The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-16
Warren Stone,
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Of midhflci are. with stc.d kirby ~
white hair and mustache and
crisp. elear VOICE and brisk mani
Of a successful lawyer or captain
industry that is Warren Stnne. grd
chief Of the BROTHERHOOD Of Locom
tive Engineers. the progressive led 4
er VI what has been called tho mos
labor union.' Cleveland In his he'd
quarters
II was Stone who at n conferer
with IfeAldent Wilson on July
made the statement which has
suited IN the movement OF the Fa
,rnnicnt To curb speculation aud PR
lteerinE. n
I'VE don't want another lncrei'
In wages. Tor another inrrcaaa ~
follow for The sfiticu nf llfcI|
what We want 10 a decrease In
cost u living"
This statement " typical OF ston
method OF putting much meaning I
a few words and Of his ability
apply the rules % logic to Oconons
problems. This faculty. backed
building courage aud persistence. ID
been character stic of Stone's card
a. leader OF the engineers since
succeeded to the post made vncat
by the death of a.. NJ Arthur in I'D
stone's principal guide OF cond,
since taking office has been I
golden rule" but thia has N
robbed him OF aggressivencss
have loved peace well enough to DID
for IT,. he said a Few yvars ago
an Interview and added hat In IL
fsrences with members Of the brot;
Srhood, I" had often said: ~ II
don't like ME, get another chief, II
while Tn here im boss.
Asked 10 what he attributed 4
success as n lcadcr. Htnnc once "a
when | know I am rirht. I Ind
my bridges. cut off Escape nnd
ahead. Irrespective Of what anyol
may say as 10 my course. and ! ne,l
worry. Worry eve won a nuht al
rover will. Too many people was
their energy building bridges th|
will never o
Although stones headquarters a
In Cleveland In tho office buildil
built by The brotherhood under D
leadership b. has spent much OF b
time In Washington. particularly
the past seven years. In the vnrio
wage controversies that have arisl
sino- 1919 he has III the source
many Cpigrammltic uttemuCea
industrial and economic problems.
At ono time In settling forth q
ella ms of the engineers TO high
pay. he announced that M avera
hfc Of IA HnilwnN engineer was q
years and this he declared TO be d
20 the mad desire Tor speed.
We as a nation have gone spe
crazy ne fnid. And the Htrang
part Of II Is hat the people me
anxious 10 get sons place In
hurry ~ rally M NO hurry at a
Moro Of them belong to the leisu
rather than To- the business clnssci
Explaining his reluctance to y.
entirely ON public opinion for the a
IuEim,ut 81 grievances. be said;
The public, what Is the public
whose support so much is suppos
To depend; II b. an army which
the first sign OF personal inconve
ience VIII denlunce those they thil
responsible without takins pains
lind out the circumstances or who
to blame"
STONE has been a lifelong repu
licnn but he is an outspoKen admir-
OF President Wilson. lie h 90 yea
old, having been born on a fnrm NJ
Airsworth. IA. in 1850. Tie was q
ucuted IN the district schools NJ
! his home ard later attended Was
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7 Tor "a short time. leaving there to 1
come u uretdaU on the Rock iSla
b In 1873. rive and u hall years li
he Was promoted Ia be engineer, n
followed that occupation FOR the me-
% 10 years. finding time to study Ia
Z and economies In the meantime.
Z that when he was selected 10 Hucco
. Grand chief Arthur be- was well
ted for the position.
Conservation has q the kcyn,
' NJ stones leadership and under b
v the brotherhood has adhered stric
' "a the principle laid down by
predecessors that an contracts mi
be- strictly observed and nat inst
ordination. drunkenness or
COMPETENCY will not be- tolerated,
is adherence 60 these principles u
has won FOR the brotherhood of
comntiNc Engineers the title Of Z
model union"