Evening star., 1946-05-25
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Recruiting Of
Rail Workers
Several Lines Report
A Few of Crews
Are Returning

striking railroad employees to re-
turn to their jobs coupled with
the stern ultimatum he was
ready to use the Army to end the
tieup, brought only a thin trickle
OF returning workers early today.
Charles H. Buford. manager for
the Federally seized roads. told the
operators to recruit new workers AS
needed and to call on the Army for
such help as may be required. He
was given this authority by Presi-
dent Trumans order seizing the
roads last week.
This telegram went from Mr..
Buford to the managements:
II the striking employees have
not returned to work by pm
May Is you will Immediately in
stltute an intensive recruiting cam
paign for needed employees, using
your own hiring facilities or by ad-
vertislng or radio. and should call
on the United States Employment
Service and the Railroad Retire
ment Board for assistance in meet
Ing your needs, and have your
designated representative call on
the commanding general of the
appropriate service command for
any assistance needed in removing
pickets from railroad property and
furnishing necessary protection to
workers getting to the lob"
Notice Goes Up Here.
The management of the Washing
ton Terminal Co. placed notice on
the trainmen's bulletin board TODAY
which read
III the striking employees in WASH
lngton Terminal yardmen's service
DO not return to work by 4 pm.
today, necessary employment by re-
placements will be Immediately un-
dertaken by order of the Federal
manager of the government-con-
trolled railroads.
Signed, B. r. Tolson. manager. -
Looks for Settlement Today.
w. w. Shoning, general chairman
OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers for the entire Rock Island
system, said today Il can see no
other alternative than for our men
to return to their jobs and I expect
settlement today
Mr. Shoning, commenting on
President Truman's talk last night,
said since the Government has
turned against the railroad men in
volved in this strike there is no use
in our going ahead with our de-
mands at this time. We had no
hleh-class lawyers to represent our
case
The Government evidently does
not understand our position so there
is nothing else for us to do but
go back to work and start things
moving again."
135 Return on Reading,
In Philadelphia approximately 1875
striking engineers and trainmen
returned to work on the Reading
Railroad today in response to the
Presidents plea, the carrier an
nounced.
Two electric commuter trains
are In operation" and I'VE are
slowly resuming service" a spokes-
man said.
Six Boston & Maine trains, which
railroad spokesmen said were
manned by engineers and train
men vino had been on strike. were
rolling in Northern New England
today. the Associated Press reported
from Boston.
The B. & M. public relations Of
flee said the strikers had returned
to work in response to telephone
calls following the Presidents ap-
peal.
A spokesman for the New York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad
said that lit looks favorable" for
resumption of passenger traffic.
"A few" striking New York Central
Railroad workers notified the road
today they would report for duty in
response to President Truman's ap-
peal that they return to work. a New
York Central official said in Albany,
N. Y.
Karl A. Borntrager, superintend-
ent of the Mohawk Hudson Divi-
SIGN, said, 1T is too early in the
day to give an estimate of
the number" but "a few men, had
telephoned they would accept train
calls.
He said there would be enough