The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-28
WILL NOT AID SWITCHMEN
THE DECISION OF RAILROAD
 TRAINMEN IN PI7TSBURG.
VIII Take Trains Made Up by N0n- Union Men-Strike Leaders im Con- ference With the General Supertn- tendent of the Pennsylvania Lines E. & 0. Makes Little Attempt to Move Freight.

Pittsburg, Nov 27.-Railway train
 men decided officially and finally at a
 delegates meeting held to-day that they would continue at work, notwith- standing the strike of the Switchmen's Union of North America. This means that they will take out trains made up by non union men, and that the switch- men who are members of the Brother hood of Railway Trainmen will not join the strike of the other union. At a late hour tonight Messrs. Morrissey and Fitzgerald are in secret conference with Robert Pitcairn, general superin- tendent of the Pennsylvania lines. What the subject of the conference is has not been learned yet.
 The strikers continue to be confident of ultimately winning the strike and 1 they say that the action taken by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen will not materially affect their cause. They say that to all intent and purposes the roads are tied up and that tonight even passenger trains are being blocked. The company officials say that whatever de- lay there may be in passenger service is caused by the unusually congested conditions on all the roads here and elsewhere.
 The conditions as found to-day are about as follows: The Baltimore and Ohio made little attempt to move any freight locally, although several trains were made up in the Glenwood yards and sent over the pike. Four crews worked until noon. when two were laid off The yardmaster says eight solid trains were made up in the yards to- day, good showing, 1t is deemed.
 The Allegheny Valley road has expe- rienced little, if any. relief and business in the yards is practically at stand still Only few cars of perishable freight were moved The Crescent mill is reported as partially closed down and the Carnegie mills at Twenty ninth street and at Thirty-third street will have to suspend, 1t is feared, if the AL legheny Valley road fails to get supplies to them.
 The Pittsburg and Western has fared pretty we'll to-day. They landed fifteen men from Philadelphia in the yards at Bennett station and three shifts were working. The officials now have hopes of breaking the strike in few days. They have given their old men until tomorrow morning to return and if they fail to do so new men will be put to work at once.
 The Pittsburg Junction road is still tied up and nothing is being moved.
 The strikers held a meeting tonight at which about 300 were present Ar ter adjournment it was announced by the officials of the union that notwith- standing the action of the Brotherhood of Trainmen to-day which prohibits members of the brotherhood joining the strike one hundred men eligible to both organizations declared themselves in sympathy with the strike and willing to go out.
 Superintendent Robert Pitcairn of the Pennsylvania road said tonight that everything was moving as usual Col onel J. F. Schoonmaker, president of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie, states that his road Is in normal condition and he thinks the strike will be of l short duration.