New-York tribune., 1922-08-10

15 there we're only 5915, or with
drawal from storage Of AIT.
From these reports the railroads
are shown to have fallen behind in re-
quired locomotive repairs after the
first fifteen days of the strike 6,5S7
locomotives.
Concealment Charged
"The reports from which these
figures are drawn are dated July /
and July Is and show that previous
figures used account of labor trouble
are used for such railroads as the
Boston G. Maine; Cincinnati, Indianap-
oils & Louisville; Baltimore & Ohio
Chicago & Eastern Illinois; Chicago &
Alton; Chicago, Burlington G. Quincy;
Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern; |;
Denver & Rio Grande Western; Trinity
g. Brazos Valley; Norfolk g. Western; !;
Atlanta Birmingham & Atlantic; Geor-
gia & Florida; Louisville g. Nashville !;
Chicago Great Western; Chicago,
Milwaukee G. st. Paul; Eigin, Joliet &
Eastern, and Great Northern
I'm other words, Of the 1877 roads
shown on the reports, for eighteen of
these roads it is admitted by the re-
ports that the actual situation is not
given to the public. This is but one
of many examples of the methods by
which the railroads are attempting to
deceive the people and to lull them into
sense of security regarding the rail-
road situation.
BASED upon our years of experience
as railroad employees, we estimate that
there should have been turned out
of railroad shops, July / to Is, $4,000
locomotives which had received heavy
repairs. In other words, if the rail
roads are to keep pace with the re-
quirements Of normal business in the
matter of repairs to LOGON olives thew
Will have to turn out of their repair
shops 1000 locomotives each working
day.
Inspection Called Inadequate
ut should be understood that the
Federal locomotive inspection and
safety appliance laws are not being
complied with during this strike; that
in addition to the startling facts above
shown there are practically no proper
inspections being made and certainly
no reports being released giving the
true situation. The Federal inspec-
tion law requires that certain inspec-
tions be made before and after each
trip and that these inspections be re-
corded, The penalty for violation of
the law is 800 for each offense. How
ever, there are only fifty government
inspectors, who are required to cover
approximately 265 600 miles of railroad
and inspect about 10000 comotives
in the approximately 5000 terminals.
"Therefore it is clear that the rail-
roads are violating the Federal inspec-
tion laws and are operating defective
equipment. Why is it that with this
condition existing additional govern
ment officials are not assigned to re-
quire compliance with the law and pro-
tect the travelling public and railroad
employees? Why is it that taxpayers
are called upon to pay for the thou
sands Of additional guards, police and
sheriffs, to say nothing about state
militiamen and Federal soldiers, whose
duties, it is alleged, are to protect
railroad property, but whose work to-
day in the main seems to be that of
killing people who admittedly had No
intention of destroying railroad prop
erty? Why is it that not a single
additional man is assigned to protect
the life and limb of 110,ooo,o00 people
of America?'