Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-13
NEW YORK C|TY'S
MENACE GROWING
Food, Fuel, Mail and Passenger
Services Seriously
Crippled. {,
TRAIN CREWS ATTACKED
Brotherhood Officials Declare
Crest of Strike Has Passed
in West. 4;
RAIN CREWS ATTACKED
IBy Associated prsss1

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK. April 1c.--Thc strike
OF railroad workers here tonight
presented the most menacing situa-
ton the city has faced since the un-
authorized wnlkout began. Freight
service on the railroads over which
come the bulk of the city's food and
fuel virtually was paralyzed and pas
IenseT service. already seriously
curiailed. was still further crippled.
The first act of Federal intcrveh-
tion came today when armed United
states troops went into Jersey City
TO unload stranded mail trains, and
department or Justice agents ex-
tended their Investigations into
every corner OF the New York dis.
trict.
Appeals by railroads for volunteer
workmcn and the campaigns of the
strikers To recruit their ranks from
mon still loyal to the roads had he
come more insistent. while strikers
representatives urged crews to quit
work, railroad officials. white COL
lar" employees and volunteers were
being drilled for strike breakers.
Situation In Metropolis.
The situation tonight was as fol-
lows:
The only freight shipments rccclv-
ed during the day were war spe-
| cials" OF solid food trains brought
from Chicago by tho New York Cen
trail, and 4 few cars which crept III
over tho Now Haven. and,-the Penn,.
| sylrhnia.
T. Mail train schedules were generally
I Al Ter yoI
pressed into service for postal first
aid in all important sections.
| hundreds of thousands OF COM
mnters living in New Jersey we're
unable TO reach their places OF busi-
ness in New York.
Strike sympathizers committed
their first act OF violence when an
iron bar was hurled through the
window OF a Central Railroad of New
Jersey train. injurins passenger.
Train crews of four mail trains OF
the Erie were attacked at Port Jer-
Wis. y. " and railroad officials an
nounccd Port Jervis was absolutely
controlled by the strikers.
Joint Conference Held.
Union labors co-operation in an ef-
! fort to break the unauthorized strike
tonight by representatives of the four
big brothcrhoods in conference with
the representatives, OF the Eastern
roads. y statement given out after the
meeting characterized the strike as "a
mob movement" and asserted 1t was
bound TO break"
! John G.. Waller. labor eSDert and
secretary of the bureau of informa-
| ton OF Eastern railroads, who made
! the announcement. said it was the
consensus of opinion of the brother
/ hood leaders that the strike would
| burn itself out" He said the con-
ference received information that the
strike was easing up around Chicago.
Indianapolis. Columbus and other
/ Western cities. but remained ur.
changed locally"
The surprising part about the
strike is the fact that men who are
regarded as conservative have become
'mpreEnated with radicalism," Mr..
"a'per said: The strike is one fos-
tered purely by radical influence"
: Ii was announced the brotherhood
leaders had tried their best" to have
the men ignore the radical agitators
who invaded New York from Neu.
Jersey. Previously the brotherhood
leaders had mingled with strikers
and loyal union men In New Jersey
urging them to respect their CON
/ tracts.
| The conference tonight was tho
first officially held here between labor
leaders and railroad representatives.
No Understanding Reached.
Strike leaders conferred with Mr..
! shea representing the brotherhood
/ OF Locomotive Firemen and r,nsi-
neers. for six hours in RobokenI
! y. j.. tonight. After the conference
! Mr.. Shea issued a statement that no
! understanding was reached. but that
/ another conference would be held to-
morrow, and discussion will n,
4 continued until some solution is
| .eached.'
! The statement said .the situation
I !" indeed critical. ard employees who
( nave been working on "a minimum dav
! .s"siH. particularly yardmen and road
/ rf*i, have not been receiving IL wage
| To properly maintain themselves and
their families" Mr.. shea declared the
wage proposition which was presented
to the railroad administration in Au-
gust. 1919, was now the real issue.
Mayor Hague. OF Jersey City, who
had expressed sympathy for the
strikers. appealed to them I'm the
name OF suffering humanity TO ar-a
bi,rate. committee OF fourteen mon
representing tho strikers. emphat
| ically refused to urge strikeN, to re-
turn TO work, the Mayor aneounced.
Another conference With larger