Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-16
vENEERlNG ON ROTTEN MArruu

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~. u4il.tin ~ IVA
clinton. III
va haNo "ft"n heard nf ..n..r.d Aua...
MI Is "r..t ted II tn l"'or,st and ch.a p~., ,,S
"f national and 'ensrf"l with brick on III. osssx
uatkiug Il te"k lk" a TN. structure.
I.i> arllel" 81 President \ - whartons 4. \,
~ulhs Bullruu aud th- Fe.l"rationist of I.s, -
q ike unto tn TAX" huildug. H.. has under,ahs.s
''n''r THE rotten avti"n taken by him and ~. =
th' rN'tntt. council that wer. In accord win -.
hs th' hrlNwash statements he has made /. ~
.rfl,lt.
H. states in IN, beginning Of his artici. tn, i.
. atl'f II faei th'N had not lost sight Of ali -
u.s mh'rs wt'th'r working for a railroad CONES
ne ia "thct industries. II seems AS though h ~
la-' eight Il th.m entirely. when he advsena1
fi.'ne oil tins strtk" as everyone knows that ~
q tlHhs oil this Sink" would have lowered -
aiding ~ Tn, labor muN .m.nt In every inA,us,,
III this country. aud taken every opportunity An,
Ifom "tghnlsdti"ns Ia railway industry Of s,cv.
a- T." ttrt conditions au.i increase In pay, VIZ
MI nav resulted in many declarations lAshe
ih'r tolerated contracts Just ths =
fa'N npA haNs 'NIit"i. every fair mined -
al ordinary int'llt"u'o knows that every rsissl
'atl"ratl"u IA this country is watching The -.
r' "f tHl~ .ffJk'. and - assisting these corr.
dil"us II dttrat il II possible,
ILL., araln sat- "" might in Justice TO the ~
ustI"fttt Of TIN mrmi"r-. ask tn. |. C. and Ham
uau and Per- MArauett. railroad strikera ~
n#tft ~ IL" tank and file OF the various see.sI
.st'tn- N,t, consulted or had any voice 10 =
S. Hu, NJ HAT resulted IN these strkes, In asDuv
Ia that tni' Hl"us question viii ask. VIE ~
h''li II m'ni'ts that are hundreds Of alss ~
t. tutd- az >h"ps lnNoit I'd In trouble, aal ~
kh"w nothing OF thr causes for trouble ~
aektd whether their brothers should 60 - -
ri mt I suppo-" II tn. members the AsluGn
,"asi inr railroad had grievance they -
ask thc iIosk island ar all other msmssra seu1DD
shops included II those men should 90 - -
that would b- a fine stem. and " thseo - -
ii that are working under such poor cool1tbe1A 3
which there At. MANY. " ha, would u Rsaa y -
I" si'r NJ this nghi. would II be the meas & -
INK them better conditions no. but jsse ~ =
N.rs.. II would Lee ia. means OF keepeo9 -
sam, 81 worse conditions for years - co9A -
IN" ~inning of this ~trik. would mean 6stoo -
ditions Tor all organized labor. and ovu0B
Wharton Ani tn. other members Of the e9oou1o
council had pu, tn. energy In this fisht ~ -
"hlisat,. themselves To do when they Wese -
III th.s. offices 1t would have been voa - -
Has ever line In the lAbse -
In" strike bulletin or the Federationht frso -
officers boosting this cause and tryin6 - - -
enthusiasm In the rank and file 70 vts -
strlk''' No not lin. from them but :. T. e
hand, they tried to Kill the strike Uubee4 -
ha' kbpnr Of this strike. and as for tryin6 - -
finances To carry ON this strike their eefesO
been very flmsy. the appeals that have 49, -
w"f. 50 lacking In encouragement ana soenoa
that the Luke warm members could 50 ~
mss Of their officers. therefore did not rssosU
They would have perhaps II they had eess -
thr necessity Of 50 doing.
Wharton also asks IL any one had ever e
II think what II would cost to pay stfsss
Ia $1,000 men. Most certainly We have
mat hut ne don tell you now soon ~ -
men want To work with the exceptiee -
number AT each point and at soms peseu
at all lie further states that the oft'ce0 49,
only thing that could be done under H.
stances to discontinue strike benefits v,sseo
ing III. men chance to say whether - -
d"sir-h to continue the strike under 49, -
tions, would hav. been unfair. and that ~ NJ
haVe been accused OF forcing the mes 70
STRIKE 40 to work on the struck roeeA
like to know what he calls the discoeuecsS
strike benefits but force and In the foso -@1
don. to Influence the men to vote TO call ~
off knowing that they could not rsoee ~
firing line without anything. IL was 10
force the calling off Of this strike pere =.
II not why did A O. Wharton crttbass 51
Person for the protests in the Bulleua sk1
the assertion that IL he tPerson oto
publicity thai II would STOP lis fRon ca
OFF THE sTRIkE Who In the H..
who Is paying US the great big saiafy
INK. and how many of W. has discontmSs
lion OF their salary to help the cause UyS17|
and ". know who they are. This saoe
Intelligence asserts that the sssolusssee ~
tests are not expressions worthy OIL WV VI
and resemble the tactics OF agencies e2S|
certain employers to SOW the seed OF - ~ ~
our ranks which 10 untrue. IL only 49, r.
and file Is next to the rettenness OF ~
colleagues. and I want to say to him tHes r
and file show Intelligence and gamenes
low these ginks to put over . rouss go
unnoticed. -
In his article he expresses regret Of ~ ~
being published He should have tnese -
sooner and not acted In = manner wese
publicity necessary. :. -
u. also attempts to slur the ec". - =
papers for publishing what the rans -
them for publication. From the drvt
ment he would like to muxis the lasee 1871
by doing keep the rottenness OF ~
la Dor leaders from coming TO light oW
will never happen and that vs may ~ -
experience and guard against ss'use
Neneered officers In our rama
Secretary Burnside Local Bosre