Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-13
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brotherhoods. Members of these com
mittees, it is said will go TO Philadelphia
today to confer with the cutters in that
city relative to the future of the or
ganization At the meeting held at Eden
Hall, last night, it was suggested that the
Metropolitan Opera House In Phlladel-
phia be obtained for the purpose of hold
ing big massmeetlng of the CUTTERS.
Final decision ON this plan, 1T was said,
would be taken today.
COMMUTERS STAY IN TOWN.
Many commuters who do business here
but who live out of the city, remained IN
Wilmington over night, fearing that there
would be no trains running today. Others
who own automobiles but who use the
trains for travelling between this city and
their homes came TO this city IN their
cars this morning and were surprised to
learn that they could have come on their
regular tram.
With passenger train service sutfcientto to
accommodate the public. the only source
for alarm, it would appear, rests IN the
freight shipments. If the local plants
can continue without interruption for
week or ten days, the railroad officials
sav that they hope to have matters
adjusted and arranged so that they can
begin more or less regular freight service.
CAN FILL CUTTERS PLACES.
What will be the attitude of the rail
roads 10 the men who quit is a question
that none of the officials feel disposed TO
discuss 4 high official of one railroad did
say today that he did not believe that his
corporation would take back the men
who have quit ut least not under the
same conditions nor to the same position
from which they quit Tins oihcial IN
timatcd that there was plenty of available
material from which to recruit trainmen.
and that new man would surely prove
as Ioval To nm obligation as had those who
had broken faith and quit
The quitters however are very optimistic
over the outcome of the walkout They
discussed the future. 1t IS said. quite
thoroughly at last evenings meeting and
had nm understanding among themselves
that they would not return TO work until
thew got what they demanded and that
none would return TO work unless all who
had quit were given employment.
Special policemen are beng hired by
the PENNSYLVANIA Company tO protect
the property at Edge Moor and other
points III and near Wilmington
MAILS DELAYED.
Mails from the north and west have
been DELAYED during the strike, especially
Yesterday and today, but so tar all have
arrived eventually, and the delay has
never been for more than few hours.
Mail from New York was subject 10 the
greatest delay Yesterday and today.
averaging about five hours late. At
10 o'clock this morning none had arrived
from the metropolis since 5.35 a. m.
when PENNSYLVANIA train l39, due at 80,
~ at,.,. A.,Fs-
York trains were overdue, The last tram
from the West was only about an hour
late.
READING FREIGHT MOVEMENTS CUT HALF
Passenger service on the Philadelphia
and Reading has been maintained hut
freight schedules are interrupted and un-
certain About 80 per cent of the tralnmcn
and switchmcn did not report for work
this morning. and II was expected that tho
proportion would be about the same on
she crews which are to como on at different
hours during the day OF the morning
crews about % men were out.
The reduced fore was concetratcd
upon passenger service. with the result
that no trains were cancelled today and
schedules were maintained without ia
terruption. OF the freight trains Il was
reported that about fifty per cent were
moved, and the rest OF this class OF traffic
is simply bearing the burden Of the
strike which has been wardcd of from the
passenger service.
SITUATION on THE r. ..
The Baltimore and Ohio yard reported
this morning that it was able TO take care
of all business that was coming through
It, and expected to he able to increase
fast enough TO prevent Clogglng of traffic
AT Wilmington. Embargoes have been
declared on freight TO and from most Of
the larger cities including New York,
Phiadelph'a. Washington. Chicago. St.
Louis Cleveland Pittsburg. Louisville.
XIV. Toledo. O. and Columbus. Q. No
freight is being accepted nj Wilmington
for these points and no freight IS leaving
them
No embargo has been declared at Balti-
more and freight between that ci,y and
Wilmington has been kept on the move
The reduction in traffic caused by the Gnu
bargoes from other cities has enabled the
reduced force now working at the Balti-
more and Ohio yards to handle all business
that has passed through II was expected
at the Baltimore and Ohio offices IN this
city that word would bc received during
the day Of the lifting OF several Of these
embargoes. but an official of the road
stated this morning that hc hoped to be
able TO increase the force of trainmen and
switchmen as fast as the traffic increased
OF the normal force of five crews which
works at the B. u O. yards, three were
formed this morning Enough men were
on hand to make four crews If there had
been need for them, but all local business
was being handled without difficulty with
the three.
Them who quit one Of the officials
said this morning, are practically all
young men, with only year or so OF
service They are less injured than others
he pointed out, by change OF occupation,
and are also inclined to be more suscept-
ible to radical influences This official
stated that the Baltimore and Ohio has
about 500 men who have more than 20
wears Of service on their records, and that
these men were almost without exception
remaining on the job.
Funeral Of Miss Vera White.
Tho funeral OF Miss Vera White Il