Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-06
PARTIES TO RAILROAD
STRIKE MARKING TIME
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Temple this morning at which time,
among other things. the letter ms pub
hshed Yesterday 10 the Chamber of
Commerce in which reference was
made to the strike situation. was dis
cussed but there was no action taken
regarding this matter. The attention
OF the men was called TO the as
sertion that this sort OF thing ie the
customary procedure in situations Of
the kind and such efforts have been
going on for some time
There Is 10 he meeting OF the ad-
visorE committee this afternoon at
watch time the question OF arranging
FOR pay for the men who have quit
work will be taken up. Other matters
o; Importance 10 the men and relative
20 the present situation will be dis
cussed at that time
At the session this morning William
Buckley. international representative
Of the Boiler Makers Union was the
chief speaker. He gave a general talk
on the conduct Of the men while they
are out on strike. especially the men
who are doing picket duty about the
shops and he impressed upon them
especially, the necessity for avoiding
disturbances Of all kinds. None OF
the men who quit work go near the
shops, except the pickets To date
there has not been any disturbance
anywhere along the Maryland Divi-
sion or about the shops OF the other
railroads and everyone has heen con-
Quoting themselves y a very orderly
manner
According 10 the statement this
morning Of an official OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad Co. there are 1872
men absent from the local shops.
( This is a Slight increase over yester-
days total which was 129, but it is
not attributed TO any gain in the "a nks
of the strikers. but simply IS claimed
10 be due to the normal change in
the numbers at work. Today's total
IS divided 81 in the shops and Al
in the round house. This shows a
reduction in the shortage in the
r0undhouse which was brought about.
it was explained, By readjustment OF
the working forces.
~ ThUrlow, where Of the - men
employed u quit work and two re-
NAMED on the Job six additional men
have been employed. At Delmar 70
new men have been taken on TO re-
place the SO strikers, the entire force,
and more are expected 10 be given
employment there today. it was an
nOunced. None Of the men who quit
have gone back there or have been
given unemployment by the railroad
company, and IL was stated at the
pany will not bother with those who
left their places. At all other points
along the local division conditions
were said TO be normal
The union men have not as yet made
any attempt 10 get the money due
them and will not until after today s
meeting OF the advisory committee
They object 10 signing a slip sent &c
each by the railroad company. they
say. and at today's session the com
mittee will consider ways and means
Of getting their pay without signing
anything. the same as is done on regu.
lar pay days
At the Pennsylvania Offices 1t wa,
stated some of the men who are OF
the list of workers. but who have beer
Oh uI4OQSH di6 Dt4LS IttdIlcO ana DU
TO work, but the number thus en-
gagged 10 date is less than 100. Thes.
are the only additions made TO III,
shop forces. il was stated, because tn,
company feels the conditions are nor
NAL and the present working force il
ample 10 care for all the business il
hand.
so far as we here in Wilmington
are concerned" one railroad officia
stated this morning. we are out o
the woods and there really is no strik
in our shops" IT was explained tina
the men who have quit have severe
their connections with the Pennsyl
Vania System. We will not trea
with them collectively or as individu
ais" the official further declared. wv
! do not recognize or deal with the as
ISOLATION with which they are con
Dected. We deal only with our ow
Shop Crafts Association"
AS the Philadelphia and Readin
Ra ilroad Co.'S shops are not affecte
by the strike there have been no d.
velopments there. At the Baltimore
Ohio Railroad Co.'S shops it was sa
the situation remains unchanged.