The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-04-19
All Roads Move Freight as
Outlaws Return to Their
Old Tasks.
MANY NEW TRAINS ON
Lackawanna Leaders Who
Advise Going Back Get
Threats of Violence.
NEWARK INQUIRY TO-DAY
Tubes Remain Idle, as Motor
men Refuse to Work With
Strike Breakers.
NEWARK INQUIRY TO-DAY

The railroad strike in the New York
region is broken but not over. 1t has
dawned upon the boilers that they can
not wage disorganized warfare upon
organized labor, powerful railroad sys-
TENS and disgusted public. They be-
gan returning to work yesterday, re-
luctartly but steadily.
Conditions similar to those prevail
in New York were reported last night
from virtually every railroad centre
that has been affected by the strike. In
all of them the strikers are returning
to work in large numbers, and it is
only question of short time, it was
predicted, before service almost every
where will be at normal again.
Freight trains have begun to move
from the terminals and division points
where they had been strung in long
lines in the yards and many passenger
trains will be restored to the schedules
this morning.
Every railroad in this sector will
begin moving freight to-day and the
New York Central and Pennsylvania
railroads will be we'll on the way to
normal operation. The Long Island
Railroad reports that rs per cent. of It's
men have returned and that they came
in at or before noon yesterday-the
dead line for all strikers who hoped to
resume their jobs without the loss of
their seniority rights.
Day and night thera. continued
steady procession OF applicants for
their old jobs. With few exceptions, the
railroad arrangements are refusing to
live up to the letter of their ultimatum
that all men returning after noon yes
terday would return as new men and
sacrifice all their priority rights. On
the Pennsylvania, New York Central,
Long Island, Central Railroad of New
Jersey and Lackawanna the resump-
ton OF passenger traffic will approach
30 per cent. of normal. This win be
accomplished with emergency crews,
tiremen and switchmen recruited from
volunteers, regulars and new men mys-
teriously drafted from sources that the
railroad arrangements keep secret.
J. j. Mantell, general manager for
the Erie Railroad, summed up the sit
uatton by saying the railroads had de-
cided that it was time to take the Of
tensive; that the strikers are now
forced to the defensive and that trains
were to be operated from this morn
ing on.
Statement by the Railroads.
He issued the following formal
statement:
The General Managers Association
advises that by far tho greater per-
centage Of the men have reported for
service, indicating that there is
substantial Improvement in the gem
railroads beg gan to fill permanently
the places OF the men VINO have failed
10 report for duty.
However, evidences that the radical
faction is still on it's feet and fighting
hard was to be seen in the city armory
III Hoboken yesterday. About ZOO irate
orkingmen-railroad workers, harbor
WORKERS. elevator men and sundry other
crartsmen-were assem- bIed in the
armory. II was impossible to tell how
many were railroad men, but 1t was easy
10 see that they were not in accord.
limothy Shea, vice-president Of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and
H. Z. GriffIng OF the brotherhood Of
locomotive Engineers began their daily
hsrranBues. and with more than their |
usual felvency besought the men to
hsten to reason and return to their |
Jobs
considerable number Of the railroad |
ers applauded Michael Graham, leader Of |
the Lackavanna Railroad enginemen, |
announced that he was ready to return |
ana that his men felt the same way about |
IL II appeared that reason was about to !
prevail, but the ultra radical contingent, |
seeing the meeting slipping out of their |
control, resorted to their customary |
tactics.
You're yellow they screamed at the
I.acKawanna men. You're yellow! |
Get to hell out and stay out!''
md then they turned upon Shea and |
Gsiffing and howled them down. The |
tNo legitimate labor leaders were told |
70 get out" shut up" and beat IT,"
numerous braves safe in the crowd |
made threats Of violence. As a result |
ohea and Grlffing had 10 retire because /
me combined roars Of the radicals made |
speech delivering out of the question.
Decide TO Return to Work.
But Graham and 200 Of his men left
N body. loudly announcing that they
we're Eoing back to work. In squads !
ana 2alf platoons tiremen followed them
ana q e@ night the Lackawanna figured |
ma, two-thirGs of it's 1.100 firemen were !
oaek at work. The enginemen are al |
most all back The radical element still !
Continued or Second Pane.
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