The evening world., 1920-04-26
HOU Some of the Legislators Looked 4
and What Some Did as Session Closed
10000 OUTLAWS
OUSTED BY UNION;
STRIKE OVER HERE
Men Rushing Back on Roads
Terms While McHugh Talks
of New Organization.

CLEVELAND. o., April 26.-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have been revoked to date for violat-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, v. G. Lee, Presl-
dent OF the organization, announced
to-day. The fitty-one lodges had a
membership OF nearly $4,000.
Fully one-Raif OF this number have
been loyal and their memberships
will be protected by transfer to other
lodges, Mr.. Lee said.
l. q. Griffing, Assistant Grand
Chief of the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers, said TO an Evening
World reporter. this afternoon that
the outlaw railroad strike is "all
over" in this district.
Most Of the men are already back
40 work." he said, 'and there is no
strike"
At Grand View Hall in Jersey City
where thousands OF strikers held
meetings last week, only few hun
dreds gathered to-day, and even from
that number there were many de-
fections. Groups of a dozen or more
at a time quit and asked for their
jobs back in the terms of'the man
ayers, including the forfeiture of the
former seniority rights.
In the face of all this, Edward A.
McHugh, leader Of the outlaws, grave
ly told reporters that the railroad
workers, "dlsgusted with the Broth
erhoods," were at that very moment
preparing for "one big union" OF rail-
way employees.
There are 5000 in this district
alone" he said. I'm the whole coun-
try there are at least 5000 who want
q more effective organization than
the brotherhoods offer. The constitu-
ton of the one big union is being
drafted to-day at Grand View Hall"
by few hundreds?" a reporter
asked.
well. it's starter" he said.
Probably 1t will he affiliated with
the. A. +. of l.. And it's officers will
be elected by referendum, not by dele
gates. ALSO there will be no $4,000
a-year meR--like william G. Lee,
Grand Chief OF the Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen."
The newest disappointment TO the
strikers came this morning when they
learned that the. Lackawanna engi-
neers were still at work.
The outlaws had been led to believe
on Saturday that these engineers
would strike to-day and put new life
into the strike.
The railroads reported continued inn
provement in the service to-day, both
freight and passenger, although cards
are stin posted announcing that tickets
are sold subject to delay.
The management of the Staten Island
Rapid Transit Company announced
this morning that passenger and freight
service has been restored to normal
The operating force consists Of two
thirds, of the men who struck and
came back and one-third Of new men.
The regular night service is to be re-
stored this evening.
No Improvement and no promise Of
Improvement i'll service was offered to
patrons of the Hudson Tubes to-day.
The only service given was of the
fragmentary sort that the public en-
durcd last week. No trains at all are
being operated to the terminal at
Newark.
Speaking Of the action Of the broth
erhoods, in revoking the charters Of
rebellious locals, McHugh said to-day
the men might sue the brotherhoods
to- get back the 81 a month they have
been paying for insurance. The
charters Of the following locals, with
a membership of 1000 men, in this
district have been revoked.
No. 90, Jersey City. employees Of
Jersey Central.
No. 1l9, Jersey City. employees Of
Pennsylvania
No. 14s, Jersey City, Erie.
No. 800, Perth Amboy Pennsylvania.
No. s2S, Trenton, Pennsylvania,
No. SSs. Jersey Central. Lehigh
Valley.
No. sos. Jersey City. Erie.
No. 592. North Hudson. West Shore,
No. S79. Jersey City, Hudson and
Manhattan Railroad.
Local No. SO is headed by McHugh,