Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-09
Strikers Parade From
EnoIa to Marysuille

Strikers from West Fairview and
Enola to the number of several hum
dred marched from Enola to Marys-
vile this morning. A number of the
strikers carried flags Stops were made
enroute to allow picket men to make
requests to men still at work to join
with them. There was no disorder.
Following the parade at Marysville
this afternoon it was announced that
the men would march to Harrisburg
IL the weather permits.
When told that the men were
marching at Enola and Marysville,
President w. II. Pierce stated that the
men were acting according to their
own convictions. He said that while
he did not advocate any street demon
strations, the men were working for
their own interests and would create
no disturbances.
Paraded Here, Too
The only demonstration in Harris
burg occurred this morning at 10
o'clock when 100 men formed at Sixth
and Calder streets, marched up Sixth
to- Reilly, down Reilly to Seventh, and
up Seventh to Maclay street. These
men were sent out as pickets 1t was
announced and not to parade. Five
of the men carried United States flags,
and took their places outside of the
entrances of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road property.
From three to seven pickets were
on duty at each point Others dis
tributed circulars and tackled them
up on fences and telegraph poles. The
circular gives to the public the side
of the men and their reasons for
striking Under the heading, "Notice
to the Public" the circular which is
dated May I, is as follows:
Reasons For Strike
THE Brotherhood of Federated
Railway Employees has requested
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany to put into effect seniority on
the railroad. The reason we asked
for seniority rights wa was because
charged men by the hundreds who
periods ranging from Ave to thirty
discharged these men and kept
other men in their employ that had
only been. employed a few months
or more, thus, giving them the pref
many years of faithful service.
"A committee waited on the rail-
nothing could be done for them, as
the, orders came from authority
the United States Government and
interceded in our behalf with COM
pany officials, but were unable to
meet the general manager, as we
had requested.
railroad knows that the company
Is trying to foster upon their en-
ployes an organization known as
the Mutual Beneficial Association of
Pennsylvania Railroad Employees,
and the direct purpose of that or
ganization is to eliminate, get rid
of all labor organizations on the
system. Never before has cor
por,ation ATTEMPTED to disregard the
an extent VIVA What eipragfs IS cagffa 70 tryin9 yrea
to do? Has labor no rights? Are
we going to sit idly by and see the
company beat the shopmen into
suna SUBMISSION, and are they going to
and then use them against the
transportation Brotherhoods?
No! MOI. The time is here for
fihaSt,na every man y who believes in personal
humanity. They have shown by
their very acts they never intended
doing as they have agreed with
their employees. And now we are
all and all for one.
Let peace. harmony. friendship,
fraternity. unity of action prevail
and we will win. We are asking
asking the public t"i1; to investigate Ws ate
for themselves whether our confene
tlons are unjust before passing
Judgment one way or the other. One
dquestion que o we VIII ask you. Is it Just
from man, and then discharge him
simply to crafty the greed of
"ARTEs9Ey EEH61py cooMEMIrTEE, IN BROTH,
RAILWAY EMPT Owes - ~