The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-31
John Waldo Talks on Behalf
of Trainmen, Following
Shawnee Conference.
TRlPLlCATE DIVISION
OF DAY CHIEF DEMAND
Arrangements Made to 'eII
Public Workers Side
of Controversy.

That tho demands made upon Z" f''I-
rsy romp,nios hy the four grr,' railway
broth.rhoods are Just aud That 'n" r"I-
vay workers viii mururi' N'''
strike rather than consent 100 IA 'nlhW"
misc of any Kind. d. the uuW"n ~ jon"
waldo. superintendent ~ ln' state ''''
employment bureau bon 'tNNnn' '. W.
formerly RAILWAY fireman '.1 HN, ''
nUatcd with the hrnihuhu"I ul l'''"'|
nrsmen he attended 8, m''huI q" i'|.
rDsrutatiycs uf iho four hf"'hr'h'"'' "'
Shawnee last SUNDAY Ihrr" were ""'".
seventy n," persons a. the 'nhi'I'h'
representative iu oklahoma 'i lh' 'i"''
srhoods uf cuglu.crr ffcm'u. '"nHu''"'h
and hnk,mou.
The demands ~ nr nl'"'f 'inp"' ''
involved m uIs controversy 'r" Tor an
.gnt hour dly and hiThrf pay i"i over
umr They affect inr rIl"u'f oI N'
United sulc. canada und M"Al'u Nh""l
% percent Of the membership ~ the IoHt
brothcrhood- hr- voted 20 strike in event
thg demands th,N nyr mad" nre not
complied with.
"Tno purpose ol Ur shawnee confer.
ru,.." said Superintendent Waldo. was
10 devils, IL plan whereby the public might
b. given uu unbiased aud uHW"iuni'"d
statement oil fUr Dunt.Uluu- 90 the inI.
WAY cmplo,,s organization BOO This 'i"l
controversy. hluug 'n' facts presented
az tu,y develop A committee from '1'h
Of 90, organizations V1v appointed Zoo
take up lhls work
Demand Days Division.
Hallway working m,u pf' 200 m.r 3D.
nnal stand Tor ' Iurn,tir division Of
the tvcut, four hour dnS lhrf want
eight hours Tor vurt eight hours for
sleeu and cight hours to spend viii their
families Thr justice ana lifncst "i
tn,- ,,enurd rru ro' ~, xs,nsr,d by any
one u should haN, been granted With
out tho asklur. and We know that publi,
sentiment will ho with 49, W. de- moi
Intend that sSmHth, shall ue turned
away from us ts su often ir DO" 'Ihr DO
controversies between NurkIus men 'u'
employers. hy dissemination uf li.' iu
formation Iud uur uH" ,.ut' Eu unn''l
"The dcmsud io. DrNt hours 90 home
with our hmlD. Is 900 Important ph1f
Of mo ,outrutrrs N- 20 be- uuv There
are ycr, trW uulVtt ,wulufrH who oNel
have the opportunity to Wt'ud 'hufc'
services ,t 600, time % inr, 80 'o rhur,l
thDy may expect 'H Do. called uu' I' 'l
most amy time
IN, complaint uf ~, brotherhood "
railway nr'm,u. with which ] am con
ncrtrd. be- aE,na th, Ions hour. u tn
service. which puE,R from fourteen .
sixteen NuuIr dHt. while u't br, "ul
paid fur ten huur They du mot want =
work morr iNbn eight huurr. url 'ap'
Cinlly object tu iuIuL au when they Ur
not paid iur ihr extra work
Public safety involved
The purNr vfDf. BEL involved boo ihI
demand 'uf shurt,. hours dp mot kuul
OF any N,idrr Vora than tUti uf in, tsil
WY nrrm,n. aud a., NuuIs pf, tur Ions
Many iIm, ! hu,r pH' w head uut e
the window ~ lhu rur.u. ,sh und turn,
ny face Zoo IH' sht tni IN. ,uId isl
falling upuu t wiEW h'ip ip Keep M
sVhk" when from tJigH, uuu los
sl-su ! ,uuu h,rll. k..p IN. ewes up,,
when men n th' .Hg.ur cabin ul
IN that condition tur tvrs of tN, rrupl
tiling u the .o,rb,. back n. in, rr
l'nu pfr iwu,ul.i un,u ttIuwru ~
h'll responsible fuf Nf,.k when the
condition is such 'u, tH,l nr. not fc,ll
ttontinusd an rsss Tis.snl