The Washington times., 1919-01-24
No Street Car Strike for Wash
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This Is the Time to Build Up, NOT Tear Down.

There is too much talk about possible street car
strike.
. There is good excuse for it. It criminal and shows
indifference or contempt for the city s interests
The companies would be to blame through obstinacy
some sinister motive they encourage or force
And the men would be to blame and extremely foolish
well if they should rush recessy into strike refusing
acknowledge conditions as they are in this country at
this time .,. -,..
The city of Washington like all the rest Of the world
We want transportation of the population to continue
We want business to prosper We want to continue
working that they may earn money to pay for their living
all classes Of citizens not fighting and bickerngwe have
had enough Of that for some years past.
The world is recovering from serious surgical opera
on it needs rest food and employment It doesn't need
any more fighting for the present
To the street railroad owners we give this friendly
You are allowed to organize to choose individuals to
present your the public authorities You have
right to refuse your the same privilege They deal
with your capitastc organization you have right to
refuse dealings with their organization.
You have the right to demand that they shall work
regularly and the right to dispense with their services
they decline to give fair work for fair pay.
You have more right to tell workman that he
can't join union or that you won't recognize his union
than he has to tell you that you can't form corporation
or he won't deal with the officials of your corporation
He deals with the man Wnom the nnancal owners OF
the street cars select to represent them
You the railroad owners, should deal with him through
his selected representatives
To the street car workers we say this
We do not advise you to sacrifice your rights submit
to imposition But do tell you that this time for
the strike If that POSSIBLY be avoided And offer
you this warning in case your jobs Of importance
to You. -
There are many men out of work. there will soon be
many hundreds Of thousands more.
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predicted bread lines by next May We believe that pre-
dicton viii not true. It will not if employers and
workers will keep their heads.
That same secretary of the American Federation de-
cared that there in Toledo seventeen thousand
idle.
Right here in Washington there are men idle, 1NcLUD
Often, when you taxicab going through the streets
you q soldier driving it.
Motormen and conductors must realize that if they
leave their jobs they will be replaced by soldiers in uniform
in all probability Those under army regulations have
the right to their uniform three months and ism
necessary tell workers what assistance that would give
in the breaking up of a strike
These new workers that would be put would not be
ordinary strike breakers brought in for the OCCASION but
msn coming out of the army eager to find PERMANENT
employment.
interests It is for them to decide what they will do but
they should have clearly in mind the fact that a. this
moment to out on strike very probably to STAY
out and find some other kind Of work.
The work that President Wilson is trying to do amonp
The nations in Europe ought to be done among EMPLOYERS
and employees here in America.
There ought to be peaceful discussion give and take
spirit Of good will and compromise on both sides for a
little while at least until the world gets on its feet until
the violent change from to is made with as little
injury as possible to all classes of the population
Workers should realize that they have responsbiltv
well as the employer.
- The employer haughtiy refusing recognize labor
organization while he compe the workers to recognize HIS
organization headed straight for trouble and he ought