The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-06-26
PhiIadeIphia's Coal DwindIe..

Agnew T. Dice, president OF the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railroad, called on the
strikers for a showdown.
1T Is time for all employees OF the
Reading who are not at work to declare
Themselves" he said in a posted notice
"Will you work or have you quit the
service? Instructions are being issued
TO the heads OF departments TO canvass
all employees and get al immediate eX-
preston as to whether they will perform
their duties or desire TO leave the service
Immediately"
The /. W. ". and the "one big union"
groups were said TO be interested In
the movement for general strike
Brotherhood leaders said the assurance
that the new wage scale would be retro
active to May precluded the possibility
OF a general strike at this time.
Following the declaration of william
Fellowes Morgan, president OF the Mer-
chants Association, that the open shop
fight has been won by the Citizens
Transportation Committee. the Interna-
tional Brotherhood OF Teamsters held
an all day session at 2l6 West Fifty
eighth street. W''iiam F. Kehoe of the
teamsters' union, said a plan OF cam
paign was being worked out and would
be announced at special meeting OF
teamsters' locals next Thursday at the
same address
When asked It a general strike OF
truck drivers was contemplated Mr..
Kehoe said private contracts would pre-
vent general action, but the union did
not intend TO "lie down" and II break
comes 1t would be something more than
local" strike.
Whre general railroad strikes and
general teamsters' strikes were being
rumorsd and denied, the old threat OF
general dock strike cropped up again
yesterday. The fifty-siX locals of tho
longshoremen's union will meet al i6i
Eleventh avenue tomorrow afternoon
10 discuss the waterfront situation. 7.
v. O'Connor, international president.
who said Thursday that the deep sea
dock workers would not join the striking
coastwise men. will be present to head
off any move to spread the strike. but
some of the local leaders believe he
cannot prevent a general walkout
At meeting of the Central Federated
Union last night the union, acting as
a committee of he whole, pledged sup
port to the longshore strikers and
committee was appointed to solicit help,
John r, Riley, chairman Of the dis
triot council OF the longshoremen, said
the citizens committee" even with the
entire police foroe or New York help
Ing" cannot break the coastwise strike.
Open shop Plan Denounced.
Other leaders attacked william Fell
loves Morgan for hia open shop decla-
ration. Several letters were received
from American Legion posts disclaim-
ing any bond between the legion and
the merchants Independent trucking
movement.
Col. b. A. MolItor's feet OF trucks
moved 11S tons OF freight from the
coastWise piers during the day. Reso-
lutions from various commercial organ
lzations supporting the objects of the
citizens transportation committee were
received, including the Consolidated
Stock Exchange. the Southwestern In
dustrial Traffic League Of Galveston and
the Associated Importers Of Food Prod
ucts.
regular schedule OF tariffs was an
nounced by the Citizens Trucking Com
pany Between tho Battery and Thirty
III btTCHl LtlU bhto ~ Az NVhNn a. mum
dred pounds, with increasing charges
for longer hauls. and minimum charge
Of 81 for q single shipment and IS for
truck load.
The New York terminal committee
notified the Chamber Of Commerce OF
the State OF New York that drastic
action 10 imperative In connection with
the accumulation Of freight on the plers
over tho week end. Charles T. Gwynne,
secretary Of the chamber 10 urging mem-
bers of the chamber to move freight
Saturday and Sunday during the emer-
gency.
A decision which should help freight
transportation IN this State was an
nounced by the upstate Public Service
Commission. II requires tho New York
Central Railroad TO provide transporta-
tlon service between tho Erie Basin
Barge Canai public terminal at Buff
falo and shippers on its tracks or ship
psrp at othsr points at which 1t can
interchange traffie,