Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-18
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STRIKE BREAKERSIS
DENIED BY CARRIER
Picket Reports Men From
New York CHARTERED
at Company Y.
V. r. & P. CLAIMS II HAS
ID CARS in OPERATION
Carrier Improves Service OH
-Four of lis Lines on
Second Day.
STATEMENTS OF BoTII SIDES
Wheel"rirht ncIievcs Cocknde city
Mcn Expelled for Failure to
Walk Ont.
V. r. & P. CLAIMS II HAS
ID CARS In OPERATION
STATEMENTS or 10TH SIDES
Whcci"riEht ncIiercs Cocknde city
Mcn Expelled for Failure to
Walk Ont.

striking carmen on the electric
lines operated by the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company in Rich
mond Norfolk and Portsmouth con-
tinued to fight the cut In their wage.
ID! the company yesterday, and the c.r
service IN the three citles wo,,t,
S's s"''S petter than that OF Monday.
Three important statements came
from the two headquarters here ar
hc"is ot Tie union alleged that min.
zen men arrived In Richmond last
"H"t Tor the purpose of ent.rin1.
'"" employment or the com ,,any and
reakinE up the strike The union5
representatives also claimed that pe.
'erSourE, which city found n fulr
Iorce OF men operating the cars on
MohdaE. had Joined the ranks of m,
union and that service over the lines
OF the cockade City ceased at mid.
night. N'
me single announcement from tn,
company was that eighteen ears wero
operated In Richmond over fou,
ioutes. during the day. Representa-.
1lNes OF the company said thar ~.
'Ehland Park line had two cars
Ginter Park. eight: Ninth anil Prom,
SIX and Forest Hill, two. The sar-
wee over the Forest Hill ;sne was
'hrouSh from Forest Hill to s.ven,h
ana Broad Streets and was m i'm.
EroFement over the frst dnr- who,
'ne service was from Seyo.th anI
rerrS Streets tsou,h Eichi ad} 10.
seventh and Broad Streets. ~
STATEMENTS of Union.
.e'nen's OF the union that work
trs had been imported +, 49,.
ORR and were Quartered MT ) ,.ir
gina Railway and Power o. nan,...
a. vi. C. \. at the Rcservojy, Termil
MAJ were said to have come tfrn,, ,
picket. John T.. Haryeu ysn.,a,
''"""ser OF the Richmo,ri Peters
burg division. and : Thomas
Nheeiwrisht' president OF The com-
pahN' both denied that the worror,
mad arrived here. They ALSO sa,.,
mat they did not believes ,ho, ,h..
petersburg workers would leave ~,
company '"e
Addltional Information from p..
tershurs bore out the statements 81,
the oihcials OF the company. "
Mr' Whcelwright's Statement lac,
hiSht In regard to the claims ,h,,
me nineteen men had arrived hers
follows:
May Hc Expelled
i know nothing Of the arrival ,r
he men. and If any have como .,
Sichmond they have done 50 win.
out the sanction OF the officials ~,
my company. We have NOT cm.
pioyed any strike breakers and do
not intend 10 do so. This is a mat
ter OF policy and one that l certainty
would be informed OF. We propose
to FIJI the vacant positions from The
unemployed In Richmond"
The president OF the COMPANY
when asked about the situation in
Petersburg said. MY Impression nf
IN" situation In Petersburg js thnt
the men haGs been expelled from
The union for failure to strike Mon
day III they plan to return am
not aware OF the fact refer YOU
to MIR. Harvell for information on
this subject
Mr.. tiarveil's statement was:
Il do not believe that there bas
been any change in the attitude OF
our employees in Petersburg. As for
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