Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11
n. Y. FACES FOOD
I AND FUEL Menace
Passenger Service Disrupt
approximately 10000
Have Left Posts.

HdvC ICll ] OSkos
NEW YORK, April 10 (by the Asso'
c,ated Press).-New York tonigh'
faced the menace of a food and Tue
famine and a complete paralysis o.
passenger traffic by the spread OF ine
strike of railroad workers.. coupled
with a strike of harbor empioyes.
THE unauthorized walkout extendeo
IN s,rjtchmen and yardmen OF tine
New York Central road. Regular pas
aanper service on these lines ana the
Erie broke down tonignt. scn sen, :
cn other roads were disrupted, aho
many trains Cancelled. -
a few carloads of food were re
ceiyed today, but the opinion or ran
road officials based on the nights oe-
yelopments were that the situation was
Extremely grave" and II was au-
,r,atted the railroads would NOT DC ~
q position to combat the stFihe Ao'
forty-eight hours
strikers, issued tonight, contained tne
threat of a break with the national
labor organizations unless they re-
ceived the support of those organiza'
tions In this strike.
Approximately 10000 men had le1t
their posts in the New York district
Strike leaders issued an announce
rnent that "all freight and passenger
service would be paralyzed tomor-
row."
HaIf-Miliion Persons Idle.
ONLY per cent of the normal
freight transportation facilities were
functioning. 1t was estimated nali
million persons were kept lole touaS
by the strike. A.
Commuters to New York from New
Jersey stormed the Hudson terminals
when the tube workers quit touaS
and there was great confusion on the
few ferries operating.
crowded by those who waited TOT
trains that had been Cancelled Many
slept in the waiting rooms. hoping iof
q resumption of service.
H. ]. Zimmerman, general cnairm nan
Of the Order Of Railway Conductors, ano
other union labor leaders were mere
tonight to give aid to railroad man
ayers in their efforts to put uown the
strike.
committee of the General Managers
Association of the Railroads. after
review of the roads, announced thai
frenen on the committing orancnes
of the Erie had absolutely refused
to perform their duties, and the
Pennsylvania was having 1rouoie
The Baltimore and Ohio was thu
pnIy road that moved freight TO-DAY
Mr.. Mantell said.
Strikers Announce Demands.
After a mass meeting Of striking
railroad workers in Jersey CITY ial'
today. a statement was issued oy
strikers press committee empodyint
demands the committee said would o.
presented to railroad officials for con
sideration.
The statement said. I'VE have de
cided to be known hereafter as tn
United Railroad Workers of Amer
lea" and added, I'VE do not want oul
name to be misunderstood as repre-
senting the national organization
I'VE are all railroad men; affiliated
with various organizations and orders
to better our conditions. the state
ment said. I'VE have called the meet
ings that we have been holding 7
further strengthen ourselves. and W.
have decided to be known hereafte
as the United Railroad Workers o
America Our officers have been elect
ed, and they have drawn up demand
which will be presented to the prope
officials for considera ton. We d.
not want our name to be mtsunder
stood as representing the national or
ganization. We still belong to on
present railroad body. but IL the gen
eral organization does not uphold III
in this strike We shall continue oul
activities under our adopted name.
men who have attended our meet
ings are affiliated with one or more
of the four big organizations.
Satisfied With Progress.
"All officers and members. you car
say. are satisfied with the progress
we have made so far. and also w.
have caused no trouble outside O.
leaving our posts. and we intend t.
conduct ourselves In the same man
ner in the future"
The demands to be presented Il
railroad officials were announced b,
the committee as follows:
Conductors. $l.10 an hour; brake
men, 95 cents an hour; eight hours o.
less to constitute a days work; tim
and half for overtime; time and
half for Sundays and holidays; dou
BILE time for overtime on Sundays an,
holidays, switch tenders to receiv
the same wages and hours as brake
men; general yardmasters, 1925
month: yardmasters. $295; one day OF
in each seven with pay: two week
of a year with pay. For firemer
$40 day for yard firemen; $3.50
day for passenger fremen: $500 q da
Tor outside hostlers; 1920 a day TO
inside hostlers: -s6.75 a day 70
h9stlers, helpers: 81 day to be add
For engineers, s1.35 an hour 70
yard service; $3.50 an hour for roa
engineers; s12 day. eight hours O
less. eighty miles or less, constitut
q day for freight engineers; $3.50 a
hour for passenger engineers, or 81
a day. eight hours or less. eight
miles or less on short "turnabouts''
S1-1o an hour, or $3.50 a day. for con
ductors in suburban service; 81 cent
an hour, or s776 a day, for collectors
So cents an hour for baggage men
80 cents an hour, or 1920 a day, TO
baggage men who handle dynamos O
express; so cents an hour for brake
men in suburban service; Sc a da
for eighty miles or less for conduct
ors on through service; $3.50 a da
Tor brakemen on through service
s4.15 a day for baggage men, throug
service; s4.75 a day for passenge
service men on through service; s9.2
day for freight conductors, local q
through service: $3.50 q day fo
freight fagmen, local or throug
service: in road service, eighty mile
or less, eight hours or less, constI
tute a days work"