Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-05
P. r. R. CONSIDERS
MEN ON STRIKE AS
OUT OF SERVICE
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with those men VINO nave left the SER
vice leaves the unions in what is con-
sidered a peculiar situation In that
there Is no one with whom they can
negotiate for settlement Of the present
questions. At union headquarters.
however, II was explained the Labor
Boards ruling, placing the men who
are out beyond the pale of the boards
or the railroad managements consider
alton, will have no effect. II was
claimed the decision does not alter the
local situation in any way.
Pennsylvania System Union.
At the railroad of,ces 1t was ex-
planned the Pennsylvania System some
time ago organized among its en-
ployes what Is known as the Shop
Crafts Association of the Pennsyl-
vania Eastern Region and which or
ganization has been functioning for
nearly n year. AT this point" said
one railroad official. referring to Will
mington, this association has been so
truly representative OF the men that
the present strike has been q failure
here. as is shown by the results"
Th Labor Board In Its statement
Saturday suggested those men re-
naming at work and the railroad
arrangements get together and organ
ize new associations to represent the
men before the board 1t was stated
here this Shop Crafts Association OF
the Pennsylvania Eastern Region is
just such n union as the board recon-
mends and IL IS the organization thai
will deal with the management ant
, | l,..f,l. hA pai nhnr Ron ri In Nh.
event any question has to be taker
to that body by the men.
or the 129 men the railroad compan,
admits are out from the local shops
It was stated 81 are from the round
house and 67 are from the back shops
or all that portion of the Todds Gu
plant exclusive of the roundhouse.
was claimed this 81 from the shops l
= only the normal number of absentee
4 from there, the daily shortage tha
would result even II there were n
, strike in progress from men being 81
others away and some Just not desir
I ing 10 work after the holidays. II wa
, admitted. however. that the So out @
6 1.-THE roundhouse was more than tn
. usual number Of absentees in tha
z utidi AiltiN anu - aAAi
, buted to the strike. However. this de
! fection in the anks of the men, 1t wa
claimed, has in nowise interfercd wit
g operations in the roundhouse. or tn
shop, or with the movements of train
and everything is moving on schedule
Situation at Other Points.
At IAmokin il was stated here %
day conditions are normal and ther
has been no walkout there. At Thur
, low conditions arc as they were on Nor
lday. Twelve men have quit work ther
but their places are being filled b
other men who are being employed
their stead. At Perryville and at Clay
8 ton Il was announced conditions al
normal and no defections have %
CURED among tho workmen.
At Delmar. IL was announced hel
today. the entire force of 80 men
4 the shops there had quit work on Sa
: urday. However their places are b.
= ing filed by new men and the railros
A company is advertising for machInis,
~ eoilermakers. pipeftters. electrician
= car repairmen and helpers in each
q these classes. These men are want'
"a for work in the engine house. car r
d pair and car inspection yard at De
IS mar. Some men have been sent the
ID from this city and some from Philadt
phia.
,e Employing New Men.
n II was further admitted that {
le company 'is taking on new men
he work IN the shops in Baltimore. whe
m about so per cent OF the employ
so walked out Saturday.
re AS far as employing any new men
E. the local hops is concerned it w
is stated at te railroad company's loC
headquarters that nothing of the XII
ed has been done as yet. for the reas
that the officials do not regard I
H. situation there as anything but nc
). nal and the force at work Is ample
G. care for all the company's needs
this time.
There has been no trouble report
from any point along the Maryland
the Delaware Divisions and the bu.
ness OF the railroad company is sa
IS 10 be moving in its accustomed ma
ner and without anything to indica
that there was any kind of NOV
ment other than normal developmer
in progress.
p What the Men Say.
=, At the headquarters of the unio
=, In the Labor Temple. however, stat
ments issued there do not tally wi
the claims of the railroad compar
In the first place the register the
they say, shows the names OF 5i2 IN
III and most OF these come from {
es' Pennsylvania shops, because the Ph
H. adelphia Reading shops are not 1
lu fected and not more than 100 men el
ng ployed by the Baltimore & Ohio a
involved. Men were coming in Il
Its morning almost every hour and reg
tn claimed. would be materially au
nd mented before this evening.
ge 1t was further stated there that
so maintenance of way men had Joir
en- the strike here, although their I
tional headquarters had not yet
N dered them out. 1t was also claim
ed this number was about onehalf of I
-, total number OF such employees in &
-. city. Thdr reasons for walking {
~ were said to be the dissatisfaction
~ over the pay adjustment. At the ia
'' road Offices, when inquiry was me
about this matter. il was stated
he company had no report of any ma
ns tenance Of way men quitting work a
ne nothing was known there of such
ed movement II il We're correct.
ng George Cycyk OF 1902 Heald str
es. appeared at union headquarters t
* morning and through an interpre
he stated he went TO work at Todd's {