Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
.LToWN, IOWA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1916.
STRIKE DATE SET FOR LABOR DAY, SEPT. 4
Strike Order Issued,
With Conduct Rules

est railroad strike in history is to begin
next Monday at Z a. m. is contained
in the orders given to each of the $40
district chairmen Of the four train
mems brotherhoods to be signed and
distributed to the local chairmen Of
each district. Most of the orders are
still sealed, for each chairman was in
structed that the letter was not to be
opened before Sept. except on tele-
graphic instructions.
The order is addressed to "all chair
men. members and others employed in
classes of service represented by the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
and Enginemen, Order of Railway Con-
ductors, and Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen."
Thus it includes the great number OF
nonunion men who. without any PEN
alties. are enjoying the privilege Of
having the brotherhoods fight for them.
Text Of tho Order.
The order follows:
"sirs and Brothers.: This is to
advise that q vote Of the en-
pIoyes, in train and engine serv.
ice on the eight hour day and time
and ono half time for overtime
proportion was overwhelmingly in
favor4Fof 4 strike. Notwithstand-
ing this your representatives have
been Unable to effect satisfactory
settlement, and . strike under tho
laws Of the respective organiza.
tions has become effective on Sept.
4, 1876, at7 a. m. lmpart this in
formation 30 that those interested
will understand that they are
promptly to obey"
The "Sept A. was inserted with rub
ber stamp. With each order were the
following regulations for all strikers:
L. No man in road service involved
in the strike will perform any service
after the hour set to strike. unless he
has already begun his trip and has
actually left the terminal If the train
has left the terminal he will complete
the trip, after which he will perform
no further service until the4 close Of
the strike. So far as your legal right
ference between mail train and a
freight train. You have identically the
same right to refuse to perform serv-
ice on a mail train as you have to re-
fuse to perform service on a freight
train.
Warnings to Strikers.
@,s2saeAn men on strike will keep away
from the company's property, except,
such nten3a as axe designated certain
duties ito bcaperformed by authority 1of
the Organization.
s. Every man should understand
that the laws Of the land must be
obeyed. Acts of violence of any nature
will not be tolerated by the organiza-
tions.
A. The local representatives will ar
range for hall for meeting purposes
at all terminals. Immediately after the
strike becomes effective all men will
assemble at the halls. No person will
be permitted to be present other than
those on strike except by permission
of the assembly.
S. The secretary will arrange a roll
call, which will be called twice daily,
morning and afternoon. The names of
the nonmembers will be kept separate
on the roll from the names of those
who are members of the organiza-
tions. All strikers will be required to
answer the roll call unless excused by
committee action or by chairman of the
meeting.
6. In the conduct of every strike
there are numerous irresponsible per-
sons, not members of the organiza-
tons, who take occasion to engage in
acts of violence and disorderly con-
duct, and such actions are usually at
tributed to members of the organiza-
tions and great care should be taken
by every member of the organizations
to avoid associating with such persons.
and such conduct should be discour-
aged so as not to cast reproach upon
the cause.
+ I. Some railroad officials may en-
deavor to coerce or mislead the men
by asserting that men at other points
have not quit or that they have re-
turned to work. Such information
should be discounted. All strikers
should apply to their officers and COM
mitteemen for information and be gov
erned accordingly, and no member or
nonunion man will return to work until
the strike is officially declared off,
when all will return to work at the
same time without prejudice and with
all former rights.