Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-18
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY OF CON
GREss DELIBERATELY TURNS
ON RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.
I 100000 WORKERS GIVEN
scANT HEED BY WILSON
Not Taken Into Consideration When
Negotiations Were Taken UP at
White House-Effort to Secure Rec
ognition for unerganized Employees
Unheeded by President.

Chicago, Oct. 1s.--Reports from the
" est that Robert r. Frazier, is taking
Ut the fight for the recognition OF
100000 employees of the railroads who
| were excluded from the operation OF
the Adamson eight-hour law, had 9
disquieting effect upon the administra-
ton lieutenants who are fearful that
the sonorous phrase, THE, sanction OF
society,"" may be as disastrous to Its
author as the too proud to fight
dictum.
1t is realized that the democratic
majority Of congress deliberately
turned it's back upon the unorganlzeo
railroad employees. Mr.. Frazier, as
spokesman for the 100000 workers
who are paid proportionately much
less than the brotherhood MEMBERS
was given scant attention at the Whlte
House when the strike negotiations
were in progress.
Democrat Points Injustice.
Representative Clark. Of Florida,
democrat, when the /eight-hour Dill
was under consideration in the house
OF representatives Offered the follow
ing amendment:
provided further, that this section
shall also include and apply to station
agents train dispatchers trackmen,
office employees, workers in railway
shops and all other employees OF a
railroad carrier engaged in interstate
carriage of passengers and freight.
In support Of his amendment MI.
Clark made a dramatic appeal to his
colleagues, He said:
Now. if these people who are press
ing this bill want to tote fair, II they
really want to benefit the laboring
people of the country, they will not
stop with increasing the salaries OF the
highest-paid workmen in the railway
service. The engineers and con-
ductors get more pay in proportion 10
the work done than do the shopmen,
the trackmen, the little station agents,
ard these other people whom | have
named in that amendment. and their
work is just as necessary for the oper-
alton Of trains as is the work OF the
engineers and the conductors.
II want to say to you gentlemen
that. SO far as am iconcerned-and
j
take advantage OF or mislead any
body am opposed to this legislation
bat IL YOU intend to legislate, then. for
Gods sake legislate fairly and give
aJFthese people the advantage OF what
you propose"
Falls on Deaf Ears.
This appeal fell upon deaf ears.
Evidently the sanction of society
did not include the workers who had
no representatives in committee
room adjoining the house chamber to
see TO it that the law was passed Tor
them alone.
The Clark amendment was defeated
by a teller vote of 81 to l2O the l2O
democrats who were told that the
e;ght-hour day had 1.-The SANCTION OF
society" 81
Tn the debate on the Clark amend
ment, Representative Garland, repub-
lean Of Pennsylvania, said:
II am for the amendment because
the claim was given to the President
Of the United States in behalf Of 1900
900 employees by their representative,
MIR. Frazier, who not alone came here
in person but who wrote the president.
and he, Mr.. Frazier was neglected. He
has been ignored entirely, as have the
1900, 900 employees These gentlemen,
represented by Mr.. Frazier, came here
ard asked that they be given an OPP
portunity to share in whatever legis-
ID ton was enacted by this congress.
and they asked it for the reason they
deserve it."
In view Of this action in turning
down the 80 per cent Of underpaid
railroad employees and advancing the