Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-08
BURLESON ASKED
To RESIGN POST
BY UNION LABOR
Albuquerque Workers Brand
Him As Inefficient, Say He
Is Unfair TO Workers. De-
mand That He Step Down,


The Central Labor union at meet
ing held last night demanded that
Postmaster General Burleson resign.
The demand was made in the form OF
a letter sent direct to Mr.. Burleson,
copies being forward to President
Wilson. the secretary of commerce
and labor, and the senators and rep
resentatives from New Mexico. The
letter stated that he was the most
Inefficient man that ever held a cabl-
net office, and criticised his attitude
toward union labor.
The union also adopted a resolution
faVoring government ownership or
railroads as endorsed by the American
Federation of Labor at Atlantic CITY
recently. This resolution was forward
ed to the Chamber of Commerce TO
be used in connection with REFER
endum now being taken by commit
tee of that body. which is considering
the railroad situation.
The resolution points out that many
economies have been effected under
government operation, such as mann
tenance of the permit system so as to
control traffic at its source, thus
avoiding blockading of terminals and
consequent confusion; maintenance or
heavy loads for cars; pooling of re-
pair shops. elimination of circuitous
routes; unification of terminals; main
tenance of the "sailingday' plan;
consolidation of ticket offices; utiliza-
ton of universal mileage books; stand
ardizaton of equipment; maintenance
of uniform freight classification; es-
tablishing Of the through way billing
of freight: elimination of the old prac-
tice of paying in mileage, OF per diem,
rental for the use of freight and pas
senger cars of one carrier by another;
simplfication of the DID practice for
apportioning freight and passenger
revenues as between the different car
riers: utilization of water routes for
the relief Of crowded rail lines, by the
elimination of many jobs.
The resolution cites that for the
ten months period ending December,
1918, a saving of $26,000,OO0 was eff
fected in the central western region
alone as a result of the aforesaid
economies, according to Regional Di-
rector Hale Holden's report, and, fur
thermore, expresses the belief that the
return of the railroads to corporate
control at this time would preclpltate
a nation wide condition of industrial
chaos and uncertainty.
Plans are going forward for what
the union men declare will he the
biggest labor day celebration ever held
in the southwest 1t is expected that
there will be 1000 union men and
women in line, not including the bands
and decorated floats. One of the fea-
lures of the day will be the formal
dedication of Labor temple. There will
also be speeches by men of national
renoWn. Governor LarraZOlo has been
invited to be present and other men
of note are being communicated with
in an effort to have them come here.
A picnic dinner win be served. In the
evening a boxing match will be put on
at the armory. The detailed program
for the entire day will be announced
as soon as it has been whipped into
shape.
The central committee last night re-
iected the proposal of the Business
Mems cooperative association with
reference to the retail clerks which, in
brief was that the present hours and
scale of wages would be maintained,
but that the union would not be rec
ognized. The union committee. how
ever was continued with instructions
to take up the question again with the
merchants.