Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1920 — STRIKE IS CRIPPLING FREIGHT SERVICE ON MONON [ARTICLE]

STRIKE IS CRIPPLING FREIGHT SERVICE ON MONON

Switchmen employed in the Monon railroad yards at- Hammond and South Hammond are on strike, acting in sympathy with the switchmen in the rest of the Chicago district, and as a result no freight trains are running on the Monon. An-r nouncement has been made by the Monon freight officials that no freight for Chicago or pointe beyond wks being accepted, and there will be no freight brought , out। of Chicago until the strike is settled or broken. The embargo covers all classes of freight. The Monon is not funning any freight trains from Lafayette to South Hammond. There are several trains stalled at South Hammond. Union officials are at Hammond and South Hammond endeavoring to persuade the strikers to return to work, as the strike action, is a violation "of the Brotherhood’s national agreement.