Evening star., 1922-07-30
OPTIMISM RULES
IN LOCAL STRIKE
Labor Leaders Certain End
of Waikout Is Near
ing Close.
STRIKERS ON NEW JOBS
Many Find Better Paying Work
and Will Not Return When
Peace Is Settled.
STRIKERS ON NEW JOBS

Optimism prevails in the ranks Of
organized labor over the ultimate
outcome OF the conference in New
York next Tuesday Of the executives
of the las major railroads. Labor
leaders in Washington feel confident
that the conclave will result in the
termination of the shopmen's strike
which in twenty-nine days has Grip
pied the big transportation arteries
of the nation.
William H. Johnston, president of
the International Association OF Ma
chinists is one OF the union leaders
who foresees the end Of the strike in
the New York conference. I'VE feel
very hopeful that the strike will be
settled at that meeting" he said
last night, although we have got u
deal with some very obstinate
people,"
Divided Over Plans.
Mr.. Johnston intimated that there
are differences in opinion among
labor leaders as to whether the
strikers should go back to work
under the peace plans proposed bN
pointed out that the majority of them
favor the Presidents plan to, have
the strikers return to work, believing
that 1t is the best step toward a deflt
mite termination Of the strike.
Local labor leaders who are directs
ployes of the Washington terminal
are elated over the determination os
the shopn1en to win the cause for
which they are fighting. Charles h
Frazier, business representative OF
the shopmen, claimed that since. the
~ lr on 1,slv ho oy-a hae N d
uesertions in the force of strikers.
Many Get New Jobs.
Some OF the strikers, union officials
establishments in Washington paying
higher wages than the salary scale
at the terminal. and will not return
to work when the strike Is called off.
The majority of these are machinists.
the strike leaders declared. who are
working in private shops where the
prevailing wage is &7.20, day and
where working conditions are de-
cidedly more favorable than at the
terminal.
Five Of the many local labor or
gahikations In Washington have
poured into the war chest" of the
strikers during the past week more
than 5000. The exact amount now in
the chest" has not been completely
tabulated. but strike leaders said 1t
VIII De sumclent to meet the de-
mands of all the strikers.
Trains Reported Late.
Evidence of the steady paraliZation
Of transportation is given by the bulle-
tin boards in the Union station. Vir-
tually all the trains arriving last night
were reported late on the board.
Train No. 10 OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad from Chicago. due to ar
rive at 10 10 pm, did not get In until
11:35. Train No. "a on the same road
from Cumberland, was fifteen minutes
behind scheduled time.
The Atlantic Coast line f1ier, Train
No. "a, from Jacksonville, due in the
station at $3.50 p.m., did not arrive
until 1880.
special meeting Of the strikers will
be held this morning at 10 o'clock at
pennsylvania avenue southeast, Sew
eral national labor leaders are sched-
uled to speak.
Pfckets and Guards Agree.
What appeared to be game CT
you chase me and I'll chase you
! was played between the union pick
cts, on duty at the Union Station last
night and the special guards EN-
ployed by the terminal who the strik-
ers describe as fly cops. The spe-
cial officers would follow the pick
cts for a brief period, and the pick cts
| in turn would follow the guards. The
game was finally broken up at a
amicable conference between the
guards and pickets. which was called
BY a policeman of the sixth precinct
on duty at the station.