Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15
RAIL ROAD MEN NOW
CONSIDER PLANS To
RETURN TO WORK
For Limited Period to Enable Ad-
justmcnt Board to Hear
Grievances.
MORE TRAINS RUNNING

mems organizations were seriously
considering the matter OF returning
to work for a limited period. pending
an adjustment Of their demands.
This action, it is said, Is due TO
the naming Of the railroad board by
President Wilson that is to hear the
pleas of the men and endeavor to nd
Just the differences.
The trainmen who made this state
ment were apparently satisfied with
the fact that such mediation board
had been named and said that their
organization would endeavor To bring
about the same action by the other
trades and branches Of cutters who
left their Jobs.
The walk-out of the railroad men as
far as it effects this city is now apparently
turning adversely to the cutters, accord
ing to figures supplied the press by the
railroad managements.
The PENNSYLVANIA railroad has all OF
its local service running as usual and all
but two of its New York-Washington
trains in operation. Perishable freight,
livestock and news print is being moved
and all freight that is received Is being
moved, the Pcnnsy officials state, but
there is a great amount offreight on which
there is an embargo.
On the Philadelphia and Reading road
conditions today are nearly back to normal
There were three out of the regular fve
switching crews back on the job this
morning. The regular night fast freight
left this city last night and this morning
a regular local freight started on schedule
time II is expected by the officials,
that by tonight or tomorrow morning
all regular trains and freight crews will be
back at work.
Things were but little changed on the
Baltimore and Ohio today, it is said, but
what change there was was adverse TO
the cutters, officials of the railroad stated.
The officials said that there appeared TO
be considerable inflammatory talk among
the younger men and when that is over
come the difficulties would be straighten-
cd. II was expected that il would be pos
sible to move some freight today, but
towards noon il was decided to defer any
attempt until tomorrow.
According 70 the best inforniationa
available from the quitters, they arc
marking time There were six meetings
of cutters from the Todd's Cut shops
held at Irish American hall this morning
in various rooms. II is estimated that
there were about 500 men at these meet
ings.
The Wilmington delegation of cutters
who attended the committee meeting in
Philadelphia last night viii report at the
meeting in Eden hall this evening. They
have sent word by telephone that the
committee held conferences with the
general managers Of the Philadelphia
division and with W. W. Atterbury
A Il I--rS ~ ba- sosy =,
intimations of "aood news
ESTIMATE 1.2o0 OUT HERE.
1t was impossible to obtain definite
statement from the cutters this morning,
as to how many men were out. The Penn
syivania railroad officials stated that
there were 2,694 men out in all branches
on the entire Southern division, which
embraces Baltimore, Washington, Potomac
yards and up as far as Harrisburg and
Columbia, Pa, the Delaware road and
n. Y p. and y, to Norfolk OF this p
6o4, are l,26S shopTnen. On the Mary
land division there are $50 men out and
of this number 6I2 are trainmen. These
were the figures at the beginning of work
TODAY, but by noos, many men, it is said
had returned to their former positions.
An example of this was given at one Of
the Pennsy departments at Edge Moor.
When the time came TO start the FIRST
trick yesterday morning, there was not
a man who reported The group compos-
ing the entire first force were absent This
morning there were IS of the men who
had returned to their jobs.
The Pennsy engineers are remaining
loyal in this city and but six have failed
to report for duty. Washington is back to
normal again but Baltimore is not SO
good, but reports from there at noon in
dicated q change In the opinion Of the
Continued 20 page