New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-18
Hundreds Telephone and
Appear at Call Offices
Ready to Report for
Work Monday Morning
Elnbargoes Lifted
By Many Roads
Engincmen and Firemen.
in Secret Ballot, Vote
to Continue Walk-Oux

Indications last night were that
when the ultimatum of the railroad
managers to the outlaw" strikers
and brotherhood chiefs expires at
noon to-day the unauthorized walk.
out OF railmen throughout the coun-
try will be practically over.
AT the end of the first twenty
four hours following the issuance of
the warning the railroads an
nounced yesterday that SO per cent
of the men in and around New York
who had gone out had returned to
work. Of the 1000 said to have
been out on strike 1000 had report
ed at the various "call" Offices of the
railroad terminals for duty.
Under the circumstances, it is ex-
pected all the men will be back Mt
work by tomorrow morning, when
normal service is promised on virtu-
ally all the lines running in and out
Of New York.
ohlcially, however, the local strikers
enginemen and frcmen in particular
still insist they are on strike, and voted
at meeting at City Hall, in Hoboken.
last night, to stay out until their de-
mands are met. While other groups Of
strikers have agreed to return OH the
basis of complete restoration to their
JOBS, with seniority rights, the Ho-
Doken OUTLAWS" demand. in addition.
guarantees from the railroads or the
railroad Labor Board that their vapes
VIII be Immediately increased.
Engineers of the Lackawanna met
last night and voted to return to work
Many of them suited the action TO the
world and reported at once The firemeu
and enginemen held long meeting,
and after much argument deferred a
vote on the question until this morn
ing
Deadlock in Chicago Situation
The situation at Chicago, According
to reports, also mas developed into -
deadlock with the -cndcrs. Fol-
loving meeting there yesterday, the
.outiaw through their president.
oonn Irunau, author of the walk-out
and added new ones, including the rec
ognition of the Chicago Yardmen's A.
sociation, the "outlaw' organization. as
the governing body in place of the reg
ular Brotherhood of Switchmen and
Switchmen's Helpers.
Despite these two unfavorable de-.
velopments, railroad officials say the
trouble will be at an end b.; tomorrow
morning. All terminals reported strik-
ers telephoning and appearing in person
by the hundreds. indicating that. while
the agltators still had certain follaw-
INK OF RADICALS the majority Of .he
men want to get back to work pend
ing adjustment o! their grievances by.
the Railroad Labor Board. MANY too.
were Influenced by the action Of the
men on the Pennsylvania, Baltimore &
Ohlo and Philadelphia e. Reading rail-
roads at Philadelphia, who agreed to =
return TO work on condition that they
pc received without prejudice and with
full seniority rights.
Passenger Service Virtually Normal
survey of the roads here showed
mat passenger service was virtually
normal on all but few of the lines.
put that the freight situation was still
in muddle. With the appearance OF
many Of the workers yesterday. how
ever, this phase of the TRANSPORTATION
tie-up Is assuming more hopeful
aspect.
Many of the lines have lifted en-
nargoes that have been in force for a
week. while others have >relaxed re-
strictions permitting the shipment Of
fresh vegetables and other foodstuffs
and perisnabes. In this connection, it
was declared that the railroads were
not waiting for the regular men to
show up, but had impressed many
squads of citizen volunteers, who were
moving freight in large quantities at
several wards.
While no official information could
be obtained as to when the Hudson
tubes would resume service, it was
learned there was strong probability
the tunnels will be running tomorrow.
This rumor persisted, despite a re-
port that the motormen employed in
the tubes had refused to handle trains
in the tunnel manned by nop-union
men. The motormen are members OF
the Broth herhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers.
According 70 Irving C. Hunt, presi-
dent of Local S79, Federation of Rail-
way Trainmen, comprising the men in
all week. the motormen held meet
ing in Hoboken during the afternoon
and voted to walk out.
The B. e. o. service at Staten Island
has been improved somewhat, with q
few more trains running on the limo
from St. George to Tottenville. The
Mariners Earbor and South Beach
branches, however. are still idle. These,
with the curtailed communication serv-
ice on the New Haven, were the only
two dark SPOTS far as the local
passenger traffic was concerned.
Freight Is Being Moved
1t was explained that while the pae-
senger service has been improving with
the aid of citizen crews. il was mors
difficult to obtain volunteers for the
more onarous work in freight yards.
and that the freight situation. there.
fore. will be q problem for some time.
L was reported nevertheless that more
and more of the strikers were return.
ng to the wards and hundreds of car
Dads of freight was being rapidly
A great rush to return to work i.
expected when the Federal Grand Jury
At Newark gets to w&k to-morrow
Two hundred suhp0nsss have been
issued for railroad ofAeials and striks
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