The Washington times., 1921-10-26
Richmond. Va. October 26. 1921.

'-" "~' ~"~- Richmond. Va. october 26. 1921.
TO the Employees of Tho Chesapeake Railway:
The daily press contains the information that certain
our employees determined to strike at
date in the very near future The nave
IN entirely unusual and contrary to the customs ana
oes hitherto prevailing that find it hard to credit the In
formation yet authorativey and openly
and plainly discussed by the labor leaders that there little
for doubt that such intention exists on the part OF
The beginning chapter Of events now eliminating
dates to the period prior to Ssn wnsn
time remembered there request for an increase
in wages pending before the Railroad which
should make increase In wages which would anec
pred. The Transportation Act provided for method Of
such disputes and these OF the act
were held and on 1926 certain in
amounting to about 22 were allowed reroactve to May is
conditions would be taken up later.
Effective August 2sth. 1920 the Interstate Commerce
complying with the requirements of the Trans
poration Act The increased wages granted on July 10th
Interstate Commerce Commission made effort to
reach fair and to the thus
their calculations would undoubtedly have materazed Be-
ginning with January 1921 however the revenues Of this
peake and Ohio Railway did It's operating
In February In this state Of affairs which seemed bid fair
action to meet the situation It was shown by statistics
reliable other than railroad that the in cost
on
whereas the increase In hundred
twenty per cent during the period 1t seemed
therefore, that employees should In fairness down
to the situation above referred
a further measure in meeting the situation the Companys
dividend due June 80h 1921 deferred In other words
forfeited the entire income he held stake The
question Of reduction In then presented in due
and In the prescribed method the United States Rail
Labor Board provided for In the Transportation Act
Board gave exhaustive consideration the Num-
hearings held which interested
beard decision reached effective July 1s 1921 max
certain reductions the result Of this investigation
fvrOod nd into f9oOffu
the increases granted the employees In July 1920 has
obeyed ruling Of the Labor Board affecting It, and
utey clean hands expected that Labor would also obey
orders of the Board when properly arrived Instead OF
carrying out the orders arrived at strike votes have been
and above stated informed the columns
that the position Of this railroad that Is willing In fact Is
carrying out the decision Of the Labor Board effective July
1921 In Its application for decrease In the Com
asked for the total abrogton Of Decision No. eec
May 1s 1920 but the Labor Board fit only
little than half that amount which, however
pany accepted in good faith.
this state Of affairs will be observed that the
ployes discussing striking against Of wages autho
properly constituted Governmental Authority acting
entirely within that authority the question having
In effect since July 1s Surely this convnc
ing ground for such act strike all
the railroads must the decision
Government Board feel absolutely and conservatvey
making the statement that public opinion will
tenance strike such disaster can ensue
II that persisted in But argued Is only
beginning of series Of the the railroads
making further decreases In and taking from
working conditions and privileges which they now
In this II needs only show that the rail
under the form Of labor control
thing Of the kind until the United States Labor Board
considered such request fully had hearings IT, and
given interested the right appear and
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