Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-16
VIRGINIA SHOPMEN MEET
RAIL EXECUTIVES TO-DAY
Southcrn's Conference Held
in Washinglon-S caboard's
Is in Norfolk.
WILL IRON OUT DIFFERENCES
Expected Many Men In the stat.
Who Went Out ON strike Jul, ..
Will Return Ia Jobs Fairly NrNt
Meek.

Representatives Of the railroad
shopmen Will today meet tho cxecu-
tives OF the Southern and Seaboard
Air Line system to arrange details
/ for the return of the strikers TO
work. The Southern conference will
he held in Washington and the Sea
! board Will talk matters over at Its
general Offices in Norfolk. II is cx-
pcctcd that all differences will h..
ironcd out at these conferences and
that the men who walked out on
July !. because Of the United States
Labor Boards wage reduction. will
20 back tn their former Jobs carly
next week.
Thc chesapeake and Ohio. tho Nor
folk and Western and tho Rich
. mond Frederick sburg and Potomac
are still counted out OF the group
OF roads that made separate pacts
win the strikers. While none OF
the officials Of tho Chesapeake ana
ohio was in the city yesterday. ana
no official word had been received nj
IN" general Offices here. il was said
~ wac generally understood that tn.
me would not Il. amon.: the croun
to accept the Willard plan.
WIZ Not Discuss SituntIon.
fend'ng rccei1' Of further in
S'rnctl"nS from Bert NJ Jewell.
national head OF the Federated Shou
crafts. strike leaders i'm Richmond
will not discuss the situation. r,ny
expect definite Information late to-
day.
As result. OF the acceptance nv
m" southern OF the separate part
with its shormen. eleven OF m,
deputy United States marshals an
rointcd to protect the property NJ
mat system. shortly after the rn-
s'rHining order in favor OF tho
nou'hern was issued I'm the United
'",eS District Court here. were yes
tsrday discharged and turned in
their badges and other pnrnnbcr.
haiia TO Deputy United States Mar.
sinai w. T. Wiltshire. II la said
'her" mas been no disorder at tho
Hou' 'ern shops in Richmond sinc,
INC order became effective.
the Richmond. fredericksburg
ana Potomac Railroad Company YES
,'rtaH posted in it's shops the fol-
lowing notice:
The Richmond. Frederick shu-.,
ana Potomac Railroad commit ~
not party TO the recent norotia-
IONS OF certain railroads which 70
S"'tcd in compromise agro.mon.
'""ElhS 20 the return Of Srou cr,
proves who went out on strike JuIy
/. last. "'''
ON July >. tho President OF tho
company made this statement To tho
ne" men who had been cmployed
IN tho shops: Il want to ASSN.
,hcse new men who came 10 US that
they prove efficient and Of good
chhracter' the company proposes To
stand by them and 10 see tina; ,b.v
h"id The places which they may MI
PosItion of Company Snne
am today advised by the pres,
Heht that the position of the com
p"hy is the same as IL was a, tho
umc he made that statement
(SEncd III I w,pTt,r,>
superintendent Motive Power
nc number OF skilled men ON.
pI"Eed since July !. when the strik.
oeSah' with the addition OF men who
went on strike and have since 80.
turned is SIS. There are still com.
vacancies in the locomotive deparr
an,ht al Richmond TO be filled with
r"ilahie and experienced men VINO
may apply.