Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-22
SAYS RAILWAY MEN
 NOT BACKING ONE
 BIG UNION MEETING
Chicago Officials Deny Con- nectiOn With Radical
 Plan
CALL ISSUED THRU
 BUTTE, MONT, PAPER
Department of Justice Act When Call Appears In Alleged l. w. w. Publication--"Out Strike
 Cited by Groups

Chicago, June 21.-Officers of the Chicago Yardmen's and the Chicago Enginemen's association today denied that either organization was connect ed with the ono big union movement, which, according to Washington re. ports today, quoting call published in the Butte Daily Bulletin, is to be organized in Chicago on June 29 by railroad workers.
 William Bond, secretary of the Yardmen's association, said there was absolutely no connection between the so called insurgents from the railroad unions and the one big union crowd. John Grunau and Harold E. Bedding, heads of the to unions, could not be reached, and MT. Bond refused to tell where they were.
 A. T. Whitney, vice-president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, who conducted the recent fight against striking switchmen, declared the one big union was distinctly red movement, and charged that leaders of the seeding rail unions had join ed the radical labor movement
 Washington, June 21.-A call for a convention of railroad workers to be held at Chicago June 29 to organize one big union has been published in the Butte, Montana, Daily Bulletin, which officials of the department of justice said today they believed an I. w. w. publication.
 Orders went out from the depart ment today to its agents at Chicago to keep strict watch on the proposed meeting for any possible l. w. w. ac- tivities in connection with it.
 The origin of the call has not yet been determined by government agents. As published at Butte, it is signed "The Committee" and those expecting to attend the convention are asked to communicate with E. E. Pride, 225 Northwestrn University building.
 Leaders of the recognized labor unions and the members of the rail- road labor board at Chicago are at CdCkCu Uy tuc CdllS WHlSA cOyos
 "Modern industry is organized into one big union, which has grouped its financial resources, and practically controls the industry of the country
 "It is the organized power of the workers of the industrial field which will decide the victors in the future and until we organize into the one big union we will be beaten before the fight starts, just like we have in the past.
 of you are red blooded enough to stand up and be countetd and not afraid to carry out this work we want you to send delegate to the Chi cago convention to be held on June 29, with the expressed purpose of be- coming part of the one big union. If such is not the case then do not come and try and offer some compro- mise proposition for you will not be seated, as the one big union is alive and already formed and all we want is workers who are willing to join us in this fight for industrial freedam
 "Throw the labor fakers off your backs and get into labor organiba- tion that will be controlled by the rank and file."
 Discussing the railroad labor board the call says:
 "If these men, chosen by the presi- dent to represent labor, really repre- sent the rank and file we would be outnumbered two to one, we leave it to your judgment what proportion of representation the man in overalls actually has on this board" 1 Reciting the history of the so called "outlaw strike" of April 4, the call says committee was selected to tour the northwestern section of the coun- try to get the sentiment of the men and as result of the, dissatisfaction with the old organization said to ex- ist, it was decided to call convention of all dissatisfied employees on alf railroads in America to organize one big union of railroad workers.