The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-17
SARGENT is CAUSTIC
APPEALS TO BROTHERHOOD TO
BESIEGE CONGRESS
Says Political Leaders Have Lost
Their Ante-EIectiOn Admiration
for the Railroad Vote and Are
Juggling With the Bill Defining
Conspiracy.

Frank Sargent grand chief OF the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen, has
issued an appeal TO that organization
urging them to use their influence with
their congressman to puch the bill limit
Ing the meaning Of the word ''cOnspira-
cy, and the use Of restraining orders and
in5unctions. The circular, which Is
being sent broadcast. is, in part. as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen, it seems that your rep
resentatiVes have lost much OF their adj
miration for the magnificent railroad
vote, OF which they were 50 proud at
recent elections. Notwithstanding the
numerous petitions and resolutions
which congressman have received from
all organized labor. and railway work
ING men in particular there seems but
little support for your relief measures
Now that everybody has been elected
and The election forgotten, there seems
to be q disposition IN all branches or
the national government to give yoa
The horse laugh. Inc conclusion has
probably been reached that you haven't
the Intelligence to know the difference
and you Will vote the ticket anyway.
We shall see.
Your senate bill TO limit the meaning
Of the word conspiracy and the USE
Of restraining orders and injuuctiOns
has been amended by the committee on
the judiciary so as to make IL of no
beneh- TO you. just what has been done
" llilt jill ~ Inc 5tlldlE committee mas
ltot yet been learned, but a telegram il
in this office which indicates That an
amendment has been offered by the com
mittee which makes the bill worthless
The request is made of every lodge of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
and every other labor organization, to
iTmC diately write to the senators or
their respective states and protest
against the adoption Of the amendment
and urge the necessity Of each iudividuaI
senator supporting the bill originally
reported by the committee II you wall
do this the bill has chance, II ycu
neglect to do your part the original bill
Will never become a law.
In the house OF representatives, the
same bill is held up by the committee
or rules In order that no Legislative
measures may be discussed that are OBJ
Jectional to the dominant party the
house has adopted rules which make il
impossible for a bill to come up for con
sideration unless recommended by the
committee on rules. The committee Is
composed Of the following members OF
the house:
ID. B. Henderson, Of Iowa Speaker OF
the House,.
John Dalzen. Of Pennsylvania.
&C. II. GrosVenor, Of Ohio.
-. D. richardson, Of Tennessee.
20. w. Underwood, Of Alabama.
IF every lodge of thte Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen in the states from
which these congressman come VIII be-
siege their respective member on this
I
to limit the meaning Of the word con
| spiracy" and the use Of restraining
| orders and injunctiOns, the house will
| have an opportunity TO adopt the bill.
Brother Fuller, our legislative repre-
! sentative at Washington, writes:
" 1t is thought that great pressure
will be brought to bear upon the speaker
and the committee on rules to prevent
its consideration by the house for our
opponents well know that If the bill is
ever allowed to come Up il will pass
without amendment The corporations
are beginning to petition congress
against the passage Of this measure. and
their only hope now IS to influence the
speaker and the cOmmit-ae on rules to
prevent its coming up, and 1 fear that if
we do not meet this with greater in
fiuence from our side they VII defea'S
US
isn't IS an outrage that the American
people will permit the majority in con
Sress to establish rules that deprive TO-.
600 Americans Of representation in leg
islatiye matters, rules that make the
three Representatives Of the majority on
the committee on rules the absolute die
tators Of just what legislation will be
permitted to come before the hOuse2 III
this is not a huge joke, ii is q damna-
bic outraged
but, gentlemen. what are yOu going
! to do about It? You can do nothing. eX-
cept take your medicine The best
thing you can attempt to do Is TO see 81
working men have more influence with
the members on the committee on rules
than the corporations have. Again the
remark IS made: We shall see"