New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-11
Jersey Freight
Near StundstiU
Baltimore e Ohio Only
Road Bringing Goods
Into the Terminals

survey of the effect Of the unau-
thorized railroad strike in New Jersey
terminals Of the lines running into New
York disclosed last night that, while
the passenger service was disturbed to
a certain degree, the movement Of
freight was almost paralyzed.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was
the only line bringing freight ship
ments of all kinds into the Jersey ter
minals and moving them across the
river. 1t was estimated that this system
handles only about per cent of the
total daily shipments that normally ar
rive in the city. The number OF car
loads of freight tied up by the sporadic
walk-outs has been placed by one au-
thority at near 1000
The passenger traffic received its Sc
vcrest jolts on the Lackawanna and
Erie railroads and the Hudson tubes.
completely tying up all service on
these systems. An official of the Erie
said they had been able to move eight
trains into Jersey City up to noon, but
that no wheel had moved on the line
after that hour and that none would
move to-day.
Ferries Are Congested
Service on the Lackawanna was or
dered suspended at 2:15 o'clock this
morning, the last train leaving the
Jersey City terminal being the Buffalo
Express Mail train at that hour Up
to that time there had been no in
corruption of the passenger service on
this line, all of the seventeen commu-
ters trains of the line that were pro-
vided daily having been run on sched-
ue time.
The conductors, guards and SWITCH
f,tk o,,%
without moments notice at 505 a. M,
and not train left either side Of the
river after that hour. Cut off from
this avenue Of travel, Jersey commuters
in thou ands crowded onto the fer
ries, which had scarcely recovered from
the shock of the harbor workers. strike,
causing unprecedented congestion and
confusion.
Passenger traffic on the Jersey Cen
trail, the West Shore, the Lehigh Valley,
the Pennsylvania and the Delaware &
quate during the day. The Erie was
completely tied up because of q walk
out of all the tiremen on the line, about
IT'S. j. J. Mantell, New York manager
Of the Erie Railroad and chairman of
the Railroad Managers Association,
declared that the men went out without
making any demands or presenting any
grievances. There will be no effort
made to replace the strikers by strike
breakers, he said, for at least couple
of days, and the passenger service
on this line would probably be crippled
for several days, at least.
No Demands Presented
The walkout in the tunnels was ct
tributed to the same forces that are
declared to have started the national
railroad strike movement at Chicago.
While the strikers themselves say they
are striking for an increase in wages.
Orcn Root, president of the Hudson &
operates the tubes, says that no
grievances or demands of any kind
had been presented to him by the en-
ployees and that the movement was ur-
&C Ibtedly related to the unauth orizad
walkout now in progress throughout
the nation. He pointed out that the
tunnel workers were affiliated with the
Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmcn and
had struck against the orders of the
national organizations officers.
"There are several features of this
(which should be interesting to the
public. This company has an agree
ment with the Brotherhood Of Railroad
Irainmen which cannot be abrogated
without thirty days notice. No notice
has been given.
Will Recruit New Force
NO committee Of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen or any group of
employees or any one representing
them has made any presentation to
the management Of this company Of
any grievances, nor has there been any
request for an appointment by any one
for conference to discuss any
grievances
''We have no definite knowledge as
to why these men have struck, and we
have only been able to form a theory
that the men have struck in sympathy
with the other men that are on strike
in other parts Of the country, but our
men arc not sure Of what these other
men arc striking for. The strike, too,
/ Is IN defiance of the provisions of Fed
cral statutes as embodied in the Trans
lortation act"
Mr. Root said he would recruit forces
to run the tube trains as soon as pos
siblc. He declared he was unwilling
to operate with inexperienced men and
that 1T would probably be several DAYS
befare any substantial service is given.
With the ferries as the only source
OF communication open to travellers be-
tween Jersey City and Hobokcn, the
scenes about the ferry houses all dur
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