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VOL. XXX., NO. 351
STATE TROOPS
OF SONORA IN
FULL CONTROL
All Property of the Federal
Government Is Seized
Next Move Is Up to Car
ranza Will Resist with
Armed Forces Any Inva
sion Is Declaration
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
NOGALES, sonora, Aprill 11. Cus
toms house and all - property- of the
federal government of Mexico were
formally seized in the name of the
republic of Sonora" here today. So
nora troops control the entire state,
according to official reports.
Sonora state officials, headed by
Governor Adolfo de la Huerta, gov
ernor of Sonora, who has been pro
claimed ''supreme power of the repub
lic of Sonora" by the' state congress
declared today while the state had
seceded it would return to the Mexican
republic upon guarantees from the
national administration that there
would be on infringement of the state's
rights by the federal government. The
secession, according to the officials,
was brought about by Carranza or
dering federal troops into the state
ihey said the next move was up to
Carranza. Unless he acts, political
leaders of Sonora said, the new repub
lic would defy the Mexican federal
government and resist with armed
forces any attempt of Carranba to take
back the state by force.
General P. Klias Calles. former
governor of Sonora, and who recently
resigned from the Carranza cabinet,
has been made supreme military com
mander of the state s military forces,
Calles has issued a proclamation call
ing for volunteers and calling on all
soldiers in the state to rally against
any threatened invasion by Carranza
forces.
Spread of the secession movement
to other states unless the Mexican
government acts quickly was forecast.
The Sinaloa state congress, according
to information received here, has en-
Jorsed the action of the Sonora con
gress in demanding constitutional
rights, and Lower California, accord
ing to these reports, is expected to do
the same. Sinaloa politics are closely
interwoven Vlth Sonora'a and both
states are largely controlled by Gen
?ral Alvaro Obregon.
Governor de la Huerta's seizure of
the Southern Pacific de Mexico rail
road, according to reports here, has
iron supporters in Sinaloa. where vast
quantities of agricultural products are
awaiting shipment. In an 'interview
today the governor said the state
would hold the road within the state
iintil the railroad arbitrated or other
wise settled the strike. The governor
declared neither the strikers nor the
affieials have the right to tie up the
road and leave - perishable crops to
ruin. Crops now are moving-" freely
aver the road, which is being operated
by strikers paid by the state, the gov
ernor said.
Officials of the Southern Pacific
lave appealed to the Mexican federal
government for assistance, but Sonora
state officials said any attempt by
Carranza to force return of the prop
erty would be met by bloodshed.
A proposal to send a delegation of
Sonora citizen to "Washington in an
effort to have the United States settle
the difficulties will depend upon Car
ranza's answer to Sonora's secession,
it was said today.
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NOGALES, Son., April 11. General
Alvaro Obregon is technically under
trrest in Mexico City, in connection
.--ith the arrest of General Roberto
ejudo, Mexican rebel leader, accord -ns
to an unverified report received
icre. General Obregon, according to
the report, is not allowed to leave the
;ity but has not been jailed.
EL PASO, Texas, April 11. General
Obregon is formally accused of aiding
General Cejudov according to a report
eceived here. General Obregon was
:alled to Mexico City last week to tes
ify at Cejudo's trial.
Mexico City newspapers of Wednes
lay quoted officials of the Mexican war
lepartment to the -effect the depart
nen had such a volume of evidence
obregon and his alleged - connections
A-ith Cejudo to warrant his arrest and
rial as a co-defendant with Cejudo.
Cejudo now is on trial and Obregon was
called to Mexico City a few days ago
is a witness--
The first official intimation Obregon
lad he might be before the court as a
lefendant instead of a witness, the
newspapers said, when he testified
Tuesday. Then it was reported the
ederal judge informed Obregon that by
irdera of the war department the court
vould be compelled to treat him not as
i Witness, hut as a defendant. Obre
gon then declined to testify fully, and
naid that inasmuch as his connection
'ith the military had ceased tempor
arily, a military court was not com
petent to sit on his case. Newspaper
-nen were excluded from the trial. .
