The Clayton citizen. [volume] (Clayton, Union County, N.M.) 1906-19??, 1916-08-31
MAIL TRAINS HIT BY STRIKE
ORDER; NONE TO OPERATE
Service to be at Standstill After A.
M. Monday, According to Letter
Sent District Chairmen of
Four BrOtherhOOds With
instructions

Washington, Aug. 28.-Oficial an
nouncement that the greatest railroad
strike in history is ordered for next
Monday at a. M, is contained in the
orders given to each of the GAO dis
trict chairmen of the four trainmen
brotherhoods, to be signed and dis
tributed to the local chairmen of each
district. Most of the signed orders
are still sealed, for each chairman was |
instructed by his chief that the letter
was not to be opened before Sept. l,
except on telegraphic instruction.
The order is addressed to all chair
men, members and others employed
in classes of services represented by
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firmen and Enginemen, Order f
Railway Conductors, and Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen.''
Includes NOnuniOn Men
Thus it includes the great number
of nonunion men who, without any
penalties, are enjoying the privilege
of having the brotherhoods fight for
them. The order follows:
"Sirs and Brothers: This is to al
wise that vote of the employees in
train and engine service on the eight
hour day and one and one-half time
for overtime proposition was over
whelmingly in favor of strike.
Notwithstanding this, your represen-
tatives have been unable to effect a
satisfactory settlement, and strike
under the laws of the respective or
ganizations has become effective on
Sept. a, 1916, at a. m. Impart this
information so that those interested
will understand that they are to
promptly obey"
Regulations for Strikers
The "Sept. 4" was inserted with
rubber stamp. With each order were
the following regulations for all strik
ers:
1. No man in road service involved
in the strike will perform any ser
vice after the hour set to strike, un
less he has already begun his trip anC
has actually left the terminal. If th'
train has left the terminal he will
complete the trip and deliver the en-
CINE and train at the end of run, O
tie-up point, if tied up under the law
after which he will perform no furth
er service until the close of the strike
Men in other than road service vii
leave the service at the appointe
time.
So far as your legal strike is con
cerned, there is no difference betwee
mail train and freight train. Yo
have identically the same right to re
fuse to perform service on a ma
train, as you have to refuse to pei
form service on freight train.
2. All men on strike will kee
away from the company's propert,
except such men as are designate
certain duties to be performed by al
thority of the organization.
8. Every man should understar
that the laws of the land must
obeyed. Acts of violence of any nj
ture will not be tolerated by the o
ganizations.
To Organize Locally
A. The local representatives w
arrange for a hall for meeting pu
poses at all terminals, using one
their own lodge rooms if availa5l
Immediately after the strike iet om
effective, all men will assemble ut Il
halls secured for meeting purpose
When thus assembled, an organic
tion will BE- Perfected by the electi'
of chairman. vice chairman and sc
retary.
N, person will be permitted t
present in the meeting hall other thi
those who are on strike, except
permission of the assembly.
5. The secretary will arrange
roll call alphabetically, with ca
organization on a separate sheet. r.
will be called twice daily, morning a
afternoon. The names of the no
members will be kept separate on t
roll from the names of those who a
members of the organizations. !
strikers will be required to answ
the roll call and also to be in the ha