New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
German Rail
W Workers Quiz
Despite Berlin,
F!ous Governments Dreicr
Against Strike anal Abau-
F'or Trains. Gripping
Communication in North
s'car Spread OF Movement
Cabinet Predicts Collapse ol
" aIk.Ou;. Hove, c'', Say
ing 'ac Men Oppose II
BY Joseph .>hapien
FV NtrrioSs 10 Wo 7riDusc


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BERLIN, Feb = Many Thousand
German railroad engineers. trairmcn
and conductors struck to-day, para
ly~ing communication throughout the
rorthcrn paTt Of the country The walk
cut car1c in defiance Of the govern
ment's prohibition against striking and
despite the uction CT thc Berlin Cahinc.
n coniisc@t're t.. strike fund.
atncuntlul To several million marks.
kept on deposit il bank here Some
of tao loaGors OF tho movement have
been arrested.
TIE situation is particularly seyious
in Prussia and Saxony. South Ger.
man. is rntouchcd as ;hc workers i'm
HaYaria Baden and Wurtemhcrg re-
fused to strike
Berlin is completely cut of BY ra,l
from tho surrounding country Tho
government is trying hcroicaIly to
establish some sort Of service with the
aid Of volunteers.
Trains Deserted by Crews
Many trains were deserted by their
engineers at wa, side stations in the
nicht. The situation may ho aerra-
rated if all Ecrln municipal workers.
including the tramway workers.. who
nave voted TO strike, carry out then.
threat.
Although tho railway. mon have
failed in their announced purpose to
tic uD trans sportation throughout tho
country they have upset the service
.,,ft'. L.,
'ifc OF all Germany. 1t is possible that
other classes OF rail workers. who op-
pose .hc walk out. may be drawn into
tho strike against their will if it be
comes an issue between the employees
and the government whether civil aerv-
ice employees have right to strike.
The German Railway Federation con
domns thc present walk-out but it none
the less strongly opposes .hc govern
rert's order prohihitng the strike and
hints that if the Wirth Cabinet wants
TO force that issue all rail workers
viii Join in opposing it. Officials OF
ccjor has misinto rpreted the consti-
tntion.
Tho view of the government is that
the strike will collapse within a few
days because Of its unpopularity with
the rank and file Of the workmon.
particularly among the 100000 mem
bers Of the Catholic Railway Union.
who most emphatcaly refused to Join
tho vaik-out.
Soldiers Guard Stations
The principal railroad stations
throughout Germany are heavily
guarded by soldiers. but the govern
ment denies any intention of calling
on. the security troops. Thus far no
c:,Gesses have been reported anywhere.
Most Of the Socialist newspapers
make no effort to conceal their opposi-
tion TO the strike. The Independent
Socialist papers. while not approving
the walk-out, attack the government for
the supposed failure to reach an ami
cable settlement with the strikers.
Only the Communist press is trying
to use the strike as the basis Of A
nationwide disturbance
The occupied area or the Rhine is
not affected, General Degout,e has
ordered the railway men there to stick
to their nosts or make themselves
liable to court martial.
BERLIN. Feb. (By The Associated
Press The government announces
that it is its intention 60 utilize air
planes to keep the postal service il op-
eratiOn as lar as posSlol" ShOuld the
railroad strike develop to great proper
tions.
Hundreds Of foreigners arc ma
rooned here. In the Essen. Elberfed,
Munster and Erfert districts traffic is
at a standstil.
The strike has extended to Cassel
and Chemntz. Traffic between Berlin
and Leipzig has been stopped
Owing to the abandonment of the
steam railway services, Berlin under
ground and surface traffic is very heavy
The newspapers already are short OF
print paper, and have cut their editions
TO single sheets in order to avoid pos
sihle suspension of publication in
few days. number of the papers
have only a five days supply.
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