Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-04
PICKETINC OF FIVE
LOCAL SHOPS BEGINS
500 Attend Meeting in Audi.
torium and Cheer Mention
Of Wilson'S Name.
SPEAKERS RAP REruBLIcASs
Assert "Sooner Chnnge In Admin
istration Comes, the Better
Railroads Are Scored.

The striking railroad shopmen Will
not return to work until the order to
do so comes from headquarters.
Moiders have Joined the other crafts
and quit their Jobs es1erday. Their
action makes 1t unanimous, as far as
railroad shop workers are concerned
Picket!ng OF the Ave shops in
Richmond, which began yesterday
morning, will be continued. Eight
men will be stationed at, or near.
each OF the five plants. and will be on
duty from $40 a. NJ till P. M. They
are 10 resort TO no force. but will try
to persuade outside workmen not to
take Jobs made vacant by the strik-
ers.
All of the men who have quit as a
result of the reduction in wages will
report at the headquarters OF tho
City Federation OF Shop Crafts every
morning At 10 o'clock. At that hour,
up on ahsentecs. Provision has been
made TO take care OF the co!ored
workers at the Arcade.
Told Prospects Arc Bright.
These announcements were made
last night al the mass-mectinE Of
railroad shop workers held in the
City Auditorium. More than 500 men
were in attendance and they cheered
the speakers. They were encouraged
to believe that the prospects for
winning the fight are bright and that
tho situation now Is favorable.
Laudation OF x-Preeident Wood
row Wilson and cond demnation of
President Harding and the Republl-
can administration featured the
speeches of three OF the prominent
men who appeared on the platform.
Wilson was referred to as the great
est man in the world: wounded SOL
dier and the only President OF the
United States that has ever been a
friend TO the iaboring man"
President Harding was spoken Of
as inconsistent in his attitude toward
labor and all the speakers declared
that change in administration Is
needed and that the sooner IL comes
the better" Thomas Garvcv. presi-
dent o. Division No. 3, Railway En-
ployes' Department, declared that tho
fight is not between the shopmen and
the T.aboC Board. but between The
shopmen and the railroads. The
wage reduction was ordered by the
Labor Board he said, because the
railroads told the Labor Board what
they wanted done.
Cottrell Scores Rafiroads.
8. !. Cottrell. president of the City
Federation OF Shop Crafts, presided
and introduced the speakers. Mr..
Cottreli scored the railroads for
what he called their Inconsistencies.
He admitted that all the roads in
the Southeast had been fairer toward
the shopmen than many others. but
declared that none OF them had been
fair. He said the railroad compa-
MES had promised TO stop the prac-
tice OF farming out shop work. while
all were having repairs made in out
side shops.
Mr.. Cottrell urged order in carry
ing out the strike, and appealed to
the men to do nothing that will
bring disgrace upon them or the city
of Richmond He warned the men
not to be boisterous in approaching
workers attempting TO fill the places
made vacant by strikers, but to let
them go, il persuasion would not
suffice
Thomas Garvey said there was
minority report OF the labor board
that the public had not read. and
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