One of the chief bits of alleged evl-
lence against Obregon, it was said, waa J
i letter which purports to have been
vritten by Cejudo to Obregon paying
.he rebel leader would continue to re
reive Obregon's instructions.
EL PASO, Texas, April 11. The
vlexican war department has ordered
he arrest of General Benjamin Hill on
harges of aligning himself with a
jolitical party while still an army of
icer, according to El Democrata, a
ilexico City newspaper. Army regula.
ions forbid political activity. It was
aid. -
Hill, it was charged, is on leave of
ibsence and has been active with the
oustitutionalist liberal party, which is
sponsoring the presidential candidacy
f General Alvaro Obregon. Hill is
me of the most widely known officers
:f the Mexican army. He is from
Sonora. .
GEN. DBREGDN UNDER
TECHNICAL ARREST IS
REPORT ON BORDER
Acquit Couple
of Killing, of
Wife's Mother
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
-DBADWOOD, S. D., April 11.
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Searle to
day were acquitted of charges of
killing Mrs. Hilda Neamy, whose
body was found in the furnace of
her home in Lead, S. D., last Jan
uary. Airs. Kearny was Mrs.
Mearle's mother.
When the verdict was announced
cheering rang through the court
room. It was several minutes be
fore the demonstration for the de
fendants ended.
, Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Searle
greeting the couple with cheering
upon their arrival at Lead, after
the trial.
ACTIOHlST
CREEL BY 0. S.
RECOMMENDED
Senate Committee Urges Le
gal Proceedings Against
Former Publicity Chair
man Charge Govern
ment Publications Were
Propaganda Mediums
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, April 11. (By The
Associated Press.) Legal proceedings
by the government against George
Creel, forfnec chairman of the com
mittee of public information; Roger W.
Babson, of Wellesly Hills, Mas., and
others concerned in the transfer of the
committee's war publication, the Of
ficial Bulletin, to Babson are recom
mended in a report made public today
by benator Smoot, repuolican chair
man, and Representative Kiess, repub
lican, vice chairman, of the joint con
gressional printing committee
The report charges that Babson ob
tained the "Bulletin" in March, 1919
by ''secret connivance" with Creel and
others "without the government receiv
ing a cent in compensation.
Numerous abuses in government' pub
lications, including army and navy and
other war service journals, are charged
in the report. Many of these publica
tions, it says, were used for propaganda
favorable to the league of nations, the
liquor interests, anu omters in cnarge,
1 I - . - j- i
Advertisements, the report asserts, in
eluded "get rich" oil speculations' and
political propaganda improper in gov
ernment publications.
Spent Money to Print Speeches
Another alleged abuse of government
funds charged by the report was print
ing of 30,144,362 speeches of federal of
ficials at an expense of $442,798,000 to
the government. Paper consumed to
talled 1,451,000 pounds
The report says the c ommittee un
der its power to supervise government
; a - i . t. , .-. 7 , .
yuuuiig in vtfsiigaieu oo journals.
magazines and periodicals and discon
tinued 111 at a saving of $1,200,000 an
nually. Eight army and navy news
papera and magazines were suppressed
at a saving of $400,000
This has been done," the report
states, "without a single protest from
any man from the ranks, chiefly in
whose interests it has been urged the
publications were printed. The objec
tion to discontinuing came entirely
from high ranking officers
Many of the war service publica
tions, the report declared, "were estab
lished largely for the self glorification
of certain interests and to provide com
fortable and safe places for a large
number of men who found such occupa
tion more congenial than active ser
vice in the front line, trenches."
The law giving the printing commit
tee control over government publica
tions, the report declares, "nipped in
the bud the greatest propaganda
scheme the country has ever escaped.''
Find Huge fjropaganda Scheme.
"There is no doubt," the report says,
"that a certain clique, both in and out
of the army and navy, had their prepa
rations well advanced . to cover the
country with an all-enmeshing chain f
newspapers and magazines for the pur
pose of spreading and fastening their
military and international doctrine
upon the United States."
