The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-10

The mass meeting Of strikers and thelr
sympath,Eers last ni-ht az court house
square was large and enthusiastic
Ry 500 o'clock aboat 1870 people had
gathered az she square Mr., Morrison took
the staad and introduced ln a few shors
words Hon. John W iDveioy, who be sad.
had come Voluntarily TO speak IN the cause
MI Iove3oy began by saying that he con
8ldeyed 70 propor IN thp outset 10 PUT the
audience present ll possession II the facts
which led The men 20 go on STRIFE. After
come 80 the conclusion thar the men we're
right 10 striking and h1d lust cause.
He said The shpp mems committee hsd
come 70 him and asked him 10 look after
their cause aud he had found a great deal
more iu the ease than hnd appeared In the
daily papers The Southern Pncifc pesple
he believed might be Induced 10 recede
from their position by q careful and proper
Presentation = the position OF she strikers
e discussed the different phases ~ the
atIefehees nelWFeu the shop men and the
oincl9ls OK the road. The demands u the
strikers were mentioned with the conces
siohs maac by t4e otnciais aud the ccnse-
qhent action leading up to the meeting ~
.qst night Judge I.0vejoy went on to
SNOW ONE ~ inc important phases IN the
cgHdl'l"n u the worSmcn, and said that
lae cost u living had greatly Increased
duriug the last few wears and thst no I'm,
crease 0t wages bad been made. p..,eSSnriit
adb'pE % the burdens % the workmen
Judge Loveioy then read from The Post
2 part or Manager Van Weeks Statement
M comparison " wages ana took Issue win
thr same ana said that the claim that the
men were paid a much lower average rare
OF wages than other roads In TCxas vas
correct and he proposed to nrove N lie
noted the fact In Manager Van Weeks
sStatement thar great deal OF work was
gone 10y uusklled lahorers and auprenlisp
nnHs- There are apprentice hoys IN thnt
ehop. be declared. that have wives ana
SOME pave two or three children. and they
FsFHf ~
nNe, six AMI as many as nine wears ana
should ne today working As skilled labor.
ers making So 70 81 - per day. ana the
COMPANY mas NOT Kept its promises 10 the
The Judge declared that In the machine
shonS There were men rated as unSkiiiel
men Wh9 we're working alongside OF Skilled
men Holng the same work yet drawing
only 81 10 $50 per day. while their fetioyT
workmen reviewed 81 10 80 2I per 6a.. IL
$40 ,hat Y The policy % the Southern Pa.
ING y continued that Houston Meaid rfs
long have population of 400 or y0o1 reo.
ple VINO ny reason ~ inability 70 rank a.
shHed workmen, could not earn living
FOR their families and could not eAncate
their children and would conseoneo,ir ~,
o menace 70 public welfare
tomnarisons were made hv che Sndso %
.ne sslhed ana nnskilled men IN other shons
cifc "' S'u'n'fa IA
The Judge declared that all the railroad
men ought 70 Join the Brotherhood az Raii'
OF unionism "H'A
ne declared that the southern Paoise ~.
lowed custom that works 2 hsrdshln 10
the men and Is menace 10 the ro,,
munitv. ana that IS the custom Of dronning
out tho high priced men as thev inrrs,se
IN number and replacing them bT nnstired
snd lower nriced men He challenged Msn
eyer Van Week - prove that the rrasAn
why the everngc rate ~ wages IN ~
southern Pacinc shors Is lower th-n ths.
IN ether EhnnR H. M the mane-er b,s 49,
because ~ tho greater nrmbcr ~ unski,ied
men employed, This, the Judge saId w
commanded 10 he proved He further sntd
thaf II the Southern Pacific couprnv nsii
their employees on On equal seaie con,rnred
with other roads tao men here would re.