El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-14
THE STRIKERS FIRM
IN FIGHT On
THE 6. /.
President and Chief of the
Strikers Thanks Herald
For Fairness.
Valentine, Texas, June 10.

Valentine, Texas, June 10.
Editor FL Paso Herald
| I have read your kindly reference to
| the striking trackmen Of the Southern
Pacific lines in Texas, and write to
| thank you for the same. Almost at the
moment your items had been read the
| following telegram was received from
| our temporary headquarters at the
Bristol hotel in Houston, where assist
| ant secretary treasurer GLIB is In
! charge:
First division swept clean from
| Houston to Glidden. Huddlestone still
| in the fight"
This is the division on which a small
army of officials have been working
with all the zeal which a desire to
| ingratiate themselves with their SUI
perior officials could inspire them.
Their fables told to keep the foremen
in the dark as to actual facts were
little short of devilish; one especially
which stated that Mr.. Huddlestone had
applied for his section at Rosenberg,
being beyond the bounds even of the
foulness said to be fair in war. Hud-
dlestone promptly denied the falsehoOd
in a telegram to the Houston Post as
follows: Wish to correct statement
in todays Post that I had applied for
Have been offered several positions on
this line but declined to accept them
You can state that I am in the fight to
serve my comrades to a finish. c. Hud
dlestone."
1t is largely due to Mr.. Huddlestone
and his good work that the line has
been swept Clean
Just why the Southern Pacific Off
Gals prolong the controversy from
which, even if they win, the only re-
suit for them will be the loss of their
best men, is a mystery TO me. I have
offered them both before and after the
strike began that If they would meet
the committee of their maintenance OF
way employees and discuss with them
their proposed schedule of rules and
rates. any points on which they could
not agree to be submitted to arbitra-
ton. I would advise the committee to
call off the strike and would also adj
wise that the matter of an increase in
rates be left in allegiance in the mean
time
This offer still holds good and any
action either OF the press or public,
or the railway commissioners which
will end the unnecessary risk to the
engine and trainmen and the travel
ing public will have all the assist
ance which we can render. We are
striking for a principle and will re-
turn to our accustomed posts of duty
whenever our officials meet our COM
mittee a they meet other committees
of other employees and stop the dis
missal Of our members simply because
they hold membership in our organiza-
tion. Just why the railway company
refuses US either Of these rights and
prefers to let its patrons risk their
lives and limbs as they must under
present conditions, is certainly a mys-
terry to me.
Our men are standing out bravely,
and I am holding public meetings. a
series of them, informing the public
of the reasons why these men are on
strike. I may, if the strike is pro-
longed, have the pleasure of a visit to
the good town of Ell Paso for the same
purpose and will count it privilege
to call and thank you in person for
friendly notice of a very estima BILE body
OF employees making a manly fight for
the very ordinary human right of be-
longing to any religious, political or
industrial organization with which
they may choose to ally themselves
without any dictation from any rail-
way official. Trusting the pressure of
public opinion and the justice Of these
m EMS claims may soon bring an end
to the present conditions now exist
ing on the Texas lines of the Southern
Pacific railway,
am yours sincerely,
A. B. Lowe,
President International Brotherhood OF |
Maintenance 0f Wau