The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-12
RAILROAD unions
GIVEN GOOD BOOST /
Dudley Field Malone, President
Wilson Employe, Strong For
8-Hour Day.
NEW YORK COLLECTOR
NOT AFRAID OF CARS
Frank Walsh >Emphatic-Rai-
road Employees Determined to
Make Big Fight.
(By May Stanley.)

(By May Stanley.)
NEW YORK. Aug. 10-Dudley
Field Malone, collector of the Port
Of New York, declared last night be-
fore a mass meeting of 1900 persons
in the Amsterdam opera house. that
the fight of railroad men is not a.
fight for higher wages but fight for
decent living conditions.
In a speech punctuated with ap-
plause. Mr.. Malone characterized as
mot quite true" the publicity cam
paign on which the railroads are
spending vast sums OF money, and
commended the railroad men for
holding public meetings to get their
side Of the case before the people.
It was a tense meeting. The night
was one of those sticky, oppressively
hot, freaks of weather when it is tor
ture to stay within walls, but there
was too much earnestness at the
meeting of railroad men to let
weather conditions interfere. - / sat
in the front tier of boxes and looked
down at an audience that stirred
ones heart. Clean, erect. serious and
purposeful, the men gathered as rep
resentatives of the four railroad
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visibility of a strike for an .eight-hour
day. were fine types of American, citi-
zenship: ,. -.
And Dudley Field Malone pointed
out in crisp, decisive language, that
no country can expect patriotism from
it's citizens that, does not give. those
citizens, in times Of peace, its protec-
ton and aid in securing: decent liv-
ing conditions .,,.., ;.
1T is sound political Judgment"
said he, (which the leader Of the rail-
road world in this country do not
seem to realize as yet, that the man
who labors and tolls and produces
the wealth Of an enterprise is en-
titled to, more than a living wage"
Frank P Walsh former chairman
of the federal, commission of indus
trial relations, commended that the
physical needs OF men who do the
strenuous, perilous work: Of, the rail
road man make an eight=hour day
imperative.
1.-THE word arbitration has a beauti-
full sound" said he, "bute I'LL arbitrate
with no man for:myc Hfes3-I will be
ashamed of the membership of this
organization If it surrenders one step
of the ground it has won:,'
w. G. Lee, president Of the Broth
erhood Of Railroad Trainmen,. de-
| clared that the month of August will
be hotter in some localities than it is
in New York right now If the: con-
ference committee. Of the railways
does not grant the demands Of the
| men," ,.< .>
John t. Gaffney, president Of the
Brotherhood OF. Locomotive Engineers
presided. and the: speakers included
presidents of the four railroad BROTH
erhoods,, Robert H. Elder, former dis
trict attorney OF Kings county, and
former representative .Lathrop Brown
Mr.. Malone's speech is looked upon
here as having deep significance. The
straightforward declaration of SYM
pathy BY the: 4aan: wfe IL reesarded in
New York :as .thess unofficial :represen-
tativeS Of President WILSON, has given
additional encouragement to the men
in their bic. ftght for flying conditions
such as AMERICAN: citizens hive a
right to :expeet::: - !. s:.::: !.