New-York tribune., 1922-07-04
Managers of IL Roads,
Meeting Here, Announce
Strikers Have Lost Pen.
sion and Other Rights
Marine Workers
Refuse to Go Out
Train Service Continues
Normal: Labor Leaders
Assume Defiant Attitude

Managers Of the twelve railroads
ccnterlng in The metropolitan district,
meeting here yesterday for the first
time 20 take a firm grin on the shop
crafts strike situation. dropped a hot
coal among the workers with the an
nouncemeni tina, all strikers are to be
taken of the pay rolls OF the Eastern
lines and deprived OF pension and
seniority rights.
They did this. it was explained. in
conformity with the order Of the Rail
road Labor Board outlawirg the union
men and so deprIving the strikers Of
recognition by either the board or the
railroads The lines announced that
they Immediately would proceed 70 re-
place the men with new and per-
manent employees whom they would
urge 20 form new organizations 20
that they may obtain proper recogni-
tion. All men on strike will hereafter
have 20 take their chances with other
new men. II was announced.
Tug Men Refuse to Strike
II was the nrst move Of the Eastern
line managers meeting az IS Church
Street. which had been called to ex-
change information and take counsel
together in the matter Of combating
the strike The blow. however. was
the second reverse suffered by the
shop men during the day, the railway
engineers employed on the ferries and
floating cquipmen; Of the Eastern
roads announcing their refusal 10 join
tho walk-out
The latter development came as
grca. surprise 70 union leaders gath
cred az headquarters in the Continen-
tai Hotel. who had a little while be.
fore announced that these men would
60 on strike to aid them in paralyzing
the rail lines Of the country.
A survey OF the ser.ice rendered by
ne railroads showed little. II any. IN
terruption in the passenger or freigh.
traffic. with food supplies and other
necessities coming in as usual The
railroad authorities take the position
that. since the strike came AZ the very
peak Of the passenger traffic ana mas
been weathercd so successfully. neither
the roads nor the public should be con-
ccrncd about the outcome Of the con
trovcrsy.
Union Chiefs Defy Board
The railroad heads pointed out that
an average OF 81 10 so per cent OF tne
men who walked out on seven OF the
twelve lines had been replaced TO date
while on some OF the lines the force
had been kept intact 100 per cent. IL
was predicted that large numbers OF
workers would return 10 their )oos
after the holidays.
The union leaders, on the otner
hand. deiied the Railroad Labor Board
and its statement outlawing inc
striking shopmen. saying that u wouid
have no effect whatever on the morale
OF the men. They asserted that tney
had "outlawed' ne Labor Board long
ago and that. as a matter OF iact' so
far as the strikers are concerned, the
Railroad Labor Board does not exist.
They announced further additions 20
the ranks Of the strikers, pointing 10
the condition OF the West Albany sno's $
of the New York Central. which are
reported 70 have closed yesterday
morning. They estimated the number
OF men that had gone out on the east
end OF the Jersey Central last night
At 400. and said that all the ooiier-
makers. helpers and sheet metal work,
ers Of the Baltimore a. Ohio Railroad
at Staten Island would quit to-day. The
carmen At the Meadows yard Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad in New Jersey
also would go out to-day, they said.
10000 Reported Out Here
Union leaders here place the mum
hey ~ strikers out in the New York
district at 10000 This figure, they
cen,Inue5 on nert pace