New-York tribune., 1922-08-04
Roads
Rush Help to
Coal Carriers
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of drastic government action. The
mere fact that the strong lines feel
that they have the reserve strength to
farm out workers was expected to show
the unions that they have not yet af-
fected the former and that they will
have harder time than they had ex-
pected in breaking the latter.
Both sides apparently had weather
eye on the White House yesterday.
The roads we're more active than usual
in reporting normal service and in
creasing shop strength, and, in addi-
ton, announced that many letters and
kilograms are reaching 5heir offices
congratulatirg them on their action
Tuesday. The most important of these
was communication to the Associa-
tion OF Railway Executives from the
National Industrial Traffic League, in
which several thousand corporations
are represented by their shipping man
ayers. That men in such close touch
with the freight problem should advo-
cate holding out against the strikers
was considered good indication that
delays have not yet seriously handi-
capped business.
Unions Tell of Shortage
From the strike leaders here. how
ever, came a statement purporting to
show on the basis Of figures given out
by the Association of Railway Execu-
tives in Washington that the number
OF bad order cars throughout the coun-
try increased from 324,583 on july /
to S42,078 on July is, cutting heavily
into an estimated surplus at the earlier
date of about 10000 The union chiefs
added that increasing shipments are
making. still greater inroads OH the
available rolling stock and that an &C
tual shortage already is manifest in
some localities.
These and other union assertions
were promptly denied by the roads as
preface to the presentation of their
own summary cf the situation. The
New York Central said that $50 loco
motives which were fresh from the
back shops on July / have not yet
been called into service. The New
Haven declared that it's roundhouse
forces have been recruited beyond their
normal strength and that it is in a
position to handle running repairs in
definitely. The Pennsylvania reported
4e,7oo men in it's shops, as against
$4,000 when the strike began. The Le-
high Valley announced that yesterday
saw the greatest rush of applicants for
employment since the walk out. John
G. Walber, spokesman for all the East
ern carriers, declared that one line with
a 80 per cent force turned out more
work in July than in June, when the
old shopmen were still on the job.
The longest statement was issued by
the Long Island, reviewing the history
Of the strike on its lines, and declaing e
that at present the force in its cleo
trical plants is normal, in its passen-
ger car shops recruited up to co per
cent, In its roundhouses normal and in
its blacksmith, machine and boiler
shops built UP to 80 per cent. Its
freight car repairs, the road said, never
were interrupted.
Firm on Seniority Stand
There were no signs Of any willing
ness on the part of the roads to recon
slider their stand on seniority. Mr..
Loree declared that he would have
"white list" drawn UP with the
names Of strikers who can come back
as new men on the u. & H., and that
he would personally see to it that those
not so approved never get back on the
pay rolls. Mr.. Walber pointed out that
TO put the new men on the seniority
list and still keep them employed would
mean calling back all the workers who
were furloughed because Of the indus
trial depression and rank ahead of the
tail-enders in the seniority order. The
Long Island unequivocally announced
that under no circumstances will it
take back the strikers in q body.
1t was learned yesterday, however,
that the Baltimore & Ohio, in Offering
separate peace to its men, suggested
that the old shop workers be given
seniority between that of the men
who struck and those who were taken
on last month. The other terms pro-
posed by the 3. & O. called for accept
ance of the Labor Boards decisions.
Three cases of violence were re-
ported during the day In New Haven
| Yale Law School graduate, acting as
strike breaker, was beaten on the
head with a rake and SO seriously
| injured that he had to be taken to the
hospital He was attacked when COM
| PEELED to leave the yards to take a
! streetcar after ne had missed the
train which usually takes the present
| shop forces back to the Union Station
! On Of his assailants, an alleged
striker, was identified and arrested.
Two men said to have been strikers
were sentenced to Ave days imprison-
ment after an attempt to interfere
| with workers in the shops in Long
| Island City. A Pennsylvania yardman
lost q tooth in Jersey City when he
was attacked by two men while on his
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