Evening journal., 1922-07-27
LOCAL rail
STRIKERS SEE
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compared with 412 yesterday and
ass on Tuesday. In the engine house
5S men were reported on duty 90
day, compared with SO yesterday and
81 on Tuesday.
The total number OF men of
duty at the back shops today was
given as 615 and in the engine house
as 1873.
Chairman Logan in closing the
meeting, brought up the question of
picket duty. : He said new ar
rangement had been made between
the police department and the Penn
sylvania Railroad, whereby two po-
licemen, one a city officer and the
other a company policeman, would
be stationed at the various ap-
proaches to the Todd's Cut shops.
The city policeman. he said would
give the orders and the company
policeman would merely assist him
in their enforcement. Pickets will
be given the same courtesies as
those accorded the railroad COM
pany, said Mr.. Logan, and so long
as they obeyed the law no one need
have any fear of molestatlon.
You need not fear the police in
the least so long as you do your own
duties properly" he continued. I'm
der the law you are not allowed to-
loiter in groups. So keep moving.
But that doesn't mean you shall
nave TO run away. The police are
doing their duty as they should do
II. Keep order and obey the laws
and you will not be interfered with
IN maintaining your peaceful picket
lines"
The meeting was opened with sew
eral selections by an orchestra pro-
vided by the Musicians Union, No.
Sll. Singing of the star Spangled
Banner" followed. Chairman Logan
then read the official bulletin of the
Railroad Employees Department of
the American Federation of Labor.
giving the latest development in the
strike throughout the country.
This bulletin declared il was not
believed the strike could last long, |
as the railroads were beginning TO
feel the effects of the shop crares, alb !
sence. Men who have given years
Of toll and training can not be re- /
placed by those who havs been re-
crYited for the shops merely to fill /
gaps, it was added.
The bulletin further declared IT.
was impossible TO secure 400 900
'trikebreakers. and concluded by ad- /
rising the men to stand together
lrmly and lawfully"
Mr.. Schmorbis. the FIRST speaker. /
said that while public sentiment to-
ward the strike had not been in IA !
ror of the shopmen when the strike
started. it had crystallized within
wo weeks in their favor. He point
ID out that 1O4 decisions handed
down by the Federal Railway Labor /
Board in favor of employees. were
turned down by % railroad COM
panies, yet when the men refused to
accept one decision reducing wages, !
they were denounced as OUTLAWS"
He referred sarcasticaIly TO attempts
10 operate mines and railroads with !
he American flag"
'If President Harding insists on
and in putting men to
work in uniforms" said Mr.. |
schmorbis, then we are ready TO
iay open the jail doors and we will
70 into them"
II was Mr.. Conlyn, the next
speaker who predicted that the men ,
would win their fight for seniority |
rights. you can't any more mix
,il and water than you can mix I
inion men and scabs." he cried /
mid applause. why If you at
empted to let the union men go
,ack to the shops and keep the men
Who have taken their places, there
vi cans. monkey wrenches and tools
II all sorts would fly in all direc-
ions"
Mr.. Conlyn told OF the opposition
o the Esch-Cummins law and said
he labor leaders realized there
would come an explosion" such as
las occurred today. :
He charged that for every raise
n wages granted under the bill, the
ailroads were given an increase 2
hree times as great in freight and
rates. Next the railroads,
lie said, got six per cent guarantee
rom the Federal Treasury This
having ceased, the COM
'anles sought a new way to keep up
heir profits. and choose wage reduc-
ion. the speaker said.
Mr.. Conlyn reviewed the proceed
ngs before the Railroad Labor
,oard He scored General w. w.
.tterbury, Of the Pennsylvania. as
to abide by the national
greement between the railroads and
MONS.
As result of conferences. Presi-
ent Harding. according to Mr.. 4,
onlyn. notified b. NJ Jewel. on April
last. that the national agreement
as a "millstone about the necks. of
le railroads. and would have to be
bolished."
He declared the employees had ex-
ected that the Railway Labor Board
ould be a court of equity" but
lat the board had-been infuenced
Y the President, who. in turn, had
cen Influenced by Attesbury and ,
le railroads.
When attempts were made to deal
ith the roads separately. Conlyn :
lid, the unions found that the
,ads had been welded together hy 7
, master mind" and that the mems /,
only hope of obtaining a fair deal :
as by dealing nationally"
THE railroads are no longer cry
IL about the national agreement" :.
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