted poste tell telling inS inS' of oC Attorney llor nc ney acy General Palmers Palmer's startling disclosures regarding the tho activities ties los of oC the thc I. I W. W y W. W interests and the Russian soviet government go In Inthe tho the thre threatened wido wide railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road strike Fear of oC government g action which must como immediately after after after aft aft- er charges are arc proved has haM given I rise to a doubt as to the ad- ad visibility of or continuing the strike in the tho minds of oC the Salt Lake railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road men who walked out of or the thear yards ar s sa say the officers Men Un pre E Confidence With the striking switchmen ex expressing ex- ex pressing confidence that they the will win er e every point thc they ask f for r and the officials of or the tho o railroads statIn stating stating stat stat- In ing that It Is beyond the power of or the railroads to grant rant an any Increase in increase In- In crease In wages or change in working working- hours or conditions the railroad strike in Salt Lake yesterday yesterday yes yes- seemed to be settling down for a a long period of inactivity Striking switchmen state slate that the men who have walked off ol of the railroad jobs will not return conditions rem rem- to work ork until are D Demands Not Stated Staled d dAs As yet et they have havo not made mado known their demands to the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road officials here but it was un unofficially Ull- Ull officially announced hero yesterday ester yester day ay that a graduated ed raise ralso of or per cent will be included in the tho demands of oC tho the strikers AccordIng According Accord- Accord In Ing to an announcement made at atthe atthe atthe the meeting of oC the switchmen at Lt Moose auditorium yesterday est this raise Is lo to bo be graduated so that workers receiving ing the smallest pa pay Continued on Pa Page Pago c 3 BREAK EXPECTED INS IN S LOCAL RAIL STRIKE Continued from Pa Page e 1 will receive e the largest st increase and tho the men who are receiving a higher Ids WM wage e will return to work only when they are raised so 50 that the average O Increase for tor all workers work work- ers employed by the railroads will average tho the raise ralso demanded Claim Claw Official D d According According- to local strikers HI Williams president of oC Ogdon Ogden S lodge No 68 68 Brotherhood of at Railway Railway Rail Rail- wa way Trainmen was as d deposed a as chairman of oC tho the Ogden lodge e at a meeting held there yesterday aft att I I I Williams Williams' appeal to the tho men hien to standby stand standby b by their union which has branded this strike as Illegal was said to bo be the reason for his being ousted Williams stated ted last night when In Interviewed Interviewed In- In in Salt Lake that he was do doIng doing doing do- do ing his duty as an officer of at the tho brotherhood brotherhood brotherhood broth broth- in appealing to the tho men to stand by tho the railroad companies with whom the tho brotherhood has a 3 contract to keep the yards In working worlIng order Claim lalm Vote ote Illegal When It became impossible to maintain main thin tain order at tho mooting I rapped for tor order and then not receiving any re response response ro- ro declared the tho meeting adjourned was Vi Williams Williams' s' s statement It Is understood that the tho theote vote ote oustIng ousting ousting oust oust- ing the chairman was taken after aCter he ho had left tho the hall hail and according to of officers ot- ot of ot the tho lodge If 11 a vote was taken ousting him It was Illegal megal and wilt will have no effect the meeting having been adjourned before even a motion was Introduced Introduced in introduced In- In which might unseat the chair chair- man S Wo We re will comply with the laws atour of at our brotherhood which arc aro in full ac accord accord accord ac- ac cord with tho the laws of the nation was the thol statement of oC S. S M. M Welsh secretary secretary secre secre- tary of oC tho Ogden locals local's grievance committee for tOI the tho Southern Pacific system last night Funds Fund Arc Are Removed Re President Williams Welsh and Co C. OB B. B of at the Ogden Dot Doty a a. representative union stated that the funds of at the brotherhood had been removed late yesterday yesterday yes yes- to a 3 place of safe saCe keeping from their heir former Cormer resting place at union Ii cad quarters Just what hat action on tho the part or of the strikers caused this action was not stated brotherhood brother brother- It was understood that the hood had been moved boons bodilY treasury treasur 45 1 1 I LS J lilU V. b J J. v w v f for rU safe bk p t-bt t but this s was was denied denle j jearly II earl early this morning by Captain of Police Po- Po lice ice Jones Chief of oC Detectives Robert Blake Detective Sergeant Everett Noble and Desk Sergeant Barlow vil WU son C C. S. S Warner secretary of at the Ogden lodge odge of the brotherhood could not be located located- this morning to tell of the whereabouts or of the union funds Delegations from the Bingham Garfield railroad company's workers and railroad men from the Utah railway railway rail raU- way the Bamberger system carmen from the Oregon Short Line yards and street car operators of or the Utah Light Traction company attended the meeting meeting meeting meet meet- according ac according ac- ac ing of tho the switchmen yesterday cording to an tn announcement made late lale last night What significance ma may be bo attached to the visits of these delegations delegations delegations was not learned last night Committees to go before all local la labor labor labor la- la bor organizations and nd explain the stand st. taken by b tho the railroad were appointed at the meeting yesterday These committees will have haVo visited all local labor and fraternal b bodies dies by this time next week New Walkout Hinted Officials of at the outlaws' outlaws association while admitting yesterday that a a. number number number num num- ber of at workers have havo returned to their posts north of at here around Pocatello Idaho Falls Glenns Ferry Boise and Nampa say that the men will l leave e their posts again aln within the next three days Railroad officials 9 however discredit discredit discredit dis dis- dis- dis credit this assertion Officials of at tho Oregon Short Line stated slated yesterday that the compan company's s lines to the north were greatly Im Improved improved im- im proved pro within the last forty eight I hours and that traffic in that section I would soon return to Its normal basis Crews at nt Work Vork There were three switching crews revs working in the local freight and passenger passenger