Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-14

- We reached tentgttve under
standing. then asked y. II. Smith.
president of tho Now York Central
lines. II he would meet these gentle
men, and later communicated with
Daniel Willard. president of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad. who was
| out on his road. The presence OF
| MIR. Smith. who came TO Baltimore on
! two occasions. contributed largely to
the result. After conference with
Mr.. Jewell. and later with members
OF his executive council OF eight, an
agreement was reached acceptable
to the three railroads represented
and to the shop crafts leaders.
Other Railroads Come In.
Other railroads. called over the
telephone. tentatively agreed to 20
along on the same lines. The nego-
tiations were closed on September 5.
Mr. Jewell called n meeting of the
policy committee OF the railway cm-
ployes' department. to take action.
Dir. Willard undertaking to present
the conditions of settlement to n
number of railroads. We found MT.
jewell and his associates DESTROYS of
fair and reasonable settlement OF
the existing differences
Continued strained relations be-
tween the railroads and their en-
ployes is very unfortunate Ii not
permanently relieved. government
operation must ultimately result.
Tho newspapers announce that r
Cabinet officer. Mr. Hoover. and In
ter@tate Commerce Commissioner
Aitchison, in charge Of car service,
arc to confer with tho anthracite
coal operators to determine with re-
spcct to priority orders to govern
the transportation OF coal With
labor troubles on the one hand. and
on the other the government largely
directing railroad operation. the out
come is not encouraging. II the rail-
roads cannot themselves settle dis.
pntcs with their own employees and
determine among themselves what
is to be done in respect to the haul
ing of coal TO care for the nations
needs without the necessity for the
Issuance of orders by government
agency, where will we finally land?
FnSors Regional boards.
Regional railroad labor boards
should be properly and promptly cs-
tablished. board named by each
group OF railroads that operate in
each of the four rate-making dis
| tricts into which the commission has
| divided the country: the men of eacl,
! group of railroads also TO organize
| boards to confer with the regional
railroad boards Negotiations could
be successfully carried ON and dis
ruted questions settled IL approached
In good faith
The i'll effects OF this strike have
! not been confined to the railroads
Judge Gary made 20 per cent in
| crease in the wages OF steel en-
pioyes to prevent them from accept
| ing employment with the railroads
which were advertising for them
| Having occasion to confer with Of
! hcihls or number OF car manufac-
turing companies now building cars
for tho railroads, found that =
number Of shops were nearly closed
down: In others labor difficulties
caused increases in wages from %
PER cent to 80 per cent to hold their
men, many leaving to tnke employ.
ment in railroad shops. Column upor
column OF newspaper advertisement.
hy railroads for men told the story
rms could not continue without seri
GUS disruption OF the Industrial labor
structure shortage OF equipmcn,
ty continuance OF the shop crafts
strlkc has thus been augmented h,
| the failure OF car manufacturers I,
| deliver cars because the railroad,
have been taking their men. nm an,
| illustration OF the vicious circle ;,