Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-26
CHARTERS OF NINE
TRA|NMEN LOCALS
ARE WITHDRAWN
1000 Brotherhood Men A.
fected-Strikers Report
ed Returning.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April .26-Fear of a
black list which would bar them per-
manently from employment appeared
to be one of the driving forces today
behind the steady break Of the rail-
road workers strike reported by rail-
road officials.
Although no hint of such a plan has
come from the managers. possibility
Of it's adoption was discussed freely
by some strikers after they learned
at mass meeting last night in Jersey
hood Of Railroad Trainmen in the New
York-New Jersey district had lost
their union charters by action of
brotherhood officials.
2y00e Workers Affected.
More than 1000 local railroad work
ers were expelled yesterday from the
brotherhood for the part they have
taken in the unauthorized strike In
this dtctrict, according to Edward
McAush. eha!rm.n a... o. the the a dssikers
of mime 1oc1l untsns were revoked, hssr
said. The annopncenient was re-
cetv64 with mtnki<a cheers and jAkr8,
Tt4 locals. losint their brotherhood
charters, McHugh asserted, were:
No. %. OF Jersey City. Of which Nc
Jersey City which is presided over BY
Irving G. Hunt, leader Of the Hudson
and Manhattan tube trainmen: No. 146.
Of Jersey City, comprising Erie rail-
road men; No. 119, of Jersey City;
No. 500. Of Perth Amboy. and No. 323.
Of Trenton; all Iennsyiyania rsiiroad air ID
which more Erie mon belong; No. 333.
Of Jersey City. which is made UP of
Lehigh Valley trainmen, and No. 592, Of
North Hudson, to which West Shore
railroad men belong.
A committee Of six strikers. headed
by Ftp. Bolan, has gone to Washing
ton, it was said, to gain the interces-
sion Of the Federal Labor Board with
the railroad arrangements. to have the
men reinstated without loss Of their
seniority rights.
Not Necessarily Expelled.
T. r. Dodge. assistant president of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, has confirmed, the report that
nine local charters of the brotherhood
have been. revoked. but stated that
this action did not necessarily mean
that the 1000 men affected were ex-
PEELED from the organisation.
Mr.. Dodge declared the members of
President William G. Lee
whose charters remain intact.
These charters have been revoked
because the members Of the locals
brotherhood" said Mr.. Dodge III
they had lived up to the laws Of their
organization the charters would not
have been revoked
Edward McHugh, leader of the rail-
announced today that strikers had
gone into session in Jersey City to or
ganiZe a new union to include the
$4,000 members Of forty-two locals
throughout the country whose charters,
he said. had been revoked by the Big
Four brotherhoods.
McHugh added that the members of
the Big Four, who. he asserted, had
been expelled, planned to bring suit
against the brotherhoods to recover
insurance premiums of 81 a month.
He said he was not able to compute
at the present time the sum involved.
Asserting that the new union would
have a membership of 5000 alone
from the New York district, he said
that 1t would not be divided as were
the brotherhoods into different groups
of workers. but would embrace them
all. He said also that the union
would have mo high -salaried Of
hcers. like William G. Lee. with
salary of $4,000 and expenses" and
would elect its officers by referendum
Cleveland Charters Cancelled.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. April eS.-Char-
ters of fifty-one local lodges of
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
have been revoked to date for violat-
ing the rules of the brotherhood by
participating in the unauthorized
strike of switchmen. w. G. Lee, presi-
dent of the organization. announced
today. The ffty-one lodges had a
membership OF nearly 1900.
Fully one-il half OF this number hay.
been loyal and their memberships will
oe protected by transfer 10 other lodges.
Mr. Lee said.
Counter Claims in Chicago.
CHICAGO. April 26.-Deyelopments in
the strike of insurgent railroad worker.
in the Chicago district today were con-
fined to issuance Of statements by the
railroad managers and strikers
The managers said 1882 men vera q,
work yesterday and that freight traff1c
was 80 per cent of normal The strikar.
asserted the number Of mon the rail.
roads said we're at work was less than
one fifth the normal number, that tha
industrial situation rapidly was Rrowine
worse, with a number of plants facine
shut downs because Of lack of coal ,nS
that because the railroads could nat
continue using high-priced men as snb
stitute switchmen compromise VOL,
be forced sooner or later. Elsawhere ~
tire central and far west gradual 70
reported
Shopworkers to Press Claim.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. AprI "a
Ware demands Of 1900 Boston ana a,
bany shop workers. VIII be pressntsd -