Bisbee daily review., 1918-11-17
RAILROADERS
 MUST REFRAIN
 FROM POLITICS
General Order Modifies That Forbidding Any Sort of Po- Etical Activity Among En- ployes of Rail Lines

When the railroad men of the na- don entered the national service, they were placed upon much the same status as the civil service employees, who for years have been under orders to refrain from participation in politi- cal affairs. General Order AS, which has been received here, modifies order 42, which provided that railroaders should refrain absolutely from partici- patton in politics. The new order says in part;
 It has therefore, been determined to permit railroad employees to hold municipal offices in the communities in which they live, provided they do not neglect their railroad duties as a result thereof, and also to limit sec tion (2) to a prohibition against rail road employees acting as chairmen of political conventions or using their positions in the railroad service of the United States to bring about their se- lection as delegates to political con ventions, in order to harmOnize said section (2) with existing civil service rules and departmental regulations.
 IL lo lhaN hO VI fice-, attorney or employe shall:
 l. Hold a position as a member or officer of any political committee or organization that solicits funds for political purposes.
 2 Act as a chairman of a political convention or use his position in the railroad service of the United States to bring about his selection as a dele gate to political conventions.
 3. Solicit or receive funds for any political purpose or contribute to any political fund collected by an official or employe of any railroad or any of- ficial or employe of the United States or any state.
 f. Assume the conduct of any politi- cal campaign.
 ,. Attempt to cOerce or intimidate another officer or employe in the ex- ercise of his right of suffrage. Viola tion of this will result in immediate dismissal from the service.
 6. Neglect his railroad duties to en- gage in politics or use his position in the railroad service of the United States to interfere with an election. An employe has the rightto vote as he pleases, and to exercise his civil rights free from interference or dictation by any fellow employe or by any superior or by any other person. Railroad em- ployes may become candidates for and accept election to municipal offices where such action will not involve ne- glect on their part of their railroad duties, but candidacy for nomination or for election to other political of flee or the holding of such office is not permissible. The positions of no taries public, members of draft boards, officers of public libraries, members of school or park boards, and officers of religious and eleemosynary institu- tions are not construed as political offices.
 z. In all cases where railroad of ficers, attorneys and employees were elected to political offices prior to the | issuance of general order No. 42, Aug. 31. 1918, they will be permitted to complete their terms of office so long as it does not interfere with the per formance of their railroad duties. Aft CT the completion of said terms of or flee they will be governed by the pro- visions of this order.
 l s. In all cases where railroad Of ficers, attorneys and employees were nominated for political offices and had | become candidates therefor prior to the issuance of general order No. 42r 1 Aug. 31, 1918, they will be permitted to hold and complete the terms of of flee to which they may be elected at the general election to be held Novem- Der, 1918, to the extent that the hold ing of such offices shall not inter fere with the performance of their railroad duties After the completion of such terms of office, they shall be governed by the provisions of this order.
 Railroad men have given ample proof of their loyalty to their govern ment. I am confident that they will gladly and periodically accept now those reasonable governmental regu llations concerning political activity which their welfare and Americas cause demand They are the same regulations in their general scope and application as all other government lemployes have lived under for many years without the loss of any essential rights and with added dignity to theii citizenship.
 (Signed) w. G. M'ADOO,
 Director General of Railroads Approved