New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17

that the detection will leave gaps in
the engine room organizations, which
ordinary strike breakers cannot eff
! GENTLY fill.
Another claim set up yesterday by
the unions was that settlements be-
tween the individual roads and their
men are pending. The men declare
they have broken the solid front pre-
sented by the roads, although they re-
fused to name the individual lines
which were expected to open negotia-
tions. The central strike committee
insisted that the roads are no longer
unit in opposing the shipments de-
mands.
Processing that the strike of main
tenance Of way men was an assured
fact, Chairman John F. Dowd of the
central committee last night said:
There can be no outcome when the
railroad workers take combined action
tom except speedy settlement
OF the strike. The roads will be unable
to help themselves"
Protest Conscripted Labor
The committee protested the ru-
mored threat of the Federal govern
ment to run the roads with drafted
labor. Dave Williams, the committees
secretary, declared, in an official state
ment: 1.-THE United States government
cannot settle the railroad strike by a
draft or by call for volunteers. Both
methods are fatal and would stir up
more trouble than there is already.
No one, not even the President, can
force the railroad repairmcn to work
against their will Fortunately, the
Constitution is still in force. Invol-
untary servitude cannot be forced upon
the railroad workers.
"Volunteer strike breakers would be
of even less use around the railroad
shop. than the highly subsidized strike
breakers who have already so com
pletely failed to break the strike.
Railroad repair work is a highly skilled
trade, which can be handled only bv
skilled and experienced men. A volun-
teer might punch tickets and get away
with it, but he could not and would not
set the valve gear on a heavy locomo-
tive.
There is enough class feeling in
TINS country already without stirring
II deeper by the mobilization of college
graduates and wealthy oilers to take
the jobs of union men on strike"
No trouble developed following the
Introduction to the contest Of United
states marshals, who continued un
molested their patrols of the Erie and
Lackawanna railroads. There were
hundred deputies on duty at the Erie
plant In Jersey City and fifteen at Ho-
boken. Twenty-Five ex-service men
were on guard along the right Of wav
81 the Erie at Nyack, Port Jeryis and
Middletown. 'N
Trains Keep to Schedule
Railroad officials at Grand Central
ana Pennsylvania terminals, in charge
OF handling the crowds yesterday, de-
clared that all trains had departed as
scheduled and that the majority Of
incoming trains arrived or time, while
others were only a few minutes late.
According to the officials trans are
being operated on an almost normal
schedule. and although entering on the
thlrd week OF the walk-out the effects
OF the strike are not being felt to any
great extent by those travelling on
trains operating through New York's
suburban territory.
observatiQp at the various terminals
revealed no Congestion.
AT the Pennsylvania figures submit
ted showed that $4,000 persons we're
handled there yesterday. This, the Off
Gals said, was one of the largest Sun
day crowds this summer On the pre-
Vlous Sunday the crowd leaving the
station numbered $4,000. The majority
OF the passengers were going to shore
resorts. The station officers pointed
out that beside the regular trains be-
ing operated, an excursion train for
Philadelphia was also sent away on
time.
The strikers, however, declared that
seTvice on roads entering New York on
saturday night and yesterday morning
was worse than at any time since the
strike began. To substantiate their
statement they made public a list OF
trains with the time they were due to
arrive and the actual arriving Tina,