Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-14
RAIL WAY OFFICIALS
|. PROFESS OPTIMISM
Indignant Commuters Volun-
teer as Strike Breakers and
Will Move Trains.
MORE CONFERENCES TODAY
Brotherhood Officials Will Con-
tinuc Efforts to Have Men
Abandon Walkout.
MORE CONFERENCES TODAY
rRy Associated Press. l

bS .NSspci3tcU PreSS.
NEW YORK. April l3.-StrikinE
railroad men Of Greater New York
meeting In Jersey City tonight. unani-
mously refused to return to work
after hearing the report OF their
executive committee, which had con.
ferrcd during the day with Mayor
Hague. of Jersey City. and represen-
tative of the big four" railroad
brotherhoods.
Although ranks OF the rebcllious
railroad strikers were strengthened
Substantially by further walkouts
mere today. railroad officials. listening
to a clamor of volunteer strike-break
ers. professed optimism tonight that
IA break In "the mob movement" wa.
near.
The general managers organization
of the railroads Interpreted the IndiE-
nation meetings OF commuters and the
offer OF assistance to man trains with
civilians rs "a spontaneous movement
to put prompt end to this nation.
wide Illegal strike" The Mayor OF
Englewood. however. announced that
the citizens, movement was withou,
favoritism to either side"
Move Trains with Volunteers
The president of the passaic Boar6
of Trade tonight telegraphed the
t.ackuwanna Railroad pn offer of 2ot
pHssaic mensao strike breakers
High railroad officials OF the Eri.
worked as switchmen today. Railroad
OFFICIALS tonight announced ninateer
trains would be run tomorrow by I'll.
william volunteers. Nine OF these vii
be brought into tho Erie station her.
by crews from several suburban com.
munltles.
The Erie announced that go of the
Gao students of Stevens Institute hat
narched to the Erie station and ask et
TO be put to work as strike breakers
and that 1900 students of Princeton
University had pledged they woult
report for duty In New Jersey stations
hre hours after they were called.
After a protest meeting at Orange
~ j.. the Lackawanna road was OF.
iered ioo volunteers to act az hremen
Move Against rroHtecrIng.
The situation here tonight appeared
to be as follows:
Some food trains had arrived, bu,
there stiii was "A possibility of n food
shortage. Prices OF some commodi.
ties had gone up aud Department OF
Justice agents We're investigatinr
with a view to preventing profiteer.
ing.
The movement of nonperishable
freight was virtually at -standstill.
brotherhood leaders were working
with railroad officials to induce strik
ers TO return to work. but the attitude
OF the strikers representatives. was
uncertain. The Mayor OF Jersey CITY
VINO at first approved the purpose OF
the strike. called a meeting of twelve
strikers representatives, and leaders
OF three of tho big four brother.
moods today in Jersey City. The meet.
ing was secret. but afterward Tim.
othy Shea. vice president OF thf
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
expressed the opinion the strike lead.
ers would urge their men to abandon
the waikout. Another meeting nj
these representatives was ARRANGED
for tomorrow.
ShOpmen Are Loyal.
The fear that more than OOn sbon,
men of the Pennsylvania would ioir
the strike was partly dispelied TO.
night when President John Hcnninp
or the Mechanics Association. an.
nounced. after a meeting Of the local
that the men would remain loyal
special nSent OF the Department,
OF Justice reported he had been un.
hnie TO find evidence Of Industrial
workers OF the World influence be.
hind the strike.
Ihus far attempts of the strikers
to spread tho strikes to street rail.
way lines in this district have becr
unsuccessful
Situation on All Roads.
Information from railroad officials
Indicated the following conditions
prevailed on the various roads hero
tonight:
Pennsylvania-Two thousand addi-
ti"nal men Joined the strikers in
trenton. N. j.. today and the road
was badly crippled east Of Harris
burg: machin:sts were reported rest
less and their locals were said TO he
considering walkout. Some OF the
machtnists and mechanics locals al
ready have demanded increased
wages and shorter hours. There was
some Improvement in the Pennsyl-
vania's ferry service.
New York Central--A few addi-
tionai yardmen -had gone out and
freight traffic was reported "in bad
shape Through trains were af-
fected.
Lackawanna "A Conditions wors Q
than they were yesterday. Virtually
no business east OF Scranton.
frie--Local passenger and frele ht
service east OF Sisquehanna tied up.
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