The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-12
Conference Of Hineas
K. r. Leaders Not s
factory. B
NO THREATS TO
CALL A STF
Notice of Abrogatioui
Existing Wage Cont I
Effective Feb. %, u
nitted.
ny JAY JEROME wrrr.rA1 4,

i ny JAY JEROME wII.xfA1
: Washington. Feb. IL. rr6ft0
! Wilson has again been called i n a "
settle the wage demands OF the
road Brotherhoods and TO bArtah IN
Possible the spectre of . nAtion.xP Is
strike that has thus far foiloW = q 4
the wake OF the requests for additi6
| wages. s wss%SSssSSsss
I The entire controversy was MI \ q
! to the White House tonight ID
walker D. Hines, director. renoeS NJ q
railroads. had finally rejected C.
riands of the brotherhoods and9f MI
/ Dy ended the negotiations wh53 n
had carried on with their ronrviS 17aS hi
/ tiNes for many weeks. N
! At the present time, tho diau66 &a1s
sef the brotherhood chieftains III sH23SS "
ttsik strike. nor threaten one N
await the action OF the prEstd&NS Al
/ fore deciding 2 ANAL course of 1&{ e
The fruitless fnish Of th2ir 69<I Ri
ences with Director General Hin12 Il
told tonight In the following cAr11 II N
TIepared statement by him:
since February :. the direcfn I'M = A
tral has had freQneHt confS<1 Il
vath the chief executives ar tn N = r. II
l ROAD labor ofEani1atiuAx for tAS r. ~
{ lose Of deyisins means Tor III Z
creases During these confersncS&
! executives OF the labor organic r Il
/ fsve- Expressed ttefr: views wftlfyr ~
ability and frankness. The dSFxGI z3$
general has not been Ahfe To- =
with them as to how the pynR
! should be disposed OF in vtew IN 4 61f32
early termination Of federn4 f4aSsz
and is now laying before the pre1td
the representations OF the exNcHffs37 n
! OF the organizations and Also M
! report for the purpose Of obtaintAG VI
presidents decision In the spreu1tGWS @SsS
In any event the conferenc4osf11f h
been decidedly helpful in bring ~ + N
clearer development az TO thSsSax
| Issues involved and as to the eh11 y
Of the evidence pertinent TO I'll n
sues and the discussion thYouehoS n
been characterized a. well n go n
and with a sincere purpose On TT + Z
Of all to try to fnd solution CIR
NO STRIKE THfREAr. N
w. 6. Lee, head Of tbs Broxl
o. Railway Trainmen, and one S&@
leaders in the negoriatlcns VIII ~
! Hines, said today: ESss S
Any reports regarding ~ p1C 4
strike or the possibility OF . sfSa
absurd I. myself. have navacM
cred an uitimatum to the dtroeer i
eral Of railroads. nor have IftkS{
to call strike. nor has my of
ton threatened a strike m I&s!l
await the action Of the presi6a@x1 I'll
The Brotherhood Of Railwaya
mt n. though, have served s4hit
notice on the railroad AAmAn31
effective February ~. Of abroG1
their existing wage contr1c4
great majority OF the mon E ~
Union are said to favor i s4Ei1I NJ
With the railroads rekGxuoA
yate ownership on March II aANs
| taken by the president. II MI
tYorth. Will necessarily a AaVa
speedy while the lnAhilify N
Hines and the representatives. b
brotherhoods to agree III Iaf1
the. matter OF wage incrQ91
could be smoothed over vtti<6if
vention from the white HAuS1
we're matter OF working eaiI1
the real meat Of the matter ~ 81
the men are concerned ID tho
fer more money. sss% 81 3Rz
The director-generAi ana
|brotherhoods represGntativV9S Z
session all day today. and thu n
point Of interest was M. Hin1f III I
sentation OF what he cons3d6f1 i
railroad administration cnulE l N
when his plan was rendered ~ Z
union leaders, they retired, co1aG Z
ed II. and finally rejected Il. ~ ~
time at noon. Mr.. HineA hen n
ference with Attorney Gems
mer, who returned to Washine i
night from = political tours e.
souri, I'M "a 4 ll|
1t is extremely unlikely thl d
Palmer, in the event OF = tArsSSf "
strike, will consider tho poaathtlf{
injunction proceedings. Ever
the fiasco of the coal strike in3s1fR b
| proceedings, Il has mt II apiS
probable that the g0vernsl1snk
again resOrtsto the courts IL