Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17
RAILROAD STRIKE
ENDS At NOON, MEN
RETURN TO WORK
Shopmen Were Last to GIVE m
Conditions Normal by
Monday.
MORE FREIGHT TO-DAY

With the announcement of the one
thousand shopmen who deserted the
Pennsylvania shops this week, that they
would return TO work on Monday, mace
n O'Clock today, and the return Oh
hundreds of trainmen who likewise liau
o,,it tbeir iobs this week, the strike tna'
has tied up the three railroads IN TINS
CITY. apparently came to an end.
Earlier in the day, tha trainmen began
reporting back for work, but the shopihen
who had meeting scheduled ior ~ o c,oGS
this morning refused to return. hey heiu
their meeting and at the conclusion S1hl
a committee to inform Gamhle iA'Iope'
general superintendent of the southern
Grand division Of the Pennsylvania rali-
road whose headquarters are IN TINS cl'y'
that tbc,. had decided TO return.
The shopmen did not present any
grievances 10 MIR Latrobc but SAID they
would give their demands 70 the LABOR
Adjustment Board IN Philadelphia
The shopmen informed superintendent
Iatrobe that II was to be understood
that m returning to work they were TO
have their old Jobs back and that there
was To Toe no discrimination shown,
While they have fixed Monday morning
as the time to go back. any one who
wishes can do 50 before that time: There
we're l. trades represented IN the SHOP
men committee.
At the PENNSYLVANIA station IN tins city
il was stated that the men were going
back. and it Is expected ny tomorrow or
Monday that freight trains will be moving
regularly again. Passenger service i pach
almost 20 normal.
Two hundred and fortv-two tralnmen.
"a conductors. IS frcmen and IL engineer
who had aunt returned TO work tins
morning IN the Wilmington district OF the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad. The meeting of
shonmcn which was held at Odd Eel
lows Hall. Tenth and King streets. this
morning 10 consider ttrms on which the
men would return 10 work, adjourned at
noon. and the committee went 10 the
Pennsylvania offices to confer with Gamble
I.atrobe. general superintendent oi the
southern division.
On the Philadelphia x r eading all
erews are back nj work and things at noon
were normal. !,
ON the Baltimore Il Ohio i was stated
that the men were returning TO their Jobs
and that by Monday II was hoped Norman
conditions would prevail More irelght
was being moved today and as fast as
steam could he gotten up on locomotives.
In Baltimore the Pennsylvania officials
stated that the men were returning faster
than they could be assigned runs and
places. At Washington matters are IN
excellent shape and fast approaching
normal.
A general housecleaning at head
quarters Of the Jailroad brotherhoods was
forecast bv speakers yesterday at meeting
Of about 900 railroad quitters IN the
basement Of Odd Fellows Hall at Tenth
and King streets. The men wele urged
~ keep their membership in the organiza-
tions, and assured that the threats OF the
present officers to disiranchlSe them
could not be carried ont so long rs they
paid their assessments.
Organization is labors only weapon.
one speaker said If we had had the
right men at the head Of the hrotherhoods
another declared we should be or the
lob TODAY. Notice OF a brotherhood
assessment has been received by many
Of the men since the beginning OF the
walkout The quitters were urged TO pay
and mot let them get anything on rs
Extension of the cleanup movement 10
public life was promised by one speaker,
who said We will change the complexion
of that gang on Capitol Hill Il we have
10 send Old Man Plumb up there to do 1t