New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-03
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Close toNormal:
Test This Week
Loyal Workers Aided by
Strikebreakers Keep Cars
Moving; Officials Expect
Many to Come Back
Police Guard Big Shops
Men Insist the Real Pinch
Will Come Later; Claim
Walk-Out Is Spreading

oheietoH SUNDAY Train schedules,
plus the efforts made to fill the places
Of the striking shopmen, enabled rail-
roads, which serve New York, to op-
crate yesterday almost as if no strike
had been called. The bulk of the vaca-
tion rush was over before midnight on
Saturday. Meanwhile, foremen, vet
eran workers who cannot hope to win
by any strike as much as they stand
to lose by loss of their employment,
and some strike breakers filled the
more important vacancies to the point
where at least an appearance Of nor.
NAL service was maintained.
There was no disorder in the New
York district. Police protection was
given to the points of possible trouble,
reinforced in some instances by pri-
vate detectives and the railroads own
police force.
Statements issued by the roads last
night indicate a renewed confidence in
their ability to cope with the situa-
tion. The fact that some of the older
employees have returned to their jobs
was stressed by the arrangements,
which insisted that this morning will
see still greater percentage OF re-
second thought"
Among the employees who left their
work on Saturday and reported back
for duty yesterday are veterans of the
air-brake and inspection forces at the
large terminals, roundhouse machine
employees, as we'll as coupling in
spectors. Sunday being regular hoIi-
day for the shopmen it was impossible
to obtain any indication Of what their
attitude will be to-day, but the general
situation seemed to the managers to
Justify an official pronouncement that
"the outlook Is most encouraging"
Freight traffic officials said there was
no interruption at all Of the regular
milk and refrigerator traffic into New
York. To date the city's food supply
threatened.
A meeting Of the Railroad Managers
Association has been called for 2:30
o'clock this afternoon. This organiza-
tion during previous strikes has CO.
ordinated the efforts made by the vari-
GUS roads to fight the strike and main
tain traffic in its normal condition. So
far the organization has taken no part
in the present situation.
The meeting to-day will take place
in the Office of the president Of the or
ganization, f. r. Rine, who is also gen.
eral manager of the Lackawanna. Mr..
Rine would not say yesterday what
business would come before the meet
ing, but it is known thut the members
who represent all the railroads run
ming into New York will discuss the ad-
visibility Of united effort against the
present strike, such as was go success
fully taken on previous occasions.
The I00O leland train coyuico ron.
tinued yesterday without interruption
and will continue to-day as usual, Of
fcials said. The great power plant at
Long Island City, which is regarded as
the most important strategic point on
the system, is now protected by three
forces Of police, one supplied by the
New York Police Department, another
hired from a private detective agency
and third consisting Of the members
of the railroads own force of specials.
10 Out at Power House
About 110 went out from the power
house, of normal force of $50 en-
ployees. The men who went out mainly
were electricians who occupied minor
positions, machinists and helpers,
whose absence cannot materially affect
the operation Of the plant, it was said.
Some of the vacant places already had
been filled by strike breakers yester-
day afternoon. There had been no in
terruption of service up to last night.
"The situation here is we'll in hand"
G. /. Lieper, superintendent of the di-
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