Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-24
PMStt1J0HNST0N
A|RSS'tERS ASSET
APPOINTED LEADERS
Makes Sarcastic Reply to Lodges "a,
2S4 and $40. Termins Strike
Loot Cause"

At aliI y" -
10 thr offa.'. and Members ~ III
i~'"l l."dEt#, ~ ~" int,Inafs'u.h N-sot
,st5"H at Ma hinists
~. Iat' t.sts"d ses.tn e"pi.- of-eif-
cular letter s.ut out by "a commute. NJ
.'-is'> Nos - and sio. addr.--.I Il ~,
Intern iIoiihl ~ sti"uf- ~ III. tttIa4s ~
sahiAttt"hs tnAnlN 81 III -ttlkss oh II.
HI ltudn IIn.- aud l.lloi8- ttrtiai Ill
Ids. utFlns L At de ISM .isttuI, lp. ftkaf
1" t'u"W tht -ttik.- ,t, IL ,thsN TIA. nfIuuz
II lln's hhd demanding thnt IL ~
- u ~ lt"dui met 81 al .hrIt dat L.
l.Nis. ""ys ahd means IL pat nv If
mt th' sttlk, IT.
III ,lt'aiaf r'f"tt'd IL La h''.n ssty
ht'fully 'nBsi1'r..i h., tn. writ"I an Ia
ntd"r To avoid any mlsund"t standings. |
"lsh I" emphhtoally say that ~ has"
us.d every means at our command to maxi,
it'-' sltik's ,ft,,itN" aud IL hrlug th, IA
t. successful eoht l4-iofi
l'1fiht thr thI'" N"ais ali ti'' months
Grand lr,is. 81 Tn International A., Ia
ton Il" Nj, hlnlrts has paid "ut ia b.n.-
= m"t' TIN seven hantt"d thousand
~ ""n "nl dollars In addition IL til
afu"nht ouT lp.al and dI~tri't lodges tt,.
r"httihui"i manE thousand at duiat~ a
ohs"natlNe 'st1mht" 81 IL t"ttl an"uni
ihss. strikes Viii ,Ns,,i "n' million 81.
"nh 80" 90 dollars II" Grand lspis' II
Ia. mh'rs Tor batk benefits which ".
al. nov PAYING at a. rapidly as possible
You VIII remember that When the mn
employed On the" roads NIL demanding
-ifik'~ could MT last. at IL. longest. more
An 9" DAY md benefits OF u" benefits.
th.y were gping to stfik, \ttef In.
sifik" Was On for thu - HID 3" Ia -
md seeing Ia imm"ila settlement IA
KIT a. VIII a. realizing u ~"uId -
aulr~ all "ar resources to successfully
lily on tn, ftghl. II was d., id-i IL d.
snnilnu" h'nsttt- an all otbrt sttikss In
Nv f"rk tits. wher- onf memh"rs w.te
ftgltius fot al sigh hour dan, and meet
INK with som. success benefits were dis
lnntinu"i and our members ~"r" Compel
ii !" accept e"nIr"mas' settlement
The "ight hun sfrik. IN the contract
shops on til. Pacific coast WAS s'ill Oh
~ h"n III" Illinois central auI Hartman
Llu.s sttIk.s occurred III. Executive
al points ~ "rl'r that "" might VII
tbs" Later strik's ". haN" h-"n com
numerous cities owing Ia the financial
burdens Ne Me carrying
F"rty -O.e Meath. >,rske
During the III months these strikes
haSs ben ON; ~ hay. received many -
quests from local lodges f"r sanction 10
strike TO improve their conditions. and
ia many instances We insisted ON their
waiting until these railroad strikes were
rprtunitN Is gon" hy ami they are wurk-
INK under far worse conditions than es-
ist.d ON tie struck roads In justlc. to
he" members. a wei a. /" the organi-
zations IN general. should w continue To-
spend more money In an enterprise where
there IL no possihl. chance. 81 success
The interests Of our membership In Other
sections Of III. country. working both on
railroads and In manufacturing and con.
tract shops. under far wors" conditions
than existed on the struck roads. demand
that We give them attention
~ far putting new life into IN.
strike. failed Ia se. how this can be
accomplished at this time II W. were
unable to win SINK" In ~ months, with
an expenditure OF over one million tfl
eno. oo0 %, dollars bN tn. machinists alone.
hN hat manner uf reasoning do We hope
To Win even IN the r"mot" future Many
y
the stTik. hegan. In addition t. the tho
u=aHds Of strike breakers that have been
hired. and while IL Is conceded that many
Of these stfike-hreakrrs NJ. not ma Ia
aubS Vet In IA period Of II months, no
matter low dun they may be. they can
II least l,aff a part Of the trade II l.
.Trfoir. LOGICAL to assume that tn" POSI-
ton 81 the railroad companies u stronger
and with frw.r pi'krts ON the lin. the
position 81 The strikers must necessarily
A. lar as Advertising AMI giving pub
ficity to the stink are concerned. that
an t.. done without any great eNpcndi-
tet. Of nancy but Ia the judgement Of
the writer. adA.rilsing aud publicity alon.
viii not win strikes W. can, without
III. railroads that are far to organized
labor with view 10 influencing the
people who will visit the Panama Pacific
international Exposition L. ratronl2e the
roads that ar fair to organized labor.
Unfortunately, many working women anu
nrn viii not hs In position I" visit TINS
appeals Nil have much weight with thoss
Who are financially able Ia attend
In connection With these strikes viii
say that the maehinists ~er" the only or
ganization paving regular benefits. Tn"
ether organizations gave financial assist
anre from tim. 10 time. but did not and
| II was So understood hy their members
pay regular benefits II they missed civ
| ing financial assistan'" Tor a WEEK or
| hanger Period II was mol considered an
1ahIfuation that they later had In meet
| hut when our association missed paSln
| benefits for week or LONGER period Tn
| anne was considered an ohilsdtl"h Nhl'h
W are now paving
| fndrr these circumstances the General
Executive Hoard. In conjunction win Tn
officers ~ the other Crafts. f"lt II thelf
| nntlnue STRIKE benefits on lie, emhsr !.
i4f4 and for this your oftlcer- have he"n
as.ailed and called Traitors 10 the tauss
| ~ some Of the self appointed leaders NJ
| us strike. whn az" silil s""kins In III
| n4sncc tie men I" continue this hopeless
n he circular sent out IN Lodges Nus
a. 80 and sfa they conclude hN saving
ut W. de uot want any more eIaNe,
Yards like the |. 4 thicag"-,ireat
u.si,rr IRE or the Santa Fs =" These
| z.ntmcats are the true expression oi
ley sturrr. union mEn. and the only
wv. In my judgement Ia prevent con
/ triton ~ tbs Kind j. 10 commence r..
organizing thesr roads again This Ill
lb.,e to hs done sooner or later. and the
| snsn.r tho better for all concerned.
| With host wishes ! r'maln'
| VIM " Johnston
| International President
| FpITnRS NOTE The above song by
i TIE International President Of the Inter
| rsttnnaI Association Of Machinists i the
| - comran>s agents since the inception
| - mi. strike The cry of lost Cause