Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-06
INITIAL DISORDER IN
.SHOPMEN'S STRIKE
AT POTOMAC YARDS
Six Men Attack and Badly
Beat Alleged Strike
Breaker.
STRIKERS RETURNING TO
WORK. RAIL HEADS SAY
Workmen Apply for Jobs, Ac-
cording to c. & O. and
r., +. g.. P.
WORKERS CONTINUE To pICkET
shop Crnfts Head and Other Local
Labor Leaders TO Address
Wen Twice To-day.
STRIKERS RETURNING TO
WORK. RAIL HEADS SAY
woRkERs CONTINUE ro rlckE EFT
shop Crnfts Head and Other Local
Labor Leaders TO Addre%s
Wen Twice To-day.

The first disorder reported In con-
road shopmen since it became erfsc-
tive last Saturday morning took
place near the Potomac yards OF the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomsc, at Alexandria, Va, yesterday
afternoon. Six men. It Is said. at
tackled and badly beat an alleged
strikebreaker after he left the COM
panys yards. and tho victim imme-
dlateiy proceeded to Washington.
No arrests have been made, as far
as could be learned last night. Rail-
road officials at Alexandria deny that
the man assaulted was strike
breaker
Reports from the Potomac yard.
have II tina, several men have been
taken on by the Richmond. Freder-
icksbure and Potomac TO All tho
places OF the men who walked out.
IL also liz sad that the Southern
has taken on new men.
Report OF the attack on the man
thought TO be a strikebreaker waA
received at the general offices OF
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac yesterday afternoon, bu, the
details were lacking. 6. I. Cottrell
chairman Of the City Federation OF
Shop Crafts, said last night that he
had not heard OF any violence on
the part ofstrikers near the Potomac
yards, or anywhere else. and that
II the report was true, tha action OF
M. 81
Sny Strikers Are Returning.
That strikers are returning to some
OF the shops in Richmond was the
report from the heads of at least
two OF the roads last night. IT was
said at the Office OF the general man
aBer OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
that some OF the shopmcn who Quit
last Saturday morning had applied
for jobs and had been :aEen back,
but that the exact number was not
known Others are cxoccted to re-
turn today. il was stated.
At the office ~ the general man.
ager OF the Richmond. Frede-lcks
burg and Potomac, II was said that
two OF the strikers had returned and
that about fifty places left va
cant by the workmen who walk ed
o"' hoNt bSsH uiieu Nv DuS-
siders.
None had returned TO :he Southern
shops In South Richmond. il was said
AT The office OF the superintendent OF
that line. Only a few were effected
AT the Seaboard Air Line and At
iantic Coast Line.
Action OF the maintena nee Of way
employees in refusing TO go out is
given as the chief reason for the
reported break in the ranks of t!.e
local strikers. X was said by an OF.
ficial OF one Of the roads hardest
hit by the strike that the enoct OF
the action of the maintenance Of way
employees 10 remain on the job is
almost certain to weaken the stand
OF the shopmen and that the indica.
tions point TO a stcaiy return TO work
of the strikers.
Fighting Single Handed.
II Is said by this official. that. in
his opinion, the shopmcn fully ex.
pected the maintenance -of-way men
10 be called out. This would have
strengthened their position. he said
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