The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-15
NO REASON GIVEN

Tonight the railroad officials are as
much as ever in the dark as TO the
reason for the strike. Neither de-
nand nor declaration OF the strike
purpose has been made by the strik-
erS.
tnofficlally some OF the men have
asserted that If their new organtza-
tion is recognized they will return to
work. but beyond this implied indt-
cation that the strike was called sole
~ for the purpose of sappng the
strength OF the American Federation
Of Labor, no inkling OF its meaning
has been vouchsa fed,
There were rumblinEs OF disap-
prevail at the Jersey City meeting or
strikers today Immediately after the
reading of the following letter from
G. +. Musser. general chairman OF
the Brotherhood of Railroad train
mon:
The men at Buffalo. as well as at
Chicago, fully recognize the mistake
made in leaving the service of the
company in violation Of the laws Of
the brotherhood. In these moments
of stress. may | not charge you with
your. responsibility TO your govern
ment, 10 your organiZatio and to the
company by which you are employed
Il advise you not to permit the
agitator at this critical moment to
influence your good Judgment and
induce You TO leave your jobs-as
after the agitator has carried out his
purpose Of disruption. you perhaps
may be without a job"
Although the OUTLAW" railroad
strike has not been broken. the strike
situation in the Metropolitan district
materially improved today. according
TO a statement issued by the general
t,,A
summarized by the roads. follows:
Central Railroad OF New Jersey-Ma-
terially improved conditions. Ninety
per cent of passenger trainmen work
ing. TOO per cent service on Southern
division. which taps Jersey coast re-
sorts, situation Frightening.
Pennsylvania-Freigh at a stand
still Two crews back al Waverly, two
at Jersey City. two at Greenville. and
two at Meadow Yards. Sixty per cent
local passenger service O, X Train
every hour between New York and
Philadelphia from A. N. to 10 r. Nj
One hundred and sixty local shopmcn
returned to work. Eighty per cent Of
men al Meadow shops returned. oua-
half OF men returned to waldo avenue
yards Jersey city. Sunnyside yards.
Long Island. o. X. Shopmen still out
at Trenton.
Lackawanna-F Freight situation I'm
changed, Passenger service improv-
ing
Erie-Freght situation unchanged
Passenger service materially improved.
Nine Indignation specials" operated
into city. Eleven sent out. Twenty
ind gnation specials" manned by citi-
zen crews win operate tomorrow ana
the road expects to bring in 10000
commuters.
Iehigh Vaney-Freight conditions
improving. Passenger service o. X.
Local track men walked out and
walked right back again--out but a
few minutes. Men at wilkesbarre.
Hazleton and Sayre voted unanimously
to stand Loyalty by the company.
Baltimore and Ohio-Situation un-
ichanged. Staten Island electric system
and freight yards still tied up.
Long Isiand-E1Ghty- five per cent of
committing traffic handled. Seventy
per cent of hremen out, only affecting
freight business
New York. New Haven and Hartford
Necessary to annul good many
trains, owing to shortage of coal for
operating, not to labor trouble,
New York Central-Two hundred
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