El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-19
URGE FL PAs0ANS TO AID STRIKERS

! am sure that it would Succeed with
in "a short time
clark Pioneer in stree Railway. :
judge Leigh Clark, candidate Tor
district attorney and a pi'neer citizen
OF il Paso, who helped organize the
first electric railway % tie city. was
the first speaker OF the evening Judge
Clark told the crowd tna they were
there for one purpose am that w
to benefit the striking street car EN-
plOyes. and that everyone should 20
away with that intention after the
speaking
with Felix MARITIME. AdIph Kra-
kauer. A. COurchesne. W : McCutch-
con. and Phil Dieter and n1yslf as in
corpOrators. the Fl PasO Electic street
railway was organized about 4 years
ago. said Judge Clark We APPLIED 10
the city Tor a franchise and il was
given US Capital began to ONE tp
the CITY and the stone & Webser cO1
poration obtained the FRANCHISE h5
Recalls First Strike.
7 remem Der well strike Z the
street car men at that time. andrhich
tied un the traffic on all Of the ines
said Judge Clark III r Edgar. roth
erfnIau OF Harry &. Potter wa: GEN.
eraI manager Of the electric conoanv,
and when I conferred with him bout
the strike he told me that the off-iaIs
in Boston would not increase the -a-a
Of the employees. I asked him forfuif>
authority TO work in the matter md
within a short time all OF the stik-
ing employees had returned to work
am personally acquainted with Mesrs-
stone and Webster, and know tat
If this strike matter was placed IN
the hands of Mr. Stanton and mys3f.
we could settle il within a very shirt
time
Denies Right Of Petition
The employees of the street car COZ
pany were denied the right OF petitia.
which i a constitutional right HV
much better il would be If the COZ
Danv would submit the matter to
duration and a harmonious unde-
standing would be made II certainF
would not hurt them to have a S.n
eral acceptance Of good will -
going 10 show you that the street ca
employees were not treated like real
employees. Take the Fl PasO * South
western railway for instance, where
every employee is treated as q man
and every one of them is working haro
for his company There is not a man.
woman or child in this district. but
believes that the street car men were
not receiving just wage, and were
receiving pay that It was impossible
10 live on A
Power of Organized Labor. 4
Continuing. judge clark told Of tie
immense power Of organized labor, and
that IL would be useless for the FL
Paso Electric Railway company 10
combat it. He said tlar the right 10
organize was the right of any number
OF men in the world. and that the cleo
trio company was IN the wrong. as
the railroad men are organized. the
farmers are organized. me doctors and
others are banded together and are Al
working for mutual beIefit OF n A.
bers-
Not Allowed To Organize.
I am going. 10 present you with
the facts Of the case Tiefly~ said
Judge Clark Here ther are The
employees Of the compan- were rot
allowed TO organize. not allowed 70
carry their meals on the ers- not al
lowed 10 carry water. and lz5Or as they
would they did not recei'e a wage
that would enable them . buy the
necessities Of life
The speakers we're frequatIy inter-
rupted with applause