The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-28
RAILWAY CLERKS
STRIKE SUDDENLY
c. & 0. Office Force at Newport
News Quits Following Dis
misSal of Union Men.

Ihe already tcnsc situntiOn between
ihe management of the Chesnpeake md
ohio Hallway syhtcm md the Brother
mood OF HALLWAY Clerks WINS further
strained yesterday by the unexpectcd
"hikout In the Newport News Office OF
the RAILWAY company of portion or
all or the forty-odd clerks employed
there, following the dismissal OF sIn
clerks because of activity In the broth
crhoou. Officers of the union were
claiming last night thnt the entire
force walked out mt Newport News
nnd TINT the tic-up OF work In complete
while the railway officials belituc the
occurren's and sny TINT the places of
tie disaiicctcd clerks were field Mt
once.
The last advices had from New
port News were received at noon yes
icrday.' said General Manager John
son. or the railway sast night, and
were 10 the effect that twelve clerks
had quit work. Their places were filed
Immediately. and no interruption of
work in the Office was reported to me"
reports late last night to the rail
way officials from Newport News indi-
Gated that twenty clerks joined in the
strike movement. but that all express
trains left the yards on time and that
the ONCE work was accomplished with
cut break. According to the report
made, some OF the strikers are making
overtures TO be received at work again,
while new men have already been en-
ployed in some cases. and provision
made for filling all the vacancies to-
morrow. The officials again refuse TO
aeai with the strikers as members Of
the brotherhood
The union view OF the Newport News
situation is more serious. The follow
ing telegram was received last night by
D. Is. Hcndershott. general chairman OF
The adjustment committee OF the
Brotherhood. from ]. F. Riley, vice
grand president OF the Brotherhood:
six men discharged Merf all
out and tie up at Newport News com
plctc. IL YOU are asked for instruc-
tions from other points inform the
men that they are To remain at work
until strike is officially called
What effect the Newport News affair
Will have on the strike vote now being
taken among the members of the
brotherhood OF hallway Clerks is Prob
lematical. 1t is possible, according to
union leaders, that the men who quit
work at Newport News yesterday will
be ordered back to their desks pending
the outcome of the official strike vote,
Complications might cnsue In case the
railway refuses 10 take back the
strikers Al any rate. the other 1900
members of the Brotherhood are TO
remain al work until the strike vote
has been counted and final action
taken.
Sentiment for Strike.
About 600 votes have been received
BY the general committee in this civ
which is tabulating the count. Union
leaders assert that the vote TO strike
Is almost unanimous and confidently
predict a general walkout unless the
railway officials can be brought to
recognize the union and deal with its
representatives. The entire vote will
not be until Saturday and the count
probably finished by Monday night. If
the information of the unionists Is ac-
curate the sentiment In favor OF the
strike is overwhelming.
The strike movement is the result OF
an unsuccessful attempt on the part OF
the brotherhood of Railway Clerks to
obtain a hearing for its committee be-
fore officials of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway. The officials refuse TO
have dealings with the organization