The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-28
Employees Representatives
Await Word From Nation
al Officers

No action can be taken by the Joint
committee of the thirteen brother
hoods~effected by Judge Sibley's order
this morning authorizing a wage re-
duction on the A. B. and A., until
word is received from the national ex-
ecutfve officers.
Immediately on receipt of the news
OF the courts order from a Leader
Enterprise reporter, the committee re-
ceSsed to give the representatives of
the thirteen brotherhoods opportun-
ity to get in touch with their national
executives. The committee will re-
convene at 2 o'clock
The joint committee was in session
here today condensing and strength
ening the case of the employees against
the wage reduction order that was ex-
pected to follow the passage of the
road into the hands of the receiver.
The members of the committee re-
ceived Goolly as they had anticipated it.
The meeting here today, however,
had been called on FEBRUARY 23rd two
days before the road went into the
hands of receiver, for the purpose of
putting the employees case in shape
for an expected conference between
the employees and operators. The
Railway Labor Board had ordered
SUCH conferences before it could as
verSy
sumo jurisdiction of the wage contro-
The reduction authorized by Judge
Sibley this morning is the same as
that asked by the railroad from the
Railway Labor Board, fifty per cent
of all increases since December 1917
The morning session of the COM
mittee was largely devoted to a gen.
eral discussion of the technical change
In the condition of the road and the
relations of operators and employees
brought about by the receivership
The receivership order carried with
it sweeping injunction against a
strike which is considered unusual.
They are, however, preparing their
case against wage reductions in Or
der to protect the employees should
they be called into court. we are
confident that the court which has
jurisdiction over the roads affairs.
will be fair and will follow the estab-
lished precedents, said w. D. Car
gile of Manchester, chairman of the
Firemen and Engineers, "and are as
we'll satisfied to have it handled in the
Atlanta court as before the board in
Chicago.
Our case will be based on the
same facts as before" according to
]. P. Hogsed of Atlanta, Grand Vice
Chairman of the clerks and station
employees, land we believe it will stand
up in any court of law"
1--WE are not in position to make any
definite plans or any definite state
ment in regard to the employees atti-
tude at present." according to o. D.
German, of Mauk, chairman of the
telegraphers.
The meeting will probably continue
all day today. w. M. Martin of Fitz-
gerald is chairman, c. L. Fox of Fitz-
gerald, secretary and P. c. Collins.
acting secretary. At the meeting are
w. D. Cargile of Manchester for the
firemen and enginemen; E. ], Hun
ter of Manchester for the trainmen:
E. c. Hogan of Fitzgerald, general
chairman, and J. P. Hogseduhf At
lanta Grand Vice Chairman the
clerks and station employees; l. T.
Bass of Atlanta for the conductors:
Fred Shearer of Fitzgerald for the
train dispatchers; c. w. Cook of Fitz-
gerald for the railway employees de-
partment; N. E. Cafferty of Manches-
ter for the machinists; w. S. Lonkert
Of Fitzgerald for the sheet metal
workers; 1T. Hendricks of Fitzger-
aid for the carmen; G. S. Garrett of
Fitzgerald for the electrical workers:
l. c. Smith of Fitzgerald for the boil
er makers; M. D. Towns of Fitzger-
aid for the blacksmiths; o. D. Cor
man of Mauk for the telegraphers: T.
Q. Denham, general representative of
the maintenance of way employees and
shop laborers; W.. M. Martin of
Fitzgerald for the engineers.