Evening journal., 1920-04-12
Wilmington rail-
WORKERS ON JOB.
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tue clnDdTBOeS ldlu al WdShlnkton olt
freight for points north OF Wilmington.
and in New York and Philadelphia on
points south Of those places.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has taken
Off temporarily five trains between
Washington and New York, each way.
These trains are the ones scheduled to
arrive n Wilmington, southbound al
1914. Isl. ass, CPS and 6.35 p. m.
and toward Philadelphia at 1927. ti.2i.
and ii.43 a. m. and 1921 and i3s p. m.
A meeting OF about $50 railroad work
ers was in progress today In the Non
Partisan League. II was held behind
double doors and surrounded by utmost
secrecy Sound OF heated arguments,
loud speeche- and occasional applause
could be heard. Itwas understood this
meeting was composed OF conductors
and brakemen, although a number OF
shop workers who applied for admis-
sion during the morning also were ad-
mItted.
A meeting was held this morning at
the Non-Partisan Voters League Hall,
on Market street above Fifth, called
by the members OF the general com
mitiee in Wilmington OF the brother
hoods OF the Pennsylvania lines cast.
It's object was TO take a stand beside
the leaders OF the big Four" hro v
hoods against strike here. About 100
conductors. engineers, flremen and
trainmen. and few shopmen attended.
W. II. Fuhr presented The following
telegram from c. z. Museer. genoral
chairman OF the Brotherhood OF Rail-
way Trainmen:
BUFFALO, N. Y, April i0.-To the
officers and members OF the Brother
hood OF Railway Trainmen employed
on the Pennsylvania Railroad system:
"As you no doubt know. there started
at Chicago some weeks or ten days
ago. a strike Of yard men. which WIS
in violation OF the laws OF the Brother
hood This strike was called by So
called strike leader, named John
Grunau, who was an expelled member
OF the Brotherhood and who, for per-
sonal reason. became disgruntled with
the Brotherhood and was able to con-
vince certain yardmen that they were
aggrieved TO the extent that they should
leave the service OF The company. BY
press reports, you no doubt have
learned that the action OF Grunau and
the elements which have followed him.
have been condemned by our organi-
zation.
I'VE have always upheld our con-
tract with the railroad company, and
Il Is, therefore, necessary at this time.
for you, the representative men OF the
brotherhood, TO lend your support In
maintaining our contract At the pres
ent time l am In Buffalo, G.. w. Moore,
secretary, Is In New York, and Vice
Chairman G. G. Davis, IL in Pittsburgh,
handling the situation at that point.
AS local chairman, who reveive this
message. urge upon you the necessity
OF lending your full support In CO.
operation with the company In main
tanning the regularity OF the service.
The Brotherhood has a response
bility at this time that requires you,
as representative men, to assert your
leadership and use your persuasive
powers in keeping our men at work
thereby 70 govern the integrity OF the
organization. You have mans Job
and must do It In a manly way, 50
that when the men begin to realize The
mistake they have made our Organiza-
tion cannot be charged with \ failing
in its duty in seeing that It's contracts
were properly protected
A few strikers from Philadelphia
managed to get into the meeting this
morning, and one of them, In response
TO a question for information, came
to the door OF the hall just before noon
and said:
There's no use trying 10 get infor-
nation about this meeting. Itn be In
session all day, probably. We don't
want no publicity-that Is. II we have
anything TO give out wen send delega-
tions 10 the newspaper Offices. that's
ALL"
WHO are represented In the meet
Ing7" was asked.
That's none Of your d-n business"
was the retort. When the speaker
was asked II he would give his name,
he replied. NO. won't do that. or
give you anything whatever" 1t was
very apparent that he and the others
in charge OF the meeting were angry
over something.
Another meeting OF the brotherhood
men will be held this afternoon n the
Non-Partisan Voters League Hall, and
a larger meeting tonight In Eden Hall.
The latter meeting has been called for
s o'clock. II was first intended to hold
10 in the IrIsh-Americsn Hall, but II
was believed the attendance would be
TOO large for the latter. so Eden Hall
was engaged.
A leader among the Brotherhood men
said after the meeting this morning:
THE workers who are breaking away
from the Brotherhoods or who think
Of breaking away. should not forget
that by so doing they VIII sever their
contracts both with the organizations
and vitiate their Insurance. Many OF
the members have from $4,000 to si5,-
600 In insurance with the Brotherhoods
and these policies will be imperilled by
any break from the organizations
A feature OF the strike movement
which is emphasized by the railroad Of
fcials is that II has no official leaders
with whom they may deal. Heretofore
the railroad officials have been able TO
discuss demands with officials OF the
brotherhoods and reach agreements.
In this strike. however. the strikers are
not officially led Radical ag'tators
haya been sent to this city from out
side cities TO work among the men and
get them TO strike These radicals
worked most OF yesterday and last
night among the employees OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company in this