The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-16
aRorHERHooDS HOLD AhtA
MEETING AT McMECAhS
YESTERDAY
Company Officials Think StEse WI h''
Be Averted-Aoout 9'o"o "A'N
Here Affected

.rr. .oi,rc,d hrvtherhovaS in Wheel
Ing are preparing for = striHs 20
called at SIX O'clock on Sa,d.uiE ~.
Ing II the ctght-hUur controversy :" w"
York il not settled. ,.,..., ,re
nransrsnr Tor u strike which may pa
called but MOS, Of ;hrm are c"N'oeiN
there will be no st:ikc. ''''
would Play Squire.
. ..Srhts s.,dd.n declaration has 'rVtt!t!
=, 80, :. surprise TO EVERYONE. said
General Agent L. i. Williams. OF Ivy
Baltimore and Ohio las, niShl. IL -
quite peculiar chat ;hHy "idn wi'lt un -
tho decision az the supreme court IN l
+sw DAYS rs T. whether ~" IA" - con
stptutionaI. The railroad * cutirt'E
willing 20 abide by the law II X - o.
clsred constitutional and /; IL Is N"e We
ar. willing To Hr into arhl'rttlot again
0rrlrt,ls Of tn. Other lines into tn:
civ were. also surprised at the d'Nc!"i-
ment of the last three days and tney
said their roads were read: ~ 90 "''>'>
was right with tn" fn"c. E.
said Mr.. Williams last night. ana X IL
a question how many would leave II a
strike were called.
AIl-Day Session -,
The railroad brotherhood III VIC
Mechen, the rassd"nc. colony tor I'M
ployes on the Baltimore and ONO, was
in session all day yesterday and last
night. Leaders Of III" meeting kept the
proceedings secret. They hluntlF re-
fused to give out Al single statements.
Among the men yesterday II was
learned tina, the brotherhood han re-
ceived the official communication from
the headquarters in New YORK. inform
ing them OF the hour "t strike on Sat,
urday evening. six O'Clock eastern anu
seven o'clock central standard time.
positive Strike wanted.
Railroad crew men said Yesterday
that every man in the nro,"sr .rSow
would strike if it were called. me
agreed that there were quite numoes
of men who were III the undecldsd
stage. Unless there Is 4 positive strike.
say employees. LITTLE effect would b. hao.
A strike by few would be worse Tor
their interests than no strike at all :hey
say.
1t is alleged tina, railroad officials in
various parts Of the Wheeling district
had been trying 10 induce some OF the
more influential employees 10 stay OUT
Of the strife.
we are not afraid of losing our
jobs" said fireman yesterday. This
isn't Ike factory hand strike me
country can't stand strike very long
a week Even If he could We would
stand Just as good n chance OF learning
his JOB Will" he WAS learning ours.
Would Cripple Wheeling
THE ctfert 130N III" district. IL 4
strike were c,Ii"'' w"!ii br Very S"ri-
GUS" said an";h"~ official. We have
never cNnrrieuce'l n strike h":"r" ana
the greatest confusion would reign. &"
say the least Tie "ar shortage has
been somtwha, relieved in thu ntI'.dt''
west So that wc have "u""gh Suu0iteS
to last Wheeling probably f"r;y-eishe
hours"
'Or course the passenger sH"rI"r
would no; hs. ::,.I ti, tur tiN.' days. &C.
cord!ug t. ;j.s arrangement IA" hrnthcr-
hood is lr:.king The f:"is'i; trains
would b.. .>t"i,r,-d oH SATURDAY r!ghi.
understand ~ course thr! would not
be halted RICH; III II" 1!!d'!l'. ~ 10
where ~ wherever they happened -
De but th.. .-rS which w"r" h":rS ~:
at this ti'n. wnG'i hay" "a h." finished.
THIS would irave the tracks ''i"ar -"
the five days Of passenger S""E!'".
Passengers wouldn't Stop.
AT that rate the PASSENGER service
would ac%"r b" %:onnsa h"'ari$"
strike cuuld nay ,'",::.'"lv last over IS
hours at tn" in"S;. think This il Yer"
haStS actor; on th| nart ~ n" brother
hoods and V"rr S:"anS" ~ 'i!:S liza" OF
ir'""ratiur:i CRISIS
II Is r"tl.":rir,; ;Ea: tn" relief InSur-
arre "nd swings ',t;k systems an th''
R"'timn-" rud Ohio railroad would b.
frh great = Joss - r'SN f"r th"sm"r''
d"Sirc ~ p,l h0I:" i..SS work.
Me3's Savings Secure.
Pa'tii~nS.. and ohio nff:t''Hls SAID inst
night tina; IL mans having been cut ~