Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-27

Notwithstanding the fact that no cause
for complaint had been shown. Mr.
Feeley and | both personally assured
the committee that nothing of the kind
mentioned would be tolerated, and it Is
not claimed that any cause for COM
plant has arisen since the matter was
first taken up in July last.
After satisfying the committee of
our purpose to see that, every man
having to do with the handling or di-
proper consideration and respect.
considered the matter closed. AS the
committeeman themselves were salts
fed with the assurances given them
and so expressed themselves, was
therefore very much surprised some
days later to receive a communication
renewing the request, which l declined
to grant because of its unfairness, and
because of my unwillingness to dis
charge any man from his position
without just cause. What makes the
attitude of the committee particularly
hard to understand is that they have
asked me to do something to a fellow
employe that they have provided
against permitting us to do under our
agreement with the men. In other
words our agreement provides that
no car man shall be discharged without
just and sufficient cause. and if man
is discharged without such cause, he
shall be reinstated and paid for time
lost. This clause was requested by
the men themselves and was promptly
and willingly agreed to by the COM
pany, because it is in perfect harmony
with the company's policy to treat
every man justly and protect him in
his employment so long as he per-
forms his work satisfactorily, and it is
in defense of that policy that the COM
pany will not allow Mr.. Green to be
forced from his employment without
cause.
1.-THE committee appealed to Vice
President L. F. Day, and. after going
into the matter fully, they agreed with
the position outlined: The action
taken today is inexcusable. unjustified
and wholly indefensible from any point
of view, and Furthermore, is contrary
to the laws of the order which these
committeeman assume to represent.
II am reliably informed that the ac-
ton taken by some of the men today
is not only contrary to the laws OF
their organization. but is in direct vio-
lation of an order of their grand Off,
GERS to take no action until the arrival
of Grand Chief Carman Ronemus, who
is now on his way to MarshalltoWn.
Employees Tired Of Treatment.
A statement of the employees side of
the difficulty was secured from the
committee composed of George Brink
erhoff, c. M. Stedman, j. A. Mold and
f. NJ. West, all of whom are prominent
in the union. The claimed cause for
the strike as given out in the state
ment made public by them is that the
men have become tired of the abuse
and i'll treatment of Green. Their
statement as issued is as follows:
1--WE, the car shop employees of the
Iowa Central Railroad. feel that the.
public is entitled to some explanation
of the trouble that exists between the
employees of the car shop and Foreman
John Green.
CAS- we can not stand his abuse and
mistreatment any longer, between fifty
and sixty employees walked out at 10
O'Clock this morning. We have worked
under a great many foremen in the
past years without any trouble, but find
that we cannot continue under present
Green Followed Mead's Leaving.
John Green, who lives at 500 South
Fourth street, is one of the old en-
ployes of the company. He has worked
in various departments for many years.
He was appointed foreman by Master
Mechanic Feeley soon after G. III.
Mead. a former general car foreman
resigned early in the summer, and
when ]. H. Chamberlain became gener-
al car shop foreman.