Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-14
LOCAL RAILROADS RESUME
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The qIitters, in addition 10 the blP
meeting planned for tonight, will hold
another meeting at Eden Hall tins alter
noon. As n mattcr Of fact, this walk-out
IL n mass of meetings, each division, depart
rnent and branch Of workmen holding
their own conferences, in addition 20 the
general conferences.
Officials Of all three railroads SAID TO-
day that they were observing the request
of Attorney-tsenefal Palmer 20 send him
lists of those who have quit their Jobs.
30 TER CENT INCREASE
Demands of the men who have walked
out in the Philadelphia division will be
presented To the general managers OF The
division today by committee OF 100.
They call for raise IN pay OF about %
per cent, TO be retroactive 70 July J,
1919, when the present scale went INTO
effect
A Wilmington quitter who attended
the meeting at st. James Hall, Philadel-
phia. i'm which the men were formulating
the demands. reported that they had de-
cided 10 ask an increase Of x2.2J day
for oil firemen, and an increase averaging
53 per cent for engineers. He did not
have figures for the other classes OF
workers.
The demands, in general correspond
quite closely, he said, with those presented
by the brotherho0ds several months ago
in Washington, for the consideration of the
commission appointed by the government.
The Wilmington quitters are working
with those of Philadelphia and are ez-
pected TO make the same demands.
WHAT MIN DTMAND.
The present scale of wages as announced
bv the men who have walked out is given
below. II is based on an eight-hour day
for yard men. For road men, the hourly
rate is paid for whatever length ~ time
they work after they are called out. The
maximum time for continuous work ls
sixteen hours, after which they arc gwen
rest periods, without pay unless the rest
extends over sixteen hours IN general
eight hours ~ rest without pay aliernatcs
/ with sixteen hours of work The monthly
/ rate for passenger workers Is based upon
/ thirty working days per month. They buy
/ their own uniforms
/ The wage scale IN detail r. as follows
/ Yard firemsn on large engines, - rents
+ an hour; on smaller engines, ~ - and 81
/ cents m hour; road firemen large engines.
/ So cents an hour; on local runs. 81 cents
+ an hour, passenger frencn, 53 l-s cents
+ an hour.
+ Yard engineers. On large engines
/ 74l% cents an hour; on small engines
+ 7tt5 cents an hour. road engineers 3
cents an hour; passenger engineers.
+ 20 cents mn hour.
Yard brakemen, 621z cents an hour
road brakefnen. 81 cents an hour, road
i brakernen on local runs with four or more
stops. IS cents an hour.
Yard conductors 66bS cents an hour
/ road conductors. 50 cents an hour. on
+ local runs. ~ cents an hour.
/ Passenger trainmen are paid on r mile
age basis corresponding 10 the following
I basic wage scale Conductors on through
runs. si75 month on local runs, $40
/ a month: baggage masters on through
runs. sf25 q month. on local runs sl24 80
a month"; brakemen Sl2O month.
NAMES 20 TO WASHINGTON
/ The Pennsylvania railruad announcrs
1 that President Samuel Rea has received
/ ttc following telegram from Attorney
/ General A. Mitchell Palmer, At Wash
ngton:
please sent us at once the names and
aslciresses Of all your employts who are on
strike, indicating the names of any Of
hem who appear TO be directing I he move
ment in whole or in mart.
In compliance with this request, the
company states. local HEADQUARTERS Is
preparing the list asked for and sending
the names 70 Washington. This includes
all on the grand division Of which VIII
mington Is Dart. and extends from Phila-
delohia to Washington.
SITUATION on DELAWARE ROAD.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
SMYRNA, April 14-What the men on
the Delaware railroad and branch lines
will do regarding the strike situation is a
matter Of conjecture and il largely a
speculation as vet with the railroad 9TH
cials at Clayton Up until last night prac-
ticallv none Of the trainmen had struck
here. but it IS 20 be expected that i the
situation continues to get steadily worse,
that this division will be affected. Hester-
day at noon Railroad Detective Burke re-
cruited about 20 men IN smyrna and Clay
ton. who we're sent Immediately to the
Edge Moor wards to do guard duty. Re
crilits have also been sent from other
points. Most of the men sent from here
are ex-service men and former policemen.
READING ExFECTs TO MOVE FREIGHT.
At local headquarters Of the Reading
Co. II was stated today that more men
are at work today than Yesterday and
conditions are better than yesterday
Two switching engines are at work N the
local wards, a Reading and B. x o., and
It is the expectation 10 resume the running
of freights out Of Wilmington tonight
Passenger service on the local division OF
the Reading has not been interrupted and
none Of the shop men have gone out In
| fact. local conditions on the Reading are
almost normal
MEETING OF LOYAL RAlLROADERs.
A. a meeting of Iovsl railroaders. held
last night at 504 Market street, John d
Igo, president Of Local No 52S, Brother
! hood Of Railroad Trainmen, pledged
LOYALTY TO the railroads and the brother
2 hoods J. j. McClaffcrty said he did not
! believe there was any difference between
J the United Workers OF the United states
! and the |. W W. When the brotherhood:
2 threatened to strike, he said, the
government made extensive preparations
2 but the governments first step m th,
| present situation, the action OF the De
5 partment Of Justice, showed the govern
mcnt did not fear the present lmorganizeo
movement.
It was reported last night that OF =
trainmen employed on the Philadelphia 4
I Reading in this city, p reported of ano
: eight reported sick The remainder, &C.
t cording TO MIR Igo, viii report for duty
! today. with the understanding they viii b
asked tonly to cover their own in diyIdua
jobs.
A circular letter has been sent by Agnev
7. Dice. president of the Philadelphia an,
| Reading Railway Company. 20 the EN-
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