Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-08
Hines to Consider Pay
Dispute as Soon as
All Go to Work.
LABOR HEADS SURE
MEN WILL COMPLY
Workers Here to Meet Today
to Take Action as to
Ultimatum.

Director General Hines today await
ed word from the unions that all of
the striking shopmen had returned to
work before undertaking to carry out
President Wilson's instructions to set
tie the wage controversy on its merits.
The telegraph system Of the railroad
administration was put at the disposal
of the union officers and peremptory
orders that the men should go back
to the job went~out to 500 local chair
men. Officials Of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor and crafts identified
with the strike said that it would be
ended promptly.
Awaits Return to Work.
Until the men have resumed work.
railroad administration officials said
they would not discuss the procedure
to be employed in adjusting the wage
demands. AS the shipments reasons
for wanting a rs per cent increase
have been considered thoroughly by
the board Of railroad wages and work.
ing conditions. which divided three to
three, it was believed possible that the
evidence In that case wocld be put i'm
mediately before the director general
for decision.
Other unions have demands pend
ing, however, which will necessitate
the presentation of evidence, and to
tuted or the old board enlarged to
evolve In accordance with the sug-
gestion Of union men. Equal repre-
sentation between the two sides
would be retained. but men specially
qualified to deal with the subject In
hand would be appointed to handle
the different classes of wages.
Two Main Points.
Mr.. Hines, 10 apdersteod to eopsidsr
that two main points are Involved in
the Settlement Of wage demands:
IFirst, how much mas the cost 81 Nv
Ing increased beyond the increase In
wages, and, second, what are the
wages being paid in other industries
| for the same classes Of work.
Any advances granted will be pro-
portioned to enable the employees to
maintain their standard of life and to
retain competent men who might
otherwise be attracted to other en-
Payments.
Union Heads Reach Decision.
Late last night the Presidents ulti-
matum, with a letter from Commits
sioner General Hines Of the United
States Railroad Administration, was
communicated, to = the railroad en-
ployes' department Of the American
Federation. of Labor at the headquar-
tiers of that organization. 9Th street
and Massachusetts avenue northwest.
The executive council. consisting of
William H. Johnson. president of the
International Association of Machin-
lists; William Atkinson Of the boiler
makers International; Fred Boland of
the blacksmiths: ]. ]. Hynes, sheet
metal workers and pipefitters; j. B.
Noonan. International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers; Martin Ryan.
Brotherhood Of Railway Carmen. and
b. M JEWELL acting president of the
railroad employes' department of the
American Federation Of Labor. went
into session for the consideration of
the communications.
The conference lasted until long
past midnight, resulting in the trans
mission by wife of an order addressed
to all general chairmen of the crafts
on strike, with orders to transmit the
same to all local unions. with instruc-
lions for the striking craftsmen to re-
turn to work at once. ~
William H. Johnson, president Of the
International Association of Machin-
lists. discussing the situation this
slightest doubt but that the order At
the executive council will be obeyet
q once and the strike ended within
the next twenty-four hours. He point
lied by the International bodies of
the striking crafts, the strike haya
ing been called not as a national
movement, but by local unions. and was
the striking unions obey the order of
the executive council they will be de-
clared in revolt or characterization o.
headquarters and their characters. which
give them official connection with the
GRAFTON Of Labor. will be taken away
from them.
Terminal Situation Normal. -.
At the Offices of the Washington
Terminal Company-Union station
this morning J. B. Warrington, gem
eral manager of the Terminal COM
pany. said that conditions there and
In the freight and passenger yards of
the company were normal. with no
changes from yesterday. He said that
all trains are moving in and out of
the station and yards on schedule
was established yesterday. rerouting
all of the bulk of perishable and
other trafiic through the Roanoke
(Va.) and Hagerstown (Md.) gate
ways via the Norfolk and Western
railway. Is In force, relieving the Po-
tomac yards near Alexandria and the
terminal freight yards at lexington.
Benning and Jersey yards and other
freight distributing points nearby.
and giving clear Roadway for the
movement of passenger trains AZ
Union station. :.
There have been no clashes between
the strikers and the men working for
the Terminal Company on repair and.
other work at the Union station nor
in the freight yards. Mr.. Warrington
said that he had not been officially
informed Of the Presidents ultir-
matum, but that he had read it in the
papers and felt sure that within the
next twenty-four hours the striking
shopmen would return to their work
Trains Leave on Time.
Supt. Wilkes. superintendent of the
Washington Terminal Company. stated
this morning that no difflculty is being
experienced in getting passenger
trains out Of Washington. Yesterday
every train leaving the city was OH
time. while in the three days previous
during the strike there were only
about seven trains In all delayed be-
cause of the tie-up. In each case the
delay was brief.
He said that the average Waxa 0nR