Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-03
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BOARD, PRESIDENT URGES
Executive Declares Such Action WIFE
IS Expedite Railroad Labor
Adjustment.
SAYS SHOULD SETTLE MATTER
Believes Interests of All
A. Will BE Best Served by Getting
Questions of Compensation Salts
e factorily Arranged Promptly.

EtwAsHINGToN. March president
Wilson this evening made public the
Etter which he has writFn TO the
Executives OF the labor organizations
Snd TO T. DEWITT Cuyier chairman OF
9hc Association OF Railway Executives,
$rlative 10 the wage demands which
Che executives of the labor organize
lions have been pressing.
In his letter 10 The executives of
She labor organizations. President VIII
Son refers TO his pledge in his lctter
sf February IS to take advantage of
Che authority conferred by section sol
et the transportation act TO cal! upon
Elc carriers and employees to select
representatives. who Viii constitute a
Bipartisan board for the purpose OF
attempting by conference TO agree upon
solution of the wage problem. He
Said III his letter Of February Is that,
shilr il WAS truc the provisions %:
seeilon 900 or the railroad bill relat-
Eir to the labor board would probably
9omr into operation As TO TINS wage
Slattcr, nevertheless he thought the hi
OF progress which would materially
D,sscn the time - be CONSUMED 10y tho
Elbpr board. and 'hat. While tho hi
PARTISAN board was iuuc'ioninc. the
appointment and organization Of the
hlbor board could he expedited
Asks Action he Taken.
Il therefore request" the President
E,ys in his letter Of Today 10 ;hc labor
Executives. that Your organization Sc
bet such Number or representatives as
nray seem appropriate TO them Ia COLI
Huci the conference and n.cotiAtions
Don't cmplatpd 10y section sol, 10 the cnd
Glat such representatives may prompt
4 moe; IN conference with the repre-
FcntatiVcS TO be selected 10y the railroad
Companies in accordance" with the re-
quest am making or them. and may
Eins initiate the necessary proceed
E,gS.
& The President asks the labor cxccu-
yves 10 advise tho director general OF
Railroads as to the representatives Sc
Ected by them. As soon as the dircc-
Sor-seneral receives The names of the
Representatives OF the labor orSai.iza-
Eions and the representatives of the
eailroad companies Ne VIII arrange for
{qlc conference. Questions OF procedure
Hill he decided when the conference
lhcets.
Calls for pr"mrt Settlement.
Z In his letter to Mr.. Cuyler the Prcs!-
Gent says. III part:
81 believe al viii agree tina; the
uatter ,thc wagc demands 90 the cm-
Rloyecs) calls for the earliest disposi-
Bon and FOR the most active and earnest
preparation 10 AVOID amy delay what
eyer in bringing II 10 a conclusion
+ In view Of the generality of thcs"
demands, affecting tile employees On
all the railroads which have been nm
der Federal control. ana in view of
.
The earliest possible disposition OF tine
: demands. request that the railroad
companies select such number 0f rep
rescntativcs as may seem appropriate.
10 them to conduct the conference and
negotiations contemplated by section
2Oi. 10 the end that such representa-
gives may promptly meet in confer
ence with representatives selected by
rho employees.
Not Writing All r"mpnnirs.
- - ~ understand that your aSsociai ion
represents almost all The principal rail
road companies in the country. and
Ann proceeding on TIE assumption that
Whatever is done hy the railroad com
lhnies included ~ your association Will,
Tor practical purposes. serve "a an
affective and adequate dealing with
tl,c problem. and that other railroad
Companies. so far as they may bt inter
ested will speedily associate themselves
with the companies OF your associa-
ton in carrying the matter forward. |
am therefore not undertaking to adj
dress individually all the railroad COM
panies in the country"