Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-13
new YORK'S R. R.
TERMINALS TIED Up
Mountains of Express Packages
Pile Up as Result of Team
sters' Strike
G0MPERS RAPS D0CKMEN
BY the Associated Press

4if lNfW 1OTh, btl. ln.- .N'N ''i n .
latest strike-that of II 900 members of
the International brotherhood of Team
sters Chauffcurs and Helpers-tied up
the principal railroad terminals of the
greater city today.
In opposition to the efforts of their
leaders and notwithstanding an appeal
from Governor Smith for a postpone
ment until word could be received from
the railroad administration relative to
demands for higher wages. the men quit
work soon after midnight. The chief
organization affected is the American
Railway Express Company with its
5000 employees here.
The strikers demands include n fiat
increase of S25 month, an eight hour
day and weeks vacation every year.
The Grand Central and Pennsylvania
stations were piled high with unde-
livered express packages early today
while the various depotS Of the Ameri-
can Railway Express Company We're
congested.
Milk Supply in Danger
The city milk supply is threatened.
as milk truck drivers are members Of
the Brotherhood of Teamsters. although
not of the same local union as the
terminal employees; so far neither the
milk nor coal wagon drivers have been
called out.
Demands for wage increases and
better working conditions, which will
affect union clothing workers all over
the country, will be placed before the
National Industrial Federation of Cloth
u. 4
nounced by officials of the Amulga
mated Clothing Workers of America
here.
The wage demands are being drafted
by union members in four cities, New
York, Chicago. Rochester and Balti
more, now represented in the Manu-
facturers' Federation. and the Chicago
demands, the first to be prepared, call
for general increase of So a week
Gompers Assails LOngshorsmen
X The longshoremen strike was de-
nounced as a violation of 'the funf
mental principles of the American Fed g..
Grafton of Labor by Samuel Gompcrs.
president of the A. +. L., in a letter re
ceived today by T. V. O'Connor, prcsi-
dent of the international Iongshore-
mems Union. The strike was unauthor-
lied by the union and Mr.. O'Connor has
consistently endeavored to induce tn"
men to return to work.
Hopes for an early settlement of the
strike appear, according to Mr.. O'Con
nor.
AS a result of a stormy meeting last
night, at which delegates from fifty
four locals urged the men to go back
to work, a mass meeting will be held
tonight for ratifying or rejecting the
proposal to return tomorrow and wait
until December ] to press demands
for increased wages.
Railroad, port and terminal workers
at meeting held in Jersey City today
unanimously decided not to resume oper
~ ations of lferryboats, railroad tugs anC
lighters until their demands are settled
according to statement issued at tn,
Headquarters Of the marine workers
union.
A committee representing the rail
road administration conferred yester
day with striking firemen. oilers anC
deck hands in an effort to adjust theil
differences. The strikers were as.
sured their demands for higher wage,
and shorter hours would be given JUS
and speedy consideration providn!
the men would return Immediately
The strikers accordingly planned tc
meet during the day.
Food Situation Serious
Meanwhile the food situation con.
4 cerning products coming to the city
from New Jersey still was serious
Not an ounce of food was removed
from ships
Members of Typographical Union No
s. who have taken unauthorized wa
cations" in sympathy with pressmer
and feeders, whose strike has led t,
virtual paralysis in book and jol
Offices here. instructed their officers a
a meeting yesterday to conduct furthe
negotiations looking toward a settle
ment. according to Sam Oppenheimer
4 chairman of the press committee o
"Big Six"
Washington, Oct. 13.-(By \. =.
Director General Hines today hske'
the railroad wage board to expedit
its report on the wage demands o
teamsters employed in New York b,
the American Railway Express Com
pany. The men, who We're given
hearing September IL, have gone o.
strike because no action has bee
taken.