Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-10
STRIKE BREAKERS
At DELMAR FIND
HOSTILE ATTITUDE
Continued from page I.

were issued. II was claimed the com
pany could have paid the men even II
they did refuse to hand over their
passes and then cause their arrest If
found using these passes, as 1t Is
government offense TO use a pass when
not in the railroad company's employ.
as II violates section of the Inter-
state Commerce law.
When asked about this mater this
morning an official of the company /
stated they had dema nded the passes
because IL was a question of whether
the company might not he considered
a party to violation of the Interstate
Commerce law If it did not use every |
means 10 recover from the men the |
passes they hold, and this was one
reason why the passes were demanded |
before the pay checks were issued.
II was stated that the pay of all
those men who have quit the service
and who want their money is at the
timekecper's office. ready TO be given
10 them as soon as they are ready TO
hand over their passes. In this con-
neCtion the union men this morning
named n committee to consult with an
attorney relative 10 what they shall
do to get the money coming to them
/ II was stated the shopmen are to he
guided by whatever lawyer they engage
( for the purpose and the idea in en-
/ gaging counsel is 10 prevent the men
doing ANYTHING that would cause them
TO lose their rights.
The railroad officials announced that
81 those men who were paid OF on
Saturday and who are TO be paid of in
the future. having gone on strike. are
are regarded by the company as out
of the service and no longer con-
nected with the railroad company in
| any way. These men, Il was stated,
, .osc all their seniority and priority
rights and pension privileges and in
tfact have completely severed their as
ISOLATION with khe railroad company;
that the company Is through with
them and they will not be taken back
into the service.
With the exception of Dclmar, the
situation a all points along the Mary
land Division were reported today TO
he unchanged. The company has had
no reports Of any trouble the men at
work are having with the union pick
cts. as had been rumored. II was said
the men have orders to report ut
once all interference or attacks made
upon them, but no such reports have
come 10 hand and the company, there
fore does not credit statements that
some OF the pickets were annoying
the men at work. Union officials de-
Clared today their pickets have strict
orders not 10 interfere with the men
at work and they have not had any
reports Of any trouble. If there has
been any it was explained, il has been
due 10 hot headed individuals over
whom the union has no control and
certainly not with the sanction Of the
unions.
II was stated that many Of the shop
men. instead of going to TOdd's Cut
by trolley. as heretofore, have heen
provided a train from the French
street station so they could avoid the
piCketS on the lower end OF Naude-
yer avenue. Railroad officials said
there has always been work train
= from French street station 10 Todds
Cut, but they had no knowledge of
any Of the shop employees using it in
. larger numbers now than before or "a
get away from the reported annoy
Big Meeting AT Labor Temple.
At the headquarters Of the unions
in the Labor Temple this morning
there was an unusually large number
: Of men on hand, due 10 the addition
: of the Pullman plant employees, who
= decided 10 strike. 1t was announced
I that between Saturday night and noon
5 today there had been an addition OF 81
o men TO the number Of railroad shop
n men who ale on strike, bringing the
g total number who have signed the
= strike register 10 Gas. This is great
I variance with the total Of l75 the rail
: road officials admit are out.
Union leaders We're emphatic toda!
In their statements relative 20 an.
disorders that may have occurred O
which have been reported. They hav'
= insisted every day and are still donc
. so that the men who are out must con
duct themselves in a peaceful ant
? gentlemanly manner and that there !
:. TO he no rough STUFF anywhere o
.. on any occasion. They discountnanc
= all disturbances anywhere 10 date
/. and are exerting themselves 10 tn
: utmost TO see that there is no outbreal
. OF any kind in this city or vicinity.
As evidence OF this stand for peac
and order they point TO their actio
on Saturday in ejecung from tn
g Labor Temple a man who was toun
n 70 have I. ". W. tendencies. Thi
e stranger appeared there with a sui
u case and a rope and told the men n
$ knew they were on strike and tina
d they should have amusement. H
e offered 10 show them some tricks wit
o the lasso. He was eventually aske
: for his credentials. which he could nc
produce as a union man and later
was found he had strong /. w "
tendencies. His prompt election froI
the hall followed and ne was ordere
e &c stay away from there and he ha
j not been seen since. AL the men VIII
Z, are out are said 70 have been warne
e 10 be on their guard against anythin
u that would discredit the unions {
X their present movement and this ha
i been impressed especially upon III
y pickete.
y So far as the local situation is cor
y. cerned the deadlock remains unbrokel
The railroad company is firm in I!
refusal 20 have any negotiations wit
: the men who have left the service ar
a the strikers ranks are unbroken for z
la far as could be learned none OF II
re men have made any effort TO ha,
J. themselves reinstated.
70 b.. & o. Strikers Meet.
Ire B. G. o. Strikers held a meetin
? today at Irish American Hall. Report
were made 70 the effeht that The ell