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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
2
The presidents of the four railroad brotherhoods, via A. B. Garretson, agreed to accept the Adamson eight hour bill as the basis for calling off the threatened strike. The development follows a Friday conference in Boston during September 1916.
President Wilson remains in the Capitol office as the Senate and House push the eight hour bill, aiming to prevent a strike and secure passage. Leaders plan continuous sessions, with Adamson measure revisions setting January 1 as the eight hour date and a small monitoring commission.
The Adamson bill would set an eight hour day from December 1 at current ten hour pay with pro rata overtime. A three member commission to be appointed by the President would study effects within six to nine months and report to him and Congress. Federal funds of 25000 dollars would cover expenses.
Ex railroad head B F Yoakum proposes pooling earnings to split fifty fifty to reduce friction between railroads and workers. In a letter to President Wilson he notes employees now receive 44 cents per dollar and 20 percent raise would yield 52 3 4 cents. He argues bond and stock holders equal in number to employees and favors simple lasting pooling.
Strikebreakers are being employed by the New Haven railroad. Housing is prepared at Readville car shops with 400 to 500 cars outfitted to house and feed workers. By Sunday night Boston is expected to have about 500 replacements ready to take striking trainmen’s places.
Boston railroads ready to augment staff with trained veterans and strikebreak crews to keep freight moving. Brothers vow full participation as embargoes, ship orders, and warnings ripple through industries. Public officials consider price controls and emergency food distribution plans.
President Wilson will spend nearly all tomorrow forenoon at the Capitol in continuous contact with the legislative situation. Tomorrow's cabinet meeting is cancelled so he can focus on efforts to avert the strike.
Postmaster General Burleson met with President Wilson and declared he will require mail to be carried on every train moved if a four strike occurs, signaling a firm stance on mail delivery during potential industrial action.
President Wilson reports ongoing forward movement after meeting with congressional leaders. He leaves with a broad smile and a sense of momentum as he watches events develop.
Judge John A. Riner of the U S district court in Wyoming denied a petition by conductor George W. Argue seeking an injunction to restrain five divisions of the Order of Railway Conductors from issuing and enforcing a strike order. The divisions include Union Pacific.
New York August 31 1921 efforts by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers to enroll subway and elevated line workers as members. I G Griffey assistant grand chief said organizers have been enrolling transit employees with great regularity to counter railroad plans for strike duty.
Theaters in New York expect a railroad strike to cause heavy losses, potentially affecting at least twenty thousand industry workers. Alf Hayman of the Frohman company warns of abrupt closures if the strike materializes, recalling the 1894 disruption when revenues plummeted from 1600 to 60 dollars per night during Shenandoah performances.
Railroad officers in New York anticipate the largest traffic volume in three days as Labor Day excur sions are canceled or subject to delays due to possible strikes. Tickets bought may be delayed and trains run with postponements as crews prepare for the surge.
Eighteen milk dealers supplying about eight million people in the metro district pledge to join with railroads in a national milk supply action to prevent famine. If needed, workers may be pulled from their jobs to operate milk trains.
Long Island farmers warn of losses as the Long Island railroad embargo on vegetables continues. Potatoes rise to a wholesale price of 1.05 dollars per bushel amid protests and fears of disrupted markets.
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