The New York herald., 1922-07-04
TRAVEL FOR TO-DAY
TO GO ON SCHEDULE
Rail Conference Says There Is
Nothing to Fear Because
Of Strike.
ENDS SENIORITY RULE
Strikers ay They Have Out
1awed' L. s. Labor Board
as Enemy.
ENDS SENIORITY RULE

Immediate loss of seniority and
pension rights and the old job back, If
1t all, on the basis of new employees
was the reply yesterday of the gem
eral managers of the Eastern railways
to the striking shopmen. This policy
was announced by z. NJ. Rine, gem
eral manager Of the Lackawanna,
after a conference Of the managers.
Although leaders OF the strike IN the
New York district said they had added
20 per cent. to the number who Quit
on Saturday and estimated a total of
more than 80 per cent. of the men
out, trains continued to run. barring
few delays. according TO schedule.
The committee of leaders in session
last night at the Hotel Continental
predicted 100 per cent. walkout by
Tomorrow morning. The recruiting
and organization of new forces by the
roads continued successfully. accord
ing to reports from the general man
ayers.
Inc labor men asserted a general ad-
herence to the strike order, in some
cases 100 per cent, The objections ad-
mitted by railroad officials did not ex-
ceed so per cent, with recruiting and
reenlfstment of old employees and pen
sioners going on at rate that removed
all cause for alarm.
T.. NJ Rine, general manager OF the
Lackawanna. and chairman of the
managers committee. summed the situ-
alton UP this way:
AT the very peak of the passenger
travel we met the issue successfully
Having done so, from now on the roads
have nothing to fear. This also ap-
plies 10 the public"
strikers Lose Seniority.
The declaration by the Railway Labor
Board that the walkout constituted an
outlaw strike against the Government
did not appear to create any impress
sion on the leaders at the Continental.
They replied with a statement that as
far as they were concerned the Railway
Labor Board did not exist.
One development calculated 70
dampen ardor was the unanimous
agreement by the mana gers of the
Eastern roads to drop all strikers from
the payrolls. thus depriving them of
all seniority and pension rights This
action came as a result OF the Ia Dor
boards ruling that the strike was
against the Government"
second setback TO The movement
was In the announcement by Thomas
Healy. secretary and business agent
of the Marine Engineers Benevolent
that the marine workers
on the railroad ferries would not Join
in the walkout. He said:
Our members have not forgotten the |
experiences In the strike Of 1920 when /.
these same shopmen threatened, when
sight. to go on strike II our men were
taken back to work
The strike continued free from vio- (
ence. Some delays were reported on /
the Long Island, but officials main 1
tanned that they were due to heavy
traffic and not to the strike. Partic-
liar attention was paid by the strikers
10 the power plant OF the road at Long
Island City and II was estimated that
80 OF the $50 employees were out last
night. c. D. Baker. general superin-
endent. issued a statement in which
ne said the delay would have happened
whether there had been a strike or
rot. Reports from the office of the
General manager were that full crews
lad been recruited for all shifts at the
liant
Ronds Consider Fusion.
The operating managers of the eleven
oads entering New York met yesterday
lfternoon at rs Church street TO con-
der the possible pooling OF resources.
{ was at this meeting that the decision
0 cancel the seniority OF ALL strikers
vas taken. The roads represented were
he Baltimore & Ohio. Pennsylvania.
Reading. New York.
Sew Haven & Hartford. Long island.
sackawanna, Lehigh, Central Railroad
Continued o ssqe Two