The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-10
Better chkasha
Friendly 10 Labor
Commercial Club Adopts Resolu-
tion.-Expressing its Atti-
tude Toward Railroad
Employees.

last week, it was deemed best that
a meeting of the Commercial Club
be held and steps be taken to set
the matter right. The club met
yesterday afternoon. Previously
the I. A. OF NJ. had met and APP
pointed the following committee to
confer with the Commercial Club:
Messrs. McMahan. Coley, Whitta-
ker, Brewer and Harrington.
The other railroad unions was also
represented.
President Gilkey called the meet
ing to order, the room being crowd
ed with members of the CONNER
cial Club and other representative
citizens. The committee of the
machiHists was invited to speak.
Mr.. McMan spoke first, stating
that while i'll feelings had grown
out Of the action Of our citizens last
week, he did not think the railroad
employees we're disposed to cherish
these. He thought the commercial
club could take mp the matter Of
the opening of the shops and ac-
complish much good in connection
with committee of the employees.
There was considerable discus
sion among the members Of the
club and by other members Of the
committee OF machinists. A nurn-
Der OF business men made talks in
which they clearly set forth that in
signing the statement last week,
they did not intend to injure the
cause Of the employees or to place
them before the public in the wrong
light. Ii was also brought out
that the club did not think it prop
er TO enter into any controversy
that may exist between the Rock
Island and its employees. 1t was
agreed that the company and its
employees alone could adjust these.
The best Of spirit prevailed
throughout the meeting on both
sides. Both parties manifested a
fair and coaciliatory spirit that was
commendablS.
At the conclusion of the discus
sion the following resolution was
adopted by the club and it was ac-
cepted by the committees as
satisfactory expression Of the clubs
attitude in the matter. There was
not a dissenting vote either in the
cl1b los among the committees as
to the resolution:
Whereas. some misunderstand-
ing has grown out Of the statement
presented to the Rock Island Off
cials by business and professional
men of Chickasha, therefore be il
Resolved, that the Commercial
Club recognizes that the railroad
employees In chickasha are an hon
orable, industrious and Iaw-abiding
class of men; that insofar as, the
aforesaid statement was an express
sion of the sentiments Of this club,
the commercial club not being in
position to know the facts in the
case, had no intention of making
any insinuation that the laboring
men were attempting to use vio-
lence or dictate to their employers;
that the purpose of said statement
was to assure the Rock Island COM
pany that Chickasha will tolerate
none Of the violence that often ac-
companies industrial disturbances
"a sentiment endorsed by every
Iaboring man ia Chickasha-and we
hereby reaterate our purpose to
protect the property Of the Rock
Island, as we'll as its employees, al
all times.
Resolved, that this body express
its friendliness to our laboring pop
ulation at al times. and whenever
the railroad employees have any
grievances against the city oi
Chickasha, the commercial clut
stand ready to take the matter M
to the end that a fair and satisfac
tory adjustment be secured.
LArER;-At a meeting of the
railroad unions this morning, th'
above resslutiop was discussed ant
lald over till somorEow morning
THE unions request the compercie
club to meet with them at l. Q. @
If. hall at ten O'Clock tomorrow
morning.