Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
|6OO Of WASHINGTON
TERMINAL WORKERS
STRIKE AT 5 AIM.
Train Service Not Affected,
But Repair Work Is Sus-
pended for Present.
ACTION TODAY FOLLOWS
AN ALL-DAY CONFERENCE
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Designed to Enforce Demands for
Minimum Wage of $3.50
Per Day.

MacnlnlStS, DOllermakerS. carmen.
pipefitters, electricians and members
of all the organized labor trades
unions employed at the Union sta
ton yards Of the Washington Terml-
nal Company went on strike this
morning at 8 o'clock. y
The strike order followed an all
day conference of the executive heads
Association Of Machinists, and repre-
sentatfves of the other organizations
held yesterday at the Typographical
Temple. on G street. The strike has
tied up the seven repair shops of the
Washington Terminal Company. ab-
proximately 600 skilled men walking
out.
At the Office of J. L. Wilkes, SUPER
intendent of the Washington Termf-
nal Company. this morning. 1t was
that 1t would not tie up the activities
OF the terminal company and rail-
road service in and out of WASH
1ngton would not be affected for the
present at least, as there were sun
cient non-union men on hand to han
die this business Repair work. how
ever, would have to cease for the
present, it was stated. No effort -
being made, 1t was said, to bring "a
strikebreakers. 81
Metal Trades Not Yet Out.
A rumor current this morning was
that in all probability all the metal
trades would go out in this striks.
However, no one connected with these
| organizations would verify the ra-.
port. ~
The strike is designed to enforce
demands made on Director General
Hines of the United States Railroad
a. .s In an. for = I'm minimum waxe
President Wilson to settle the pending
trouble last week through Congress
did not meet with approval of tho
| labor men, as they did not believe
there would be any early settlement
81 ths tFs ssn nm month"; ls.. sr ,, yssr
| Congress could finally determine the
the matter. There are 133 machinists
cided upon q quick strike to settle
the matter. There are II machintsts
in the yards. Mr.. Hines, In reply
to the demands of the machinistp.
said that the money was not available
| for the increase, and the only way
he could grant 1t was under AZ.
| thority Of an act Of Congress appro-
The strikers demand is for IS cents
| an hour for mechanics. an increase Of
! rs per cent; q minimum Of % centB
an hour for helpers, an tncreaee %
Is per cent, and an increase OF 10
cents an hour for apprentices.
Conductors Plan Vote.
| It is announced that the Brothsr.
hood Of Railway Conductors, number.
ing more than $4,000 men, IL soon 80
take a referendum vote on the striks
situation. President L. e. ShepDafd
of the conductors organization VIII
call on Director General Hines Of tie
| United States Railroad Administrators
| this week for the final answer Of the
| conductors for the increase ana ofhef
conditions recently demanded. II d.
rector General Hines refuses to coni-
ply with the demand 1t seems certain
| that the referendum vote win ~
| taken and the conductors will follow
| the shopmen in their strike. E
The vote of the railway shopman.
numbering some 100000, ordered ~
President Bert M. Jewell Of the rAir
| Grafton of Labor, will be ofncial1k
completed August "a. In addition .
| the railway conductors as prospectus
| strikers there are other big factors n
! the Railway Trainmen, who number
more than 10000. They have madh
a similar demand on the railroad ad
ministratfOn and have given Mr.. Hines
until October 1 to settle their casd
And then there are the members q
the Brotherhood Of Railway Firemsn
and Enginemen numbering 10000 ana
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, with a membership of IS, o0o.
who are out for a material Increase