Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-20
CROPS CANNOT MOVE
Freight Business Paralyzed on
Grand Trunk.
PERISHABLE FOOD STALLED
Wabash Has Trouble Over Closed
Unitarian Tracks.
STRIKERS ARE KEEPING ORDER
Two Small Instances Of Violence.
Passenger Service Maintained.
Appeal to Strikebreakers.
PERISHABLE FOOD STALLED
STRIKERS ARE KEEPING ORDER


maintained. the pressing problem con-
fronting the Grand Trunk railway today
lies In the continued and apparently COM
plete paralysis OF It's freight trafic.
Carloads Of periEhable freight are on
sidings far and near. Unless It lie pos
sible to begin to turn the wheels soon
the property loss will be heavy.
Food supply and crop transportation
are vitality involved.
generally expressed opinion at many
important points on the Grand Trunk is
that the strikers will be able to con-
tinue the freight train hold-up two or
three days longer at least.
Conductors and yardmen in the employ
or the Wabash. on the track that road
leases from the Grand Trunk line between
Niagara Falls. Ont. and Windsor. Ont,
opposite Detroit. have gone out.
As result the Wabash II having con-
siderable trouole In moving passenger
trains over that division. No attempt is
being made to touch the freight
Two Instances Of Trouble.
Freedom from serious disorder continues
to characterize conditions. Only at two
points has trouble been reported
Strike sympathizers roughly handled
two railroad employees at Niagara Falls,
Ont. Late last night. at sherbrook. Que
bee. an acting conductor Of q Montreal
bound train was attacked by a crowd
TWO policemen ana the station agent
finally got him to his train, which then
proceeded.
Both the Grand Trunk and the wabash
are recruiting men. Vice President Fitz-
hugh. who Is In charge for the company,
said today he expected partial resumption
efsfreisht operations before night, but
that any widespread movement OF freight
cars could not be expected for a few
days.
Congestion of west bound freight on
the docks at Montreal harbor is increas-
ing. Shipping companies say that six
ocean. going steamers. which leave this
port Friday and Saturday for Europe
will go out with no more than half loads
because OF the delays to incoming con-
signed freight from the west.
May Call Out Telegraphers.
The strikers admit the company's pres
ent ability to Keep a majority. Of its pas
senger trains moving. They assert that
IL the pressure Of the freight tie-up on
which they relied proves insufficient to
force some satisfactory settlement within
a day or two a strong effort will be made
to get the railroad telegraphers to quit.
finish fight and that all thought Of ar
bitration or of compromise has been
abandoned. Offers OF mediation, whether
frem government or other sources, it is
stated. have no place in the present
No action has been taken regarding
the offer Of the minister Of labor yes
terday to assist in placing the matters
i'm dispute before a satisfactory board Of
arbitration at the expense Of the govern
ment.
The post Office officials report the mail
service practically uninterrupted.
Perishable Stuff Stalled.
TORONTO, Ont, July aO.-The pas
senger service on the Grand Trunk is
fairly we'll maintained. There is no
freight traffic.
Many carloads of fruit and other per-
and Sarnia. Supt. Brownlee of the rail-
road, however. says freight will be NOV
ing within forty-eight hours.
Mail service is unimpaired.
DETROIT. Mich. July 20.-No at
out of Detroit on the Grand Trunk
line. Passenger service continues with
little interruption.
I'VE are drilling crews now for our
freight trains" said A. B. Atwater, as
sistant to President Hays of the Grand
Trunk, today. THAT does not mean that
the men are not experienced. They are
but We want them more
familiar with the different lines before
they start out.
We are going at this thing slowly. be-
cause we anticipate there may be some
trouble when we pull the freights out.
If there is, We are going to be ready for
it"
E. Pate, local chairman Of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, today, THE
police are not needed in this strike. 1t
is q serious matter with us. We realize
our responsibilities as American citizens"