The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-15
HINES REFUSES TO
BOW TO STRIKERS
Tells Expresmen He Can't
Deal With Them While
They Are Idle.
UNIONS VOTE TO STAY OUT
Tieup Will Not Affect Food
Supply Greatly, Says
DR.. Day.

All hope of speedy settlement of the
last night when the Railroad Admins
tration notified the strikers that It re-
fused to consider their demands until
they returned to work.
In response to this challenge the IN
ternational Brotherhood of Transfers
held a joint council of the executive
boards of each local at ISL Eighth ave-
nue. and unanimously voted to continue
the strike until the Railroad Admins
tration hands down a decision on their
case
Walter d. Hines, Director General of
Railroads. wrote to Michael J. Cashel,
first vice-president of the brotherhood,
plainly stating the stand taken by the
Government He said in part.
1T has been the policy of the United
States Railroad Administration to pro-
mote the orderly handling of these prob
lens in way designed to meet the just
| and reasonable interests of the en-
| ployees II is, however. q necessary
|
be handled upon careful Investigation.
| In the nature of things 1t is out of the
question for the Railroad Administration
| to be coerced by means Of a strike into
reaching a decision In advance or oD-
| tanning the information needed to view
the matter from the standpoint Of all the
employees involved or in giving prefer
ence to employees who strike over EN-
| ployees who do not strike.
1 tvNN 0t RI
fore is not willing to decide this case
50 far as IL involves these employees
while they are on a strike. 1t Is will
ing and intends to take It up and de-
eide It as promptly as the wage board
can make a report without untustly
preferring the case of these employee!
over other employees.
Decision Likely Nov. 4.
1.-The best information now obtainabl
from the wage board is that its repor
will be forthcoming by November
and the case will be decided prornptl,
thereafter provided the employees hav
returned to work.
You should understand that the Gov
eminent is not willing to negotiate
question with its employees after the
have left its service in a manner
which the men you represent have lei
the service in New York city, and unit
such time as they return to work n
decision will be reached in this case"
At the meeting of the expressmen
executive council last night about 10
representatives of the local unions d.
cided to stick to their original decisio
D not to go back to work until their grie'
\ ances are adjusted They rely on II
0 services OF Gov. Smith as mediator an
> hope that he will be able to settle II
{ dispute through his Labor Board.
smith Wires Hines.
Gov Smith has telegraphed twice
Director General Hines since the stril
started Sunday midnight. urging
: speedy settlement of the expressmen
case.
= Mrs. Henry Markowitz, secretary
: the Governors labor board. was in cor
70 munication with the Railroad Admin
y tration yesterday afternoon. She wi
8 informed that the New York employee
l. Of the American Railway Express mu
l. take their turn with this employees
l. other cities, all of whom nave taken
= the wage question with the Governmer
There was no change In the strike 81
p uation yesterday. Express service
s. still tied up. Robert z, NJ Cowie. vic
n president of the American Railway E
st press Company. said he did not THU
,e the company win attempt to fight I
strike.
If Commissioner of Markets Jonathan
IT Day said the food supply cut off
TO the strike Is not essential to the 81
10 tenance of the city. It Is mostly fan
d foods, such as shell fish. Holsters, &
,e and will affect the hotel trade pri
ID cipally. An advance in the prices
t. these foods may be looked for.
j. thought.