The Washington herald., 1922-07-02
TERMINAL TODESY
TO
STRIKING SHOPMEN
Fifty Per Cent of First
Two Shifts Quit
Work.
TRAINS RUN ON TIME
Two Employment Offices Are
Opened to Fill Vacancies
Permanently"

Washington Terminal shopmen who
walked out or failed to rsportSyes-
terday in obediance to the call for
q national strike OF railroad shop
men VIII not be reinstated whether
or not the national strike Is sue
cessful. Terminal officials announced
last night.
Fifty per cent of those employed
during the first two shifts support
ed the walk out, the local companys
officers admit, but they deny that
a strike exists.
THE men have created legitimate
vacancies which we are flling per-
manently," one said. They said that
two early shifts had created va
cancies."
Trains Run on schedule.
The strike did not hinder move
ment of trains in the local terminal.
for despite the unusually heavy
traffic which the week lend and the
advent of the Fourth of July caused,
every train ran on schedule, accord
ing to officers and train masters.
Boosting that perfect service"
had been maintained on one of the
heaviest" days in the year. those
in charge of train movements ex-
pressed confidence in their ability
to continue to accommodate the
public.
Two employment Offices were
opened yesterday and will be main
tanned today and until the depleted
ranks are filled. II was stated
Eighteen men were hired yesterday
to take up the work deserted oy
213 locomotive shop mechanics ana
helpers. Enough car cleaners were
hired to care for that work, car de-
partment heads said.
Differ in Reports.
Terminal officials differed as TO
the effect of the strikes influence
on the car repair department. All
agreed that seventy-five Of the Zod
morning shift workers quit work
at 10 a. m. but one official reported
that the afternoon shift reported
100 per cent strong. while WORD
from his superior's once stated that
nytE Oh tne lou
appeared at that time were absent.
The same two sources disagreed
as to the number of new men hired
One maintained that "a good mum
Der" were hired, while the otnef
reported that none were needed and
| therefore none hired. But we are
not paying much attention to rec
ords." continued one of the heads
The main thing is to keep the
trains running"
New workers were told they
would receive the same pay whicn
their dissatisfied predecessors are
protesting. Some started to work
| yesterday and others VIII begin
this morning.
Freight Men on Job.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
| freight employees stuck 100 pei
cent strong, H. Lamar. manager OF
the local B. & o. freight yard, re-
ported. Sixteen of his twenty men
had reported by $3.50 p. m. and the
| others had guaranteed their ap-
pearance at IL p. m. he said.
Employment Of twenty-five addi'
tional special police will guarantee
protection of Terminal property
rail oficials claim. Seventy-five
guards went on duty yesterday and
were relieved at p. m. by an eaua
force. The men worked in pairs
two men for about every mile anc
a half Of track.
Hiring Of policemen will continue
indefinitely. for any surplus whicf
| NAV he accumulated here will bt
transferred to other rail centers II
| was said.
Furloughs and vacations OF Term
inal ONCE help were cancelled yes
| terday, IL was stated.