Evening journal., 1922-08-05
LOCAL STRIKERS
MARKING time
Await Action by Harding
Following Brotherhood
Intervention
PICKET LINES
ARE STRENGTHENED

Interest among local railroad Off
cials and leaders OF the striking
shopcrafts today centered on Wash
ington. and the effect OF the COM
munication sent to President Hard
Ing by the big railroad brother
hoods suggesting a plan for peace
and declaring they may not be able
to operate trains much longer be-
cause Of alleged defective equip
ment
At the strike headquarters, in the
Labor Temple. this move by the
brotherhoods was regarded as
stroke OF far-reaching effect and
likely to compel action of some eort
by the government. Aside from ac-
knowledging that they were inter-
ested the railroad officials said
nothing
1t was reported that the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad had transferred a
number of men from the Todd's Cut
shops to the shops at Cape Charles
of the New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk division. Che men were
said to be among the older hands
whose loyalty to the company has
withsiood all tests and who are skill
ed.
AT the Pennsylvania Building 1t
was said that this report was not |
uuite correct. Call has been made at
the Todd's Cut shops, it was stated,
for volunteers to go to the aid OF
shops operated by some of the
railroads, in response to
request made by l.. r. Loree. pres
ident of the Delaware and Hudson
and chairman OF the Eastern Pres
idents' Conference. Very few men
had been sent from Wilmington, II
was added.
President Loree has asked. the
Eastern roads for men to strengthen
he Southern lines serving the great
ion-union coal regions. The quotas
II workmen are being sent to the
& Ohio. the Norfolk a
Western. the Virginian and Louis
lille & Nashville Railroad. Most OF
he roads in the New York region
lad selected their quotas yesterday
fternoon. The Erie officials said
hey were sending sixty men, the
announced II had pick
d thirty-slx to be sent South before
light and the Lehigh Valley said its
uota forty-two men. was almost
omplete
The shops of the y. Y. p. and N.
I Cape Charles. It was further said,
re comparatively small, employing
My about 100 men in normal times
hey are running nearly full hand
d. 1t was added.
Leaders of the shopcrafts are de-
-oting much OF their time to
strengthening their picket lines so as
o make them most effeC tive. The
Isual morning check-up of the strike
egister at the Labor Temple II was
sserted showed that there had been
10 detection among the 1900 men en-
oiled.
Ten men at the Todd's Cut
hops Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
Dad who are members OF the 19Sth {
rtillery &C. A. c.. Delaware Ma 4
onal Guard. were placed under arr I
.st at the shops late yesterday af- !
rnoon By a provost guard. sent
ON the camp to round up "A. w. =
L." men. /
These railroad workers attempted a
offer excuses of one sort or an
her, but the members OF the guard ;
ere uDyielding and refused TO :,
AXE any exceptions adherine TO the y
tier OF their orders which instruct a
them to return the men 60 camp.
The shopmen vii hold another Is
ass meeting in Pythian Castle o
$3.50 o'clock. Tuesday, morning. y
, Leo Harkins. International rep u
sentative of one OF the shopcrafts. n
he Rev II. McDade, who besides "
ling a preacher is also a member s.
the typographical Union. will d
,eak at either Tuesdays or Thurs Il
,y's meeting. p