Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14
ASKING 80 PER CENT
INCREASE IN PAY
Leaders Of Movement Say Men
Will Stay Out Till De
mands Are Met.
BROTHERHOODS URGE
MEMBERS TO BE LOYAL
Railroad Officers Say Lines Are IN
Better Shape Than
Yesterday.


mi. their Jobs say that their forces are
standing firm and refusing to return to
work. the situation on the railroads, ac-
rording TO information given out by the
officials Of the three roads operating
through and IN this city, IS much improved
today over Yesterday.
The one new feature today was that a
number OF Pennsylvania shopmen at
rodd's Cut have quit. The insurgents
claimed that 100 per cent quit. but at the
Office of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. the
strength OF the shop walkout was stated
Is so per cent Of the totalf orce. The walk
lut occurred between Q O'Clock and 1890,
and az III o'clock the shops were still
-unnIng.
The shop brotherhood at meeting
ast night decided TO remain neutral IN
he walkout. and the quitting, like that
Il the rest OF the railroad workers who are
,ut. was done by individuals.
STRIKE AT PENNSYLVANIA SHOPS.
An Every Evening man who visited
the car shops learned that men from
he blacksmith shop, machine shop and
roundhouse were out, but the repairmen
were still loyal It was said by some men
out that they did not know the exact
number employed there. At the offices OF
the Pcnnsylvania railroad 1t was said this
afternoon thst los more men walked out
from the shops this noon, making 900
abseutees from force that totaled about
5000.
Men out announced at noon that she
car inspectors had quit. The Pennsy Of
ticials said they knew nothing OF this
latest detection.
The trainmen at their meeting at Eden
Hall this afternoon will have representa-
tives Of the maintenance OF way men In
attendance and will endeavor 10 convince
them that the cause IS right. Men out
announced this afternoon that they were
sending delegations OF men TO all nearby
railroad points, but the committees were
not going by train, but travelling IN auto
mobiles.
A carload OF fresh fish from Crisheld,
Marvland. arrived in this city today.
This. IS the first carload of fish from this
point consigned here IN years. Crlsfleld
usually ships TO New York and other
points. but because OF the embargo on
perisha bles, fish dealers consigned the
carload TO this city. The fish were being
unloaded at a local station at noon today.
On the Pennsylvania railroad, which,
because II employs more men, had a cor
respondingly larger ratio OF quitters, con-
ditions are almost back to normal. as far
as the passenger service Is concerned. All
the local trains are running on schedule
and two of the ten New Washington
through expresses that were annulled on
Saturday were restored this morning. BY
the end of the day, the Pennsy officials
say that they hope 10 restore SIX more or
these expresses, which would IN that event
leave but two regularly scheduled pas
senger trains not running.
r. g. o. AND READING.
The situation on the Philadelphia &
Reading WAS slightly improved so far as
freight movements are concerned and the
Baltimore 4 Ohio road status is about the
same. All three Of the roads are moving
perishable freight, which was not thought
would be possible this week. and aE much
other freight, as they can. Because of
the express embargo on the Delaware road,
the parcel post trade has doubled in the
past two DAYS. In order 10 meet this
situation the Pennsy has placed added
mail cars at the disposition Of the z. :.
postofiice officials and is relieving the tie
UP on express matter.
According 10 local railroad official,
the walk-out Is receding in the direction
from which IL came. IN other words. the
r.rlke apparently was directed against
Washington. II spread eastward to
Philadelphia, then 10 this city. 10 Balti-
more and Washington. Now the situation
AZ Washington is clearing up. the men are
applying for their old jobs, they say and
Baltimore is IN much better condition. in
this city all three roads announced that
men who had been absent from, work this
week were returning and as there was no
l.. =
and reconsidered the matter, they were
being accepted just as though they had
been ILL.,
That the Pennsy has sufficient force to
run all thcir passenger trains, is evidenced
by the fact that the road yesterday and
today refused TO accept the offers Of
volunteer workers In addition to the
Delaware College boys who offered their
services TO the Pennsy, young business
men Of this city, among them several
bank clerks. offered to help the railroads
IN their predicament. The offer Of services
has been gratefully received but the
answer 70 each offer has been, that at the
present time there is no need for extra
men.
TRYING TO INFLUENCE TR.cKMES.
The efforts Of the cutters today, it is
said, were being centered on endeavoring
TO get the maintenance Of way men TO
quit in sympathy with them. Up to noon
this branch Of the railroad service was
standing firm.
Representatives of the railroaders al
Perryville and Coatesville attend meetings
Of the cutters in this city and have been ,
enthusiastic over the moves made to
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