Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-12
SIXTY BOiLERMAkERS
WALKED OUT TODAY
AT TODD'S CUT SHOPS
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getting work In the railroad shops of
other cities To take the place of the
strikers In those cities Nothing of this
sort has been found in. Wilmington to
date. Railroad officials stated that
while they are getting competent me-
chanics. they have no knowledge of |
such men having come here from else
where. whore they have been employed |
In the railroad shops. and in fact know |
nothing of such men having had act
ual experience anywhere In railroad |
shops.
At union headquarters II was stated |
the Pennsylvania boiler shop mon
were out 100 per cent. There were
about 50 of them employed at Todd's
Cut. They quit this morning nj 10
O'Clock and with them several other
men employed in the car shops and
some of the machincf shop men left
their work and joined In the strike
Union Says Ranks Are Firm.
Union officials know nothing of any
breaks In their ranks and they said
today they id not expect any. The
men who have gone out are still
standing solidIy together. they said
There have been no disturbances any
where ana railroad officials reported
conditions at all other points along
the Maryland Division as unchanged
Most of the strikers TO whom any
money was coming for the work they
did before quitting have now received
their checks, these being issued by the
company as fast as the men appear
and turn in their passes. which the
4.
are given ont. Union officials had
determined that they would not make
any fight FOR the payment OF the mon
without having to hand in their passes
Those who have not been paid are
mostly men who could not be reach
cd 10y the advisory committee With
tho information that It would be prop
or for them TO hand In their passes
. and get their pay.
| The effectiveness of tho piCkctlng
of the Todds Cut shops 10y union men.
ii was said AT the Labor Temple to
day, was demonstrated this morning
! when about Is young men. all OF whom
D said they We're former service men.
were persuaded not to go to work in
. the local shops. These men said they
came here this morning from Elkton.
North East and other Maryland towns
where they had been approached by
men who represented themselves rs
, cmiss1rics of tho Pennsylvania rail
road and who told them times were
Unusually busy I'm Wilmington: that
the company was after men and that
: they could all get good jobs here.
The mon said they were down and
ont" and anxious for work, SO they
agreed to come to Wilmington. They
were on their way to the shops when
lthc pickots discovered them. II did
5 not take them long to explain the sit
uation and to tell them what was going
Oh here and Immediately, upon hear
ing this story, every one in the Er"ul
II strangers declared they had come
here under misapprchcnsi"n. and that
n having learned OF the strike. they
n would not go to work in the shops
L here and although hard up" they
I would prefer 10 return to their home
" towns and seek employment elswhcr'
II and in some other line.
r. All the men admitted they were
$ stranded. The pickets got in touch Will
u union headquarters and advised tn
u general committee of the situation
The committee sent for the stranger
'e and provided them with breakfast n
- which they had oil they wanted To ea'
p" The un'on officials then gave each me
a railroad ticket back to the place fror
~ which he had come. The strangers lef
a declaring they would not return I
:" Wilmington and once hack in thei
- homes they would advise all thei
e.. cit M
~ them not to come here.
=, There was largely attended meet
-! ing at the Labor Temple this morn
-, Ing. which was addressed by William
Buckley, representative of the Inter
o. national Boilermakers' Union. Il
b., spoke OF the causes leading up 10 ii
40, strike and why the men are out ar
- urged upon all the men loyalty
IL, their unions and the cause f0r whiC
ed they are now fighting. His talk WI
- more for the benefit OF the more recei
ng additions to the. strikers. ranks WI
-s have not been attending the previOl
ed meetings.
of Great importance is attached
the strikers To the mass meeting the
ad are going to hold tomorrow night
nd Pythi~n Castle, beginning a I.
re o'clock The meeting will be open
he the public and especially to Il
to women, the wives. sisters and daugl
as ters Of the strikers for it is the desi
oh that they know and understand q
pit reasons assigned by the men for Il
n present strike William j. Buckle
ne and Jack" Anderson, the latter re
n resenting the International Associ
we lions Of Machnists, will be the chi
speaker. The union committee a
i"l nounced today no smoking will be pc
us mitted in the hall SO the women pre-
~ ent will not be Inconvenience.
20 The unions have as yet not G
- tablished a dead line" for their meT
~ bers, but such will be fixed some til
49, this week, according 10 the announc
80 ment at headquarters. In ether wor
~ there are still some union men W
nd have remained at work. The unto
ON intend To fix a time limit in viii
re- they will be permitted 10 make
THEN minds as 10 whether they wa
urt u remain loyal TO the union and j.
AT the strike or 70 sever their connect
Of with the union and remain AT wo
the Aztec the expiration of this time lii
lbs those stnl at work will be strick
atty from the union lists. The dead !
M has NOT been fixed before, it was
ess planned. in order To give all the N
ample opportunity to reach
ciR:on The officials say they feel II