"Another extravagant publication is
sued by the Creel committee," the re
port -said, "was the so-called National
School Service," which was distributed
to teachers. Its underlying purpose,
the report declares, "seems to have
been to convert teachers to the idea of
the league of nations and to urge them
to teach the doctrine to their school
children."
The government publications were
used extensively by propagandists, the
report charges, declaring articles fa
voring the league of nations appeared
in many with no articles in opposition.
"This propaganda extended as. far as
the Amaroc News, printed at Coblenz,
Germany," the report adds. "Even
the wet propagandists," the report con
tinues, "got' a good start in army pub
lications. Articles and editorials boost
ing the liquor interests Appeared,, be
fore the committee suggested that
further discussion of the subject was
not essential to army vocational train
ing or operation of army hospitals."
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LOCAL EMBARGO ON
PERISHABLE FREIGHT
Scott of the Arizona Eastern railroad town hall where a railroad workers
yesterday placing- an embargo on an j meeting was in progress, meanwhile
-A,,, ho m,thm TT.ithe passengers waited patiently in
cific railroad out of Phoenix except
"dead" freight in carload lots billed to
points beyond Maricopa. No perish
able goods are now being accepted by
the Arizona Eastern or Southern Pa
cific railroads.
This order cuts Phoenix off entirely
from shipping or receiving perishable
goods, as the Santa Fe has a similar
embargo now in force. Freight from
points on the west coast and from east
ern points affected by railroad strikes
is being tied up and shipments due in
Phoenix are seriously belated., -
WILL RETURN TO WORK
AKRON, Ohio, April 11. Striking
switchmen of the Erie, , Baltimore and
Ohio, Akron, Canton and Youngstown
roads voted today to return to work.
Looking
BILL FOR NATIONAL
BUDGET SYSTEM TD
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. April 11. A bill
providing" for a national budget sys
tem will be presented to the senate
this week by Senator McCormick. re
publican, Illinois,' chairman of a spe
cial committee assigned to the subject
several weeks ago. The plan pro
posed was adopted unanimously by
the committee. Senator McCormick
said tonight and is "more sweepin
than that outlined by the house bud
get bill passed last year.
Responsibility for fiscal matters is
largely vested in the secretary of the
treasury by the senate committee
Dlan. the senator said, adding:
"While the measure reserves the
president the power to revise and con
trol the terms of the budget it is the
hope of members of the committee
that in the actual working of the pro
posed law. this power would have to
be exercised but seldom, ana mat me
secretary of the treasury together with
the commissioner of the budget would
assemble, revise and prepare all esti
mates of expenditures for the govern
ment."
Other departments would be re
quired, under the proposed plan, to
submit estimates for the fiscal year to
the budget bureau of the treasury de
partment before October 1, every year,
The bureau would compile and submit
these estimates with the secretary of
the treasury not later than November
and he, in turn, would submit them
to the president not later than Novem
ber 20 after having revised and co
ordinated them.
Provision also is made for the sub
mission - of statements showing the
treasury's resources and obligations
and its conditions at .the end of the
preceding fiscal year, together with its
estimated condition at the close of
the current year.
The president is given authority by
the bill to increase or reduce estimates
or to eliminate any item or to assign
specific duties in the various depart
ments or to consolidate or eliminate
service in the interests of economy and
efficiency subject to approval by con
gress.
The bill also creates an audit bu
reau, under the direction of a comp
troller general of the United States.
The report of the bureau would go
both to the president and to congress.
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LISTEN TO MEETING
NEW YORK, April 11. The Chicago
express, eastbound, one of the fastest
trains on the Erie railroad, was aban
doned by its crew early this evening
at Port JarvisN.-Y., 90 miles from thia
city. There were 250 passengers, milk
and mail aboard. ,
The train was run on a siding and
left there. The crew- walked to the
their coaches. Finally the crew re
turned and after a protracted argu
ment, decided to take the milk and
mail cars through to this city and to
leave the' passenger cars stranded,
railroad officials said. This provoked
a dispute among other railroad men at
the station and the train was finally
abandoned.
