Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-25
Richmond. Va. October %, 1921.
70 the Employees The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway:


The daily contains information that
classes employees have determined
date in the future. The Companys officers have
employees affected Such method
is entirely unusual contrary prac
tees hitherto prevailing that find hard credit the
formation it be authoritatvey openly
and plainly discussed by the labor leaders that there
for doubt such intention part
those directing the plans
The beginning chapter events eliminating
dates to the period February 29h 1920
control of the railroad properties
time will be remembered there request
should not make an m 'el Win ' sance
the future of the
PRED The Transportation Act provided for a of
Immediately invoked in behalf of the men affected Hearings
held and July GOTH 1920 certain wages
amounting about 22r allowed May list
1920 The Labor Board We ing
conditions would be taken up later
Effective August 10Th 1920, the Interstate Commerce
Commission made increases in the
the purpose OF complying with the requirements of the Trans
portaon Act The Increased wages granted July 10th
were taken into consideration in arriving
reach fair and conclusion thus
granted and if the volume OF business had been
their calculations would undoubtedly materazed
ginning with January 1921 however, the
raEoaa preGiptaey declined so much that the chesa
in February In this Of affairs which fair
action to meet the situation by statistics from
reliable sources other than railroad that the
Of living since the period seventy
hVe per cent whereas the increase
ana per cent during the period
therefore, that employees should in
10 in some measure meet the situation
situation COmpanVS
dividend due June 30h, 1921 deferred words
sockholder forfeited the entire stake The
question OF reduction i'll then presented due
form and in the prescribed method United States Rail-
ROAD Labor Board provided for in the Transportation Act
Inc Board gave exhaustive consideration Num-
eros hearings held at which every was
heard decision reached effective July LIST 1921 maxi
ing certain reductions this Investigation
This railroad accepted and into good faith
the increases granted the employees July 1920 II has
obeyet every ruling Of the Labor Board conse
qenty VIII &c In this controversy X there abso-
uey clean hands 1t expected that Labor also obey
me orders OF the Board when properly arrived
carrying ont the orders arrived been
taken and above stated, informed by the columns
that the position Of this railroad willing fact
carrying out the decision OF the Labor effective July
is l?2 In it's application for decrease wages the Com
pany asked for the total abrogaon No encc-
tive May st 1920 but the Labor Board grant ONLY
little more than half that which, however the Com
pany accepted in good faith.
In this affairs it will be observed that tho ON,
oyes discussing striking against wages autho
rzcd by properly constituted Governmental Authority
entirely within that authority wages i'm question having
een in effect since July 1s Surely this presents convnc
ing ground FOR such strike all must re-
aZe ha the railroads must the decision
Government Board feel absolutely safe
in making the statement that public opinion will
tenance strike such basis disaster cnse
that course is persisted in But argued this is only
the beginning OF series of railroads
IN making urther decreases in
the men working conditions and privileges which
enjoy In answer to this it needs only rail
roads under the form labor cannot do
thing of the kind until the United Labor Board has
given interested the right appear and present his
side Of the