Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-14

shop men to walk out. II wac evident
that the visiting committeeman dio
not meet with success.
because they had been unable 20
learn definitely what had been done
with respect to the strike In the local
shops or what action might be expect
ed Of the local shop men. the commit
tccmcr said. Ind caused them to come
here TO secure first hand information.
Predict 0is Events Soon.
II was stated by the Cedar Lakes
representatives that something big
was to he expected within the next
twcr'v- four hours. shop men OF the
central west wore 10 know tho true cx-
tent OF the strike movement and VINO
was responsible for the betrayal OF
the men," and that right soon. Gen.
eraI Chairman Mick" Thies, OF Min-
neapoIis. 1t was said. would leave We'd
nesdry night for Chicago to attend a
meeting OF the district committee. ut
which time, II was expected. some def
mite action would be taken which
would affect all shop men Of the Chi
cago district and would bring the
question OF wnges to n focus.
n
that the responsibility for permitting
the wage controversy to drag seven
months would be fixed and II was
averred some international officials
might lose their heads" Already. the
Cedar Lake representatives declared
the conferences over wage increase,
which have been conducted since last
January. had cost the organization
about half million dollars. Ninety
representatives Of the union, spend
ing SIS to $25 day in Washington.
putting up at the best hotels. and re-
ceiving salaries" have been drawing
heavily on the union funds and the
men believe 1t 10 time that some action
was secured. .,t.
Blame Officials Of Union.
Officials of the union are blamed for
the state Of affairs existing. They
have given the men no satisfaction
and. 1t is alleged. the union has had no
definite report OF the proceedings. al
tho railroad officials have been kept
advised as to the progress made.
President Wilson's demand" that
the men return to work pending set
Element Of the wage claims was DEEM
ed i'll advised. and had he "requested''
return to the shops the men would
have compiled with far better grace,
committeeman pointed out.
The men. apparently. are in perfect
harmony with the idea Of tripartite
control of the railroads. They declare
that under federal control the railroads
thruout the country have built up
their power and that great improve
ments have BEEN made In shops and
round houses at government expense
with the result that shops generally
are better equipped than ever before.
Machinery and equipment has been in
stalled. It IL said. which the roads have
not as vet been called upon to use.
Complain Of Equipment.
1t was said big motor had been in
stalled some months ago in the local
NJ. & st. l. shops and had never been
wired.
Regarding the motor in the local
shops complained of General Car Shop
Foreman L. H. Johnson, in charge OF
the shop where the motor in question
Is located. told the newspaper today
that 1t was true that a motor was IN
the shop and had not been used TO-
perhaps a month or longer. The rea-
son 1t was not used was because ma
terials to make the installation COM
plete were not received. When they
were received the motor was connect
ed at once and has now been in use for
three weeks.
Radical Element Nom Existane.
Reference to a radical element In the
local shops was resented and 1t was
declared that II a radical element was
to be found 1t was that class of men
who have been giving the public to
understand that they had prevented q
second walk. out after having attempt
ed to prevent the original strike. It was
declared that had all Of the shopn,en
known that vote was to be taken
Sunday on the question Of returning to
work the proposal would have been
defeated. AS the vote stood. It was
declared. upwards Of eighty shopmen
had voted against q return.
The Cedar Lake representatives.
Wednesday night declared that the
best estimate to be had showed about
1926. 900 shop men thruout the country
had been out on strike. Press dis
patches, showing but $4,000 men out,
they declared to have been in error.
The shop men, Il was said will await