Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25
PATRIOTIC RALLY
BY RAMROADERS
Prohibition Gets Support;
Men to Buy New Lib
erty Bonds

! At the patriotic meeting in Whites
| Hall yesterday afternoon, at which
! numerous railroad officials and rail.
road employees were present, the as
| poets of the great war and the need
| of prohibition to prosecute the war
were features of the addresses. A
| resolution endorsing the heads of the
| that they have taken for the settle
ment of strikes was passed by the
meeting.
r. w. Smith, Jr., superintendent
of the Philadelphia division, made a
strong plea that the men subscribe
generously to the Third Liberty Bond
issue. Mr.. Smith told every man
present to feel that the war is big
vital issue to him, and that he must
do all in his power to help bring ii
to a successful conclusion.
\. S. Patterson also spoke of the
necessity for purchasing Liberty
Bonds. 4. Ramsey S. Black and w.
X. Post spoke at some length on the
same subjects. l.. l.. Banks, j. B.
Phelan and A. S. Dellinger also
spoke. n. A. Cree recited several
popular selections.
The Rev. j. Bradley Markward
made powerful appeal to the men
to support prohibition amendment.
He scoffed at the assertion so often
made that men do not wish to belong
to the church because of the hypo-
critics there. He said there are hypo-
critics everywhere, but asserted it
was a poor excuse to keep man out
of church.
The other resolution adopted fol-
lows:
Whereas, There is now in the city
of Harrisburg. organizers represent
ing the several legitimate railroad
brotherhoods affiliated with the
American Federation Labor. and
Whereas, There is also in the city
of Harrisburg, one John ]. Reynolds,
of Jersey City, \. j., organizer for
the American Federation of Railroad
Workers, which organization is not
affiliated with the American Fedora
tion of Labor, and
Whereas, The American Fedora
ton of Railroad Workers through
their official circular issued by their
grand lodge says, The American
Federation of Railroad Workers is
an organization of, for and by rail-
road workers. Its motto is: One rail-
road. one organization and its prin-
cipalS are unity, fraternity and pro-
tection,' and
Whereas, II is the opinion of the
members of keystone Lodge No. AZ,
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
that the American Federation of
Railroad Workers is detrimental TO
the interests of our brotherhood in
advocating one railroad, one broth
erhood,' and
s'NEharaaS Tho ericaI1 Fedora =
ton of Labor, through its president,
Samuel Gompers. assisted the chief
executives of the Transportation
Brotherhoods in securing the Adam
son eight hour law, therefore be it
Resolved. That Keystone Lodge,
No. ~. Il. of K. T., endorse the ac-
tion of President Lee in his official
circular of February 10, 1918. where
in he furnishes the names of the or
ganizers of the International Broth
erhoods, affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, and advises
the support and cooperation of our
mem bers to assist the organizers in
organizing the unorganized in their
respective brotherhoods, and be it
further
Resolved. That the members of
the Keystone Lodge. No. AZ, B. of r.
T., endorse the action of President
Lee, President Stone, President Car
ter and President Garretson, and
President Gompers, of the y. +. of
H., wherein they have pledged the
cooperation and loyalty of the men,
bership to President Woodrow Will
son and Director General of Rail
roads William C. McAdoo, during the
present crisis. thereby demonstrating
our American patriotism for Demo-
CracN.