Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
.E.XPREssMEN STOP STRIKE
At PRESIDENTS REQUEST.
$4,000 Men Deliver Ultimatum for
Recognition, hn. nefca. to
Nations Head. So
WANT ACTION BY TOMORROW
Chairman Berry, of brotherhood,
Replies to General Manager, Stat.
ing Position of Employces-Hccls-
aday Wants Conference.

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| Although an ultimatum has Seen
laid before the general manager. J. b.
! Hockaday. of the South Atlantic De-
partment. American Railway Express
Company. by II. ~. Berry. general
| hairman, express division. Brother
| hood of Railway Clerks. on behalf OF
the $1,000 employees of this division.
and strike by the brotherhood haat
been avertcd at the request of Presi-
| dent Wilson, yet the case has been
laid before the President the National
Labor War Board, Director General
McAdoo. of the railroad administration.
and Grand President Forester OF the
| brotherhood.
The ultimatum stated that 10 O'clock
Tomorrow was the last minute for the Is
arrangement OF meeting for accept
ance rejection of the agreement
submitted regarding wage increases by
| the express employees. After that time
members OF tho brotherhood were to
walk out If unsuccessful: They want
| liar clerks in similar occupations. If
they didn't get them they We're to take
according to Chairman Berry. Gen
eral Manager Hockaday did not recog
after ate he received this 'uitimatnm :s then hen
he back-da u letter and conveyed Is
it to AIR. Berry through his agent. Mr..
WILLING TO SEE EMPLOYEES
At ANY TIME HE SAYS
The statement from Mr.. Hockaday to
Mr. Berry, is as follows:
Creath until after an ultimatum had
| been served on Mr.. Hockaday by me.
Of the os Rsag
Clerks, Two hours after that a LET.
ent Weaver. i'll which Mr.. HockadaY
stated that he would be glad to meet
any employees Of the RICHMOND Office
| Mr.. Hockaday was requested to meet
the employees of his entire Souths,At-s%
lantic department and not employees
| of the Richmond Office Consequently.
he has not answered other the letter
nor spirit of our communications.
SAYS ILLINOIS BROTHERHOOD fa
NOT MEMBER OF FEDERATION
| I'VE note from Mr.. Hockaday that q
| the president of the express company
has already recognized an orgnntza-
ton incorporates sn, by some sno ONE In i
brotherhood of Railway Express En-
| ployees. we do not see the necessity
Of as the
Understood that it wastorEanized by the
company.s assistance. andtitsS tps 41.GT,
pany. 1t is not a bona ide trade
union and is not AFFILIATED with the
Of The legitimate labor movement. One 4
of the fifteen men supposed TO nave
| tically the only nonunion express clerk I
| in Richmond. and could obviously not
have represented the express EN- ! I
AS a matter OF fact. Superintendent
! Weaver. who Is under, Mr.; Ih r., sasH.o
Lodge. Brotherhood of Railway clerks.
headed by myself last st July July In Mgs-
nnT5t Of the ana modiied strike then IN
progress Next day. Mr.. Hohkadday ar
rived from Atlanta and personally az
s sionsr Of Cancellation Charles Bend "a
| helm. To bring the matter downgato
a aser Of Of the Southeastern Department.
of the express company. met conl-
mittee. consisting OF myself and Vice
! express division of the railway clerks.
! at Jacksonville. Fla. on October =. ana,ss
in consideration Of our wiihh :, la
sary by other departments. MT. owens
agreed TO meet us anywhere we said
do not establish the fact that the cx-f
press company has recognized the ex.
press division of the BrotherIhood = OF
With Jurisdiction over express clerks,
| granted by the American Federation
We wa are ~ merely e asking MIR. HocKa-5s
by General Manager owens; Of the
only asking the express company for
the consideration given the railway
clerks by the government whose work
are affiliated
Acknowledgment was made OF sec-
rotary Creath's letter to effect that
it would be pleasure 70 confer with
cxpressmen, and that a committee OF
employees OF the Richmond office would
ihev saw fit to call.
There are numerous and sundry
! outside interests undertaking. the Or.
the <nresidsnt, Of the Brothsrhood. OF
american Railway. Ely press EMPLOYEES
W,th the o
pany. informing the latter. that they
had organized and asking the attitude
an organization. President Taylor re
piled to President Arthur S. Sargent. of
the brotherhood. as follows;
20 and have looked over the const;- 4
tuition and bylaws of your brother
hood.
the necessity for banding themselves
together in an association or brothers
and CO operation with the company In
all matters relating to the welfare of
the eooas o and IN he sas
for. closer touch with our employees.
this brotherhood. whose aims aud I,ur-
poses are to be carried forward ina
'iendly, fair and co-oneratiYe spirit Il.
ON FRiENDLY BASIS E
1--WE will meet With the accredited
representatives of the brotherhood. to q
take up for friendly discussion and ad.
just ment all matters of complaint or Z
grievance. to the end that Relationship
between our employees and thu ssi,.
will be mutually beneficial ana In tho +
hrm belief that tho interest ot Ihe EN-
ployees can be best served thgoushgs
coJtrol OF the employees .hsmseivas9isss
"Tte Express Division OF Rsti&ay.4s
Clerks has Communicated With me, but
nasmuch as our president has preyt. "
ously recognized the brotherhood Nof W
American Hallway Express Employee3.ss
of course 1t was not consistent Tor me SIS
TO make response until advised that 81
such action would be proper. IL really IN
appears TO me as highly IMPROPER. 81
we should not think recognize q
more than one brotherhood OF express
employees. The company is natura,l ~ ~
interested In having one orgaUfzRttotlgas