El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-29
CONGRESS Asked
To CURB STRIKE
President Appeals For Law
to Prevent Tie-up of
Railways.

instance and arbitration in the third
. case
"On July 10. following. settlement
. was made on the last of the II Ameri-
. can lines involved. On the same date
at p m. a strike took place on the
Grand Trunk railway. one of the Cana
! dian railways. settlement not having
! Yet been effected on any one of the
three, this growing out Of the delays
which the employers were able to in
i terpose under the industrial disputes
/ act.
Verdicts often RepudIated
/ Moreover. the period of investiga-
: ton is eternally utilized by the en-
I plOyer TO entrench himself in his effort
to defeat the demands of the men. no
matter how lust their cause NAV be-
and in majority OF instances where
verdict by an Investigation commits
sion has been favorable to the men. il
has been repUdiated by the employer.
I In consequence of this attitude. disre-
. gard for and the ignoring of the pro-
visions of that law has led to placing
thousands of men in the attitude of
lawbreakers and the passage of laws
which induce men to open violation
thereof is a deadly injury TO a nation
because it breeds universal contempt
for law
Might Require 80 Investigations.
act were passed, all that would be
necessary would be for the power of
attorney TO be withdrawn from the ma
tionaI conference committee of man
ayers by the individual roads ana then
immediate necessity would arise for 200
investigation boards to he created. or,
il only q limited number were provid-
ed for men would be compelled to
remain for years in involuntary serVl-
tude if they obeyed the provisions OF
such a law"
Concurrent resolutions for the joint
session OF congress were quietly adopt
ed in the house and senate. Twenty-Five
seats in the gallery were reserved Tor
the railroad presidents and p were
reserved for the employees
SpieS Among brotherhood Men.
News that copies OF the strike order
sent out Monday was in the hands OF
the railway presidents occasioned no
surprise among the brotherhOods Al
ter il became known that they sus-
pected three of their number as acting
as spies for the railroad heads. they
said frankly that they expected the
strike order soon would be in their en-
ployers' hands. More than 5000 copies
of the order il was learned. were
mailed out OF Washington Sunday night
and each of the committee of $40 also
received q copy. Copies in the hands of
the executives are supposed 10 have
been mailed back here from nearby
points.
There was one traitor among the
u disciples" one of the brotherhood
heads said. and our average appears
10 be higher than that"
Labor Day Is the Day
Labor day was agreed upon q the
time for the tentative strike order to
become operative, it developed today,
after careful consideration of several
dates II finally was chosen because of
the belief that a demonstration by the
2.G00. 900 or more union men who will
march in Chicago Labor Day parades in
behalf OF the brOtherhoods would have
the effect Of winning much public sup
port for the strikers BY Labor Day
also the strike order will have been
scattered to all points on all divisions
OF the country The last of the dele
gates who left here Sunday viii have
reached their homes by next Friday
night
Although the strike order is for
o'clock next Monday morning. all lines .
affected probably would not be tied
up before some time that night il the
order were released
VIII Tie Up All Trains
Every member of the brotherhoods
whether an employee on a passenger.
freight or mail train is subject TO the
strike order Brotherhood heads init
mated last week that supply trains run
ming TO the Mexican border. some pas
senger trains, and possibly some milk
trains would be exempted. Monday
night they declared that all trains
would be tied up.
passenger trains" one OF the leaders
strike Order Is Brief.
The strike order is brief. 1t is adj
dressed TO all members OF the four
brotherhOods, is signed by the various
general chairmen and reads as fol- ,
lows;
.'Sirs and Brothers.
This is advice that the vote OF the (.
employees in train and engine service on :
half over time proposition was over I
whelmingly in favor Of a strike. {
Notwithstanding this. your represen-
tatives have been unable to effect a
satisfactory settlement and a strike I'M 8
der the laws OF the respective organi- {
actions becomes effective on Sept 4. :
1916. at : a. m.
'Impart this information so those in !
terested will understand that they are |
TO promptly obey.
Peaceful Strike Is Desired. !
on a separate sheet the duties Of /
ID smbers and officers in the conduct Of
q strike are set forth. Particular en-
phasis is placed on conducting the pro-
posed strike as peacefully as possible
Among the duties of members set
forth are these:
NO man in road service involved in
the strike will perform any service af-
ter the hour set to strike unless ne s
has already begun a trip and has actu- :
allv left the terminal If the train has
left the terminal he will complete the
trip and deliver the engine and train at ,
the end OF the run. or tieup point if
tied UP under the law. after which he (
will perform no further service until
the close of the strike Men in other
than road service will leave the serv-
ice at the appointed time.
No Distinction Between Trains.
so far as your legal right to strike
is concerned there is no difference be-
tween a mail train and a freight train.
You have identically the same right TO
refuse to perform service on a mail
train as you have to perform service on
a freight train.
All men on strike will keep away
from the company's property. except