The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-09

AIaHs BACK UP
THE RAILROADS.
i1 iuN
IIsi bIuiheIhaods Cast ThsI1
Votes For Increased
Freight Rates
~
AE SQUARE DEAL, PLEASE
lslnuiIal 10 Taft and the Inter
illls Commission From Men
ui tho Eastern Lines
Ht SQUARE DEAL, PLEASE


The most significant council OF rail.
Nd employees ever held in this
,untry met al the Amsterdam Opera
ouse YESTERDAY ana instructed the
3iefs of tho four great organizations
railroad workmen Ia 70 to Wash
igton and appeal to the Government
the Tinted States for souare deal
their employers: meaning in It's
tse liberty 10 raise freight rates.
The meeting was characterized by
IL brotherhoods themselves as the
lost momentous since the first spike
al driven into the first railroad for
1ese reasons: Il was their first out
Id ont announcement that the in.
RESTS of employees and employers
ro Identical and IL was the hrst time
,e powerful unions have ever united
, back up the railroad companies by
3ing directly 10 the Government. AZ
Iarked, as tbe leaders OF the broth
rboods agreed, the growth OF a spir-
Of fairness and mutuality. II serv-
| notice that while the brotherhoods
re not minded to be tags Tor any po-
teal party they intend TO scrutinlze
II attitude OF candidates for Office
particularly for Federai olace) as 10
IN employers. as well as employees,
kaIl Be treated BY the lawmakers
~ law enforcers.
Three thousand delegates represent
Y the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Gsi1eerx. the brotherhood OF Loco
lolive Flrernen and Enginemen. the
f1or or Railway Conductors aud the
Egtnerhood OF Railroad iralnmei'
FOR uye hours YESTERDAY In the
uaterdam opera house ana listeheu
speeches from warren ). s1one'
and chief OF tfe engineers; a. %
nrretson, president OF the conduc'V
3 w g. Lee, .prestdent OF me tram.
len; P. II. Morrissey. president OF
Pc American Railroad Investors anu
Employees association; @. H. Sines,
Ice-pIesidenf OF the trainmen, ana
her executives.
The delegates came with authority
rom 550Uo0 railroad workmen ON
xtF three railroads east OF the MISS
Mn. ! river. and they represented y
|9,IU0 voters dependent ior nFeil-
pod on the 'ailroad companies, Al
Tour hours conference tney au'
esaed memorial 10 Presiaent Tar
interstate commerce commission
all national anc state mwmakins
4ies The memorial contains res
1tlons which support the proposal
the. railroad companies that they
permitted. 70 make a reasonable
crease in rates.
he asouare Dear Translated
The brotherhoods did not take ac.
On suddenly. or unanimously. The
Foposal to stand BY the companies
hi been talked over. for several
onths In all the lodges. It had been
reshed out thoroughly and the dele
htes came to the council with one
e. in mind. tsat the employees
ere In the same boat with the com
anies. They were in absolute har-
any on ali the principal points
oueht M al the meeting. These
ere that:
Eyerything the railroads must buy
ss zone up in price anu tse only
linz they rtatioD-has
bne down.
The companies are required to
lake greater outlay every year for
EFFECTED service. sate.y appliances
ayes and supplies.
The rates for transportation now
ermitted are TOO low to enable the
bmpanles 10 make a fair profit, pay
In wages or to continue to pro
dc high class service to the public
The employees can obtain laii
ages only oy supporting tne com l
n'es II an appeal 70 lne nosetn i,
rhL = aulnor'Ac reasonnpie ,... az 'a,e ~ ~
eases Nn'en eApe''ence nae s"o"'
,r pe necessaFs .,,.,. :,
ne eohll'anies nteu .ns o"sn'ns -
e,s elnllosess. especians ..oo ~ s.oo
me eohs'ane asi'a''vu " na'is.ue ss,'.
'rers associations loDpers, hiuuie
e. en- and politicians for sun io~e'
-: - !, ...a,.....
nTte y 10 .vniessioi ~ ' ~ meph'.,s, '.',, ..'n
me par, q lpe Unions ~ ,r' susp sup '...p
q y 'ns Voin'sl,es ines as "m
ashas - ,ns''' upoa n'sno, 1,,a,,lens Tas
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