National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1916-03-22

w PhVNSSN ths yeSor hsN ooy5
the strike Was inaugurated and fur
nished men from all over the country
who were members Of their orHani1a-
ton, TO scab. John J. Bannon, who is
now vice president Of the b. Of X. T..
acted rs chief seab herder At that time
The B. of X T. was declared unfair
by the Kansas City Trades 4 Labor
Assembly. Their members never were
since permitted to march in the La
Dor Day parade with union men in
that city. In the latter part Of Octo-
Der. 1906. the b. Of X. T. signed con-
tracts with the Galveston Wharf
Company and the G. II. 4 II. At Gal
weston for the old schedule Of pay
When the switrhmen were asking for
an increase Of wages they did not
have members enough in the Wharf
yard TO form y committee Of three and
had to get An outside man to sign the
contract to ill out the committee.
Through their conniving they in
sisted upon . percentage contract in
locking the s~itchmen out Their or
eanization was busy furnishing scahs
from all over the country TO defeat the
switchmen. but through the assistance
Of the American Federation Of Labor,
they were defeated on the Galvestnn
Wharf after doing one Of the dirtsest
jobs Of scabbing to prevent an in
crease Of wages to union men that
ever occurred upon the American con-
,inent. In May. 1906. the b. Of r. T.
inau9urated = strike on the New Ha-
ven Railroad at New Haven. Conn.
and asked the assistance and eo-opera-
ton Of the S~itchmen's union. which
they received. The Grand Lodge OH
GERS Of the Brotherhood Of Railroad
Trainmen filled all the mems places
who we're on strike. with members Of
the b. Of X. T.. which left the yard
solid b. Of X. T.. locking out our mem
bers who went out on strike With them
to assist them. This conspiracy to
organize the B. Of r. T. vas at the
expense Of the railroad company.
In November. 1909. the switeAme.
in the northwest struck covering . ter
ritory from St. Paul and Minneapolis
to Seattle. The Switehmem's Uniaa
held all yard contracts in that terri
tory. The Brotherhood Of Railrsod
Trainmea sent too vice psesideats IN
to the strike rome. who coereed and
stampeded their members to 10 to
work - well ~ hiring and inducing
anyone they could to take the switch
mems places. For this treachery they
received the contract formerly held by
the switehmen. and they boast Of the
working conditions under those con-
tracts that the Switchmen's Union had
established before the strike.
The b. Of X. T. have inaueurated
numerous little strikes on systems
they we're trying to control and had il
pre- arranged to have members Of their
organization to promptly hll these
nrn's places that they had est out on
strike. then have a grand lodge olseer
declare il illegal and step in to the
general managers Office and tell how
loyal they were TO the company and
what effective strike breakers they
were. thereby making n new contract
for their organization. They not on
ly duped the railroad companies in
many instances. who had to pay the
expense Of this organization. but pu,
= great many honest working men out
Of a job and branded them as agita.
tors in order to gei control Of the
yards on the system through their
perfidy
In December. 1912. they tried TO
lock out the s~itehmen IN the Chiea-
80 territory BY demanding tha, 80
per cent in yard service should b.
members Of their organization. They
failed IN this on account of the
strength Of the Swiiehmen's Union
and its members refusing to BE- led
into the trap Their members have
scabbed on every occupation and trade
IT Is possible for them 10 work at at
different times. Wherever the shop
men or car men have strikes on rail
roads. members of the r. Of r. T. have
done everything they could To assis,
in breaking the strike and there is no
published notice or record ~herr they
have expelled any of their mem
bers for seabbing with the sanction Of
the brotherhood bu, many reports
have been published where Il. of r
7. men have been expelled for refus-
ing 10 seaS In 1908 on the Mobile 4
OHIO ther MAS JOINT strike Of ths