The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1919-08-23
PLAN TO REPEAT
ATTACK OF 1876
Railway Employees Chiefs Ap'
pear at Washington With New
Threat to Congress.
ASK 81 ,ooo,oOo,o 900 MORE FAY.
Also Demand Naturalization o. Otne,
industries, Following Example Of
Russian sovieta

washlngton.-It is just three years
since the four leaders of the railway
brotherhoods, having refused arbltra-
ton of their demands, sat In the gal
lery Of the United States Senate and
held their watches on the Senators
while the memorable vote was being
taken on the Atkinson Law that gave
them sG0,OOO,OO0 additional wages u
year. When the vote was counted and
announced the four labor chiefs rushed
out to the telegraph office and with
drew the order for u nationwide
strike.
That such a scene may be again en-.
acted on n much greater scale is indi-
Gated by the startling Developments
mt the nahon's capital In the past few
days. Now the $4,000 men In the
brotberhoods have been Joined by
more than a million other railroad
workers-shopmeb, trackmen. tele-
gruphers. clerks. station agents--. and
the demands are many times what
they were three yenrs ago.
Thoueand MlIIion OolIafo
On top OF y thousand million dollurs
OF added wages granted by the Gov.
eminent In the past year and half.
the allied workers are asking for mn.
other Increase Of thousand million
dollars.
But more than this. this great body
of railroad employees has served an
ultlmntuln on the Government that all
the railroads OF the country must be
taken away from their owners and
turned over 20 the employees TO be OPP.
Grated by them on u communicate
profit sharing plan.
The plan Ii ny daring ss any c,n.
eelyed by the Russian Bolshevists, and
behind II IN the threat OF a nationwide
/ strike. with the leaders ~ the mes ait
ting In the Senate gallery. watches In
hand. counting the vote.
To Tie Up An Transportation
1--WE will tie up the railroads 10 that
| they will never run again II we do not
get what we want" announced ono Of
the labor spokesman. standing within
a stones throw Of the Capitol, and
this amazing announcement, like an
ultimatum from a iendeR Of IN. Rus
sian Soviet. was instantly flashed ovey
| the telegraph wir., Ia every pert of
the country.
Since the Hrst Brotherhood bomb
shell exploded IN Washington nj the
end ~ July. the fnct has leaked out
| that the brotherhoOds are gathering
q propaganda fund OF Si0OOO,OOO for
an intensive drive OH Congress. Three
million dollars. II In announced, has
| alSeady been collected from the mem.
hers Of the unions. This will he used In
campaign work In the Congressional
districts, with the purpose Of enlist.
Ing the votes NJ the members OF
| Congress, or OF defeating them for
| reelection II they de- not vote AZ the
brotherhoods dictate. Money will also
| be lnvislIly spent, II In stated, In send
Ing speakers throughout the country
| to stir up the enthusiasm Of organized
labor for the brotherhood plan OF
conmunistIc railroad operation.
"NstIonsIlrIns" All Industry
" We upl gtt WHHt we want Out
OF this Congress we will put this
Congress ont and put another one In
that VIII give us what we want" II
the matter'of'fact announcement OF
the central propaganda office ~ the
brotherhO0ds In Washington
Back Of the immediate purpose to
gain control OF the railroads Is an
A.. Ia.
all great industries. taking them from
their owners and putting them under
the direct management Of the organic
ed workers, AS has been done IN Rus
STA, and as they are attempting 20 do
In Germany and Austria.
The reports OF the United States
Railroad administration show that the
Government, since II took over the
roads In December, 1917, has Increased
railroad wages by considerably more
than thousand million dollars, and
about $500 100000 year Is being TAX
en- out OF the National Treasury TO
meet the deficit caused by the great
increase IN labor cost.
Big Wage Increases
The principal advances In wages
have been: To shopmen, $500 600, 900;
TO unskilled labor, S225. 100000; to the
train brotherhoods. $200,OOO.O 900; to
clerks, s125.000,O00; to telegraph and
station agents, s100,OO0.eO0; to mis-
cellaneous classes. $l10,OOO,OoO.
All Of these groups are now demand
Ing additional increases of from 80 to
90 per cent When the Government
took control Of the roads the average
earnings Of all railroad workers. in
GLIDING several hundred thousand un-
skilled workers, was $1,000 year. The
average 10 now more than 81, 500 and
the new demands would raise II to
$4,000.