Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-15
PENNSYLVANIA r. r.
HIRING NEW MEN TO
REPLACE STRIKERS
Continued from pare !

figures arc ba sed on daily canvas
through all departments and the re-
port compiled as n result Immediately
following the reporting time OF the
men at o'clock this morning. These
figures therefore would not include
any men who may have left their
work during the morning. In other
words, tho company's report does not
show the number OF strikers VINO
Joined the ranks after the daily canvas
at starting time today.
To Offset the growing number OF va
canc.es among the regular working
force the railroad officials stated that
they are stlll employing now men
and that this process VIII he continued
until such time as IL Is decided they
have sufficient number OF work
men on hand TO attend TO the bust
ness going through the shops. As fast
as the regular workmcn walk out,
the company saye. they are taking
new men on. 80 that the general sit
uation. they claim, is not of sufficient
seriousness 10 cause the company
any embarrassment.
Another Strike Monday.
/ lNclatNe 10 the Stflhc call TO lUe
/ stationary firemcn. engineers and OIL
ers employed on the railroads. which
has been issued and becomes effective
| Monday morning at O'Clock. rail-
road officials hero today stated that
! In tho event this call is obeyed by
such workmen on the Maryland Di-
vision II will not mean anything seri-
Gus. for the reason that there are COM
! paratively few OF these workmen en-
! pioyed along the entire division. The
| company estimates that they would
not number more than 80 or 60.
The same thing applies TO the Amer
/ lean Federation of Railroad Work
ers, who have voted 10 strike at
o'clock Monday morning. This fedora
ton. the railroad officials say. includes
many OF the men who are out al
ready. so that this new call will not
result in any material additions TO the
ranks OF the shopmen now on strike.
New Pay Rate Effective Tomorrow
Beginning tomorrow tho new wage
scale negotiated between the manage
ment Of the Pennsylvania System and
the Association OF shop Crafts. East
ern Region. Pennsylvania. Will become
effective. IL Will affect all the mer
on the company's payroll. those JUS
recently employed. as we'll as those
who have been IN the service for q
long time.
This now scale means a reduction Of
from four TO six cents an hour amonl
the shop crafts. as compared with tn,
reduction OF from seven 10 nine cent.
"a 49,. 4.
which latter reduction went into eff
feet elsewhere on July l. The new
scale to I've paid the Pennsylvani;
shopmen. however. according to tn,
claims of the company officials. vii
be from one TO two cents an hoUi
more than the scale authorized by tn,
) Labor Boadr and which is being PAL,
on all other railroads in the country
! This Will moan between SIS and $40
month for tho Pennsylvania workmel
more than other shopmen are get,
tins. the company asserts. The rail
road company further claims that vi
10 the present time there has been n,
cut in pay effective among its shop
men.
Union Claims 60 Additions.
81 was stated at noon today that G
!. mon had registered there during tn
morning all OF them from the Todd
s Cut shops. They were from all dc
> partments. but the majority were ma
/. Chinists. They came 10 the Labor Ten,
pie in groups during, the morning, III
walkout starting about 10 O'Clock Al
, ter they had registered in tho rosie
|, maintained there the total number {
. men who have thus signed up as be
ing on strike was said by the union OF
p fcials 20 be approximately 900
I il was announced at union heaC
}. quarters this afternoon that complain
a will he made by the off, ials to Superir
tendent Of Police George Black abol
:. the importation OF a number OF und,
G siraole men. who say they have bee
G brought here with the understa ndir
that they can secure good jobs in Il
railroad shops. This decision w:
reached when some OF the pickle
brought 10 headquarters six men. 6
Of them from Elkton. Md. who we
:, without money and whom the uniC
a" men fed and paid their railroad IA
: back to their home town.
The men stated they had been 10
! there were vacancies caused by wor
y men quitting OF their own accord. Tn
: admitted they never read the new
papers and did not know what w
going on. They We're told. they state
that they could earn $40 a day
IS eight hours but after a week of II
D. regular salary they would have 10 81,
"a a slip agreeing 10 work piece wor
N but al this they could ge; from IS
d IS cents an hour. They were broug
re here in automobiles. they stated
The pickets found them today VIII
they were going TO the shops for wo
and after explaining the situation
in az them refused 10 accept the jobs a
ne then the union men took charge
or them.
n The union officials said they VOL
,d base their complaint 70 the police
the fact that men are being broug
here TO work in the shops under m
apprehension, and some pennile
They further assert the class of m
az so engaged is not a desirable o.
cu They think the police should take ste
=. 10 put a stop 70 these importa tic
W and for this reason they say they ;
"" going 10 make their complaint.
Union officials today took except
10 what they termed some of the sta
ments issued yesterday by w
Wardrop. general superintendent
NJ, the Southern Division of the Penns
TT vania System. printed in Every Ev
IN ing. Mr.. Wardrop had said that
no elected employees OF the company
res had negotiated the wage decrease