Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-06
LABOR CONDITIONS ARE
HOPEFUL, LEADERS SAY
Prominent Speakers Address
Second Session of c. 4 o.
Craftsmen Convention.
WILCOX wELuo MEMBERS
Executive Secretary ut Central Trades
and Labor Council Delivers Opu-
nistic Tnlk-linward ColNin Speaks
on the Railroad situation.

Hopeful word pictures OF tho labor
conditions In and around Richmond
and in the states travcrscd by the
the United States. were painted hv
speakers who addressed the second
session W the convention OF the Fed
Grafton of Craftsmen ot the ChcSa-
peakc and Ohio Railway system in
Murphy'S Hotel yesterday
NJ. +, Fnllon, president OF the AS
sociated Federation %; the Scaboard
Air Line Halfway. spoke on cond!-
to:s Oh railroads in the Southeastern
states, and said the outlook was en-
coaraSinG for the railroad cmployc
George l. Wilcox. executive score
tarv " the Central Trades and Labor
Council, OF Richmond. spoke on CON
diuons in and around Richmond ANA
painted n hopeful condition ro- the
laborins man. He welcomed the fed
GRAFTON 20 Richmond in gracious
manner.
Mr. Falion and J. s. Wilds, general
chairman of the Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen OF the Scaboard
system. left yesterday for Chicago To
attend conferences Tho convention
viii be brought 10 nm end today in
order that officials may leave for
Chicago to participate in the confer
enceS being held there.
Colrin Addresses Convention.
howard L. ColviE. Assistant Com
missioner OF Labor for Virginia. adj
dressed the convention Yesterday ana
declared tina, there was no excuse
Tor the existing industrial depression.
1t is an anomalous situation, to say
the least. wncn 100000 men are out
OF employment in Il country such AS
"A ~. Ia,
resources that it is capable. with
present productive power. OF support
ing the entire population uf tho
habitablc globe. in comfort IL not
luxury" he declared.
Mr. GOWN said something was
wrong at tho base or society when
such condition existed and that
radical changes were necessary 10
permanently remedy thc ills tina, be-
set society. He paid his respects to
the railroad situation by declaring
that II could hardly be expected t.
make financial success, 81 the trans
portat.on lines of the country, when
the railroads insist unon rates suih-
cienty high and wages low 10 nay
on more than Slv.Oo0,O0O,O Of ne
titious values.
Fnrors Public Ownership.
The hnal rcmady for our trans
portat!on problem is public owner
ship and operation" said Mr.. CulSin.
''!.ivatc ownership aud operation
has already proved :: failure. Dur
ing the period from 1851 To 1917. in
r!usivc. al roads covering lGS.5ij
miles Were placed under receiver
snips. Ii anything further were re-
qnired 10 Prove inc inability OF tn.
private owners and managers to sue
cessfully operate the TRANSPORTATION
business 1t is found in the present
deDlorab!c condition. Though thu
railroads have reserved in one form
or another through the SovcIrrr-a;
agency. approximately s.1e2.cs9.sab.
paying"
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