Evening journal., 1922-08-02
B. 8 0. SHOPMEN
T0ELECT SOON
Men to Select Committee to
Represent Them Before
Officials
OLD RELATIONS
ARE SEVERED

c. W. Galloway. vice-president ir
charge Of operations OF the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. last night
announced that the shop craft en-
I ployes of the road no longer had
any representation before the man
agement or the United States Rail-
road Labor Board.
It is inferred from this that from
now on the management OF the Bal
! timore and Ohio Railroad will not
consider the committee Of striking
employees which last week refused
10 negotiate a separate settlement Of
the strike as representative OF its
employees.
Plans are being worked out for
the organization of committee to
represent shoperaft employees who
did not strike and those employed
since the strike. This committee
will he recognized in negotiations
with the management and before the
United States Railway Labor Board.
Mr.. Galloway said an election Of
Baltimore and Ohio employe repre-
sentatives will be held soon. Within
a few days arrangements will be
made by which the men Of the va
rious shop crafts viii name dele
gates, who, in turn, will select can
dates for a general committee to
represent the men.
All shop employees then win have
the opportunity 10 vote upon these
candidates by secret ballot. but their
union afiliation will not appear upon
the ballot. The candidates may
even be the same men who repre-
sented the strikers last week in the
conferences with the management,
but II so they will be recognized by
the road only as the representatives
OF the men not on strike and not
as union delegates.
The committee thus selected will
confer with the management and
will represent the employees before
the Railroad Labor Board. Mr.. Gal
loway said this action was taken in
accordance with the suggestion OF
the Labor Board that committees
be formed to represent employees not
on strike. II is expected that the
new general committee will be or
ganized within two or three weeks
When asked II this action Of the
road did not amount to refusal to
deal with the shop crafts union. Mr..
Galloway declared that the company
never had refused 10 deal with the
unions and that Il was making no
such announcement now.
~'If you say that k was announc-
ed," he said. chat the present shop
craft employees Of the road have no
before the manage
ment or before ths United States
Railroad Labor Board. you will be
a correct statement. That
Is the way instructions were given
out today. If you say anything else
you WIN not be telling the truth.
with the decision OF the railway
executives who met in Nv York 10
fight the strike to a finish the ques-
ion OF seniority has been disposed |
of. I believe the decision will set |
lie the matter in the minds of a
great many men and lead them to |
report at once TO go to work"
Mr.. Galloway reported additional |
Violence Monday night at Wilsmere.
Del. Two employees upon the prop |
srty Of the railroad. he said, were |
attacked by two men. believed TO
1e strikers. who threw burlap bags
'ver their heads, dragged them off
II the railway property and beat
hem.
H. L. Denton. general superln-
endent OF the road. last night de-
iied a Cumberland report 20 the ef-
ect that gasoline "speeders. each
manned by a heavily armed crew
Il three. were being operated ahead
4 night passenger trains between
and Cumberland. He
aid that special patrons had been
'ut on when the coal strike went
nto effect April 1. but no others.
Announcement was made yester-
lay OF the lifting OF an embargo
n wheat consigned from points on
he Baltimore and Ohio west OF the
)hio river 10 Eastern points. The
mbargo was placed upon such ship
1ents following the destruction Of
he grain elevators at Locust Point.