Show IDE COUNTRY WIDE TIE TIE UP U I OF RAIL LINES CAUSE f. oF FREIGHT EMBARGO Conditions Improve at Chicago Chi cago Where Union Un on Chief Declares W Walkout Will Be Broken Within 48 Hours i 4 By fly Press C CHICAGO April 8 The S.-The The unauthorized strike of switchmen and aDd railroad which started in inthe inthe inthe the Chicago district and spread today to several cities clUes will be broken within with with- in the next fort forty fort hours bours A A. A F. F Whitney vice ice president of the Brotherhood Brotherhood Bro Bro- of Railway Trainmen and S. S E E. Heberling international president president president dent of the Switchmen's Union of North America predicted tonight Th The strike situation In Chicago showed some Improvement during tho the Qa day but Whitney said that the traffic traffic rat rat- fic tic handl handled d was as still less ss than 50 30 percent percent per cent of normal One thousand brotherhood broth broth- rh od men cn front from othe other cities Id hav answered answered an an- n the tho call to come hero as strikebreakers strikebreakers' strike strike- break breakers breakers' rs he added Situation In I 1 Improved N Tho The Railroad Managers Managers' association reported that more engines were operated operated op op- op- op crated today tOOny than at any an time since the strike b began gan While conditions hero herc showed Improvement improvement im ins- provement the tho strike was spreading throughout tho countr country from coa coast t to coast Reports tonight summarize the situation as follows Chicago Chicago men out freight traffic tic fic 30 0 to 40 per cent of ot normal packing plant workers thrown out of work with complete suspension of the plants employing men inca in prospect prospect prospect pros pros- tomorrow Buffalo 1500 Burtalo 1500 to 2700 m men n idle embargo embar embargo em em- bar bargo o on all freight In effect Kansas Cit City City- City OO to men out freight embargo Jn In effect Coast Conist Lines Linen Affected Los Angeles 1200 s 1200 1200 men employed b by tran transcontinental lines on strike Toledo GOO men out complete freight within twenty four our hours predicted Detroit 1000 1000 men out and more expected to follow tonight Gar Gary OO to Idle 3 30 O Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood Brother Brother- hood o of Railway Trainmen vote voto to re remain remain remain re- re main loyal loal to their union East Easl St. St Louis Louis ZOO out out In SL St Louis vote ote to resl resign n at midnight unless un- un le less s demands arc aro granted Decatur on strike vote yote to stay out until demands granted ranted Joliet Fifty Fifty on four tour roads strike Chicago Outer Belt Delt tInen nen refuse to Join walkout Springfield Baltimore Baltimore Ohio switchmen out Colton Calif Fifty Calif Fifty Southern Pacific men quit frel freight ht tied up Cleveland 1500 1500 to vote ote tonight on strike Issue OID Worker ork Loyal Sheridan V Wyo Men Men o.-Men Men voted to remain Continued on Page 2 COUNTRY WI E TIE UP i- i t 3 FELT IN SUIT SAlT LAKE I w I S Continued from P PJ Page J 1 at vat work and send delegation to 0 o Chicago to aid in tn breaking strike Niagara Nias-ara Falls Switchmen Falls Switchmen refuse to strike triko after alter listening G to appeals from fifty Buffalo strikers Dela- Dela Delaware 7 Elmira X N. Y Yardmen Y-Yardmen Yardmen of tho the Dela- Dela ware aTe Lackawanna York Central and nd Lehigh Valley VaHey ordered out Pittsburgh 2000 Pennsylvania cm- cm at Conway yards ards vote to lo strike at midnight If It demands are arc not grant grant- rd d. d Yardmen Yardmen on all an but two roads entering the city vote voto to strike lit nt 4 p p. p m m. Friday If it demands are not granted Fort Wayne Wayne Strike Strike of ot Pennsylvania Penn Pennsyl vania believed settled Strike had no connection with walkout San San Francisco Twenty Francisco Twenty switchmen quit work Jersey City N. N J J. Erie JErie Erie yard ard brakemen brake- brake brakemen brakemen men struck today Congress to Act In Rail Strike Crisis Washington April 8 Congress took cognizance ob today of ot the strikes of or railroad railroad rail rail- I road toad which starting at Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- ca cago o have spread to half haIr a a. dozen cities front from tho the Pacific to the Atlantic Senator McCormick Republican Illinois Illi nois hois introduced a a. resolution authorizing ing eg tho the interstate commerce committee to investigate tho the walkouts and to re report report re- re port ort on tho the causes and merits of ot tho the controversy contro It was referred to the contingent expenses committee which Will recommend whether funds for tor tho the Inquiry should be bo voted Proposed Proponed The resolution proposed an investigation gation of ot any existing strike of railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road not authorized by the leaders of or the tile railroad workers workers' union Senator tor Democrat Ohio wanted to know whether tho the Jon Mon would apply specifically to strikes ported today from Los Angeles But But- alo hio and and other cities S Senator kick Enick eald It would apply to all aU strikes In which the men have havo disregarded Iho Ibo judgment nt of ot their responsible lead- lead Irs Ire These walkouts he ho declared have havo I I A taken place despite tho the efforts of ot tho the leader of or the tho railroad d crafts to prevent pre pre- vent them With the unauthorized strikes spreading spreading spread spread- urged ing President Wilsons Wilson's advisers advisers' him to speedily appoint tho rho railroad ro d labor l board rd provided for tor In tho the transportation transportation trans trans- trans act Those who talk talked d with him said ho he probably would make them In a few tow da days Kansas City Lin Lines s Seriously Affected Kansas City Mo 10 April 8 All All railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads entering Kansas City and operating ope operating rat rat- with tho the Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood Brother Brother- ing under ender contracts hood of or Railway Trainmen tonight hl affected bythe bytho by bytho were wholly or partially tho the strike of ot switchmen which began n last night 1 W. 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M r. r Corbett general manager manager man man- ager of or the Kansas City Terminal Rail flail Railway wa way company compan announced Only the Rock flock Island whoso whose switchmen switch switch- men are members of at the Switchmen's Union of or North orth America remained unaffected unaffected un un- affected d according to Mr Ir Corbett Locomotive firemen in the tho employ of or orthe the terminal cO company were vero tho the last to quit They left len their engines lato to toda to- to da day Officials and office em em- of or the terminal were pressed Into service and earl early tonight officials of ot the company reported that nine nino switching crews had been organized volunteers from among these Railway R. officials place tho the number on strike at 00 Grunau's Grievance Is Personal Cla Claim Chicago o April 8 John John Grunau whoso whose personal grievances precipitated the tho present strike of or railroad switchmen Is 13 president of or tho the outlaw known as the Chicago Yardmen's as as- Grunau a yardmaster was vas conductor tor on a a. work train operated by the Chicago Northwestern rn road Recently the company added a 11 passenger passenger pas pas- car to tho the train making necessary necessary sary tho the replacement of or Grunau by a L road conductor officials say Follow Following ing his discharge Grunau organized tho the yardmen's association as among switchmen switchmen switchmen switch switch- men who formerly were members of or orthe the tho Brotherhood of or Railway Trainmen and called the local strike Grunau Is said to have havo been ousted from tho the brotherhood during tho the war for alleged cd pro German n utterances |