Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-25
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THE RAILROAD RELIEF FUND.
Employees Invited 10 n Conference,
With "a View of Making the ReRu-
lEIiOnA SatihfactOry.

WIN u view OF MAKING the HeRus
latiOns Satisfactory.
Editor Gazette d, Journal: Being readers
OF your valuable paper, and knowing of
its extensive circulation, we consider it
the best medium of promulgating our
views of the relief fund.
We have before us q notice issued by
the general manager of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, dated February Goth,
1886, in which is stated that, on account
of the dissatisfaction existing among the
employees in reference to the relief fund,
it is suggested that two representatives
from each branch of the service be
selected to consult with the general
manager Mt Broad street station on March
the I'd, 1856, in view of making the regu-
lations satisfactory to all, and during the
interval no applications will be received.
This circular demonstrates very con-
clusively that the relief fund is obnoxious
to, and against the principles of, not
only the great majority of employees but
also to the popular opinion of all un-
prejudiced people. We cannot offer
any objection to the planproposed by the
| general manager of discussing the ques-
ton, with the employees, providing the
| parties selected TO represent us are
chosen by and in sympathy with us, bat
we will not accept the vote of any fore
man or head of any department, or any
| person who has already Joined or con
scented to join the relief fund, for the
undeniahle reason that they dare not
assert their own rights, much less the
rights of those whom they might be
selected to represent.
1t is not a frequent occurrence for the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company to Offer
compromise with their employees. Why
| do they do so now? Simply because n
powerful body of organized workmen will
not submit to their unjust demands. Il
is scarcely possible that any one will ask
to what organized body we refer, but for
| the benefit of those who may have been
slumbering during the past month we
will say there is an organization known
as the brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, another of Locomotive
| Firemen, also an association of conductors
and brakemen aud it is hardly necessary
| to add the Knights of Labor, all associ.
| ated and working together in this com.
mon cause; and from the and from
these only should we propose TO
| select the men to represent ua nj
the conference to BE- held at Broad street
station on the second day of March. For
the benefit of the few employees who have
not as yet joined the Knights of Labor or
other organized body we urge upon you
the necessity of so doing, and at once.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
in position to successfully fight ten
times our number, singly, but we as m
organized body are capable of resisting
all injustice they may endeavor to force
upon us. Therefore we again urge upon
those who are holding back the great
necessity of joining the ranks of organized
labor instead of standing on the corners
and making your complaints TO the wan.
dering winds, which is about as availing
as going into desert and preaching to
the mythical man in the moon.
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