Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-28
TRA|NMEN VOTE
To STRIKE IN
CHICAGO AREA
Delayed Walkout Being De.
cided Upon by Ballot
MruOut Nation.
CLAIM THEY HAVE
WAITED FOR RELIEF
Representatives VIII Confer With
Director General Hines Wednesday
and Unless Demands Are Granted
Strike Will Be Called Thursday
Strike viii Involve 10000 Train.
men Thruout Country.


memb bers OF the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen today In the Chicago
district had voted to strike Thursday
unless the wage demands filed July last
were met -in full' and vote on the
proposition by the other lodges thru
out the country was under way.
Headed by George w. Lee. president
Of the brotherhood a committee Of
twenty three tomorrow will confer
with Walker D. Hines, director general
of railways. .-,
A vote on the proposition is in prog
ress In the other lodges of the 10000
trainmen thruout the United States.
President w. G. Lee and a COM
mittee of the brotherhoods grand
lodge will confer with Director Cen
eral Hines in Washington tomorrow.
Tells History Of Demands.
The strike message sent Mr.. Lee re-
cites the history OF The demands, which
were formulated at the trlennial con.
vention in Columhlts, O., the latter pa;>
of May. They we're nlrd WIN tie
board OF railroad wages an Moliins
conditions July ..
Proposed wage rates were discussed
with;the board from July Il to July 4.
The rail men hekA out for not less than
$3.50 month. ~.
In the event that these deman"s ere
| not met .in fill," Mr. Lee and the
committee are inst u ;. ID to call out
|
Included in the trainmen's brother-
hood. which is one of the ''pis fauf.
are all passenger and freight pr5te-
men and suSur oan servics men and
| yardmen.
| Cite Tea-Men.h Wait.
| The meeting Sunday night expressed
| impatience with Mr.. Hines and the
wage board. The railroad shopmen
wait Of ten months without results
was cited.
| Another resolution denounced ths
! Cummins bill as making wage slave
out Of 100000 free-born Americai
| citizens" by providing fine and i'm
prisonment for railroad employees whit
! strike. The national officers are re
quested to organize machinery anc
funds to oppose its enactment.
mo Tinse Of Eolshevism."
| With apparent anticipation Of criti
| cism, the strike declaration assert
the present action Is taken with m
tinge OF un-Americanism, no tinge O
bolsheyism, no tinge of red. but tn
highly aggravated feeling O. ou
members must not and ,an not b
ignored.
The declaration further states:
1--WE have stanchly supported tn
cause Of our government in its flsh
for democracy by contributing thou
sands Of men to Its fighting forces ant
unlimited dollars to ita many funds
we are determined more than ever t
respect Old Glory, her cause and he
armed forces; but we are also set
our determination that We shall not b.
deprived Of any rights or wages tina
lOld Glory and her armed forces, to
gether with all other American lnstl
tutions, should guarantee all America
l workers"
The committee which is to meet NJ
Hines tomorrow Is composed-beside
President Lee-of five general chair
men from each Of the eastern. west
ern and southern switching associa
tions, the chairmen OF the Chicag
Switching Association. and the vic
| presidents Of the brotherhoods. Thes
are the twenty three men who hav
been ordered to call the strike.
Strike Makes 100, 900 Idle.
More than 100000 workers Of II
building trades employed on $4,000
900 worth Of construction today face
a new suspension Of work thru IL
walkout OF caisson diggers. The build
ing trades employees returned to VOL
Sept. 10 after strike and lockout tn;
} lasted two months. The caisson dit
} gers struck yesterday without any NJ
tice, presenting demands for 81 a