passenger pas pas- yards ards of at the Oregon Short Line and the Salt Lake Lahe Route here yester ester esterday day These crews were made up of oC company officials and a no handful of at switchmen who have have- remained loyal lo to the ho company compan Train No 67 7 of oC the th Salt Lake Route which runs between Salt Lake and Garfield carrying cs of at the smelter to work was annulled yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day and Its passengers transported on train No 59 69 Yesterday was the tho sec see second second ond da day on which it was found Impossible Impossible Impossible sible to secure a a. crew cre for tor this train Call Coll boys of oC the company were kept busy yesterday tr trying ln to find crews Lo to man the trains scheduled to leave here In many Instances they the report that It is Impossible to locate the thet t trainmen rat nm en rw Traffic Normal Denver Rio Grande Grando officials stated slated yesterday that they have attempted to move no freight but that their passenger passenger pas pas- traffic has remained at normal They sa say that the men In their passenger passenger passenger pas pas- service have remained firm in their stand by the company compan Much Interest is being taken both by tho the railroad officials and by the tho strikers in tho the expected action of at tho the maintenance of oC wa way operators either cither voting to support the company or to loin join ranks with the tho strikers Meetings bare bavo been bean expected dally daily but as yet ret there have havo been no indications as to when whon the meeting will 11 take tako place Work Vork trains were sent out on all of the local divisions yesterday esterday Freight Handled The Tho Oregon Short Line Lino handled eight freight frels trains on the divisions between hero and Pocatello during the tho day a Reports from rota surrounding c communities tics ties received yesterday indicated that approximately men were laid off oCt yesterday on account of at the scarcity of oC fuel tuel and material in tho the industrial plants plan All o of ot tho the coal mines were closed do down n yesterday according to local re ro- ro ports No movements of oC coal were re reported reported reported re- re ported on onny any ny of oC the local railroads but hut railroad officials here stated that there is no danger of at a coal shortage in Salt Lake L as ns there is la enough h coal now v lying in the local yards to supply supply supply sup sup- ply the city for almo almost t two months Meetings were held late lato last night by b the Brotherhood of oC Locomotive e J Engineers En En- an and b by tho Brotherhood of or Railway Hallway Trainmen No o reports of oC the activities oC of these meetings were available at an early hour this morn morn- ing 11 If V. V Platt PIaU general mana manager cr of ot tho the Oregon Short Line stated last night that he lie had received advices from l 12 E. E Calvin vice president Union Pacific system Indicating that the only anI disturbances encountered by the tho Union Pacific railroad wore were the threatened threatened threat threat- ened ned walkout at North Platte and the temporary at Cheyenne Business Is moving out the entire territory covered co by the tho Union Pacific railroad he stated and freight is moving on all lines where this is possible under the embargoes oes existing with tho the connecting roads Pocatello yards ards have havo been working with almost a normal force oree on tho the day shift and by this morning I expect that the tho day yard shift shirt will a again ln beat beat be bo boat at normal At all points north and west of oC Pocatello the yard rd forces are arc working working- at full tull capacity Mr Platt stated that ho he expected tho the yardmen at Kemmerer and Montpelier to be bo at Ht work worl toda today and he stated that business between cn Butte Granger Graner and Huntington would move normally today Subject to the existing embargoes embar goes oes of ot the connections Tho The ani only points where business Is not now at normal are Salt Lal Lako o and Ogden and nd no so far there thero has been no change at either point he lie said 1 None ono Of ot the four tour brother brother- hoods with whom the railroads have havea a contract are involved In tho the present trouble continued Platt Tho The Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood Broth Broth- of ot Locomotive Engineers the Brotherhood of at Locomotive Firemen and the tho Order of at Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of at Railway Trainmen with whom we wo have havo contracts are aro working hand In hand with us against this unauthorized walkout wall and the duly authorized representatives representatives rep rep- of ot these organizations are counseling with men to have havo nothing whatever to to do with tho the illegal megal strike and nd doing everything e in their power to Impress upon those members of oC their organizations who have havo affiliated affiliated affil arCH Jated themselves with or who are In sympathy with the strike movement that they are doing so 0 In direct opposition opposition OPIO- OPIO of at tho the proper representatives of the four tour train service organizations ors District and local chairmen of at all of or orth th the brotherhoods havo have been co ing with me rue here in the tho local yards ards and I feel sure that the they will be successful successful suc sue In bringing Ins the men to the realization that tho the strike e movement is not a a. union movement and that as such It is not recognized by the tho la labor labor labor la- la bor unions Agitator Ejected EJ cl The following telegram was received h hero ro last night from tram tho the general Jeneral su superintendent su- su of oC the Union Pacific tern tem It was addressed to M M. L J J. Buckley Ruckle Buck Ruck- le icy ley general manager a of tho the 0 O. O W. W R. R N. N com company pan a n. Ore and F. F H. H Knickerbocker general superintendent superintendent superintendent of ot the tho Oregon on Short Line Cheyenne Wyo April 14 H 1920 All AU men who went out on strike at Cheyenne two days ago returned today This has been the anI only point in the tho northern district and all men announced their determination of at fulfilling fulfilling ful ful- ful- ful filling tillIng their contract At North orth Patte an nn agitator rented a 3 hall and held a meeting y yesterday and another one today to induce the men to desert their work Three hundred men present passed unanimous resolution to throw him out of the hall hal which was done arid and then passed another unanimous resolution denouncing illegal strikes and declaring themselves to fulfill contracts contracts con con- tracts which their or organization had signed A. A W. W WOODRUFF con I General Superintendent U U. P. P R. R R. R it |