The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-04-23
''OUTLAWS" APPEAL
FOR OLD Jobs BACK
FOR PUBLIC'S SAKE"
Continued From First Page.)

through our various organization
heads. for a renewal of the ultimatum
issued by the General Managers As
ISOLATION and under date OF April q,
1920, II was denied. We requested
this renewal with the fact in view
that the public which had been in
nocenty dragged into the contro-
versy, should have some considera-
ton.
This body feels that It has tried
to do its part towards bringing this
controversy TO an early setttement
and feels II is the duty or the
managers OF the various properties.
OF Of the General Managers Associa-
tion TO recede from the attitude and
take into consideration the incohveni-
ence of the public and the probability
Of a food shortage. The public de-
mands the immsdiate resumption Of
railway traffic.
I'VE submit for your approval the
following: Our immediate restoration
to duty without discrimination and
with full seniority rights. in order to
relieve the wheels OF industry.
Respectfully submitted. vi
by f. A. McHUGH.
chairman Executive Committee"
At Joint meeting Of all groups
of the strikers to-day ut Grand View
Hall. Jersey City, 1t was decided that
committees should be sent to the
Mayors OF Now York, Jersey City,
Hoboken, Newark, Bayonne and Pat
erson, asking each city administra-
ton to intercede for the men with
the railroad managements.
]. J. Costello, leader of the striking
firemen and enginemen. said they had
decided TO leave the wage question to
be dealt with by the regular brother
hoods and the Railroad Labor Board at
Washington.
"we1l go 90 work at once and end
this paralysis OF the railroads." he said,
provided We can go back without
prejudice or loss OF seniority. We feel
that we have accomplished our pur-
pose now that the Railroad Labor
| Board IL ABOUT TO act.
Railroad officials said this morn
ing that the places OF the strikers
were being gradually filled, a few of
the old employees returning 10 their
| old Jobs, but without the seniority
| rights they held before the strike.
| Passenger service On all railroads
was normal or nearly 80 and addi-
tional improvement was reported
| everywhere in the freight situation,
The Erie, which was about the
hardest hit in its freight department,
reported that 40 per cent. of the
strikers had come back and that q
per cent. had been replaced by new
men.
The resumption Of Hudson Tube
service 10 the SD Street, New York
terminal, was announced at noon
Service 10 Hoboken and jersey
City is about that of yesterday. Nc
trains are run after T.. NJ.
Pennsylvania railroad ofticials re-
ported that some OF the employees II
the electric power house at Ions
Island City had failed to appear TO
work this morning and that thei
Il places had been filed at once, will
no interruption OF service. The power
house supplies all the electric trains
OF the Long Island railroad and mos
of the Pennsylvania system betWeel
here and Philadelphia.
Richard Il. Ward, n striker, Is II
the Jersey City Hospital with a bulle
wound In his left groin. He told tn,
police he was walking with a friend
! James Denife. beside the tracks o
the Iehigh Valley at the COmmuni
paw crossing, when a freight trail
! passed Words were exchanged be
! tween the men ON the ground ans
, the fremen and Ward says the fire
men threw coal at him. A the trail
drew ahead OF them a railroad de
tective riding on the top OF one of tn
box cars, says Ward, fired four shots
p One struck Ward He Is in a seriou
condition.