Evening journal., 1922-07-19
STRIKE NOW is
WAITING GAME

| hoIe men signed the strike rOl
and the members of the crafts ad
visory board expressed themselves al
satisfied with the situation. At tn,
Pennsylvania Railroad offices, French
street station, it was stated that a
the back shops at Todd's Cut 592 mer
are out, while at the roundhouse, 1877
men are out. Two hundred and
twenty men are working today, II
was said, at the back shops and 25
men at the roundhouse.
It was said by the railroad Off
cials. that new recruits are being
taken on each day. and that the men
employed are being taken care of at
the shops, In a fully-equlpped camp.
including The rececssarv commissar-
les. Work Is progressing satisfac-
torily, It was said. and up TO this
time there have been no delays fur
nishing necessary engines for keeping
passenger schedules intact and on
time.
II is the company's intention to
continue TO keep up this perform
ance and with the accretions TO the
forces. no serious difficulties are an
ticipated. the officials stated. The
results thus far obtained in handling
the traffic and patrons are seeming
ly satisfactory. especially so when the
large volume Of passenger travel at
this season OF the year. is considered,
they said. As a matter of fact, spe-
cial excursions, in accordance with
the usual custom, are being pro
vided from time to time, so that
there has really been no change IN
providing adequate, convenient and
proper service for the patrons.
Reports that the back shops
would be closed and the work per-
formed at this point taken away
was somewhat clarified by a decla-
ration that no definite and perma-
nent policy along this line has ac-
tually been determined.
The important feature in connec-
ton with the operation at Whining
ton shops and englnehouse, the Of
acials said, Is to take care of the
usual daily running repairs to loco
motives, which work is performed at
he roundhouse. The work done at
he back shops is heavy running and
classified repairs, in which no time
element is involved. and such work
hey insisted, could be discontinued |
'or some time and still not interfere
With the daily operation of the rail- |
road.
Should the entire force leave the |
,ack shops, the supervisory forces |
consisting of fOremen, sub-foremen
md gang leaders would still be en-
,loyed and retained, II was empha-
lied, and there is much work that
ould and is performed by such
orces. and under no circumstances
would such employees be laid off.
According to leaders of the shop
RATS, or striking workers, the re-
ent poll Of the shop employees of the
pennsylvania lines showed only 10
md one-half per cent. of the men in
avor of the "rump" or so-called
company unions" leaving SO 1-2
YER cent. of the men in favor of con-
inuing with System Federation No.
10. which is affiliated with the
american Federation of Labor. The
hop crafts leaders further declared
hat the committees of employees of
he "company's unions" had made
cry few settlements OF disputes In
avor of the workers.
As showing the completeness with
'hich the strike has tied up the
odds Cut shops, the strike leaders
lday asserted that when the train
caring workers to the city who
-eDt off duty at the shops at IL
clock last night reached the
rench street station last night there
ere five detectives and only four
orkmen on board.
Mass meetings of railroad, men {
i'll be held in PythiaD Castle, be-
inning tomorrow. each Tuesday and {
thursday mornings, at Q o'clock I
he Castle was selected because the (
abor Temple is inadequate 20 hold !
le number of men now on strike. G
peakers from out-of-towD as we'll :
, local leaders will make ad- 7
resses.
The Central Labor Union, at It's /
Getting last night, by unanimous 4
tie pledged its support to the 4.
rikers and promised to assist them 4.
any way possible.
This action was taken after the
,ntral body had heard reports from =
e leaders of the various shopf .
ats involved in the strike, includ-
& the Pullman workers, who en-
iasized the point that the cause :
the strikers was the cause of labor "
general.
T., n anfffwa~ no "a
cretary of each organization rep q
sented by delegates to the Central
lbor Union to notify each individ q
i member of his organization of u
e action of the central body. the n
,ntral Labor Union decided upon ID
intensive campaign along the
eward your friends" line of action X
ID down by the American Fedora ~
IN OF Labor.
In line with this policy a com
ttee of six was authorized. COM
sed of four c. i. U. delegates,
o men and two women. and two
IN to be selected by the leaders C
the Federated Shop Crafts. 70 n
rry the campaign to local mer- =,
ants throughout the city. -
The committee is to visit the a.
'rchants. milk distributors, baker, n
. laundries. etc. in the city, Sc l.
re a list OF those who will sign 81
as in sympathy with the objec- III
es of the strikers. Each member to
the organizations affiliated with pl
/, Central Labor Union is to be b
-nished with a list of these mer-
ants. st
This is not a boycott" one Of m
speakers declared, but We in ST
n 10 enend nnr money with onr Ia