The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-16

New York, April 15.-The
strike sweep in the railroad
terminals appeared tonight TO
have spent itsela The officials
of the railroad hrotherhood~
apparently regained control
during the day and the danger
of domination of the railroad
transportation by a communist
organization. l.. ". W. in
principle if not in identity, j.
past. Reports from most cen
ter> that have been affected, in
Heated LAT the "outlaw'
strike i crumb6ng.
Two iEnuSond strikers a; Hoboken
thi~ afternoon voted not to form a
u.w organization. but to stick by the
trotherhnods@ 1t was announced by
the strikers press committee. No
vote was taken on the question OF
returning 10 work. The men voted
to-ask the railroad brothcrhoods to
present a neW wage demand to the
new railroad labor hoard. 1t is re-
earded as certain tina: The brother
hoods Will do this because the meet
Ing this afternoon was atteAdcd by
the executive ommlttee Of the broth
>rho"d II locomotive hrcmcn and
rnGinemen.
A~ftcrward. Timothy. Shea. vice
nresidrnt If The brotherhood, said he
was optimistic regarding the
chances Of q settlement Of a strike
that never had the sanction of the at
ftliated brothcrhoods.
a strike of 1000 longshore-
men employed by coastwise lines.
which has tied up domestic ship
ping for two months. viii he set
tied within tweuty-four hours, IT
WAS said at union headquarters
this afternoon. The men will be
given q fovty-four hour week and
an assurance Of an carry wage
increase, n hundred longshore-
men Of the Norwich line ADJUST
cd their dispute today and re-
turned to work.
The strike Of the truck drivers who
handled the carrying of fresh food
stuffs between the railroad terminals
and the markets. was settled tonight.
1t began this morning and seriously
t1iAFi fi !if II = i3ANI1S ~
food distribution. The days tie UP
cost the dealers thousands of dollars.
The adjustment was brought about
largely through the efforts of DIR.
Royal s. Copeland, health commits
sioner, who interviewed because the
strike constituted an acute menace
to the population, The terms OF set
Element provide that the weekly wage
of the 800 men shall he Increased
from $40 tn s35 for a 45-hour week.
Representatives of Jersey City
railroad strikers attended the meeting
in Hoboken at which measures u
ing toward a settlement were taken.
\ meeting In Jersey CITY was filled
with tumult Radicals hooted the
suggestion, later accepted at Hohoken
that the strikers take advantage OF
the opportunity provided by the crea-
tion of the railroad labor board.
which the men could retU.a 10 work
was that recourse to tho new board
would provide a loop-hoie through
whooh the men could return to work
without conceding defeat. The men
are beginning to feel the pinch oc-
casioned by the non-appearsnce OF
the pay envelope.
w. J. Walsh, chairman of the ey-
ecutive committee Of the brotherhood
Of railroad trainmen, ave out a copy
Of the following telegram rom w.
G.. Lee, president of the brotherhood:
THE situation is clearing up
splendidly. Men are returning
to work at many points
There can be no compromise
with Insurgents. Only n settle
In accordance with law and order
ment can he hoped .or and that
through authorized committees
Of established organizations"
Five thousand regular army troops.
it is reported. werc mohi1ized today
at Camp Merritt, \. j. They will be
held for the suppression of trouble
that would endanrer lif- rr property
~ interfere with the mails.