Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-15
RAIL STRIKE IS SPREADING:
100000 MAINTENANCE men
!. EXPECTING WALKOUT CALL
Union Leader Says Track Workers Will Override Decision
Of Cradle Who Refuses to Call Them Out Hundreds
Of Stationary Engineers Quit Two Days in Advance
of Order; Cleveland Federation to Stop Monday.
BY Associated PRESS to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press 20 Every evening
Chicago. July f5.--Vlrtuaily aban-
donIng hope of an early settlement 4
the railroad strike, following the fail
ure Of last nights conferences. rail-
road executives today prepared o
make a determined effort 70 reopen
shops with non-unlon employees. ac-
cordlng to high official Of the tinted
5tates Railroad Labor Board
This official. who declined 70 -
quoted directly. said peace mov~s
would be suspended for he present,
as the carriers and strikers were un-
able 20 find any common ground FOR
starting negotiations when Chairman
Ben Hooper sought 70 get them %
gether yesterday
New York. July Is Prediction 'hat
T. r Cradle president n the Bro her
hood u Maintenance ~ Way Employees
and railway shop workers. would a.
sue strike order To the 400 000 mon
Of his union at any hour" was made
today by William Parker leader -
Of way men and president of tho
Union's Association ~ Eastern Chair
mon.
The New York Central men. he Do
clared are up IN arms" against Gra-
ble's action in holding or on the striks
for which they had voted overwhelrn-
/ ingIy. Pressure Is being brought .
/ bear upon Cradle by rhairmen in all
/ parts Of the country, who. IN turn ara
but relaying protests Of the men,
Parker said.
t II Cradle persisted IN his refusal -
order n strike the general chairman
undoubtedly would take things into
their own hands" Parker declared.
New York, July I5.-Several nun
dred stationary Aremen and oilers =
1.-THE New York district failed 20 reporr
/ for work today. according 20 union
/ officials, though the strike sanction"
mentioned Monday az the time for thu
walkout. Scores Of the hremen and
oilers had already gone out, as had
many OF the maintenance men in SYM
pathy with the shop crafts workers
leaders said.
There appeared to be no unusual de-
lays in departing trains today. The
Erie Railroad claimed better service
than It had given for several days bus
officials were frankly worried over The
coal situation.
Leaders Of the shOpn1en said they
we're not Interested IN the preparations
Of the government 10 project the mails.
Cleveland. Ohio. July 15.-Members
Of the local branch Of 1he American
Federation OF Railroad Workers. by
a vote OF 81 per cent OF their organi-
zation voted last night 70 go on strike
Monday morning next. according .
Arthur Southwell. secretary of the
,oca..
approximately 100 men employed
in car repair shops Of Cleveland rail-
road yards are connected with ths
union
Fred A. Miller. Of cleveland. general
chairman Of the federation OF the New
York Central lines Vest Of Buffalo.
said The Cleveland local would aold
another meeting today, following <
which ne might issue Il statement.
New York Central Railroad officials
said today that about $50 mem mbers
Of the federation had already quit
work on their lines west of Buffalo
1855 quitting the Toledo, Ohio, Yards
yesterd3t
The federation has approximately
1000 members on the New York Cen
trail lines vest Of Buffalo. Mr. Miller
said, and about 10000 members
throughout the country. The fedora
tion mas large membership on New
> England railroads throughout ne
p eastern part of the country. he said,
made up Of pipe filters, painter. coach
and freight car repairers ana .nsyec-
tors.