Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-31
EMPLOYEES GIVEN
ORDERS TO OBEY.
Law OF THE LAND !
PROSPECTIVE RAILROAD srNtt<.
Frs TOLD or DANGERS INcl.,
DENT TO VIOLENCE.

washington, ID. e., Aug. 2S.--Of00to%
were sent out today by the heads Of Y
the railway brotherhoods that The
threatened strike on all lines Ia ~
country is to begin on Labor DA&,
September 4, unless orders to the odd.
trary are issued in the interim. The
orders are addressed to subordinAte \
officers OF the unions and are as fols
lows:
''Sirs and Brothers: This is to ad-
wise that vote OF the employees In N
train and engine service on the eiGhtE
hour day and time and one-halft time
for overtime proposition was over
whelmingly in favor of a strike Not
withstanding this your representatives.
have been unable to effect sAtisfAc-z
tory settlement and a strike under the
laws of the respective organizations 4
has become effective on September Z,
1916, at z a. M, unless you receive
orders to the contrary. Impart this in-
formation so that those Interested VIII
understand that they are promptly tN4s
obey" \!
The September 4" was Inserted
with rubber stamp. With each ORDER
were the following regulations for ALL
strikers:
1. No man in road service involveda
in the strike will perform any services
after the hour set to strike, unless her
has already begun his trip and h1a
actually left the terminal. II the train
has left the terminal he will completej
the trip, after which he will perform
no further service until the close OF
the strike. So far as your legal right
to strike Is concerned, there is no dit
fnrn hDt oni L. -
freight train. You have identically the
same right to refuse to perform SER
vice on mail train as you have To-
refuse to perform service on freight 4
train.
Warnings TO Strikers.
2. All men on strike will keep away
from the company's property, except I
such men as are designated certain
duties to be performed by authority Of
the organization. 81
3. Every man should understand
that the laws of the land must ~ /,
obeyed Acts of violence Of any na-g
ture will not be tolerated by the or
CARNATIONS. Il.
4. The local representatives viii
arrange for hall for meeting puf.
pOcVs az Gil LCl AAAhdlSs AAAuCOAestSAyA3
after the strike becomes effective Ill I,
men will assemble at the halls. No
person will be permitted to be preaent
other than those on strike except BY
permission of the assembly
S. The secretary will arrange aS
roll call, which will be called twtcoY3
daily, morning and afternoon, The
names of the nonmembers will be koDl.s
separate on the roll from the names
OF those who are members OF the Or
ganizations. All strikers will be r0-1l
CURED to answer the roll call unle0Gs
excused by committee action or b.
the chairman Of the meeting.
6. In the conduct of every strikos|
there are numerous irresponsible pot.g
sons, not members of the organi1a-
tons, who take occasion to engage ill.,
acts of violence and disorderly con.
duct, and such actions are usually ~ i
tributed to members of the organiS6.
tions and great care should be takGh 4
by every member Of the organizations
to avoid associating with such persons
and such conduct should be discolrs
aged SO as not to cast reproach upon
the cause. 4. .s.. a
7. Some railroad ofIicials may -
doavor to coerce or mislead tho m0o
BY asserting that men at other points
have not quit or that they have sros8
turned to work. Such informati0na
should be discounted. All strikers
should apply to their officers and COM
mitteemen for information and be rove.
erned accordingly, and no member 81
nonunion men will return to work IN.
til the strike is oflcially declared on
when all will return to work at thoA
same time without prejudice and WITH 4
III former riphta ssStt s ssN4s5 ~