The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-13
RAILROAD STRIKE
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surface. An impression prevalent among
some or tho local officials was that Il
general wulkout probably would follow
quickly II tho roads refused TO acccde
10 tie union demands AT Thursdays
conference Saturday was the day most
persiStently mentioned Is likely to 90:
Il climax % the long controversy De-
tween the roads and their nlcn.
To Mi questions mo b"otnrrnpo"
heads replied that there WAS nothing 10
be- said rs yet: that sentiment among
men over the country would have 10 b.:
sounded out before genera! strlkr
could be- ordered. and that many locals
sill were TO be heard from.
Neither from them or from any other
authoritative sourca could hc gained
any confirmation OF tn" stories that
d"i,nile strike plans had been made.
1t Yas pointed 0ut. however: that NesE
little time would De required 10 put Il
strike order into operation If decision
were reached to tnkc that course. MI
~ tho machinery used 10 prepare Tor
The biz strike narrowly avert"d last fall
could he put into service quickly HOW
If the need came.
which, it. is tha nutErnwth. resolves
around the eight hour day and moro
than one Of the local leaders mere 10.
night declared the hroth:rh"ods ma"
waited too long already whila the %u-
nrrrc court dc!;hcrated on the cunsti-
tutiopalIiv q! the shorter basis day.
'rhey argued that II the roads decline at
Thursdays confer.nc" /" put an e'Ent
hour da V into effect forthwith. IN"
unions would have full justification for
i strike.
The union men were unanimous In
declaring that III case OF q strike care
would be exercised I" emhirtaSs ,ns
International crisis. The government is
watching developments closely. how
over. and probably would Itself take Il
hand should Il deadlock Sc"m assured.
lf a strike appears I" hc actually
urea tened. f'rcs!Gcn; Wilson Is expect
nd 10 make some move for n settlement.
Abou, 600 brotherhood men from the
roads east Of tho MtsSissippl ana south
OF .ha Ohio are expected 10 attend III"
meeting hero to-morrow. .M"n FROM
southwestern roads Will meet IN -.
Loui: tomorrow. those from eastern
roads In New York Wednesday and
those from western lines ii 81. Faui
"Wednesday, The central Statrr repro
srn,r.ivcs conferred at cleveland Sat
Urdar.
Brotherhood. said tonight tha; n" men
had made no important changes III th":"
demands presented 10 tn" rallr"a'!S las:
fail. The t.uec other br"in"rAoo'i heads
here 10 attend tho ConG"T"u"" wnr" War
rem S Stone. of tn" engineers; ". :.
Car.rs. % the fi"em".. ana l.. +. Shcr-
rard, Of tho conductors
Significant Orders.
ALLIANCE. ohio. March iH.-Thr"'
hundred engineers. fir"meu. c"adHr'"rS
and ,raiunnn on the Alliance division
or rho Now York central Railroad were
toda,- ordered l." repor, after noon
Thursday" at TIA" Ohio hui!'iinw her"
for orders Couc"ruiuG tho Slr.." S..E;,-
ton.
II ia learned from an 3uchrr:ta'jvc
source that tho orders VIII II" - u;i'
work Saturda: a,@hI ~ six nC!r",. in-
less the. conference in Nvw i"rH 1t
tween rho brotherhood aur: H." rAir"HG;
succeeds or Unless the SuEEr!" "nur;
uphnIds tho Adamson s hour Law.
These mon are members OF III" 'ir:I
group OF railroads Ia nui' W"rk E';t>-
senger trains are 10 run five day after
SATURDAY..