Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-18
CLAIM 1850
NOW OUT At
TODD'SG CUT
Strikers Assert Walk-out
b Now Is Practically 100
Per Cent.
HINT PENNSY'S OWN
UNION WILL QUIT, TOO

As a result OF the gains made
yesterday. last night and today
1850 names are now on the strike
register" kept at the Labor Temple
according to the leaders Of the rail-
road shopcraft strikers. Admission is
made by officials Of the Pennsy.-
vania Railroad that approximately
100 more men quit their jobs since
yesterday.
As usual. there is a discrepancy
between the strikers and railroad
officials figures, the company claim
ing only 594 men are out.
According 10 tle strike leaders the
regular workmen az the Todd's Cut
shops are now out 10 the extent OF
practically 100 per cent. only a few
aged workers OF the regular force
who soon will be entitled 10 90 on
the retired list on pensions. and a
number of foremen being al the
plant. The leaders also claim that
several foremen have Joined their
ranks as has one man who has
served the road for 46 years.
OF the 1850 names on the strike
roll II was said by the leaders
number are those Of men who have
.been on furloughs but who have re-
fused 10 return 20 work and have
Joined the ranks Of their fellow
craftsmen on strike. II was fur
ther said al the Labor Temple this
afternoon that the committee rep
resenting what is known as the
Pennsylvania's own union" that
Is the organization which the COM
pany has itself fostered in opposi-
tion TO the regular shopcrafts. are
planning to walk out.
There was much discussion today
over a report that men who are
working at the Todd's Cut shops
have been told by the management |
that they can send their families 10 |
New Jersey coast resorts at the ex-
pense Of the company. close up their r
homes and sleep at the shops. where .
frst-class meals and quarters will .
be afforded them.
At the Office OF the Pennsylvania .
Railroad today. it was said that the .
numbe Of men who failed TO re- .
port at the Todd's Cut shops when
the day shift went on duty this
was 594 as compared with
Az men missing yesterday morning.
Places of many Of these men, il was
asserted. have been filled with re-
cruits and it was added. that the
shops were operating satisfactorily
and there was no hitch whatever in
freight or passenger service
At the engine houses sthe railroad
officials claimed the conditions were
actually improved today, 134 men
reporting for duty compared with
l31 yesterday.
When a question was asked II
clerks were being employed as car
the reply was that as in
previous times OF stress members
of the clerical forces have volun-
.eered their services and have been
put 10 work at The shops. Strike
leaders, pointed out that to become,
4 car inspector mechanic must
pass a hard and stiff examination
lfter a long period Of training. The
officials merely said the
,lerks were used to help fore men.
II was said by the railroad OF
icials that there was little change
n the situations at either the Perry
lille or Delmar shops. The strike
eaders claim that rs per cent of the
nen have quit at Perryville while
very shopcraft man at Delmar is
till out. The company officials as
ert the places Of the strikers have
,een filled by recruits.
In response to a report that the !
tatlonary eng!noers and firemen al
he power house at Todd's Cut quit
nd drew their fires. the company
eclares only one engineer quit at !
hat plant and only 13 on the entire a
iaryland division.
Through an error. a sub-headinS j
n the local strike report published
esterday afternoon read, mo Griev-
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