. TIMBER WORKERS TO STRIKE
MARQUETTE, Mich., Aprilll. Tim
ber workers of Marquette today voted
94 to 1 to strike May 1 unless demands
or an eight-hour day were met. Lo
cals in district No. 2 which includes
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Canadian provinces will vote this week.
Nearly 300 men are tu&&iey& Mar
quette region.
REACH SENATE SOON
ABANDON
TRAIN
For Prices To Come Down
VIEWS OF LABOR
ON INDUSTRIAL
1 PROBLEM GIVEN
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, April 11. Organized
labor's views on industrial problems
likely to enter into the political cam-,
paign, are presented in detail in reply
to a questionnaire by the advisory
committee on policies andpIatform of
the republican national committee. The
reply made public today" at American
Federation of Labor headquarters is
signed by Samuel Gompers, Matthew
Woll and Frank Morrison as members
of the platform committee of the na
tional non-partisan campaign com
mittee of the federation.
Acceptance of the principles enun
ciated in the reply was regarded by
political observers here as determining
organized labor's support of candidates
in the November elections. These
principles include: t
Acceptance of the eight-hour day
and the six-day week with Saturday
half holiday. '
Recognition of American wage-earn-j
ers' right to organize in accordance I
with their own judgment. I
Continued exemption of labor unions j
from anti-trust laws.
Acceptance of the right of employes
to choose their own representatives
from within or without the plant.
The Right of -Strike-Recognition
of the right of employes
to strike.
Abandonment of the use of the in
junction in labor disputes.
Establishment of free federal em
ployment agencies in the administra
tion in which labor would have a-
voice. ' ' '
Payment of such wages as to render
old age and retirement pensions un
necessary. ,
Equal pay-for equal work. , ' -Minimum
age of 16 years for employ
ment of children.
Extension of the federal workmen'
compensation act to all wage earners
not pa-id by state, compensation acts.
Elimination of company welfare and
uplift organizations and substitution
of welfare work as conducted by labor
organizations.
Other Phases Covered ,
Other phases of the industrial situa
tion covered by the questionnaire ane
labor's replies include the principles
of the Kansas court of industrial rela
tions; the functionof the secondary
strike or boycott, right of government
employes to organize and to strike,
establishment of federal arbitration
boards and encouragement of thrift
among wage earners.
The general principles in what
known as the "Kansas court of indus
trial relations," the labor committee
asserted, are principles that are so
anti-democratic as to be reprehensible
in the extreme and repugna.nt to every
American concept of justice, freedom
and democracy..
"The secondary strike," or boycott,
the reply states, "has been resorted to
and .will be resorted to only when the
tactics ' of employers left to labor no
other course.." )
Defending the right of government
workers to organize the labor commit
tee said the right of such workers to
strike "would be maintained but there
should never be occasion to use it."
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REPORT 2 FREEZE IN BLIZZARD
COLORADO SPRINGS, April 11.
Two persons, a woman and a boy, are
reported to have frozen to -death 20
iles east of here, near Tructon, in a
blizzard which raged this morning.
With many telephone wires down and
the roads blocked by drifts, it was not
until 9 o'clock tonight that the coro
ner's office was notified. Deputy
Coroner Russell D. Law started imme
diately for the scene. At a late hour
tonight no word had been received
from him-
QUESTION OF FEDERAL
ACTION IN STRIKE TO
DE CONSIDERED TODAY
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, April 11. Attorney
General Palmer will take up the ques
tion of governmental action In the tso
called outlaw railroad strike imme
diately on his return to Washington
tomorrow. . Officials of the department
of justice wer? busy today assembling
detailed reports gathered by telephone
and telegraph from all important strike
centers.
Officials would disclose only the gen
eral trend of the reports said to show
an "extremely serious situation." When
a decision is reached, "the public will
know of it early," it waj said.
