Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-22
STRIKING SHOPMEN
RETURNING TO WORK
ON PENNA.. r. r. HERE
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lied by General Superintendent Ward
rop 10 say to thcm that they could
have their old Jobs back at once II
they would return: that they would
have all their former rights restored
and that they would go into the shops
and take the standing they had before
they quit work. This committee. the
union was told. Ia said TO have display
ed letter. purportIng to come from
Mr.. Wardrop to the effect that he
stood back OF all they did os said
reln tive to tho basis on which the men
should return. II was even represent
cd to the strikers. according to union
men. that they would not have TO go
before any examining board. Union
officials themselves stated they had no
actual knowledge OF such n committee
or It's activities among the strikers,
but some of the men declared they
had been approached by It. The
union leaders insisted that their ranks
are still solid and that they do not
look for any break. while on the other
hand the railroad officials expect a
wholesale movement to return now
that 1t has started
Another statement and denial was
relative to the plan TO move the famil-
les Of the men at work to tho sea-
shore for the summer and the com
pany to pay all expenses. At the
railroad Offices It was stated 3S men
have taken advantage OF this offer
and the families OF each have been sent
away. the railroad company paying all
transportation charges and all living
expenses of every description Will ,
they are away. At union hcadquar-
tiers II was reported that the company
was paying only the transportation ex-
penses for such families. but was not
paying the living expenses.
The plCkets reported this morning
that they found man who had been
hired at the Todds Cut shops since
July /. the day the strike became Of
fective. and who had been given board
and lodging. tobacco and ice cream
and other Injuries AT the mems qUGr-
ters at tho shops. even too n nch
clothing After working Ave Gays this
man quit and drew his pay He told
the pickets he was given 81 cents fol
the Ave days work. the balance o
his money being withheld by the rail
road company to pay for the things h,
had drawn from the commissary Tn,
railroad officials emphatically declared
the men living in the camp nt Toddi
Cut and drawing food. clothing. tobac
, co and other things they may wan
from the Company's commissar!
there, are given these things absolute
ly free of charge and that they ar
not charged a cent for any of IL AM
. that nothing is withheld from thei
| pay. when they are paid off for any
3 thing they may have gotten.
Today is the regular pay day on tn
, Maryland Division. The men employ
; cd AZ Tods Cut were given thei
l checks and as far as could he learne
2 there was no trouble and no dispute
among them as TO the amount du
r each, nor was anything held out G
a their checks by the company for any
\ thing they may have drawn from IN
7 commissary.
r AT the timekeepers' office. in IN
4 French street station. checks were Is
g sued this morning "a the shopme
t who had quit since the last pay da
I on inc railroad. several nundred {
@ them gathered there during the morn
= ing. They were lined up and filed int
d the Office and every man who turned
= his pass and any other railroad pror
= erty with which no had been credite
u was given a check for the full amour
u Of pay due him Several hundred me
u appeared during the morning. The
y had been advised by tho associate
p shop crafts advisory board that
would be proper for them to hand ov'
their passes. but not TO sign any kin
of a release or waiver. All require
of them was the delivery of the
passes or other railroad property ar
$. all of them gladly compiled with IN
request. There was no trouble Of ar
Il. kind during the morning,