The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-06
INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED
BY % r. I. TO BE IN
READINESS.
Men Demand 20 Per Cent increase aod
Shorter Working sronths-Con-
fereuce Last Night.

Strike instructions havn been issued
and the thousands Of members "t Inc
Order q: Railway Photographers on the
entire Baltimore & Ohio Railroad com
pnny are awaiting instructions from
Prasihrn. II. Il. rrrham. of the orsanl-
aa;iOn. who held what Is believed 10 no
tn" Nnnl conference last night with
Third VIC" President Davis and other
off!cnis "f the Baltimore = Ohio. at
Baltimore. II Is expected that nfti-
:nl word Will he received here THIS
morning as tU the result Of the ronfcrt
an"" telling whether tn" operators shall
continue work or strike.
II Is estimated tina, should a strike
b" declared II viii effect fully 5000
rncn on III" entire r. & q. system. In
ciu,ltus the e. II. Il n lines and the
staten Island division. covering about
!" 600 mics NJ railroad. The tolegrn-
ah"rs' organization embraces all sta
tiou agents Iovcrm"n and operators In
~vcry caIacl,r. There are a50 men To
l." eff"r,rd on The Wheeling division OF
IN" ROAD. !. u. Springer. Of tho local
lis rpntrirrrs' offic" Is the local chalr-
man nr III" n. L. I. II" said;
situation Serious.
"rhe situation WAS hanging by n thread
late last night. the mon at" awaiting
'hr outcome Of Tho conference nj Bhlu-
moro The men on tho entire Hyutom
Rr" -cndv - act upon an hours notice =
hut they RI" hoping that II will not be
neccssRry to resort 10 n Rtrikr to so
cure thc!p demands. or that n satisrac-
tory adjustment mny be arrived Rt.
"'rh" demand by. m" operators was
HrSt mad" Ausust 20 last. asking tina:
tho Baltimore & Ohio Ralrnad COM
coa: and Also that twenty-si1 dRyE shall
constitute y working month. II VIA
stated by on" Of thr locnl photographers
les: night thai the minimum wage paid
operators ON ;he Il. z O.. for working
every dny In tn" month Ia :6S.Sn. whtl"
Tho maximum 1. SIS. Tho speaker said
'ha: 5,s per cent increase was grant
ID the operators about u, year ago. q,
Conference Held.
The frat d"ynnnd for Increased wages
and twcnty-Six days 70 constitute
month WAS presented TO the ra!lro.H
officials by J. Y"hger. general chair
nan Of system No. IS o. the q. P. T.
Following the conference a strike vote
WIS taken and with few exceptions.
every operator voted to strike Later,
4 confar"nc" was held by the United
States hoard OF mediation. headed by
judy. Chambers. After several days
session the telegraph officials and tho
fedora! committee could not arrive ST Rn
agreement. Tho matter was then taken
up by 4. W. W. Hanger. United States
commissioner. who held conference
with President Fcrham. without arTiv-
Ing at an agreement The matter was
later put into IN. hands OF President
Perham ard plans were completed Tor
the tricSraphHrS tn nc:. Al this juno
ture q conference was called. To b. helJ
In Baltimore last night which WAS At
tended by Third Wire President Davis
representing the r. & o.: Mr.. Hanger
rerres"ntinE tho federal government,
and President Prrham Of tho q. r. r.
In thc event a strike should occur.
shc Wheeling dlrieion VIII he in charge
Of Paul A. Wcnr'ch. national organizer
Of tho O. r T. and Mr.. Springer. OF thn
local II. & n. tcl"E-aphcr-.
i: Is reported THAT az appeal has beert
fnnlc 90 ~, ."iccrarhc-s By N" r. & O.
nrCiri4ie. declaring rhqt L viii hn ur-
loyal at Int: tin" cnr'the men 10 str!kt:.
Tho no, d"r!ar" that they are compelled
- ask Cor m0r" wages A"rauSn If ~"
!ucr"as" IN tia" COS. 90 living during
~" past f'w vca-q. and because Tn"
wage rrTnGs" hnH no; boon equivalent
80 their actual living expenses. II q
. strike "a declared 1t ls .R:d that II VII:
-in-ir 'hr crtir. baltimore X Ohio sys-
tom.
Result OF Conference.
BALTIMORE. Md. Dec S.--T"nf"T-
errra were held today between Vice
President .,oNu NJ. Davis. of The r. Il
.. rai'road rn! representatives oc tho
tc'rC-aTh"rs' union, relative ~ tho de-
!nmr,;S Of Increased wages Tor Tho lat
'-r Vic" President pl"i% declined
~ max" public what trarSrl:'d. saving
{. yrns merely orr 90 the several r!'n-
iiar co1,tc rcnres which M has had In tho
rae. Few wnrks with the representatives
of ~. union. L IS cone!d>r'l?. "XNrc'-
ID however. that som" announcement
will lie made IN IN" near f";urr favor
ah'" - tho .UrinD.
The ca4c hogan las: 'ArSus'. wh"7
'hn ,olcgra ahcrs t.fun In rumN"r Do
minded an Increase IN wnScs.
.hrca'cnod st-ik" vas avcrtod hE tho
ncrcc,u"nr 90 both parties :" Suhrni;
.hcIr differences To the En,t"d S'H1rS
hoard of mediation. For m"r" than n
/ ~ n few days aG" th"rr w"r" runr"ra
! heard hat q strike Ina h""n caiirdy
1t Is thought thar this may have Ind
| something - do with tndR"'s confer
; rncr. ard thQ, thr thr"atrn"d action or
! tho :~l.xra?hrrs may hay" the "ffart Of
| outcirninc concessions on. :hr part OF
/ Tho roai