New-York tribune., 1922-07-01
'YOuWOn'tKnOw
There's a Strike,
Public Is Told
Trains Will Be Run Just
the Same and Equipment
l. Good for 3 Months
Ahead. Executives Assert
NacatiOnisis Reassured
Ticke, Offices Report No
Decrease in the Rush for
July Fourth Reservations

CHICAGO. June 90 By The Asso-
GATED Prcssl-"Ihc trains will con-
'.-ue % run. strike or no strike" rail
way executives united IN declaring to-
night after he efforts OF the United
STATE, Railroad Labor Board 20 halt a
strike of 100000 shopmen. sct for TO-
morrow had met with apparent failure.
Neither the maintenance Of way
emrloyccs who also have been taking
strike vote. but who have decided not
20 wax out tomorrow. nor the shop
crafts mechanics. who are scheduled
20 throw down their tools az 70 o'clock
-o.morrow. have anything 70 do with
-he actual operation Of the trains, the
railway managers said.
Operation Up to big 1" Men
That work, 8, was explained. IS car
r.ed out by the Big Four" brotneF-
hoods. whose international presidents
issued orders yesterday that their
members should continue % carry oEt
their usual duties. irrespective Of any
strike action on the part o. tae other
u-!ors The maintenance OF way men
comprise the track repair gangs and
other sen.-skllied labor. The shop
crafts workers. who arc more vital
20 The efficient operation O.. a road,
repair rolling stock.
Railway managers said. however.
that their present equipment would be
adcquate fol several months and that
emergency repairs might be mace IN
outside shops. They estimated that u
would be at least three months before
walkout OF shop crafts employees
would seriously impair the efficiency
either of passenger or freight trans
p0rtation.
The travelling public and the ship
rcrs will not know there Is strike
excert by reading about IL in the news
pancrs." declared one executive. An
other railway head pointed 70 the case
o. the Western Maryland, where. he
said. the saopmen had struck three
months ago, but that road was stan IN
operation.
Reassure Naoationists
you can overhaul your fishing
tackle and make sure that your favorite
'n.uskie' line has no fraved spots. jlst
as Il there were no rail crisis, was
the assurance given by one railway
executive 20 vacatiorists.
Meanwhile railroad ticket Offices re-
ported no drop in the demand for Pull
man ard rail accommodations for the
Fourth OF July holiday. officials OF
TIE boa. hres told a similar story.
we expect 10 particular difficulty
due % tho threatened rail strike, for
the present a. lcsst.' Hale Holden,
president OF the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy. said "Our trains will con-
rnue 20 run as heretofore, as we have
plenty cf men 20 keep the equipment
IN shane. plenty cf reserve engines and
sunc.ent power % insure running our
trains" he added
William j. Finley president OF inc
Chicago & Northwestern, stated also
that the impending strike would have
no immediate effect on that road. "Ine
strike viii not affect the running oi
our trains he stated, land all trains
will run or schedule as usual.
Il can see TO serious interference
with traffic on tho Chicago, Great
Western Railroad due 20 the threatened
s.rikc." {. /. Hirklc. general manager
- that road. said We will not quit
running our trains just because the
choprent decide 20 strike. II we haven't
enough 20 keep our equipment IN SHAPE
40 will hire other men All Of our
train. will be rur on time as usual"