Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-30
RAILROAD RESUMES OPERATIONS
Race Question is Yet to be Disposed
of, But Firemen Consent to Work
Pending Adiustment-Knarp in FL
nal Conference-White Seniority
Recognized.

(Ry Assoeiated Press.)

ATLANTA. GA, May 2y.-The
strike CT the lirenien on the Georgia
Railroad was officially declared OFF
at D. m, today An hour and halt
later the first train of the resump-
q on Of service was sent out OF Angus
Ia with a negro firemen in the cab
The terms of the sediment were
not officially given out, but was
learned that they ave substantially as
follows:
The men 10 return TO work under
conditions existing at the time the
strike began, until final adjustment IS
made. All neg9p fire.neu at the term
snal stations will be dispensed WITH.
All discharged brotherhood iremen
will be rsinst ated The other points
yet to be decided as follows:
Negro Question Undecided.
First. whether negro firemen shall
be eliminated from the read. Second.
if not eliminated, what percentage
OF negroes there shall be. Seniority
of negro firemen over white hremen-
These other questions are to be DIS
cussed tonight and ii they are not
adjusted they will be settled by arDl-
tratiUn under the Erdman act.
The exact terms of the. settlement
have not been disclosed. bln the sfaffs.
ment is made that the conditions are
eminently satisfactory TO 10th sides.
The settlement of the strike was an
rJOunced in a statement signed by
Martin 4. Knapp, chairman of the IN
terestate Commerce Commission and
Charles II. NELL, United States labor
commissioner.
1t said: An amicable adjustment
of the differences between the Geor-
gia Ra. bread and its employees VINO
have been on strike has been reached
ON basis eminently satisfactory 10
both sides. The strike has been call
ed off and complete train service Is
TO be resumed Immediately
Result of Conference.
This statement was the result OF
conference between Chairman Knapp,
Commissioner NELL, General Manager
Scott Of the Georgia Railroad; vice
President Ball, of Inc firemens or
eaIszation. The conference lasted
from ! a. m. until 2 p m. and every
point Of issue between the railroad
and It's employees was carefully DIS
cusSed-
sides made concessions He added
Commissioner NELL said that both
pIcts statement would be made be-
fuie next week
White Sen ority Recognized.
T. IS gen rally IuGerst-sd that the
railroad agrees 10 recognize the Sc
nio,ity Of white fremen and thai the
em,,Iuyrrsnt Ct certa negro firemcl
who have ben with the read many
years will fe continued After they
I.x.r .1f
permitted T. fire.
Had there not been q settlement
OF The strike Of this afternoon federal
interference was imminent. II is said
BY 10Th sides tina: some adjustment
must be reached by six O'Clock t-dSy,
or fhe fclcral courts would take cog
nizauce Of the situation. THIS prO5a-
blv would have meant injunctiOn,,
which in The present temgr Il tnc
RESIDENTS OF the strike district ainIost
certainly meant Resistance and I,pss--
bls. violafh rs Of the injunction aud
sr-,cdiIv thereafter the arriva. Of.
United STATS troops
Lasted Thirteen Days.
TIL strike & umt nerd May Il ana
lasted - Gays b was caused Ds
che aftrru.a o. the company 10 pui
rlsr, CT white siTemcn. who we're gwen
iufcrir runs sr made Suhstituics. The
M, prf Seufc.s a new agrecmcst y
General Manager Scutt Demanding
fb5f be- recognize tn seniority -
vhs,o ar-nrcn over blacks. scott r.
fused. Ginning thai he had no al
tir..lfv r, sign ssch an agrccmcDt-
The MN = I'd IN vain f0T ocTlc Of
Er,aI Who hsri authori.y and Falling 20
find onc. struck. Gcnrral Manager
scott rsfaiiascd by pracucziiy ann1b-
ing an Trains and thus tying mp trai-
&c. kfscr a few days the situstiOn
became grave IN some clmEIrIuis -
Furd supplies san i0~ and NJ nc~
stneks e. uid n sarurcd. The nov
u-~cssar{cs Of life we're hsuicd IN
wagons and auforoD.Ics. NJ ma'is
uerc sent or rtccivcd and even fun-
erals were prevented.
Pec-Je With Strikers.
The fruifrncnf 81 the cusmunih -
vas with the strikers f-er-tusr thc
race question vas tnvfvod. ~
some piarcS mass ryrcouEs
u-rc hcir and q vas resolved 20
fro-ffnu-d IN Seventh rarrl.