Evening journal., 1920-06-21
OUTLAW rail
!. STRIKE SPREADS
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poiniment OF the Railroad Labor
Board and consideration Of the wage
demands The boaro was named, but
has failed TO annotNce any decision.
Both railroad officials and workers
were unit today in declaring That
a prompt decision would do much to
halt the strike and prevent IFS spread.
As In the previous walk-out last
April, the broiherhOOds are keeping
out OF tire trouble as much as pos
sible. To-day their officers were cotn-
setting against quitting work. decar.
ing the decision OF the Labor Board
would be given soon and that men
who quit now might lose the benefits
Of any retroactive features II might
contain
While the strike" originated IN
Philadelphia, Il was said by railroad
officials today that 10 Is being engl-
neered by The same faction which
caused the original Chicago walk-out
which brought about the serious tie
lup Of The roads TO Chicago and the
East.
The greatest number OF strikers in
I this vicinity are among the ranks OF
yard brakemen OF which there are
about 60 per cent Ouly a very
small number OF engineers, nremen
and conductors are out. Only TWO
engineers out Of % employed at the
/ Edge Moor yard are out; one fireman
out OF %; six conductors out OF q
and i5 brakemen out Of So Al the
lChester yard no engineers or ilremen
are out and only three conductor.
and 26 brakemen out OF 36 employed
there have quit
General superintendent Gamble La.
lrObe said this morning that no de-
/ mands had been made by the strikers
on the company and from what h,
could learn the strikers are apparent
ly tired OF 'Watchful waiting" III
said 10 had been rumored that an In
crease Of over rs cents an hour haC
been granted by the Labor Board, bu
nothing official had come 20 the com
pany concerning 10 on The Baltimore
division, which Is the most seriOusl,
affected by the walkout, the freigh
yard conductors and hrakemen are tn
principal strikers. TWenty-four con
ductOrs out OF 40 are out and "a brake
men out OF 90 employed there
Meetings were held last night in IN
lrish-Amerlcan Hall. attended by sew
eral hundred men affiliated with Oh
different craNs Of railway workers
Speakers from Philadelphia and othe
cities made addresses. The latte
| represented the Chicago fardmasler'
Association, which led the recen
walkoul Of railroad employees an
which forms the nucleus for a nation
wide organization 10 annihllate tn
big Four hrOthernoods.
!. b. lordon. Of Philadelphia, pre-
sided and his address was more or les
OF a feeler as 10 the sentiment Of IN
men present regarding the report tina
the wage adjustment board had an
nounced an IS cents per hour In
crease, with a promise 10 render
permanent decision on the wage ques
. lion by August 3. when the work
ers' movement gets started he sal,
at will not stop until every man wh
quit his Job has been restored TO IN
seniority rights, with the increase
pay demanded by the Chicago larG
mems Association"
Z The Chicago Yardmen's Association
J ne said, would hold a convention
|, | Chicago In November when a mo
! / appropriate name would be decide
upon.
Much was said at the meeting abo
a walking out and staying out until n
~ scale OF wages and working cOndiuo
, demanded had been granted, b
"A there did not seem % ne any lndll
- tion Of any wholesale quitting by
. local railrOaders. Several OF tho
= present at the meeling said they we
= roady 10 go out when they had sor
= assurance that there would be unit
action.
lt was said the Chicago Nardmer
= Association now has an organizaii'
a of 10000 members and recruits we
being made 90 he associations ran
o daily. The new oreanlzatlon, 10 W
= said. will include an railroad men.
,. matter what craft they belong 10, an
y the scale Of wages demanded must
sranted 20 every member.