New-York tribune., 1920-04-12
this city with its $50 passengers, milk

The train was shunted on a siding
when it reached Port Jervis, the crew
alighting and attending railroad
workers meeting there. The formation
of All association Of yardmen, switch
men, brakemen and conductors was in
the meeting that the milk and mail
could go through, but that the pas
sengers would have to remain.
The train was eventually abandoned
Mr.. Mantell expressed fear that the
Cleveland Express, which left late last
night, would meet the same tate at
Port Jervis.
While Mr.. Manteii insists that the
railroad managers have not yet learned
who the local leaders of the strike
movement are and that they haven't re-
other quarters that railroad officials
have been in touch with some of the
strikers. Mr.. Mantell declared, how
ever, that the railroads will not deal
with the "outlaws," except through the
regular officers of the several brother
hoods.
No Strikebreakers Yet
owe are going to make efforts to run
our railroads." he said, "but we are
not using strikebreakers yet Our re-
placement men now consist mainly of
Office clerks and subordinate officials
or supervisory forces, who are able to
handle all the absolutely necessary
trains.
"These outlaw strikers have got the
public by the throat. They have not
only violated the laws of their labor or
ganization but also the law of the land.
When the United States government was
running the railroads and there was a
vto;y
| no demands of the men until they had
returned to work. The government,
through the transportation act, has pre-
scribed how these strikes should be
handled
"Thesc men will get their demands
heard only through the proper process
OF law in accordance with the act. 1t
is true that railroad employees can
band together and submit demands for
increase in wages regardless of their
brotherhood affiliations, but these de-
mands must go through proper private
and governmental channels as prescribed
by law, but which are at present being
ignored
The railroad officials, he said. have
been in constant touch with the regu-
lar leaders of the various brotherhoods,
who, he said, are making strenuous
efforts to bring the men to their senses.
He declared he had conferred with
Il. l.. Zimmerman, chairman of the
Order of Railway Conductors, and
President Van Norden, of the Brother
mood OF Locomotive Engineers of the
Erie Railroad, and that these men in
turn are in touch with other national
officers. They are gathering their
forces slowly, he said, and will launch
some stiff body blows at the "outlaws"
in few days.
S. C. Cowan, local general chairman
OF the Order of Railway Conductors,
who was yesterday made deputy
president of the order, appeared at the
Pennsylvania Terminal last night and
distributed copies of the following
telegram among railroad workers:
Strike is illegal against four broth
erhoods and against railroads. Our
existence is at stake. Our members
are justified under circumstances in
working in both yard and road service
to help save our organization. Com
mon sense and reason begin to prevail
Situation improving.
az. E. SHEPPARD, President
Order Railway Conductors
Cedar Rap ds, Iowa"
Similar posters were placed at all
the railroad terminals. With look
toward the future, Mr.. Mantell said the
| A~>'6ht oIkOotlOI lS looming up as the
great problem. the seriousness of which
he said can hardly be overestimated
Coal Situation Bad
The coal situation particularly. he
said, is very bad because of the fac
that the Erie and Lackawanna, which
tap the anthracite districts, have beer
crippled by the strike.
In this connection Frank Hedlev
president of the Interborough Rapit
Transit Company, said yesterday ther,
was no Immediate danger of fue
crisis at the power houses of the In
terborough.
The company, he declared, had be
tween $4,000 and 10000 tons of sof,
coal on hand and that the supply is
coming in normally.
DR.. Royal S. Copeland, Health Com.
missioner, after conference with Ole
Salthe, director of food and drugs 70,
the Department of Health, announced
that survey of all the warehouses hac
been made, and that it was learned
that there was enough butter, eggs anc
meat on hand to last at least ten davs
An idea of the number of persons
that would be directly affected by the
railroad tangle was given by Mr.. Man.
tell, with the following figures: The
Long Island Railroad carries about