The Washington times., 1917-03-10

Der demands OF certain officials OF a
secret. oath-bound and irresponsible
association as to whose membership.
rules, regulations. purposes and meth
DDS we have no voice.
False to Employees.
'This company would be as false to
its faithful employees as 1t would be
untrue to the public and itself. il it
submitted to any such demands or
entered into contractusl relations
with an organization with such de-
clared ideals and purposes
up to about year ago the COM
pany had an efficient organization
we'll disciplined and satisfied that the
company was giving it's employees
square deal Then. as the result OF
the interference of outside or
Eanizers.' came the strike OF March D.
g. 1916. followed by a year of intoler-
able conditions. unsatisfactory alike
to the members OF the newly or
ganized union and to the loyal en-
ployes of the company. The latter
have been subjected to persistent
abuse, persecution and intimidation,
and the performance of their duties
surrounded daily with petty annoy
ances.
AT the outset the Amalgamated
Association was guilty OF unfair deal-'
ing in circulating a pamphlet purport-
Ing to show that the company hda
made an agreement with Division No.
eS9, of>the Amalgamated Association,
whereas IL was the fact that there was
no recognition OF said association, and
the agreement had been made with
employees appointed at a meeting call
ed and presided over by the Commits
sioners OF the District of Columbia
Vain Effort.
Later they made a vain effort to
disrupt our relief association, which
has disbursed $4,000 in death bene-
fits and over 100000 in sick benefits
since its organization, in addition to
conducting other activities for the
mutual beneft OF its members.
"As a elimination comes the de-
mand that every employe must be
come a member OF the Amalgamated,
and that upon request OF the officers
OF the Amalgamated the Railway Com
pany must discharge any employe who
meets with their disfavor.
THE company is firm in the belief
that the Amalgamated Association
promotes disorder, disloyalty, and
lack of discipline. to the great detri-
ment OF the service the company Is
called upon to furnish the public and
1t confidently counts upon the sup
port and sympathy OF a liberty-lov-
ing and fair-minded public in its ef
forts to resist such unjust and un-
fair demands made in its name.
Charges U-AmerIeaHism.
Come what will, this company will
never discharge from its employ at
the behest of officers OF a tyransicAl
association faithful employees who
have been honest and true through
fair weather and foul, through good
report and evil, and the company BE-
Iieves that any organization msking
such unreasonable and un-American
demands is not worthy to be dealt
with.
For the Information OF the public,
we print in full the contract effective
March 10, 1917, which we are submit
ting to be signed by each trainman,
which besides providing a substantial
increase over present wages contin-
ues all the best features of the pres
ent contract, including the right of
appeal to the Public Utilities Com
mission of the District OF Columbia"
Gratihed Over Union support.
Union officials today expressed
qualification over the resolution of
support adopted by the Federal En-
pIoyes' Union. The resolution fol
lows:
Resolved, by the Federal EN-
pIoyes' Union, No. 1852, in regular
monthly meeting assembled this 9th
day OF March, 1917, That our moral
support be hereby extended to the en-
ployes OF the street car unions OF
this city, and that we urge upon them
to insist upon recognition OF their
rights to organize for their mutual
protection:
-"And further resolved, That II Is
the Judgment Of the Federal En-
ployes' Union that the recognition of
the street car employees union by
the employing companies would be
for the best interests of the employ
are the amnIovea and the nublic n