Show DISSATISFACTION IN STRIKERS RANKS Half of Switchmen Would Return To Work but Are Deterred By Fear of Rest Rest SO SAYS SUPT MORRISON Condition In II St Paul in i Bail Bad Shape Shupe In II t They rII Begin to Show Improvement St Paul Dee Supt Morrison of or ortho tho time Union Depot Terminals said paid today tolay that he lie hind had been beel approached by five members of the time union to today toda today day da who said Baid that thal there was much dis dissatisfaction satisfaction in the time ranks of ot the time union and that fully half hal of or the time men were desirous of oC returning to lo work worl and were deterred d only by fear of ot tho time rest of 01 the tIme strikers ers ersI It I Is said that thal many of oC the iho strikers striker have approached yardmasters with of offers fers felS era to go to work any time they the can cnn be guaranteed protection These hese statements aru are corroborated by b officials of oC tho time Soo See and Omaha rail railroads mi railroads roads If I all ull the members mem rs of ot the time Brother Brotherhood Brotherhood hood of Hallway Trainmen ra In the time terr tern lory tom lor affected by the strike return to work today 10 n and und I dont donl think they Ut will wi thu time total will wi hardly be notice noticeable noticeable able said President F p T hawley lawley of ot time the union of North orth America today toda There are arc only emily of time lle U I brotherhood In time thO north Vt st t and amid all a of ot thorn thum will wi not nol go to work voik Olk Only SO CO per pel cent of those at nt Du Dim Duluth Duluth luth will vIll wi work today toda he ime continued Time Tho ho trainmen are lre stronger and better organized at Duluth than at any al other point pint between hero and the time coast ind their action acton will wi have scarcely any effect farther arther west weM CONDITION STILL BAD Conditions at tIme the local terminals were still In iii bad shape thus this morning moring While there was wa some movement of cars there was no volume of business AIng Ing done lune and ald most passenger was wal delayed More strikebreakers strikebreaker put putto putto putto to work this thin morning and und Uio tIme railroad officials stated sidled that before tho the day deLY was over enough nev nev ne men mel would ba be b work working working working ing to Improve conditions considerably Conditions Con at time tho large lal terminals are arc worse than the smaller ones one When hen Gov Go A A 0 O Eberhart arrives today loday from Chicago State Slate Labor Com Coin Commissioner missioner W LV V 1 l 1 E McEwen will wi rca reo that he take steps stops to lo or 01 ganio an interstate tate board of or media mediation mediation tion thin to be composed of o the chief executives executives tives thel of ot Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho and amid Washington for tor forthe forthe the purpose bout a a settle settlement ment of or the strike With a cold wave hovering over Mon Ion Montana Montans tans tana and a I blizzard raging It Ills is feared reared much suffering will wi result because oC of tho the depletion of the time coal supply until unU traffic conditions are Supt FD F D Kelse announced that full tul switching crews will wi be at It work wOk at all points on them the th Dakota division of ot tho the Great Gr t Northern Norther today to a aI It I Is reported that the officials at Grand GrUd Forks are accepting u acc e s freight for foral all al points excepting for Duluth and the time Twin cities cites No freight is being beins accepted for Croel ton but passenger trains are al moving with wih more or oi O less hess regularity The yardmaster of o the time Great Grent North Northern Northera Norther era ern er at a Fargo began this morning morn In to use Ubo horses In moving freight cars for tOl forthe the business men len Horses aro are also be being lug ing Ilg used for or the movement of freight cars at Minim Minn as a only one omie switch engine engIne is working Reports that the time strike had been settled are arc not miot true truc accord according lug ing In to Vice President Slade Shade of the time Northern Pacific Ho He said The strike has not miot That report may have h grown out 1 of tIme the he re return i nf fk 1 fh turn r o of the strikers at Duluth I We have havo made no overtures to the tIme strikers Many Man of or our old mon men have come c me uncle back Dac at various points and amid then we have havo employed a n large Imse number of ot new stew men whom i we are arc placing where their services ices Ies arc are lu In greatest demand So far faras faras I as flit tho time railroads arc mo concerned the time strike is practically broken CONDITIONS IN IX SnOWING SHOWING IMPROVEMENT IEN i Seattle Wash Wasim ash Dec Dee 3 Traffic con conditions in tho the northwest aro are begin beginning begIn begInning ning to show some somo improvement over overtime time the demoralized condition caused by bythe bythe the time walkout of or tIme the switchmen em cm emlo lo ed on time the northern lines Monday tonda night Although time tho Northern Pacific and amid the Great Northern roads have not rescinded the time order against the receipt of ot freight except subject to delay they time the havo begun ecer the movement of or trains and cud are fro beginning to reduce leduce tho the congestion conE tion tiun lun in tho the yards ards Several switching crows crews composed of nonunion mon men lane havo been put lUt to work worl and amid railroad officials announce e their Intention of employing men as fast fat as they lIle apply TIme The he strike leaders headers profess to be bo well veil wel satisfied with wIh the time way Wl things an are going and und express confidence in their ability to win the tho contest Time The hc Great Northern and amid Northern Pacific railroads have added about 15 11 1 men to their force toree of at nonunion switch switchmen swich men simon Today Toda each euch company sent a freight train east besides handling some somo local freight Railroad officials say sa time the will wi continue to employ men timid mid that they the will wi gradually open tub the Hues liles The he railroads continue to refuse to lo accept freight frel hl IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT I T Time The headers le lors talk tal of some seine Important development which will rihl wi end the time strike today toda but bUl will wi not explain It ia Is certain that there will wi not aol be a sympathetic strike of oC tho time other unions cay oay ay railroad officials Robert of ot the time of En Jut Engineers of o Cleveland Cleelan and amid dent AV sV V of or tho time Order of ot Railway Conductors of ot Chicago have arrived here and amid that their men moil will wi remain neutral Both officers say Hn that they tho are ure merely on a lour visiting the various lodges of or their orders but timers there Is It a belief that they the seek seck to prevent the strike spread spreadIng ad tag Ing feeling that It I is an impediment to the big movement on foot root to ob obtain lain tain nn an increase of o wages of nil all al rail railroad r railroad l road men on every ever line himme lne NONUNION MEN m Three hundred switchmen arrived in St Paul PAU today to Under guard lurd timey th y marched marchel to the tIme rear fear car North Northern orn ern Pacific p general offices where they wore were re kept ept until they Ule could be distributed ed oel edi i On 00 their way to the the offices otcel they were wore J d At and ami S ol 0 several wholesale with holc potatoes potatoes aJo grocery Grer firms pelted them I |