Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-13
6,9o6 EMPLOYES OUT ON
 THE PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM

Philadelphia. April 12-The Penn sylvania Railroad Company announc- ed tonight that 6.906 employees of all classes are on strike on it's sys- tenn between New York and St. Louis. In the eastern region. (New York to Altoona. Pal t970 were out; central (Altoona to Columbus), 271S; north western Columbus to Chicago), l. | i63; southwestern Columbus to St Louis). 755.
 The Pennsylvania also gave out tel | egraphic correspondence between W | w. Atterbury. vice president in l charge of operation on the entire 1 system, and several of the brother hood chiefs in which the latter gave assurances that efforts are being made to end the strike
 Message to Brotherhood Chiefs.
 The following message was sent tc | the brotherhood chiefs by Mir Alter bury:
 q find that the strongest propa ganda that is influencing o1r men particularly the younger men, is the word that is being passed around tha | this movement has the support o1 you gentlemen and the organization you represent, but that, in view o the fear of injunctions being serve, 0n you and your organizations. tn strike is being engineered by word o mouth and that no regular order have been issued or are to be ex pected.
 "Of course, I am not in a position to know what you have already done but cannot help but feel that you position is not understood by all you members locally. and, therefore, fo
 your sake and the sake of the or
 ganfzations you represent, my sug gestion is that you declare your DO sition through sour regular channel.
 to the local chairmen in no uncertai
 terms"
 Brotherhood Leaders Reply.
 w. s. Stone, chief or the Brother
 hood of Engineers, replied:
 There is no truth in report tha present strike movement has our sup
 port. Everything possible is beins
 done to have our members remain q l1 work and carry out their contract There are no secret instructions t
 the contrary being used. Any sue statement being circuI ted anon
 the men is absolutely untrue. In orde that there may be no mistake re
 gardirg our position, l am today is suing a circular letter to all div 1 sions."
 , w. s. Carter, president of tn Brotherhood of Bremen and Er 9 ginemen replied by quoting an l endorsing the statement issued by u
 executives of the four brotherhood r. last Friday.
 L. E. Shepard, president of tf
 conductors. replied:
 T am sending out word, in no LII e certain terms. stating our existent = as an organization is at stake. . work in yards if necessary" . The Pennsylvania also gave out : message sent to all members of u e Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmt<l n its system by c. F. MusSer, gener : chairman of that organization at Ne b York. He denied. that the waikout S a sub rosa strike. He declared
 unauthorized and urged the men n his organization to remain at wor Q FThe men at Buffalo as well as u men in Chicago" the message req il fully recognize the mistake made
 leaving the service of the company 4 violation of the laws of the brotl u erhood."
 Il The situation in the Phfladelphi Il district appeared a little worse tn: e yesterday. While the Pennsvlvap n
 claimed only about 1000 men oI # including shopmen. it was said = strike headquarters that nearly 1. l. GOO men are out here. Pennsylvan y officials in reply to this said there a
 only little more than 13.0OO m
 employed in the Philadelphia var if and that train service except to N = l York is almost normal