Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-15
JUDGE S|BLEY ASKED
by l.. B. G 4. NEW
To REVOKE ORDER

Coincident with the announcement
Monday that partial train service
had been restored on all but two di.
Visions of the Atlanta, Birmingham
= Atlantic railroad, which has beer
In the grip of a strike since March
8, petition was filed with Judge
Samuel H. Sibley, of the United
States court for the northern district
hS Georgia, seeking the revocation OF
ais order of February %, reducing all
wages and salaries on the road ap-
proXimately 35 per cent. This petit
eommittee Of brotherhood represen-
Fatives, through their counsel, the
hrm of Branch & Howard.
The petition of the employees con-
tends that the methods employed by
he railroad officials to bring about a
reduction of wages would have not
been orderly or legal, in accord with
The provisions of the transportation
pct, or the Newlands act, covering the
operation of railroads in the hands of
receivers. 1t was indicated Monday
that If Judge Sibley should revoke
his wage reduction order and throw
he whole controversy back before
The federal railroad labor board, the
men would probably resume their
Jobs and call the strike off.
&c was announced Monday by
Receiver B. L. Bugg. Train No.
eft Atlanta at 7:15 a. m, for Cor
dele, while No. 10 left Cordele at
P:30 a. m, for Atlanta. There was
Rlso passenger service between Bir-
bingham and Lineville, Ala, and
between Lineville and Manchester,
"a, thus opening two additional di-
Fisions. Four trains were being op-
Prated between Brunswick and Thai
mann, according to Colonel Bugg,
connecting with the Seaboard Air
Line, while a passenger train was
being operated between Brunswick
md Dou las.
Local freight service between Bir-
bingham and Lineville, which has
been in operation since Tuesday of
asst week, was still being handled
Monday, with the announcement
From the officia of the road that
t would be increased during the
week Thus the only divisions now
without train service of any kind
are between Cordele and Douglas,
Via Waycross, and between Cordele
ind brownsville.
Part al freight service is to be re-
Ftored over practically the entire
system during the week, Colonel
Bugg asserted, just as soon as the
operating forces can be recruited suf-
ficiently to permit this development.
The mobilization of new crews to
lake the places Of those emnloYes,
Who walked out on March Is pro-
bedding salts: ctorily, say the Off
eials of the road.
No disturbances have occurred
! hus far since the strike was called,
although on Saturday night the
Crisp county guards, national
guard unit at Cordele, was held I'M
Der arms all night after Sheriff o.
arge body of strike sympathizers
was on the way to Cordele from
Fitzgerald to manhandle the crew of
train No %, which had pulled in
from Atlanta during the afternoon.
Erhe alleged expedition failed to
$how up, however and no trouble of
] my kind occurred.
Grand lodge representatives of the
farious brotherhoods involved in the
strike deny that a raid was contem-
plated by strikers or strike sympa-
Hhizers from Fitzgerald. They de-
flare that the report was spread in
I'm attempt to arouse public preju-
#ice against the striking employees
! nd that there have been no demon
Ftrations at any point along the A,
B. & A. system.
No statement was Forthcoming
from the brotherhood representa-
bounced that from time to time mass
meetings would be held at various
points along the line of the A, B. &
a. at which representatives of the
Employees would explain to the pub
lie the contentious of the brother
hoods. Such a meeting was held Sun
ay at Manchester, Ga, and similar
meetings are to be held in Cordele,
Moultrie, Montezuma, Brunswick and
brownsville.
Colonel Bugg on Monday morning
received a summons from the Unit
ID States railway labor board to ap-
pear before that tribunal on March
R1 at a hearing on the wage contro-
Fersy which caused the walkout. He
Declined to make any comment on
this phase of the situation, nor
would be indicate whether or not
he would appear before the board.
1 Similar summons have been sent
30 the representatives of the striking
employees. A hearing is to be held
|pn March rs before Judge Samuel
II. Sibley. of the United States court
for the northern district of Georgia,
to determine the extent and scope
lof the wage reduction order issued
by him on February %. At this
6ame hearing arguments will be pre-
scented attacking the constitutonality
of section 9 of the Newlands act, as
affecting the A. B. & A. railroad,
&nnIu In the hands of ranaiNar