The evening world., 1920-04-09

of the TaaAnuton'u Brotherhood, arc
in robellioa against the majority Of
tiieir own organisation, the brake-
men and tHaiaaaon who work 'on the |
road" and earn Substantial increases
over the minin1um wago rate be- |
cause q uafleago OF overtime allow |
ancos. 11ey want 70 Join the Switch. |
msn's Uhion, which n in the Ameri-
baA Fodera3icn q tabor ana force |
ne railroads - make q separate
yafdmen's contract with talat body.
The Long Island City yard OF the
POnnsy1VHnia ana Long nliand roads
was the Only terminal in ths ring
aFovnd tho city which had its SWITCH
uaen snd yard workers At thoir pests
a nOon.a
NEW YORK CENTRAL SHUTS
DOWN on FREIGHT.
AZ the Mott Haven ana Port Nor
Fis yards q the New York Central
Shippers were told that thoro was
Aftis chance ~ getting or sending
ffoight antil further notice. The New
Fork. New Haven and Hartford at
1ssd Street started at Z o'clock this
morning with nine Of its ten switch
Ina oreWB, who remained at work but
= few minutes, later there were 30
many defections OF sw1tchmen and
nagmen that the willingness OF the
others to work was useless. The yards
4 at i2sth Street were In the Same con-
dition.
The yards In Manhattan from 72d
street 70 Canal Street were Idle ex-
ospt or one train, which went out
over the Harlem Division of the New
: York Central at O'Clock. Uncertain
efforts were made to get another
train out for some time this after
noon.
I The New Jersey terminals were
! idle. The West Shore Yards at Weo-
hawken, the LackaWAnna Yards at
3 1Ioboken and the Erie. Pennsylvania.
/ I.ehieh Valley, and Central Railroad
OF New Jersey Yards were quieter
B than Sunday. The Erie, where the
3 strike Of tho railway marine work.
ers Of she harbor began more than n
week ago. had some reserve men at
call but gave up any EFFORT 70 ac-
oomplish anything with their aid.
Reports ffon staten Island this af-
ternOon were that conditions have
been growing worse hourly since be-
tween fsO and 200 men employed in
the yards OF the 81. George terminal
of the Baltimore a Ohio Joined the
strike late yesterday afternoon. The
y. 3 o. IL the one big railroad sys-
(efn reaching the island. the bulk OF
tho Dorongh's food. clothing. flour,
meats, SC. coming In from Elizabeth
over the Arthur Kill Bridge 70
Mariners Harbor. +}tl,.'
Late reports from the Oak Point,
Westchester and Van Nest Yards OF
the New York. New HavGn and Hart
ford were that there was some work
going on with the aid OF road train
men but not enough TO make up one
third OF me regular freight trainS
called for by the schedules E
The New Haven officials linformed
the police that It's forty trackmen
4naintaiuing the right Of way between
the Bronx and New Rochelle. quit ir
{ a body to-day, saying they had nc
porticuiar grievance. but could ge'
better Jobs with contractors.
After the daily meeting Of the com
n,itteo q general managers OF th'
ranwaya entering New York to-day
I the formal stateneht declared that
4 oarsrm survey of the entire situation
"prcsentod q most serious conditioH
ana a real menace 70 the city's foo'
supply"
: The committee says the eiemen
back Of the strike here is the SAINT
rldicaI element responsible for IN
strike in Chicago. They have dis
regarded their written agreements a
,wolI As the law OF the land. Ap
,t0roctly they have no real leaders
,Snd have submitted no complaint
and made no demands. IT Is a head
;! less, Ieaderiess, unorganiEed and un
IN lawful movement and blow at co
I lective bargaining. for the lack {
y loyalty BY the men shows tho foil
OF attempting 70 deal win thein'
Leadership In the strike seeme
I temporarily in the hands OF the me
who have been managing tho harbo
mems strike. Thomas b. HGaly ar
others Of the Marine Afriliation az
dressed big meetings at Berg,
Square, Jersey CITY. and in Newar
Avenue, promising the strikers Il
support of the Marine Workers and Il
American federation OF Labor. 7!
meeting overflowed the hall at Berg'
square una adjourned to the -Four
Iiegimoni Armory. I.,.
Mayor Hague of Jersey City m
the head o the column ~ the armo
and stood up in his automobile a
addressed the strikers,
',rhe officials OF Jersey City are
hearty sympathy with you and 20
demand for fair wages" he said.