The Washington times., 1922-08-12
'SCAb' SLUR
PASSED IN.
SHOP HERE.
Men Leaving White Collar Jobs
Reinstatement
1 Comes Quickly.

N KfUup OF Hlen tuplOyeu IN
The central offices of the South
ern Railway system were sum-
marily dismissed yesterday for
calling "scab" at some of their
fellow-workers who had volun-
teered to leave their clerical du-
ties to take up work in the strike
demoralized shops-and were re-
instated before twenty-four hours
had elapsed on representations of
union leaders here, it was de-
clared today.
Hard Hit by Strike.
1t has been known that the
Southern was hard.hit by the walk
out of shopmen on July /, experience
ing particular difficulty in its at
tempts to secure competent substi-
tutes. A week ago, following the
breakdown of negotiations between
representatives of the six crafts and
Vice President Miller, in charge Of
operations. looking to return of
the strikers to work, President Fair
fax Harrison issued a statement i'm
which he declared:
Our duty Is to our employees, the
public, and the company: the duty
more than fulfilled, and | now call
upon you. whatever is your occupa-
tion, to assist the management in
performing its duty also to the public
and to the company. This obligation
calls for unimpaiared transportation
service and this we will perform"
Ask Clerks to Fill Posts.
A few days later, II is said, de-
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known that II would be appreciated
femployes In clerical or other III.
visions would assume posts left
vacant in the shops. number Of
non-union clerks so volunteered, and
In one of the offices at Pennsylvania
avenue and d street when word
leaked out that a number were leav-
ing "white-collar" jobs to take up
tools, the word "scab'' was heard on
all sides. The department head call.
ed In the employees and asked VINO
had raised the cry. Six men, IL is
said, came forward. five of them
non-union strange to say, and were
dismissed, the story goes.
Representations were made 10
Southern officials by Charles II. 4.
Frazier. business agent for striking
Washington Terminal shopmen. and
'ther delegates from organization
which resulted In restorations to
duty Claude f. Pulliam. agent for
the Southern units of the rail clerks
union, declared today that any union
man sought for duties other than
those he was performing should re.
fuse to substitute and that the
union will see none of its members
does such a thing"
Terminal o. X, Says Tonge.
The end of the sixth week of the
shopmen's strike finds employment
conditions at the Washington Term
nal entirely satisfactory, according
to statement by Superintendent
Tonge today.
The employment department
ceased some time ago to hire men
FOR use in local shops he said bu;
stin Is taking capable mechanics
to help meet the needs of railroads
not so fortunately situated.
Supt. Tonge met the frequently.
repeated statements of union leaders
that there Is no surplus Of me.
chanics out OF work in the United
States from which competent hcIc
could be drawn by declaring that
there is always a arge number of
workers who want to go to some
other town." not because of dis.
satisfaction with their old jobs so
much as to settle in a new place.
From this class, he said, the sub
stitute shopmen had been largely
derived.
Getting Same Pay.
Prom the way things are going
with us. can afford to sit here in
my office and SMILE" he said. suit.
Ing the action to the word. Superjn-
tendent Tonge was asked II induce.
tnents OF greatly advanced pay rates
had been held out to get the neccs.
tary men. as has beon the case In
fbme OF the Middle Western cities.
IN answer, he made this statement:
There has been no change in the
rates OF pay of shop crafts from the
rates paid at the time the men left
the service July H.
From this II becomes apparent
That the terminal is giving wages ex-
lSting for more than a year. as there
Eas no decision until July 6 on the
terminals petition for a reduction
ID shop craft scales.
This wage was IS cents an hour,
kNcept for helpers, Il Is said. The
petition asked a reduction to so
bents, according to union heads.
What purport to be further facts
pm the inside Of the terminal con.
troversy were given this morning
by union leader.
Officials Asked Decrease.
"our men asked conference on
Eages," he said. ito go along with
The national policy of the rail
Inious as established last 20.
tember. In our case we sought n
ta'sc for inachinists from S5 TO 90
tents an hour. No conference was
granted us until April. 1922. and at
that time instead Of giving consid. |
Grafton to our petition for an ad. |
'Nn' he t'rminsl officials insist. |
cd on a decrease.
"f officials aur'icd To the Ral. |
- o Roard on ! 'nN & 10" e. !
ra ~ 'o so ccntg. wi;houi IN
e. IN'na called COME '"nVr
~ n TO cons'd y. tie UI stiOn |
:. thus VIOLATING rules pro
Il BY the b,urd. This wus
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