The Washington herald., 1922-07-06
CLAIMS OF VICTORY
MADE BY EACH Side
In RAILROAD FIGHT.
Shopmen Declare Conges-
ton in Washington
Yards Is Serious.
FARLEY HOPE FLITS
Executives Assert They Have
No Trouble Getting All
Men They Want.

Striking shopmen and railroad Of
fcials in Washington both insisted
that complete victory for their
sides was almost at hand as the
fifth day of the strike drew to
close yesterday.
Every large yard near Wash
ington is so crowded that further
train movements at those juno
tions are almost impossible" strike
leaders claimed.
AL car work is being done and
better than before the strike" said
officials.
Propaganda" was the brand that
william H. Johnston, president of
the International Association Of
Machlnists. sealed upon reports
from railroad offices that strikers
were returning to the shops and
that all of the places vacated by
them had been filled by new men.
No Pariey Requested.
Possibility of an early parley to
settle differences between local rail
executives and workers was rum
ored. but seemed slight yesterday.
I'VE have made no efforts to parley
with the rail heads" said Johnston.
we have received no official re-
quest for arbitration and we do not
need to parley." said officials.
Only one train has left the Poto-
mac yards in Alexandria since the
strike began five days ago. Termi-
nal yards are clear only because the
Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania
railroads are shifting all major re-
nafr runrlr 20 fhnfr rH In Palff-
more and Cumberland, which are.
like the Potomac yard. so cOngested
that further exits and entrances of
trains from those functions is al
most impossible" said Johnston.
Congestion Is Denied.
Existence of such congestion in
the Potomac yard was denied by
those in charge last night. We've
sent out at least forty trains every
day of the strike" they said.
Officials in charge of the Wash
ington Terminal last night declared
that train movements and repair
work there have been better during
the last five days than before the
strike. Our newly hired and loyal
men are working extra hard to
carry on the work deserted" they
claimed.
The problem of securing employees
To fill the places vacated last Satur-
day morning has almost disap-
peared at the Terminal. according
to those hiring men. "All of the
125 places deserted in the EckinE-
ton coach repair yards are filed
and 95 men have been hired to help
take the places of the 236 who quit
the locomotive repair shops" they
reported.
Johnston, the machi1ists' head.
refused to entertain the idea that
the full measure of efficiency
boasted by the employers repre-
sentatives existed. Eighty per
cent or the shOpmen in the Dis
trict are ont. II is not difficult to
hire men in Washington now, but
the men are not experienced
Say They Feel No strike.
The Terminal feels the effects
0f the strike less than most places.
where the men went ont 100 per
cent strong" he said when told Of
their boasts that they scarcely
knew strike was on, so capably is
the repair work being done" Po-
tomac yard officials admitted that
all OF their 500 employees walked
ont. but asserted that 400 men have
been hired and are doing all work
necessary there.
Two passenger trains pulled into
Union Station late last night The
train from Chicago and Pittsburgh.
which was due at 4:42 y. m. ar
rived at $50 r. m. ard train from
jacksonville. Fla. scheduled to ar
rive At $50 p. m. came in at 10
O'Clock.
Terminal supervisors refused to
admit that the tarjiness was due
10 the strike. The test Of the roads
ability TO care for freight will come
today or tomorrow. when post-hoIi-
day shiTr1ents accumulate. accord
ing to II. Lamar, superintendent of
the local Baltimore and ohio freight
yard