Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-08-12
.EM|SSAR|ES Of COMPANY
ARE now BECOMING
DESPERATE
LETTER TO CALL OFF STRIKE Is
CIRCULATED BY |. c. AGENTS
HAS NO EFFECT ON STRIKERS

NEW ORLEANS La. Aug s.-tsp.ciai to The
s.rs. m Bulletin. n.,-Thoss Of the comp.ny's snissAr.
les who ever since the strike have been eagaSsd
In trylng TO have II declared OF. saiu the
Job This tim. they are worii.9 ,1rsssH the
Every conceivable method has been tried for
the purpose OF psrsuadins the strikers to turn
have at last been successfui In getting on the In
o. cd: Of labor an,sa and are using the officer.
have the strike declared of.
TAs EoAasasass' Letter.
The smsssries' letter reads follows:
In view Of the fact that this l. c. strike has
we feel that 1t ought to come to . close.
though Ne have to accept individual agreements
express Yourself SO that we may forward same to
General President Ryan.
We are sending this communication to all
lodges of the carmen. Call a special meeting II
necessary. and let us know as early As possible.
isis 4 Rampant st.
John H. Aitken. Acting Sec. TT.
2A s. Dorxoroid 81. New Orleans. La"
Decssrs the RseAs Ussais.
The acting president and acting secretary treas
urer OF the csrmens lodge At New Orleans must
have been asleep for several years and just woke
up After thirty-four months Of strike they want
to go back and scsb on themselves or declare the
Old Hog unfair As far as the strikers are
and Hartman lines were declared unfair thirty
four months ago. and they have been on the unfair
list ever since. Anyone who now makes an effort
to inaugurste legislation declaring these roads un
fair Is thirty-four months behind the time. and
who try TO induce men to 70 back and accept
individual agreements 10 also thirty -four months
In arrears.
Ne Ce.pre.ise.
As far As the scabs and company emissaries are
concerned. the Illinois Central and Hartman lines
strike probably has been declared Off but with
Union MEN II Will never be declared off until
1t Is settled and settled for Federation and every
thing else that the men went strike for In
the meantime IL there are any imitation union
men who want TO to work for the scab roads.
let them They have our permission How
ever. various times We have discovered towards
In ranks. who haven't the courage TO carry
out their convictions. They haven't enough nerve
To 40 resbbinH. and so they are generally found
more dangerous organized labor than scAbs.
for not content with their own moral destruction.
they set their traps TO catch other victims
The carmen throughout the country are not fall
ing all themselves sending their instructions
to President Ryan of the Carmen. They fully
derstsnd that the men the Illinois Central and
Hartman lines are strike and that when the
time comes for settlement the strikers them
selves will act. They have paid the price In pow
erty and want. and they know what they
strike for and know they will stay out until they
get IT, though II may take years TO obtain results
II any action at all L. 10 be taken on the letter
sent by the would be seabs OF New Orleans.
/, should be a notice To them that the strikers
have again placed the Illinois Central and HArri
man Ines the unfair list. and thus complied
with portion OF their letter
In the meantime the l. {. and Hartman lines
are very hard pressed for car ~haekers at their
New orleans terminals. The nggers who
soabbing need a few more white helpers, and the
these emisssries set back TO the rip track.
the quicker the strikers and union men Will feel
satisfied