The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-07-19
! RAILROAD STRIKE
may END SOON
Maintenance of Way Employees Not
Expected to Quit Work,
r Says Cradle
ONE AGREEMENT MADE
Pennsylvania Railroad, and it's Shop
/, U men Get Together on Wage
Scale by Direct Dealing


q Cradle, president of the Maintenan-
ce of Way Union, asserting that he
did not expect his mon to leave their
work, conferences looking forward to
a peaceful settlement of the shop
mems strike continued today.
Announcement by the Pennsylvania
Railroad that mutually satisfactory
wage agreement had been reached
with it's shopmen was considered by
some railroad and union leaders to
have had clarifying effect on the
entire situation, inasmuch as the
Pennsylvania has insisted OH dealing
directly with it's own men.
Mr.. Cradle issued statement TO-
night asserting that "thc path to
an early adjustment is open" so
far as the 100000 maintenance men
are concerned. Referring to his
conference with President Harding
last week, Mr.. Cradle said he had
received assurances that members
of the Senate interstate commerce
committee expected to hold early
hearings on disputed points of the
lscor provisions of the Transporta-
) tion Act, particularly with refer
ence to the living wage principle.
Reasonable Wage"
"The basis for the guidance of
the board in the present act is to
set q Just and reasonable wage"
Mr.. CRADLES statement said. "The
present issue which should be set
tied by such hearing by the in
terstate commerce committee of the
Senate and amendments to the law,
is an Interpretation of this phrase,
just and reasonable and it's ap-
plication to living wage"
Mr.. Cradle said he advised the
board of orders sent to his gen
eral chairman to open negotiations
with their respective roads immc-
diately regarding disputed rules,
working conditions and wage and
to submit the case to the board if
an agreement was not reached.
The first Of these disputes came
before the board today, the dispute
being that Of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul Railroad. The car
rier set aside the thirty-day clause
in existing agreements for the fill
ling Of dispute and Mr.. Cradle
secured the boards promise for
early hearings on this and similar
cases, many of which will be con-
solidated.
Wants Decisions Retroactive
He requested that future de-
cisions on wage disputes, favorable
to the men, be made retroactive to
July 1, when the wage cut became
effective.
Mr.. Cradle said a peaceful settle
ment of the shopmcn's strike was
being held up by few roads who
were unwilling to allow returning
employees their seniority rights. The
railroads in ultimatums to the
strikers, said unles sthey returned
to work by certain dates, all of
which have now expired, they
would start in again as new en-
ployes. They are supported in their
stand by proclamations issued by
the labor board.
On the other hand, President B.
M. Jewell, and his striking shop
men, have asserted that any set
\ tlement must be predicated on a
full restoration Of seniority rights
to the returning strikers.
Georgia National Guard COM
panies were sent to Waycross to-
day because of strike disorders and
North Carolina troops were held in
readiness for an emergency. Fresh
troops were mobilized ir Illinois to
replace those on duty at Blooming
ton and Clinto.
Permanent Injunctions
The Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad and the Chicago
and Northwestern today were
granted permanent injunctions
here prohibiting picketin gand in
ti,nidation by the unions now on
strike. Temporary injunctions were
issued to the Pere Marquette at
Detroit, the Baltimore and Ohio,
and the Louisville and Nashville at
East st. Louis and the Wabash rail-
road at st. Luis.
Chemical analysis Of the milk
served at the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railroad. Yards which