New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-23
Ignoring Chief,
Strikers Vote
10 Remain Out
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probably would be thirty days before
the Labor Board could hear the de-
mands of the brotherhoods. told
them that the railroads had filed a
petition for delay of tnree months to
enable them to send out questionnaires
to the different roads to find what the
proposed wage increases would cost the
lines. | told them when l left Wash
ington tried to have the ultmatum of
the general managers extended and
then | asked them if they wanted to
wait or go back"
Punishment To Be Severe
That the railroads were determined
to abide by their policy was evident
from the action of the Erie yesterday.
when officials of the road rejected the
proposal of a delegation of Hoboken
tiremen and enginemen who desired to
return in body The employers in
sisted that each striker should stand
on his record and let it be known that
some of the men now out would not.be
taken back. 1t was said by some rail
road managers that the weeding-out
process has the approval of the regu-
lar brotherhood chiefs, who have al
ready animated there was severe pun
lshment in store for the leaders of the
insurgents
1t was said that of the $500 men
who had gone out in this district about
1000 had returned, leaving $500 still
on strike. Their places, the railroad
employers say, are being rapidly filled
with new employees who are being as
sured of permanent jobs. j. J. Man
tell, spokesman of the General Man
ayers Association, declared yesterday
that the passenger service on most
OF the lines was no practically normal.
The freight situation, however, is
still serious problem although it was
claimed that about 40 to SO per cent
of the freight normally moved here
is now being handled. The Erie re-
ports moving $500 loaded cars within
the last twenty-four hours, $500 the
day before and 5000 Tuesday Under
normal conditions about 10000 cars
handled in this line. Other lines re-
port similar progress.
Erie Still Crippled
The passenger service on the Erie
however and on the Staten Island lines
of the B. & O. is still consider a Y
curtai!ed. The former road brought in
25,776 commuters yesterday out of a
normal number of $4,000, the other
$4,000 having to use trolley lines and
While trains have been running be-
tween St. George and Tottenville dur
ing the strike, service was begun yes
terday over the South Shore division
to South Beach. but was discontinued
at y. m. The Mariners Harbo,
branch is still idle
Service in the Hudson tubes was
further extended yesterday to SUNNI
Avenue, with ira ms running under
normal schedule The company official.
said that most Of the men employed OF
the trains We're new, very few being
returned strikers. According to |. G
Hunt, president of the striking tube
employees, officials of the Hudson &
Manhattan Railroad Company, which
operates the tunnels, had offered tt
guarantee the seniority rights to the
men If they would return by this morn
ing. A. meeting of the 450 men at
fected, Hunt says, it was decided tt
stay out.
Several hundred freight handlers EN-
ployed in railroad yards along the Jer
sey City water front returned to WORT
yesterday on a guarantee of So day.
Essex County posts Of the American
Legion have Endorsed the action o
various posts and individual Legion men