New-York tribune., 1922-09-03

committees should continue to solicit
funds to feed the needy. Temporarily,
at least, we can expect no relief from
our internationals If the funds of these
organizations, as stated in the press,
have been tied up. The problem you
must face ID whether an elected repre-
sentative of the Republican party can
appoint as Attorney General a rail-
road tool who can starve your families
because you will not become slaves of
railroad companies. Our advice Is to
feed your families.
Appeal to all members of organ-
lied labor. In all meetings explain
carefully to your members the adrnis-
sion of the present administration of
its position ON breaking up the unions,
Snd advise all on strike to prepare to
clean this rotten administration out
of Office for all time. Action Of the
sort taken by the chief attorney for
the railroads, Mr.. Daugherty, is the
best anarchist breeder that could be
found. Do not lose your heads in this
crisis, but resolve to faht all the
harder for your rights.
with the skilled men out Of the
railroad shops your fight is won. The
congloneration of unsl,illed men hired
by the roads Is only an expense with
Injunction issued is TO aid the rail-
roads in starving you back to work.
Advises Keeping Heads
"Tell all men on strike that when
they see their children suffering for
food, through lack of proper relief
from the. international organizations,
to remember it is the work Of the Re-
ptblicans at Washington. Tell them to
fo ca ns.I fs,,
these children. Have all your commit
tees continue this work, and if we must
stop feeding cur families, 1t will be
done after the Republicans have gone
TIE limit by locking us UP. where the
cove, nn,ent will have to feed u.s. Above
al, keep your heads and do not resort
to violence
No instructions from the interna-
tional executive committee Of the six
federated shopcrafts as to methods az
continuing the strike in New York
liams said Until such Instructions are
available the central strike committee
for this district will make no change
in its plans. Mass meetings were
planned for several points in New
York State last night, but none was
scheduled for New York City No
meetings Of any sort are planned for
Sunday and Monday, as the leaders are
to be absent over Labor Day.
John j. Dowd, chairman of the Met
ropolitan Strike Committee, in a
statement last night, called attention
to the weekly review Of the State
Bureau Of Farms and Markets, which
says: =
City's Food Supply Curtailed
"Thc food supplies of New York
N Ia uf nf
feet of demoralized railroad transpor-
tation in considerably reduced re-
ceipts and increasingly late train ar
rivals In four weeks the total car.
load receipts of principal fruits and
vegetables have fallen from 1000 cars
to 1,400. Egg receipts fell off 1920
cases last week by comparison with
the previous week. Receipts Of but
ter declined 1892 tubs. Cheese re-
ceipts were 167,958 pounds lighter"
Executives of the railroads appeared
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor with small con-
Germ. The views of the executives
were Expressed by one of them, who
said:
Railroad officials had better let the
pressure Of resentment engendered by
the injunction blow itself off right
now. To attempt, sitting on the safety
valve might cause an explosion"
Carriers in four districts yesterday
reported reductions in the number of
out of order cars on August 15, az
compared with August /. Slight in-
creases were reported in three dis
tricts. According to figures issued by
the Association Of Railroad Executives
the carriers will be shown, when
figures are completed, to have moved
100000 tons Of bituminous coal dur
ing the last week. The average daily
loadings Of coal for August are given
as 1858 cars, compared with a daily
average for June Of 1880 cars.