Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-20
HINT OF PEACE IN
LOCAL RAILROAD
CIRCLES TO-DAY
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This was tho fret references made
In any OF the developments in this
city to a settlement. or even peace
negotiations. and while II did not
amount to much. so far as IL got to-
day. many profess TO see in IL n hope
full sign and possibly the opening Of
way to permanent settlement OF the
difficulties now existing.
The meeting was one OF the largest
the shopmen have held since the strike
order went into effect. Pythian Castle
was crowded to overlooking. many OF
the men not even being able TO get In
side tho hail. 1t was estimated that
between 800 and 1000 men were pres
ent. Edward r. Logan. chairman OF
the advisory board Of tho local shop
crafts. presided. In opening the meet
ing he addressed his remarks TO the
pickets and those who are to do picket
duty. warning them that they mdst be
careful of their conduct and at the
same time that they must be careful
to avoid traps which may beset their
paths.
Mr.. Buckley was the next speaker
and his remarks were listened To with
close attention. The failure Of tho
Labor Board and the representatives
OF the shopmen TO arrive at any com
mon ground for negotiations was re-
GREETED. but 1t was not felt that all
hope OF a settlement has been aban-
doncd.
George w. woomcr. representing
the Federated Shop Crafts, the next
speaker. dwelt upon what the Penn.
sylvania Railroad Co. desires In tho
way OF an agreement and stated It Is
In line with what is being done by
what he termed the trump" committee
representing the shopmsn In tho deal
ings with the management He saiC
| 1t would eventually wind up in takine
from the men tho things they have al
ways enjoyed and these are the thing,
the men are going TO insist be returnc,
! % them.
Stationary Engineers.
John Smith OF New York. represen
tative Of the stationary engineers
firemen and oilers, dwet upon tn
aims and objects Of this union and tn
advantages % be enjoyed By thos
who are members OF H. This body in
corporates tho stationary engineers
| flremen. oilers, boiler washers. fir
builders, fire knockers and ash III
men and he invited all such 20 repor
at the Labor Temple this afternoon 10
the purpose OF organizing a loca
k.,-a,, 3, ~ Q g.. 4
ditions in and around New York an
said they were satisfactory from d
organization viewpoint
Numerous meetings Of the variou
shopcrafts have been arranged. tn
electrical workers and the stationar
engineers will meet NJ tho Labor Ten
pie this afternoon at o'clock. a
machinists and their helpers and n
apprentices have been asked % after
a netting a. the same place this ev'
ming at 100 O'Clock This invitatic
Is for tho union and non-union men
bers as we'll The carmen and the
helpers. regardless of whether the
belong 20 the union or not. viii me
, there tomorrow nigh, ~ 80 o'cloC
and ihA hollermakerE and helpers "
meet Monday evening A. 80 o'cloC
In tho Irish American Han
Union officials stated this morniT
that they have reports from the
pickets that a large number of -
groos who are apparently At work
the Todd's Cut shops have been mai
ing practice 70 come TO the ice plai
on Fourteenth street in the lower er
4
pear in groups and 10 all appearance
are believed 10 be armed. Il W.
stated one 10 these men was seen
draw a blackjack.
The shopmen yesterday shipped al
other crowd Of men from town, wi
said they had been brought here f
the purpose Of going 70 work in q
4 local railroad shops They claim
to have been promised So and So cen
{ an hour. but when they got here n
n found they would be paid only 40 Ger
an hour. The union officials fed the
d men and paid their way back 20 tn
e home towns in Maryland. 4 gro
OF these strangers were taken
s some Of the shopmen TO police hea
3 quarters recently and complaint "
Z made against the importation Of m
9 who might become public charg
a The unions assert they are getti
, tired Of having to feed them and p
a their fare back home when they !
-. fuse to go to work in the railro
= shops here. They stated today I
- police officials had promised TO ia
up this matter with the railroad ma
agement.
u So far as the number Of men
; strike is concerned there was not mu
change in the total as given out Y,
u terday by the railroad manaCemt
-e and by the union officials. The shC
q men announced that their total reg
q tration up 10 last night remained
a 1850, as printed yesterday but Il
II there were a few additions 10 IN
= ranks today. among them being so
10 IF the f6remeH from the Todd's {
plant. AS they claim the shops IN,
10 are now out nearly 100 per cent, tn
strike register will not in the futl
show very material change in
/, total number Of signatures.
i More Men Working Today.
According 70 the employment Oh
maintained daily by the Pennsylva
er Railroad. there were some additi'
i between the report yesterday mo
t. ing and that of this morning to
~ number of men who are working. 7
company's statement today shoy
de that 23S men were working this mo
o. ing on the day shift in the bi
shops. as compared with a total Of
at work there yesterday. a gain of
men. At the roundhouse 49 men
working. as compared with II Y
yn tcrday.
The number of men out today
of the back shops at Todd's Cut. accc
ing TO the companys report. is 500