The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-04
RAILROAD UNIONS
GUARDED BY LAW
Companies Must Not Dis
charge Men for Carrying
Membership Cards.
ACTION AGAINST 1. & N.
Order of Railway Telegraph.rs Started
Move to Protect Employees From
DISMISSAL.

The demands Of labor organizations
for the enforcement Of laws designed es-
peclaIly for the protection and benefit OF
their members appear 10 be having ef-
feet
At the instance OF II. 3. Perham. pres
ident of the Order Of Railway Telegra-
piers. the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Is 10 be brought 10 book for
threat enIng to discharge its employees
who are members Of the order and a
long list Of railroads will be prosecuted
for failure to obey the requirements OF
the law as 20 safety appliances
Mr.. Perham has recently had a con-
ference with Acting Attorney General
Russell, the subject Of which was the
alleges conduct OF the LOUISVILLE ana
Nashville. Mr.. Perham told Mr. Russell
the road had threatened 10 dlScnarge
employees who were members or the or
der solely on that ground, in violation
of the law fOrbidding railroads engaged
in interstate commerce 20 discriminate
against labor unions.
Critieises Lindsay.
There was an implied criticism, too, OF
District Attorney Lindsay OF COving-
ton. KY. 10 whom the con plants as 70
the conduct OF the Louisville and Nash
vile had first been made Mr.. Lindsay
had referred The matter 10 the liner
state Commerce ComUiz sion aHf when
/ he was ADVISED by the comm IS sion II
had not authority, had dropped =.
/ Mr.. Russell Instructed him 10 ia, tsti-
| gate and, II facts warranted, instit,.te
I the prosecutions. and told him. more
D over. that when he found the laws YiO-
lated he should prosecute OF his own
motion, without referring the matter 10
/ WashlUEtOi-
The law frowns rather severely upon
railroads who fire employees for carry
: ing union cards, the Ienalty FOR each
oneuse Of this Kind being fine Of from
/ 500 TO 81 900.
| No particular railroad figures in the
prosecutions for failure 20 obey the
I laws compelling the installation or
I safety appliances General instructions
have been sent 10 the district attorneys
/ In number Of localities 10 bring these
The railroads affected are the follow
/ Ing
Roads Affected.
/ Belt Railway Of Chicago. Northern
district Of Illinois; Chesapeake and Ohio
I Railway Company. Eastern district Of
I Kentucky. Chicago and Northwestern
Railway Company, district OF &ebras-
4 ka: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railway Company, district OF Nebraska;
/ Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Rail
way Company, district Of Minnesota :
Chicago. Rock Island and PaCifle Rail
I Iowa; Elgin. Joliet and Eastern Hallway
! Company. kOrtheru district Of Illinois.
/ Kansas City Southern Railway Com
pany. Western district OF Missouri
Minneapolis and S. Louis Railroad
/ Company, district Of Minnesota; Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway Company. district
OF Kansas. Western district OF Missouri
/ and district Of Nebraska. St. Louis and
/ San Francisco Railroad Company, West
/ ern district Of Tennessee; St Louis,
I Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
/ Company. Western district OF Tennes-
/ see, Western district OF Arkansas. and
| Eastern district OF Arkansas; St Louis
! Southwestern Railway Company. East
ern district Of Arkansas: Southern Rail
way Company, Western district Of
/ Tennessee; Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany district OF Nebraska: Union Raii-
/ way Company (of Memphis). Western
district Of Tennessee: Union Stock
I Yards Company Of Omaha, district Of
I Nebraska; Grand Trunk Western Rail
way Company, Northern district OF IlH-
nOis.