Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-04-12
n. !. STRUGGLES
IN STRIKE Crib
Railroad Officials See Ray Of
Hope in Fact That Soma
Service Has Been Kept Uu
FOOD AND MILK COME IN
Situation Grave, 1t Is Admitted
But Belief is Expressed That
Conditions Will Improve
BIZ The Assoctnted Pr...


NEW YORK, April I2:-rhe Gene
trail Railroad of New Jersey suspend-
ed all passenger service at noon to-
day when agents were ordered ia
stop selling tickets. The road coyers
the state of New Jersey and the suas
pension order affects approximately
$4,000 commuters.
Commuters were hardest hit an
New York entered the fifth day of the
tie up caused by the spread to the
eastern seaboard of the unauthorized
railroad strike. When the city re-.
sumed business after the week end,
it was found that gaps in the ranks
or workers noticeable last Saturday.
had increased. Many thousands
reaching Manhattan Saturday only af-
ter long delays apparently abandoned
any attempt to journey to the city to>
day.
Although threatened trolley strikes
in New Jersey and Staten Island failed
to develop. passenger service, both in
Jersey and in Long Island was fur.
ther demoralized.
Across the Hudson many automo-
bile owners converted their machines
into non-payment jitneys, to bring
workers to ferry slips, but with the
Hudson tube still closed, and ferries
operating with reduced crews because
of walkout of marine workers. only
relatively small proportion of the
commuters crossed the river.
Meanwhile although not yet feel>
ing the pinch of hunger, New York
prepared to face the serious situation
caused by freight and express ems
bargoes, placed on virtually all lines.
Health Commissioner Copeland has
called parley OF food dealers to dis
cuss and prepared for possible food
shortage.
Additional crews of the electric
locomotives which handle Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore & Ohio passenger
trains between the Manhattan Trans
fer station in Jersey city and New
York struck this morning further
lhampering of service. Fifty of the
crews walked out last night. Several
crews of incoming Long Island trains
went out this noon. Scenes OF wild
disorder followed the opening of gates
at the Pennsylvania station this morn-
ing when a five car train was made
'eddy to start for Philadelphia. More
th@,-, 900 men and women stormed
the pIa,lo.4.: sweeping gate tenders
and guards aside. 1000 per-
sons crowded into the &C.,
A notice posted at the PennsyfSss-
MIA station announced that several
trains scheduled to arrive this morn-
ing would not get here for various
reasons"
The Erie and Iackawanna were
completely tied up and its commuters
service. The Central Railroad of New
Jersey ran on an irregular schedule
this morning, the men joining the
strike at noon. Other roads report
ed slight improvement. At Elizabeth
strikers appointed a committee to try
to get all Pennsylvania train crews to
quit but were unsuccessful, strikers
admitted. Another effort Will bo
made after the homeward rush OF
commuters tonight.
! Strikers meeting in Jersey Clty
barred all newspapermen except ~
reporter from the New York Call, q
socialist newspaper.
out of the maze of conflicting res
ports-of new strikes called and otn-
ers threatened-railroad officials pro-
fessed to see q ray of hope because
some passenger service mad been
maintained and food and milk trains
managed to creep into the city IL
was admitted by railroad officers thaS
the situation was grave but they
assumed the optimistic attitude thae
if they weathered today's storm the
situation soon would approach nor
NAL.
The Iull in business activities over
Sunday gave the railroads a breath-
ing spell in which TO marshal thelr
forces in handling the tide or cons
muters sweeping into the metropolis.
Under normal conditions 100000 per-
sons come TO this city each day. Win
the tube still tied up the bulk or the
burden of handling New Jersey COM
muters fell upon the ferries. The
ferry service was handicapped by
the strike of harbor workers, but
each boat was jammed with commut-
ers who stood in line at ferry houses
for hours.
Police reserves had a strenuous
time trying to control the mad rushes
for boats The Staten Island also
were effected, but the Long Island
railroad maintained normal service.
The N. Y, n. II. and II. and New
York Central We're operating on
curtailed schedule.
Thousands were unable 10 reacn
their places of business until hours
after the usual time, While others
gave up the attempt and remained
home. The situation was still chaotic
at most of the stations. with only
few freight trains moving. Freisn1
haitian, was irregular.