The Washington herald., 1922-07-17
Machinists' Representa-
Weaknesses Meeting
AT Alexandria.
EMBARGO IN OFFING
Baer Wins Crowd With His
Cartoons-Pastors Laud ,
I Shopmen.
THE HERALD BUREAU.


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\ ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 16.-That
the railway strike will be settled
within the next ten days was the
opinion expressed by P. ]. Conlon,
International representative of the
machinists. in an address delivered
at a public mass meeting in the
armory this afternoon under the
auspices Of the striking railway shop
men
II the strike continues sixteen days
longer, the speaker said. he would
recommend that citizens lay in food
stuffs, as It is more than likely an
embargo would be established.
The railroad men. Conlon declared.
aoided by all the decisions of the
u D Labor Board except one an
tnat one was to cut eight cents an
hour on the men effective July 1.
The railroads, he said, are anxious
to make the strike a spectacular af-
fair. The only people interfering with
the mails. he said. are the railroad
executives, who are sending out bad
equipment. He expressed hope that
truckS would be obtained by the
government and the railroad men. he
saidc would be only too glad TO help
Uncle Sam with the work. He con-
graduated the citizens of Alexandria
on the fine spirit of cooperation shown.
, Rev. Robert Browne, pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church, said he
4 hoped the strike would be brought
TO a hasty and successful conclusion.
He praised the conduct of the men
and Of the merchants who offered
cooperation while they are out.
j. NJ Baer, formerly Representa-
tive from North Dakota, declared the
railroads would keep on cutting wages
as long as the men stood for it. He
said n behooves the man in the
White House and those in the Capt
tol not to operate a deaf and dumb
school. The railroads. he said. would
spend millions for propaganda but
not cent for increased wages.
Baer asserted that labor wants
friends in Congress. and that Senator
Swanson Is a friend OF labor. He
predicted that in 1924 labor would
have a President in the White House.
Baer drew many cartoons which
ELECTED applause.
H. E. Chichester. who presided. and
who is chairman of the local crafts.
praised all who had helped the
strikers He read the report OF the
Labor Board suggesting what they
could live on and said II was not
sufficient for a canary bird.
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of
Grace Episcopal Church. expressed
the hope that the men would sue
ceed.
H. L, Bronson. assistant to the
president of the International As
sociation of Machinists, stated that
Ithis is not a strike against the Fea-
eral government, but against the
Wall Street government. which he
declared has a sympathetic admin
istration in Washington. He praised
Nhe support given the men in Alex
andria. Benediction was given by
Rev. r. A Mckay. pastor of the
Del Ray Baptist Cuhrch.
Victor LIE Gay. a veteran of the
French and American armies of the
world war. carried the colors to the
speakers rostrum. accompanied by
a number of little girls in white.
The audience sang The Star
Spangled Banner"
Services were held tonight In the
chautauqua tent with Congregations
of several OF the Protestant churches
participating.
Several cases Of infractions OF the
State prohibition law will be heard
in police court tomorrow morning
before Justice F. G. Duvall.
Louise NJ. Braxton. a graduate Of
the Booker Washington School, who
has Iectured in some of the lead
ing churches of the country, spoke
tonight at the Alfred Street Bap-
tist Church. Tomorrow night she
will speak at the Second Baptist
Church and on Tuesday night at
$3.50 O'Clock at the Colored Com
mUnity House.