Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-23
FREIGHT TIED UP
FOLLOWING STRIKE
OF RAILROAD MEN
Congestion, Already Acute From
Other Causes. Was Seriously
Aggravated.
FINAL BLOW WAS SERIOUS

Emharpoes on all railroads passing
through Wilmington show serious IN
crease in the freight congestion because
of the second railroad strike. The suuall
itself is blowing over, but its effects pro-
bablv. will be felt for some time in further
delays of freight shipments. The con-
gcstion was bad enough before because
Of the nftcrwar rush of industry and traf-
fic. and several other strikes, such as those
of the miners and longshoremen, as well
as the larger railroad strike IN April.
The strikers, therefore, while they did
not succeed in enforcing their demands
hv complete paralysis of the railroads,
have managed 90 mhct severe punish
mcnt on the roads and on industry IN
general.
The situation on the Philadelphia Il
Reading, it was reported today, IS worse
than YESTERDAY Shipments are accepted
for certain points on all lines, but not for
other points. and the closures are more
extensive than before, The Baltimore and
Ohio has not lifted IT'S embargo on all
points west of Cumberland, and Us ac-
cepting freight only for local shipments.
as II has been for several days. IL has no
intention of lifting tho embargo until u
In assured Of making deliveries. An Official
of the road said We were caught that
wav before, and goods, some OF them
perishable. piled M IN the yards. his
time VIC hope a. clean up pretty we'll
before We start in again Goods may rs
we'll accumulate in the warehouses as
along the railroad
The Pennsylvenla is also maintaining
its embargo on the Baltimore district Tor
shipments of q cargo ar less. 10 was stated
at the general superintendent q office to-
dav thst there is little probability Of NIT
ing the embargo today, hui that u may
be possible 10 do so tonight The especial
lv severe Restrictions of Baltimore, u was
declared, are due TO much TO other labor
troubles there as to the situation on the
railro ads.
STRIKE ABOUT OVER.
Reports Of the strike situation itself
were uniformly optimistic Philadelphia
and Reading said 20. X, = and the Balti-
moro & Ohio reported that its crews.
largely made up Of veterans, showed no
tendency to strike. The Pennsylvania
railroad reported slI men working day
and night shifts, today. on the Nor
folk, Delaware and Maryland divisions.
In Baltimore, IL was stated, there are still
l25 conductors and other trsinuen out,
The company rave them until midnight
last night 20 retun 90 work and IS now
filing their places with volunteers from
other branches Of the railroad service.
Whether these temporary rcplacerncnts
VIII be made permanent, it was stated,
has not vet been decided.
As for The men who QUIT IN Whining
ton. but have now returned 10 work. the
company states that no discrimination
will be made against them because OF their
part in the strike. They are now back on
their old runs. an official declared, and
will not lose their seniority rights.
VICTORY ron RRoTHERHoons.
Among railroad men the failure Of the
second strike is regarded as a victory, for
the old tine hrotherhoods, although these
took no part In the strike one way or the
other The inability OF the strikers to
succeed without the brotherhoods, how
ever will, IL is thought, ensure loyalty
10 the organization in future. An official
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men said yesterday that the insurance
and other funds in the brotherhood trea-
sury, amounting TO 81, ,000, 900, constitute
a powerful weapon with which 10 fight op-
position Of any kind
Wilmington officers Of the brutherhoods
have not vet heard whether the inter-
national organizations will take any new
action toward Furnishing the men who took
part in this strike, which was unauthoriz-
ed by the brotherhoods 1t is tho ght prob
able that the cancellation of charters
and perferment of charges against in
dividual members will continue, but as
the lodges and individuals involved in
this movement are to great extent the
same as those who supported the walk
out In April. there will probably be little
change In the action Of the brotherhood
as q result of the second strike