The inquiry ordered by Mr. Palmer
from Georgia where he . has been on
a speaking tour, . has developed a
wider scope than was originally de
tailed. It is known that staff attorneys at
the department have been engaged for
several days teviewing cases of gov
ernmental action in strike crisis.
Action can be taken by the govern
ment under the Lever act under the
present crisis, it was said. There was
a slight hint. ' however, that in the
event Mr. Palmer decided to throw the
weight of the government into the
controversy, it would not be by- the
injunction process, which was the
method employed in the bituminous
coal strike. Officials apparently favor
the use of the criminal indictment to
check .the power of the so-called
"outlaws."
If the government moves to end the
strike on . the authority of the Lever
act, it was indicated the basis would be
a charge that the food supply had been
hindered.' ("
Although the provisions of the Lever
law make it possible to charge a con
spiracy, it was believed that by whole
sale indictment of individuals, the
strike could be ended more quickly
than through the lodging of conspiracy
charges against the strike leaders. .
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AGAINST LOTTERIES
.Republican A. P. Leased Wire ,
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 11. What
is declared to be the start of a nation
wide campaign against four big lot
tery companies operating throughout
the country was taken here today,
when 14 Columbus men were arrested
on charges of selling lottery tickets or
promoting a lottery. More than $100,
000 worth of lottery tickets were seized
here, the police said.
The four lottery companies are said
to be the Honduras, the Cuban, which
is declared to be conducted through
the National Bank of the Republic of
Cuba; the Metropolitan, whose head
quarters are in Montreal, but whose
printing establishment is said to be
in Toledo. Ohio, and the Alaskan.
According to the local police, they
learned of the alleged lotteries when
ticket salesmen' approached a police
man and asked him to buy tickets.
' Tickets were offered at from 50 cents
to $10 each and prizes ran as high as
$10,000 and $20,000.
GALE AIDS RECORD FLIGHT
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo
April ll.--A 60-mile gale helped
Ira B. Humphrey of Denver, make
a record airplane flight to Colo
rado Springs this afternoon, the
trip taking just 34 minutes. Mr.
and Mrs. Humphrey and their 8-year-old
son w:ere in the plane.
The trip was made for the pur
pose of putting the boy in a local
school.
Considerable difficulty was ex
perienced in landing and help had
- to be summoned tosecure the
plan a to the ground.
LAB
CAMPAIGN
Wind and S?iow
Cause Damage
To Wire Lines
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
PUEBLO, .Colo., April . 11. A
high wind accompanied by snow.
caused considerable damage -to
communication lines east of Pueb
lo and this city is shut off by wire
communication with the east. The
Missouri Pacific railroad is block
ed by snow drifts between Ord
way, Colo., and McCracken, Kan.
Power lines were- broken by fall
ing poles and the Arkansas Valley,
which is finished with electricity
by the power plant in Pueblo, was
lacking electricity for light and
power aV day.
H0PETDSE7TLE
ALLIED TROUBLE
OF 0CCUPM1
More Optimistic as to Ami
cable End to the Anglo
French Difficulty Notes
and Replies Go Back and
Forth Belgian Troops
Join French
Republican A, P. Leased Wirej
BERLIN, April 11. The withdrawal
of German troops no longer needed in
the Ruhr district has already begun.
This semi-official announcement was
made today.
LONDON, April 11. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Dispatches from Paris
today are more optimistic regarding
hopes for an amicable settlement of the
Angle-French difficulty over the occu
pation by French troops of German
towns. ' However, according to a state
ment from an authoritative quarter to
night the crisis still bears grave as
pects first, because there seems to De
no intention on the part of the British
government to recede from its firm
demeanor against any independent ac
tion where the alliance is concerned
and, second, because no sign is yet ap
parent that France is willing to with
draw her troops, but rather there is a
disposition to extend her occupation.
Great Britain's reply to France, it is
asserted, reaffirms its determination
to enforce the Versailles treaty in all
respects, but in collaboration with the
other allies. It points out, however,
that the present difficulty is concerned
not with the executive of the treaty.
but with Germany's request for permis
sion to employ troops in the neutral
zone.
