Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-10
Employees Of Old Dominion
Road Return to Work,
Yesterday
MR.. CARLIN MEDIATOR
Company's Workmen and Heads OF
Corporation Discuss Differences at
Meeting Today.

Washington, April 1O.-Reprcsenta-
tivcs of the employees of the Washing
ton and Old Dominion Railway Com
pany, who were out on strike for three
days last week, will meet officials Of
the company in the first of series
of mediation conferences this after
noon.
Colin H. Livingston, president, and
w. B. Emmert, general manager,
will represent the company, while the
employees will be represented by M. F.
Patterson, Ernest C. Putnam, Walter
s. Shertzer, w. H. Foote and 0. F.
Carson.
Full service on the Washington
and Old Dominion Railway between
Washington, Bluemont and other Vlr-
ginia towns was resumed yesterday
following the agreement upon ~ day
truce by the striking trainmen and
railroad officials. The railroad recog-
nized the union, representatives OF
which will meet the company oili-
cials in an attempt to reach per-
manent settlement of the strike griev-
ances.
The truce was brought about by
Representative Carlin, of Virginia,
who at the suggestion Of the strikers
brought the railroad officials and un-
ion leaders into conference. At this
conference the railroad agreed to dis
charge all strikebreakers, allow the
union men to return to work and re-
cognize the union committee for 10
days pending discussion. of terms
of final settlement. Mr.. Carlin states
that he believes the strike would be
adjusted.
Yesterday morning for the first
time since Thursday morning at II
o'clock the cars Of the Washington
and Old Dominion Railway Company
were operated.
Pending settlement of the grievan-
ces between employees and officials, at
conferences, the motormen and con.
ductors, who paralized the system
on Thursday by "walk-out," return
cd to work at o'clock yesterday.
Cars on all divisions of the road
moved out of the barns on schedule
time yesterday. All employees who
went out on the strike, returned to
work in their former capacities. Men
employed since April /, were dis
charged Saturday night Immediately
after the first conference between Off
GERS and employees.
Striking employees of the Washing
ton and Virginia Railway Company
Yesterday asserted that the wreck
ing of two. cars at Nauck, Va, late
Friday night, was caused by the en-
ploymcnt of inexperienced men, and
not by CREASED rails.
Superintendent Cliff stated today
that both motormen were experienced
mon and that it required, eleven men
to work one and half hours to clean
off the soap from the rails.
The strikers also allege that the
crew operating the first car to be
dcrailcd, which occurred at 1880 p.
m. had been on duty since $50 a. m.
A request to be relieved. they said,
made by the crew at $3.50 p. m. had
: been refused.
Though more than 95 per cent Of
the old employees on the Falls Church
division of this road are said to have
either been locked out" or walked
out" with the declaration of the strike
schedules on the division were main.
tanned yesterday with practically nc
delay.
Union employees of the company
stated that new members are being
added. Three employees of the Alex
andria division are said to have left
the company yesterday. New men
however, were Immediately put in
their places and the schedule main
tained without interruption.
The striking employees declared tina
ON Wednesday, Immediately after tn
presentment OF the demands, q MOTTO
was placed on the bulletin board t