Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-21
P. & R. HEAD SEES
SHORT RAIL STRIKE
&. 3. Cassatt Writes Pennsy
Official Offering to Run
Engine If Needed
ROADS COUNT LOYAL MEN

''If railroad strike occurs it will
Se of short duration"
Agnew r. Dice, president of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway,
made this declaration today in mes.
snge to W. $ Finley. president of the
Atlantic City Kiwanis Club.
Mr.. Dice was informed by Mr..
Finley that thc club. whose membership
includes 200 leading business mon Of the
shore resort had unanimously adopted
resolution condcmning he threatened
strike
Mr.. Emley said the members offered
their services, If necessary to help run
trains in an emergency.
Thinks Public DisapprONcs strike
In view of the inopportunN tim" tor
the employees to walk out, Mr. Dice
said. he felt sure the strikers would not
receive public support He SAID hr was
gratifed ~ the cooperation u'fNrcd by
numerous business organizations and
from colleg" students who are taking
technical courses
The employment bureaus of the Penn
sylvania and the Reading railroads
we're crowded today with applicants for
work II was estimated that nearly
twelve hundred men have applied IN th"
last twn days at each hureau. Among
the joo seekers were large number
,of men who walked out III rho "outInw
strike more than year ago.
Since then a number of the men have
been doing other work. They expressed
an eagernqss to return 70 railroad work.
They did not raise the question of
seniority rights. Railroad pensioners
also are volunteering.
Extra Men Available
In addition 70 the applicants, each
Of the railroad companies has a nun
hcr of extra men available. Othcialf
of the PennSy and III" Heading have
expressed confidence that stdikp would
prove futile. They pointed ont that
freight and passenger traffic now is be-
low normal and that II Will be easy {"
replace those who walk cut.
During the recent "ou'aw strike
hundreds Of students Of the University
Of Pennsylvania and other schools took
railroad Jobs for the period Of the strike
ARRANGEMENTS are being made today at
the University Of PENNSYLVANIA 50 any
Of the students who intend to work If
called upon this time will be able to do
%,
A conductor who lost his job during
the "outlaw strike walked into the
Office Of A. NJ Parker, superintendent
Of the Terminal Division Of thc Penn
svlvania Railroad, and volunteered his
services and those of 100 men in the
same situation. +. Il. CaSsatt. Of
Berwyn. has sent letter TO Vice Pres
Tar -,
gine, and hundreds more letters have
been received from men in all walks
of life volunteering their services.
"It may be somewhat premature, but
I should like you to know | am at your
service for any duty for which you con-
slider me fit in case of strike. YOU
have to use volunteer workers.. wrote
Mr. Cassatt My qualifications are
few, but I have operated a steam loco
motive. although not since the strike Of
1894. | think that with q f"w lessons
could run. an electric, train from Phil
adelphia of one OF thp electric loco
motives in the New York terminal.
~ am confident ! COULD successfully
collect ticket sor perhaps be conductor
or brakeman. I have had some cxecu-
tive experience in case You wanted 70
use me in the Office to release more
competent man. Whatever you ask me
10 do will do It or at least have a good
try at it,
Major X. Il. Hogan. OF this city. a
former marine and member of the County
Committee of the American Legion, has
volunteered his services and those Of
fifty former marines. Some employees
Of the American Locomotive Works have
volunteered to serve, as have several
hundred former service men, writing
from New York. Employees of a NUN
ber OF banking houses have arranged for
turloughs that they may work upon the
railroads il necessary.
A poll OF employees will begin today
on the Pennsylvania. Philadpluhia and
Reading and Baltimore and ono Rail
roads TO determine just how many Mon
will remain az work II the big railroad
strike is called.
This move is one Of many being taken
by the executives of the railroads in
their preparations 20 meet tho ,trlk"
II it actually takes place Sine" ru"
failure Of the railroad brorhcrhood chiefs
and the labor board ~ agr"", III" prep
arationS Of the roads for trouble next
month began in real earnest.
]. DE Witt Cuycr, chairman Of the
Association Of Railway Executives. said
today. 1--WE are all ready to g. ahead 20
tie has been in consultation m New
York with heads Of many hig roads. /.
10 Understood final plans for c"u.barrc
the strike were laid az rhis m"rring
There Is no ISSUE between tnC rui'-
roads and the labor board. said Nr
Cuyier. 1--WE have stated our case. and
there is nothing further 10 be- said Il
called to confer wirh the labor board
We are willing to 90 So far We hayc
not been asked to meet the board IN
conference