The British reply declares that the
strength and success ofthe alliance de
pends on unanimity of action, and an
nounces that the British ambassador in
Paris, for the time being, will not at
tend any meetings for arranging
measures with regard to Germany.
This note seems to explain and con
firm the disputed version of the nego
tiations given by Chancellor Mueller in
the German assembly and adds a cer
tain weight to the view expressed in
many quarters in recent days that the
French government was hastened into
independent action by the military
chiefs.
Surprise has been expressed that
Premier Lloyd George has not changed
his plans so as to enable him to pass
through Paris on the way to the con
ference at San Remo, but it is believed
new that he may have purposely ad
hered to the design which would allow
a period for calm reflection.
PARIS. April 11. (By The Associat
ed Press.) Premier Millerand this eve
ning transmitted to the Earl of Derby
France's reply to the British note de-.
(Continued on page two)
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STRIKE A MISTAKE;
CLEVELAND, April 11 Samuel
Gotnpers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, who arrived here
today to attend the convention of the
Cigar Makers International , union, ex
pects to confer with the chiefs of the
three transportation brotherhoods to
morrow, he said, and expects to urge
the striking switchmen u and yardmen
to return to work at once, possibly in
an address at a mass- meeting.
Gompers declared the walkout of
yardmen a mistake and promised the
whole weight of the American Federa
tion of Labor influence to support the
brotherhoods in their struggle with the
revolting strikers, but asserted that the
strikers "'have a grievance" and that
it must be adjusted without any delay.
He said he predicted trouble at the
time the Cummins-Esche bill was e
fore congress and blamed congress for
bringing the trouble on.
Mr. Gompers expressed confidence
that the strike soon would be ended and
declared that he had no fear of the
effect on the union labor question gen
erally. "The strike is a mistake," he said.
"These men don't realize the millen
nium cannot be ma5e in a day. The
progress comes, only by years of perse
verence and labor.
"This strike has no real leadership
and no real plan.
"I saw this trouble coming on. I tes
tified at Washington it would happen.
It was inevitable. It is the protest of
the men against the effort to legislate
away their right.
"It is men like Senator Cummins au!
Governor Allen of Kansas who are to
blame for this situation with their leg
islation to deny a man the right to quit
work to enforce a legitimate claim or
redress injury. '
"It is the policy of getting out in
junctions both prohibatory and man
datory and so keep men at labor under
grieveous conditions which has brought
on this wave of uncontrolled resent
ment. f
"It is not the - brotherhood officials
or the union leaders. They have done
all they could at all times to hold their
men within bounds, but there are times
when human nature will assert itseelf.
This is one of them "
GOMPERS
DEC
S
CONGRESS
STRIKE GUMS
CONFLICT
HE
BREAOEPORT
Question of Government
Action . to Be Taken Up
Today Some Men Return
to Work Both Insurgents
and Union Heads Claim
They Are Making Prog
ress Republican A. P. Leased Wire
CHICAGO. April 11 The lirst im
portant break in the unauthorized
strike of railroad employes, which
started in the Chicago terminal district-nearly
two weeks ago. occurred
tonight at Columbus, when 6'JO switch
men on the Pennsylvania railroad vote. I
to return to work tonight. In addi
tion, five hundred engineers and fire
men, forced out of work by the strike,
will return.
Although there was no general move
ment back to work among the 4i0f8
men reported cn strike throughout the
country, defections from the ranks of
the insurgents were reported yester
day and today in Chicago, Kansas City,
in California and several other places,
and brotherhood officers were confi
dent that the peak of the strike move
ment was past.
Leaders of the rebel walkout, how
ever, maintained that the strike waa
gaining momentum.
Many Sections Unaffected
In Chicago freight embargoes have,
been lifted by the New York Central
and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Pa-ul railroads. In a number of im
portant rail centers, railroad employe
have voted not to strike. Large sec
tions of the country still were virtually
unaffected by the walkout, notably
New England, southestern states, the
northwestern states and mountain
states.
