The New York herald., 1922-07-03
n. Y. CENTRAL DELAYED
A. f. of L. Says 81 P. c. of
Men Are Out and Plans
Long War.
L. l. CITY SIEGE STARTS
Power House Heavily Guarded
Strike Breaking Agencies
Get Host of Recruits.

utU JIOSt vi htCFuILS.
With the peak of the outgoing holi
day traffic passed. railroad official
yesterday reported little local incon
venience from the shopmen's strike
Except for brief delays trains wer
reported running from both the Gran,
Central and Pennsylvania terminal
on schedule. Stationmaster William
A. Cramer of the Grand Central SAT-
last night that the aggregate delay
out of that depot would not excee,
one hour, while William Egan at tn
Pennsylvania said both the Pennsyl
vania and Long Island systems wer
giving 100 per cent normal service.
The high point of the outgoing traf
fic. stimulated by the three day holi
day, was passed at midnight Saturday
BY tomorrow afternoon, when the re
turning crowds will begin, officials O
all the principal roads asserted thei
train service would be organized t
meet the extra demand regardless o
the shipments defections.
The pressure of the shopmen's or
gsnization appeared locally to he ex
erted chiefly on the Long Island Rail
road, where A. j. Burger. chairma
of the Brotherhood OF Railway Carmen
was directing his efforts toward clos
! ing the big power plant at Long ISLAM
City He met with Indifferent success
and in the early afternoon left 70
Trenton to assist in rounding up tn
mechanics in the Pennsylvania shop
there.
Long Island Gets Recruits.
C. d. Baker. general superintendent
of the Long Island, report. that
most encouraging respo .se was beini
had to the company's advertisement
for strike breakers ana that he expecte'
to have ample recruits to-day TO kee
operation abreast of requirements. Th
Long Island meantime has issued a cal
for retired and pensioned employee
and also is accommodating at strategy
points supplies and equipment that cal
be installed without the assistance o
mechanics. About 10 OF the $50 mel
in the Long Island City power hous'
OF the system were reported out yes
terday afternoon. They were chief!
boilermakers, machnists and elec
tricians.
The Long Island City power plan
was guarded by private detectives o
the George S. Dougherty agency. thu
police OF the Pennsylvania system un
der Sergeant Pat Mccain. veteran o.
scores of industrial troubles. and di
vision of New York police brought from
Manhattan. The high picket fence sur
rounding the plant was being patrolle'
so regularly that union delegates aban
doned arguing with workers as the,
came to or from their jobs and con
fined their efforts to missionary worl
at the homes of the members.
c. ]. Leiper. general superintendent
of the New Jersey division of the Penn
sylvania. who is in charge at Lont
Island City, said they did not anticl
pate any serious trouble.
Tnxis for strike Breakers.
II was said also that arrangement
had been made to receive power from
New York service stations I'm even tn
Long Island City plant was crippled &
a point where 1t would have to sto.
operation.
The employment bureaus of all th'
nrincipal roads were busy yesterday re
cruiting every available and qualified
rcan who offered. Doublepay cnd bear,
nnd lodging for the period of ;he s.rik
were the inducements offered as we'll a
guarantees of protection. Among thos
enlisted for strike service were numbe
Of men who went out on the OUTLAW
strike of four years ago and have no
tad a chance before to get their oil
Jobs back Their number was compare
lively small.
Temporary headquarters have been en-
gagged by the general managers OF
number of Western and Southern road
for the recruiting OF strike breakers, ant
the work is going on at 303 y lst Fifty
eighth street under the direction of tn
Williams & Duffield Industrial Ser, ic,
About 500 mechanics were sent ava,
Yesterday to Southern and Wester1
points Private detectives are on Suar'
at the recruiting headquarters end dppi
cants are sent for by taxIcabs and !
they pass the scrutiny Of the employ
mcnt managers are given protection
until they are put on train for hei
destinations. No recruiting is beln'
cone by this agency, IL was sald, 10
any OF the Eastern roads. Managers o
the Eastern roads reported tnat there
we're more applicants than there wer,
vacancies and that II has not vet beer
necessary to apply to strike breakni
contractors for help.
Labor Plans Long wnr.
Despite the ouoyant and optimistic
reports Of the operating Officials of thu
roads. reports circulated yesterday snt
said TO come from the railway depart
ment of the American Federation o
Labor were that 81 per cent OF thu
shopmen throughout the country hat
gone out. How soon the effec. Of suci
a large detection will be felt was no
stated by the labor leaders and the rail
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