New-York tribune., 1922-07-18

to the carriers here, is in the Reading,
Pa, shops of the Philadelphia G. Read
ing. This line was lett practically un-
touched by the walk-ou. of the feder-
ated shop crafts, which have been de-
scribed as rivals of the Railway Work
ers. Whether yesterdays order added
the P, G. R. to the list Of sufferers
from the general walk-out has not yet
been learned here.
Tie Up in Erie Yards
As for the stationary firemen, a def
mite computation of the number who
went out yesterday was found impossi-
Bile, even at strike headquarters, but
enough scattering reports were circu-
lated during the day to account for
nearly 100 and to indicate that the
total will reach about 300. A hint of
the effect Of these desertions was
given by the tying up of the Erie
yards in Jersey City yesterday aftess
noon by the failure Of its power plant,
which is stocked by members of this
union. The breakdown affected the
electricity for running the signals and
switches, and for some time these had
to be operated by hand
Another hint was contained in de-
lays of from ten to twenty minutes
which the strike committee reported
as occurring on almost every Pennsyl-
vania train on the electrified section
between Thirty-third Street and Man
haitian Transfer.
Company statements touching on the
stationary fremen declared without
exception that the detection vesters use
day among these workers was small
and that the places Of all strikers were
filled Immediately. Both sides admit
that most of the stationary firemen
went out of their own accord before
receiving strike authorization. .4
The position of the maintenance of
way men is likely to be made clear this
week, for on July 20 they receive their
hrst pay envelopes since the reduction
went into effect. William Park, east
err head Of the trackmen's organiza-
ton, has already declared that unless
the wage cut is suspended. and time
and half overtime is granted a strike
Is almost inevitable, and yesterday he
repeated that if the men found upon
opening their envelopes that the re-
duction had been put into effect they
would go out in body without await
ing authorization, He sent demand
Tor these concessions to the New York
Central heads yesterday, declaring that
by adopting conciliatory attitude
they might set an example which
would be followed by other roads and
avert nationwide walk-out.
Wreck Narrowly Averted
The interruption of transportation in
this section yesterday was marked by
the breaking. of the driving rod Of the
Jersey Central local, which leaves
palnfeld at 1854, as it was passing
throuph Elizsheth hr;rr;ro 4he 4;s
to a sharp halt. The slow speed at
which the engine was going at the time
prevented wreck, but union leaders
declared that faulty shop work was re-
sponsible for the break.
Only two roads issued statements
yesterday covering the movement of
trains. The Lehigh Valley denied that
its service had been impaired by the
shopnien's strike, and the New York
Central called attention to the fact that
the Wolverine was on time and that
the twentieth Century arrived in four
sections, instead of two, declaring that
the first was delayed only ten minutes
and that the others followed "propor
tionately spaeedp
This last phrase was greeted with
astonishment at strike headuuartars.
where 1t was said that the second sec.
tlon arrived an hour and twenty min
utes late. Other New York Central
delays reported by the union leaders
We're: Buffalo Express, an hour and
half; Beaver, an hour; second section,
Atlantic Express, an hour and half;
New York Limited, forty-five minutes:
Detroiter, an hour and half; first Sec
ton, Fifth Avenue Limited, forty min
utes; second section, two houis and ten
minutes; Albany Express, an hour and
torty-fsva minutes; Chicago Express,