Passenger traffic was affected very
little, excent in the New York area,
where service was reported below X,"t
per cent of normal. Fears of a food
famine in New York city were allaye
by the arrival of supplies over th
New York Central and the New Haven
roads. Several thousand were reported
on strike in eastern New Jersey, and
freight traffic was considerably ham
pered. The crew of the Chicago express on
the Erie railroad abandoned the train
at Port Jarvis, N. Y 90 miles front
New York tonight. Two hundred an-l
fifty passengers were on the train.
TovTake Up Government Action Today
It was announced from Washington
that the question of governmental ac
tion in the strike would be taken up hy
Attorney General Palmer upon his re
turn to Washington tomorrow. Re
ports from the strike districts wer-j
being assembled by the department of
justice. Five thousand men were af
fected by a walkout of Pennsylvania
railroad switchmen, conductors and
brakemen at the Pitt Cairn terminal
tonight. Seven hundred switchmen
on strike at Milwaukee voted too ay
not to return to work. The Chicago.
Milwaukee & St." Paul road declared
an embargo on perishable freight.
At -Wellsville, Ohio, 250 yardmen and
road men went on strike today. Mure
men went out in the Pittsburg regio i
and 500 quit at Peoria.
In the Cleveland district where 2,iijw
were reported on strike, blast mills an.i
steel mills began laying oi'f men.
Gompers Opposes Walkout
Samuel Gompers, president of Un
American Federation of Labor. vl;o
arrived in Cleveland today declarer
the walkout a mistake and ta'ul tie
federation would support the brother
hoods in their struggle with the in
surgent strikers.
W. G. Lee, president of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, paid l.e
had received many reports from broth
erhood chairmen throughout the coun
try announcing improved conditions.
Loyalty to the union was pledged by
Cincinnati switchmen in a telegram to
S. E. Heberling. president of the
Switchmen's Union of North America.
Cincinnati was the only large Ohio
city unaffected by the strike.
F"our warrants for strike, leader.".
issued at Kansas City. Kansas, on re
quest of Attorney General Hopkins,
will be issued tomorrow.
Claims Conflict
While officials of the railroad broth
erhoods who united with railroad heads
to break the unauthorized strike "of
switchmen which started in the Chi
cago terminal district announced to
night that the .situation was steadily
improving and that the crisis of ih'.
walkout was past, John Grunau, presi
dent of the Chicago Yardmen's asso
ciation, who called the strike, declared:
"The situation is unchanged."
"The situation in the Chicago distrii t
is distinctly improved," S. E. Heberli;ic.
president of the Switchmen's Union . f
North America, said tonight. "Mum
men are returning to work and we look
for an early return to normal condi
tions." Mr. Heberling said that brotherhoo 1
leaders- were meeting with delegatictu-
of strikers in an effort to end the walk
out and that satisfactory progress va.i
being made.
Urge Men To Return
It was reported that several com
mittees were canvassing the individual
workers and delivering instructions to
return to work. Edward Corriaran. as
sistant grand chief of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, made publk:
a communication addressed to him v
one of these, committees. It read in
part:
"We,. the undersigned local commit
tee representing members of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers ttrul
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen, hereby request of yo i i
that you request the General Man
agers atSoction to give us the same
raise in wages as demanded bv thv
B. L. E. and the B. L. F. E.
"In returning to our work we do .v
with the understanding that our sen
iority rights shall be protected."
"See Their Mistake"
"I feel absolutely certain that U: j
men will be back at their work within
48 hours," said Mr. Corrigan. "Oi-r
plans appear to have the desired effect.
We are taking this action to protect our
Old men. They have been ill advised,
but ihey now see their mistake."
Ar an open meeting of the strikers.
John Grunau. leader of the insurgent
elemei-.t, predicted success for th
walkout.
"We are going to win," he said. '"No
one has returned to work and reports
have been received from all parts of
the country that traffic is tied up. I
have telegrams and letters from St
Louis. Kansas City, Columbus, Cleve-
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