Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-15
BROTHERHOODS WILL
NOT join IN STRIKE
[Continued From First Pagel
zation, and we, therefore, are COM
PEELED to remain neutral in the mat
"a. j. KAUFMAN,
General Chairman"
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Engineers Letter
The letter from William Park, of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers covered every point that was
raised at the melting Wednesday night,
and Is as follows:
"Sirs and Brothers: For fifty years
our brotherhood has weathered the
storms and maintained it's equilibrium
in spite of foes and adversities
This has been accomplished by
strict adherence to principles that
have proven to be well founded.
1t has very recently come to my
notice that the gentlemen who are now
making an effort to organize the shop
men on this system and are at the
present time urging them to come out
on strike are in a measure, If not
directly. assuring these men that they
will have the support of the train
brotherhoods in a sympathetic strike
to assist them in winning their cause.
This would be wide departure
from the principles this brotherhood
has always strictly adhered to and is
course this organization has no in
tention of pursuing so far as I know,
and those who are giving out such in
formation are doing so without au-
thority. and in all probability for the
purpose of deceiving the men they de-
sire to reach.
Il see by the Harrisburg papers un-
der the above date that a large mass
meeting was held in that city on the
evening of the 18th, which was largely
attended by the members of the train
service brotherhoods. and at this meet
ing resolution was adopted calling
on the general manager to withdraw
officers and settle the dispute with the
shopmen, which was later forwarded
to S. c. Long, and was supposed to
have been signed by some members of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers.
Strictly Individuals
THE signing of this resolution by
these men was purely individual ac-
ton and should not be construed by
anybody to mean that the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers is about
to enter into sympathetic strike.
''The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers will adhere strictly to the
laws 1t always has been governed by
and its members will be expected to
continue performing their usual du-
ties, the same as has been done in
times of difficulty of like nature in the
past.
Hoping that all members will COM
ply strictly and will be extremely care
full in conversation, so as not to mis-
lead men who do not know our laws"
Trainmen's Message
When the trainmen read the letter
from H. A. Enochs, general chairman.
they found its contents included in
formation similar to that given out by
VicePresident Valentine Fitzpatrick,
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, when he was in Harrisburg on
Wednesday. The letter from Chair
man Enochs is as follows:
philadelphia, Pa, May IA, 1914.
ITO Members of the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Trainmen Signing Tele-
gram to Mr.. s. G. Long:
Dear Sir-The message signed by
your names, reading as follows:
AT a meeting held In Harris
burg this date in which 500 MEM
bers of the transportation broth
erhoods participated, 1t was
unanimously decided to request
you as general manager to with
draw all railroad police and settle
with the shopmen their conten-
tons at once. This is the only
solution of the present trouble
after forwarding to General Man
ager S. c. Long, of the Pennsylvania