Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-06-07
LABOR MEETING ENTHUSIASTIC,
 FOR STRIKERS
Torchligl1t IrocessioN Pre- cedes Big Mass Meeting
 of Workers Last Night.
MAYOR HOPEFUL
 OF SETTLE:MEN
Machni>t>' tnNIiAr. tdopi> Krsoln- lions. and President Gi Carmen Sa,S Material Evidences ui N,n-
 pathy Ire Received.

pathy Ire Received.
 That organized labor ct ;he rity is standing $oiidlr befii,d the strisinY street ear employees lu th@iI' demands io1 the reinstatement oi members ai>- charged by the eom0any, and fur re- o@htloh of their oAiol., %a2 Pubi5tiy proclaimed last ni@lt ut q nnnstr@ ahd rnthuSldstic open meeting held at Labor hail, I'osu'th and Main, and which N"e attended, by more than 3GU N:enlbefs of the e&"iolj.i ,,;.des of thr cltt, and ln addition by many N"|frn wives and dauGhter. Of th" Mejlb~is
 resolution Wal aduislVd. iui3s, tumuItuoas 2ppiauSe, p!ed%in2 lmioH l&0oi of the city to suppoEl the slogan, We Win OF Walk. adopted by ihr striking carmen, and further nea%- Ing to the street carmen tGe s2pport ol all otGanlH"d tabor ln th"ir ti"ht.
 Much enthusiasm wa; created when the anhouneemeat was made tl,at thp Ladies Auxiliary of the Machinists' union had met during the afternoon and had unanimously adopted a res outlon condcmnlnp jhc Pine Bluff company for the action il had taken in tn" matter of employees who were discharged "bccauee of Hffiliation with :, labor union. The resolution was signed by Mrs. (. hunp3sS. pres ident, and Miss Pauline iiarscher. secretary, and ,a copy WaS delivered to the officers of the street c:trmcn's union.
 Big I'orch!ighi Procession.
 he StlISlnO and other union men, a"gregatin" more than l5O in all. had q torchight pro cession prior to the meeting. The pa radn formed at Labor hall, marched north to the coui'thouse south to Src- ond, west to Chestnut, cast to Main. south to Sixth aHd Gorth to Fourth, where the parade dishanded and tho paraders entered the hall, to paltia- pate in the meeting.
 II. j. Kennedy, president of the street carlnen's union, make an nouNcefent of the sincere aoprccia "nd support given them, not only hy by scores of business mon and other citizens, who had made their sym pathy plain in substantial maunpr.
 Tine mectin~ went on record as eX- rr ssing it's appreciation Of 'he fair and impartial attitude 2dopt q by th> Pine Rl"ft papers in tnei accounts s of the present trouble. and thoir ap- preci ition Of the excellent spirit Of fairness and Friendship shown by thc peace offic rs of he city and county
 Mayer Makes Talk.
 The mass meeting was aailei 10 order by T. A. Wilson. president O. the state Federation C. LabC who in few apprcpriate remarks. so+ forth conditions as they eNisied in this city. aft ' which Mayor simon 3loam was introduced The mayor. in a short talk, which was repeatedly cheering from the assemblage. stated th1t ho had wired some Of tho of ficials of the local iompa ", who reside in Nv Orleans. and that he expect.d reply some time this morning.
 Ben Commons. national organizer and fourth vice president of the A. A. of s. R. and F. RT. F.. was next introduced. and spoke fc," aboHi forty minutes setting forth the int ntions of the local organization. telling O. improved conditions both in he way of service 10 the public. and to the members and their families. of the various street ear organizations in the South Wher9 the organizatiOn had been perfected tn ough the ef- fc,js of national organizers. aid q by local trades organizations.
 Mr. Commons laid special emphasis on the fact that the local organization had made no demands whatsoever On in Pino Bluff company until after the eight men Tad been summarily dischareed last Sunday morning, after th' names of the men had been Y inied in The Graphic as officers or the local order. known as Division 7G7 A. 4. of S. R. and E. Ky Elm ployes. the only reason given by the company being "that their services were unsatisfactory notwithstand- ing the fact that three Of the men discharged had at different. times in tae rast received rewards for "me@i- torious service"-a policy adopted by the company 10 rewar3 efficient and rot worthy service. MT. Commons was also repeatedly interrupted by chees S.
 Walter Davis and ". F.. Green members of the Central Trades Coun- ci also spoke briefly, urging that all members of organized labor con duct themselves in Q gentlemanly and w-abding manner st all times and to advise against any move that would bring diseredit or r9proacF rpon the respective labor unions oi the city.