Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-02
||E-UP OVER WORDS
TO WOMAN GROWS
|orfolk and Western Comedies
$3.50 Are Out; Strikers
Say $4,000.
lUSE, AN ALLEGED INSULT
|lopmen, Trainmen and Allied
Crafts Considering Joining
the Walkout.
USE, AN ALLEGED INSULT

tOANOkE. VA. April s.-The
otherhood of Railway Trainmen
this division of the Norfolk and
estern Railway will strike tomor-
W afternoon at O'Clock. causing
'at union officials declare, will be
complete tie-up OF passenger traf-
they decided at mass-mec,iny
re tonight.
Ihe local lodge or the Brotherhood
Locomotive Firemen and Engine
an viii adhere TO resolution
opted yesterday that they will not
on trains manned by scab
ews. officials of the. lodge an
'unced tonight.
Union officials said tonight that
'enty-six passenger trains out OF
oahoke tomorrow VIII be affected
the action Of the trainmen. Only
All cars will be handled. they added
Decision of the trainmen to strike.
lcials said. WAS made In "a confer
CO behind closed doors. and is
ompted. they claim. by the belief
at conditions on the Norfolk and
estern growing out of the clerks
rike make It unsafe" to continue
man passenger trains. Their
purse must not be construed AS n
alkou, In sympathy with the clerks.
icy emphasize.
shop Crafts Confer.
II was understood tonight that in
irrational representatives OF three
tho organized shop crafts and the
|erks were In conference with local
lion officials. but what resulted
|'uid not he learned from any of
Q unfonirts.
Conferences. 1t Is. said. are sched-
ed tomorrow between railroad heads
I'd rhairmcn of some OF the striking
|'afts. but what will be discussed
these gatherings has not been dI.
|lised.
yvomen Clerks Mold Meeting.
Late today a mass- meeting under
|e auspices OF striking women
|erks. was hsld for women only"
} addition to women members OF
cal crafts. it was said many prom
cnt women were present. including
lives OF railroad officials.
Norfolk and Western Railroad
day in sympathy with the recent
alkout OF the brotherhood o. Rail-
ay Clerks. Sufficient men remained
work to-care for passenger and
reck trains.
General Manager jerks Of the COM
my said reports tonight showed
$50 out.
Men Claim $4,000 Arc Out.
Claims as 10 the number OF men
ow on strike arc at variance. Gen
al Chairman c. p. Lane. of the
MON. tonight give out statement
lat $4,000 employees have walked
1t.
w. ]. jerks. general manager OF
lie road. tonight issued statement.
which he declares the company
Is Offered and repeatedly renewed
$ offer to arbitrate the grievances
tho clerks" who struck March %,
.cause the railroad refused to dis
iss w. T. Divers and Amos Rcadley.
,nunion clerks. accused OF insulting
young woman employee.
Shoppen Join the Strike.
Reports from Lynchburg tonight
ere that between twenty-five and
irty- five clerks at the freight ware
'use walked out at IL o'clock. Some
the freight trainmen also left their
bs and, the Durham local freight
as not operated. 1t is said seven
en- trainmen quit In the Lynchburg
ards.
At Winston-Salem today saopmcr
I'D inspectors Joined the strike In
mpathy with the striking clerks.
Reports from Columbus. Ohio, to-
ght indicated that shopmen, train
en-. machinists. firemcn and en-
neers were holding meetings to
nsider the advisability OF calling 4
rike.