Show OUTLAWS REFUSE TO END RAIL STRIKE Meeting to Clear Up Situation Situation Situa II tion Makes l No Progress Toward Settlement nt v I II I Chicago o April 23 Several thou thousand and striking railroad workers at a mass mass mass' meeting to today a refused to take action i ito to end the unauthorized walkout now in its fourth week weak In the ChIC Chicago go o terminal terminal ter- ter j minal district I The Tho meeting called b by John Grunau president of or the outlaw Chicago Yardmen's Yardmen's Yardmen's Yard- Yard j mens men's association an and l Harold Reading head of ot the United Eng association asso asso- elation to clear up the entire tion adjourned forty five minutes after atter af- af ter tel being convened with no progress l made toward settling the difficulties Representatives of oC the Railroad General General Gen- Gen eral Managers Managers' rana association and of ot the government g were asked to attend but Ignored the invitation In the general mana managers ers announcing announcing- that the they would J I enter Into no negotiations with Ith the insurgents I Meeting I I Grunau who was released from Crom Jail at Joliet last Wednesday was greeted s 1 I with a roar of ot applause as he stepped on the platform An American flag lag I t Continued on page 2 I I REFUSE TO END RAIlROAD STRIKE Continued from Page Pa-e 1 was produced and draped around hie his neck Ho left It there thoro as OB he spoke I r called caned this meeting to help straighten out this tangle Grunau said ald Wo We 0 would not bo be good citizens If JC we Voe refused to take every step possible pos pos- sible to end ond tho striker strike I r am a a. lo loyal al American citizen and IK so are all of you ou loyal American citizens citizens citi citi- zens Wo We have not violated tho the law Jaw we do not want to violate tho the law Jaw and we will not violate the law Jaw Wo We have conducted this strike In an orderly manner and wo we will permit of at no violence vio lence lenco of at any kind It Is up to you OU m mento n to decide when this strike Is to end You arc aro the only ones who can t-can decide that ques Ques- tion I Ben Dolan DoJan representative of at the I United followed Grunan If It we can return without loss Joes o a or f dignity without loss of ot our seniority Y rights and If Jt our organization Is Ie re recognized rec ree- c. c by tho the roads and our salary salar y demands are granted we wo will go back to work at once ho he said Will WUl our seniority rights be guaranteed guaranteed guar guar- I if we return one striker strike r asked Grunau said h he could not answer A motion then was made to adjourn because the general managers show no disposition to grant ant our demands demands' The railroad announced today that traffic conditions In tho the Chicago o district district dis dis- were 83 per cent cont of normal Rail Heads and Strikers Hold loll Out New r York April 23 Refusal 23 Refusal of the railroad heads to modify their ultimatum ultimatum ultimatum ulti ulti- to the strikers and tho equal determination of or the latter to hold out for or seniority rights tonight virtually destroyed all nIl hope of ot any early and completo complete settlement of the tho railroad labor difficulties In tho metropolitan district Edward J McHuch McHugh chairman of the tho strikers executive committee tonight gave ga the following figures on tho the men still out Yard switchmen per cent freight train crews s 's and tire firemen men 60 per cent freight engineers 40 per cent Ho ad admitted admitted admitted ad- ad passenger crews arc all on the Job Mantell said passenger service virtually virtually vir vir- vir- vir virtually has haA been restored t to normal that freight service sor was Improving steadily and u that In a fow ow days ho lie expects all transportation difficulties will be bo solved Prefer Jail to Returning to Vl Work Tort rk Cleveland 0 O. April 23 rivo hun hundred red striking railroad switchmen at a mass meeting today agreed unanimously togo to togo togo go to jail rather than return to work after officials of or the department of Justice requested tho the strike leaders Jenders to notify the tho men inch that all aU of tho the approximately approximately approximately 1 1500 00 strikers Would be arrested anost arrest ed If Ir they he did not return to work b by tomorrow tomorrow morning This was at after r rJohn John Saw ken department of justice agent who attended the meeting had demanded that tho the strikers' strikers leaders order tho the mon men to return to work or themselves go to jail I have Just been Informed by bv tho the department of oC Justice that every everyman man of oC us will go to Jail unless we go back to work said ald P. P J president of or the yardmen's yardman's association after aCter a a. conference with Saw ken I man who wishes to avoid arrest ar- ar rest by returning to his Job will ill kindly kindly kind kind- ly rise HMO and leave the room Not nl a n man man mn moved cry B man who os IS prison bars rs barsto to starvation wages will rise said The Tho men rose rOHe In a body cheering and shouting We Wc will all an go to jail thc they shouted shout shout- ed cd as fiS their leaders loaders tried in vain to quiet quirt them Tho rho meeting then adjourned St. St Louis Strikers Vote to Stay Out St. St t. t Louis April 23 Approximately 1600 striking yardmen nr men from the tho Illinois Illinois' Illin ois ois' terminals of the tho St St. Louis district dis dis- met In Kant St. St I Louis tonight and voted to remain out Tile Tho vote ote was WaB unanimous according to J J. J S 5 chairman of tho the St St. Louis Yardmen's association who presided at the meet meet- I ing ng |