Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-08
LSON DEMANDS
RETURN TO WORK
AND RECOGNIZE
HEAD OF UNIONS
CONTINUED from Page II


lining, without their acqaiescenct
81 approval Senator Cummins
GER, which speaks the unanimous
-dgment of the committee, leaves
free and indeed imposes upon me
duty to act.
Delay Was Unavoidable.
1.-THE question of the wages of
2ilroad shipmen was submitted, you
il remember, to the board of rail
I'd wages and working conditions
the Railroad Administration last
sbruary, but was not reported upon
J the board until the 10th day of
". The delay was unavoidable
cause the board was continuously
gagged in dealing with several wage
a5ters affecting classes of employees
10 had not previously received con-
lration. The board now having
)rised Us of this inability, at any
e for the time being, to agree
1pon recommendation, it is clearly
cur duty to proceed with the mattet
the hope of disposing of it.
"You are therefore authorized to
to the railroad shop employees
lat the question of wages they have
ised will to be taken up and con-
1ered on its merits by the Director
General in conference with their
1ly accredited representatives.
pc that you will make clear to the
slen concerned that the Railroad Ad-
~linistration can't deal with problems
this sort or with any problems af-
citing the men, except through the
lly chosen international officers of
he regularly constituted organiza,
ion and their authorized commit
lees. Matters of so various a nature
nd affecting so many men cannot
b dealt with except in this way.
v action which brings the authoriz-
( d representatives of the organiza
into question or discredits it
lst interfere with, if not prevent,
setion altogether. The chief OBJ
Gle to a decision has been created
the men themselves. They have
ne on strike and repudiated the
j hority of their officers at the very
2ment when they were urging ac-
in regard to various ntasests |
Strikers Repudiated Leaders.
You will remeber that confer
cnCe bowen yourself and the au-
lAQrized representatives of the men
as arranged at the i.~,stanee OF these
resentatives Of July rs 70 discuss s, /,
wage question and the question !
national agreement, but before
his conference took place or could
place, local bodies of railway
-. pmen took action looking forward |
trike on August first. As a result |
this action, various strikes actual |
took place before there was an
opportunity to act in a satisfactory
conclusive way with respect to the
3, ges. In the presence of these
likes and the reputation of the au-
GRITTY of the representatives of the !
ganization concerned, there can be |
consideration of the matter in
ltroversy. Until the employees
urn to work and again recognize |
authority of the organization,
4 whole matter must be at a stand
+ Ill.
When federal control of the rail-
ads began, the Railroad Admins
ation accepted existing agreements
.ween the shipments organization
i the several railroad companies,
i by agreement machinery was
-aated for handling the grievances
The shopmen's organization of all
railways, whether they had there
sc had the benefits of definite
eements or not. There can be no
stion, therefore, of the readiness
the government to deal IN SPIRIT
fairness and by regular methods
h any matters the men may bring
their attention.
H. c. L. Hits All Alike,
Concerned and very careful con-
leration is being given by the en-
government to the question of
ucing the high cost of living
d hardly point out how intimately
directly this matter affects every
ividual in the nation, and if trans
ration is interrupted, it will be
possible to solve it. This is time
en- every employee of the railways
ould help to make the processes
transportation more easy and eco
lical rather than less, and employ
who are on strikes are deliberate
delaying settlement of wage
1blenls and of their standard of liv-
gThey should promptly return to
rk, and hope that you will urge
on their representatives the i'm
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