United labor bulletin., 1912-02-08
MOTHER" JONES SPEAKS
TO Federated SHOPMEN
Strike Is Already Won, Says
Mother" MANY Entertain
ments for Benefit
of Strikers.

"Mother" Jones spoke to large crowd
at Eagles hall Wednesda night, and dur
ing her address but one man left the
hall. She spoke to the striking Feder-
ated Shopmen, and her discourse covered
period of two and one-half hours.
Mother" Jones has passed through the
entire life of the labor movement in the
United States. The daughter of miner
and later a miners wife, she was reared
and spent her life in the labor move
ment. She has wonderful memory, and
in her address she followed the evoIu-
tion of the labor movement in the United
States, and told of how labor has been
exploited by capital to the detriment of
the human race.
Mother Jones has been travelling
over the Hartman system, and said that
the strike of the shopmen was won now,
and it was only a matter of time until
the roads will sign up. She said that on
one occasion where a train on which she
was riding had nine-hour schedule it
took the train thirty-six hours to make
the trip.
Tonight a benefit will be given at the
moving picture house at Thirty-fourth
and Franklin, for the shopmen-
Wednesday benefit will be given at
Thirty-seventh and Downing.
On Feb. 20 the Woman's Trade Union
League will give benefit for the shop
men at the Baker theater.
Mrs. Ahce Kellogg and Mrs. May
Peake are having 5000 copies of a song
written by ]. S. Ramsey of Salida, Colo,
printed, and will sell the copies for the
benefit of the strikers. The song is en-
titled, "Hark, Hear the Signal Calling"
The president of an international
union having made an extended tour OF
the West has just returned to Chicago
He was particularly interested in noting
the effect of the Hartman strike on the
operation of trains. and other instances
in relation thereto. He reports that in
his trip from Salt Lake TO Ogden, Butte.
Mont; Pendleton. Ore; Seattle,L-ort-
land, Ore. and then south to Los An
geles, trains were nearly all late. almost
wholly due TO defective equipment. From
Los Angeles back by way of Phoenix.
Arizona. to El Paso and san Antonio,
Texas, trains We're running from one
hour to ten hours late; the same reasons
applying as above noted. II was further
stated that the strikers at the various
points affirmed that the passenger serv-
ice Is being taken care of, but that the
freight service was practically demoral-
lied II is common practice now to
use freight engines on passenger trains.
thus showing the lack of repairs 1t was
stated that the situation as a whole
looked extremely favorable to the strik-
ers, taking into consideration the fact
that there have been very few deser-
tions, and also that it is rumored thar
the officials of the Hartman System are
becoming disheartened over their at
tempt TO deny the recognition of the
System Federation The outlook for the
future seems to be bright.
System Federation OF the employees
in the operative department of the Den
Yer & Rio Grande railroad, numbering
approximately 5000. has just been eff
fected. This Federation represents the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen, Or
der of Railway Conductors and the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. This
is the first System Federation among
the Brotherhoods to occur, and is follow
ing out the policy of the American Fed
GRAFTON organizations in federating or
ganizations on the Railway Systems EN-
ployed outside of the operating depart
ment-