The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-31
TRA|NMEN GET
INSTRUCTIONS
Rules Tor Conduct Of Men During the
Railroad Strike Have Been Sent
Out and Arc Stringent
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RESPECT PROPERTY
Duties Of Chairman Arc Outlined and
tho Men Arc Required
to Meet In
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Aoouou W uuIOu tra1Qmen Oy the rail-
road brotherhood chairmen in antici-
patton OF the enforcement Of their
strike order, effective Labor day. Sep
TENDER 4.
The text Of the instructions issued
to members follows:
Duties Of Members and Officers In
Conduct Of Strike.
Sirs and Brothers:
In connection with the strike you
Will observe the following 1nstruc.
lions:
1. 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. II the train
has left the terminal he will complete
the trip and deliver tho engine and
train at the end Of run or tie-up point,
II tied up under the Law, after which
he will perform no further service
until the close of the strike. Men in
other than road service will leave the
service at the appointed time.
So far as your legal right to strike
is concerned. there is no difference
between mail train and a freight
train. You have identically the same
right to refuse to perform service on
mail train as you have to refuse
to perform service on q freight train.
Must Respect Property.
2. All men on strike win keep away
from the companys property. except
such men as are designated certain
duties, to be performed by authority
of the organization.
8. Every man should understand
obeyed. Acts of violence of any ma
ture will not be tolerated by the or
ganizations.
arrange for hall for meeting pur-
their own lodge rooms If available.
Immediately after strike becomes ef-
fective all men will assemble at the
hall secured for meeting purposes.
When thus assembled an organization
will be perfected by the action of .
chairman, vice chairman and secre-
tary.
No person will be permitted to be
prehent in the meeting hall other
than those who are on strike, except
by permission OF the assembly.
Must Stay In Halle.
S. The secretary will arrange roll
call alphabetically with each or
ganization on separate sheet. Roll
will be called twice daily, morning
and afternoon. The names Of tho
non-members will be kept separate on
the roll from the names of those who
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All strikers will be required to an
swer the roll call and also to be in
the halls, where halls are provided,
during the day at all times, unless
excused by committee action or by
chairman of the meeting.
The secretary also will keep q
record of the proceedings from day
to day.
6. In the conduct OF every strike
there are numerous irresponsible per-
sons. not members Of the organiza-
ton. who take occasion to engage In
acts of violence and In disorderly
conduct, and such actions are usually
attributed to members Of the organi-
cation. Grea. care should be taken
by every member of the organizations
to avoid associating with such per-
sons, and such conduct should De
DISCOURAGED, so as not to cast re
proach upon the cause.
Warn Against Coercion.
I. Some railroad officials may en-
deayor 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 inform ation
should be discounted, and all strikers
should apply to their officers and COM
mitteemen for information and be
governed accordingly, and no mem
her or non-union man will return to
work until the strike is Officially de-
clared of, when all will return to
work at the same time without preju-
dice and will have all former rights.
Duties Of Local chairmen.
/. The local chairmen OF each or.
SANITATION on each division Of rail-
road will Jointly supervise the prose
cutton of the strike in the territory
over which they have Jurisdiction.
2. Local chairmen are expected to
keep in close touch with the situation
and use every honorable effort to