Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15

Ine S:z4 1ennSylNdnla tram SoueiA
cancelled.
1905 Central train for points on
New York 81 Long Branch railroad
will run
Camden trains are running as us
ual.
No trains are running from the
Pennsylvania station in State street.
South Amboy Situation
Sy Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, April 15:-A few
of the crews employed on h docks
of the Pennsylvania railroad mere
have returned to work. but not
enough to do any great mou Oh
work. A meeting OF the strikers was
held in the city hall last night but
nothing could be learned as to the
outcome of the meeting. Camden
trains are operating today from the
junction station almost on schedule
and fair service is being given by the
New York e. Long Branch railroad.
The derailing of a trolley a of
the Jersey Central Traction Company
in the cut under the Pennsylvania
railroad bridge last night tied up
traffic by trolley between this city and
Perth Amboy. The car left the rails
about Z o'clock and was not placed
back again until after IL O'CLOCK.
Little Change on Staten isi'"o
BIZ special CORRESPONDENT: @..
WORTHWHILE, April 15.-With but
one train being operated on the Tot,
tenville division of the Staten lslanu
Rapid Transit railroad the strike SIT
uation on Staten Island was about inc
same this morning. A meeting mas
been called for this afternoon at FORT
Richmond by the railroad workers ior
the purpose of discussing the strike
situation with regard to what Is 10
be done. whether they will remain
out or 90 back to work again. Strong
pressure is being made it is said TO
have the men return to work again
on the railroad.
Following conferences held in Man
haitian yesterday with the heads Oh
the Order of Railroad Conductors and
Brotherhood of Locomotive Ffremen
and Enginemen notices signed by Will
liam j. Reeves, head of the conductors
and Daniel j. Buckley. head of the
engineers on Staten Island are posted
at the Tottenville depot asking the
members of the two organizations TO
return to work and to be loyal to their
order by returning to work. They
quote that the strike is the work or
/. w. w, and is Illegal from start to
finish with the sole purpose OF de-
stroying organized labor. The fol-
lowing circular letter was received ny
the local members of the two organ
izations SEN out yesterday by Timothy
Shea, assistant president of B. of L..
+. & E.; l.. G.. Grifing, assistant grand
chief engineer of B. L.. E.; T. r Dodge,
assistant president, b. r. T., and S. Z.
Cowen, deputy president o.. r. Q.
I'm order that there may be no mis-
understanding regarding the present
railroad strike which seems TO involve
nearly all yard employees and many
road engine and trainmen. we desire
to quote statement issued by Messrs.
Stone, Sheppard, Carter, and Lee:
THE present strike of men engaged
in switching service was originated
in Chicago by a new organization that
has for it's purpose the destruction
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men and the Switchmen's union. and
ii its inception had nothing to do
with the wage question but was a de-
mand for the reinstatement of the
leader of this opposition organization.
After this strike a instituted for this
purpose, the leaders of the new or
ganization then injected the wage
question for the sole purpose of de-
ceivirg the yard men throughout the
United States and promoted the one
big union idea. There can be no set
Element of the pending wage question
while this illegal action continues"