Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-08
'VACATIONlSTS' GIVE
THEIR SIDE AT BIG
PUBLIC Meeting HERE
Plea for Living Wage Made Before Audience of 5,O00-
Seniority Rights Explained -WI Return to Work if That
Is Restored and UItimatum of Brotherhood Withdrawn

: merchants and the local ChamDer OF
! Commerce. out of power.
'The railroad men trust in the gov
ernment, the hoboes trust in the
government, but we don't trust the
81 year guys who have made mil
lions. Then consulting the editorial
again Davis said, Mr. Editor of the
Little Perth Amboy News, the war
board will have to be changed, before
other conditions show much of a
change"
Davis wanted to know. IL "Nicky"
Arnstein was in the audience. He said
the police and papers can't find him
for he has been taken away by Wall
street but they can find the children
who turned the bonds over to them.
I will do all 1 can to get these chill
dren Free" said Davis.
He then trained his guns on Rock
efeller and said, "Rockefeller used to
be a grocery clerk, but they didn't
have cash registers in those days.
From this he went to the term out
law" striker and turning to the re-
porter said, II don't see any silk
shirt. no diamonds. he has clean
collar but he needs new necktie,
he might be taken by anyone to be a
railroad man or an outlaw. In
closing Davis said: 1--WE want 100
per cent. Americans in this country
and we want the 100 per cent. buns
to get out"
Edward McHugh was the next
speaker. He said in part:
81 have tried time and again to
settle this controversy. We appealed
to the President last August, and he
promised us that he would reduce the
cost of living and II not grant us an
increase in wages. We are only ask
ing for what was promised us. The
word outlaw has been handed down
by brotherhood chiefs We have not
tried to wreck our government. Since
/ have been at the head of this move
the 1. w. w. and other radical organ
izations have not been in the move
ment. The reasons we are holding
parades and mass meetings is to let
the public know the facts.
when the railroads and public
press tell you things are normal, ask
them where your freight is. Why Is
1t not forthcoming? He told about
what the railroad man Is confronted
with at the present time, and to rail-
roal stockholders If there were any
present he said. The man power,
those who man the trains, are respon-
sible to the dividends you receive on
your stock"
He told about reports that are
published to the affect that conditions
are normal and said that the yards
in this district and New York harbor
are more normal than anywhere else
in the contry. He said that in
Kansas City millions of tons of grain
is waiting shipment and II conditions
became normal at once it would take
seven days before the grain could be
moved. In the New York store houses
he said, the supply of food stuffs may
not last the week out. Can you ex-
pect a man on the railroad to work
for less than he can support fam
lily on?" asked the speaker.
He said he had been In conference
with Mayor Frank Dorsey and that
the strike. Dorsey" said McHugh.
fspoke moro like manufactures
e than he did as a city official" he
| spoke of q visit recently made in
| Washington, d. c.. and told the audi
ence how poorly they are being rep
| resented by their senators. He told
| of meeting time and time again where
pages had to be sent out to get a
4! quorum so that business might be
| conducted. And yet" said the
speaker, you are paying these men
to represent you" Attorney General
Palmer sits in Washington inventing
| bomb plots" said the speaker. IF he
wanted to reduce the high cost of
! living he could use the same method
/, asaI.-. t1o profiteer as against the
1 United Mine Workers"
William Smith was last speaker. He
| spoke along the same line as those
before him. but asked why II they can
give you prohibition in twenty-four
| hours, they can't give you something
to eat in eight hours?
| A summary of the meeting brings
| forth these two outstanding features
| "All the 'vacationists want is fair
| deal from the press Of the country,
| and they are willing to return to
work providing the managers will
4 4 =. h
| erhood officials will recall the ulti-
matum.
The railroad men on vacation lined
lup under Timothy Griffen at city hall
park, and the parade got under way
about 1880 o'clock. Three bands were
in line the Goodwill Fife and Drum
corps, the Columbus italian band and
] the ST. Mary's Fife and Drum corps.
1.-The parade was led by Joseph Ma
loney, Timothy Griffen, Gus Kelly and
one other local leader. A number of
railroad men who served in the army
or navy during the war, coming from
this city and vicinity followed next In
line, after which came the vacationists
carrying flags and placards. The reg
|ular line of march. was carried out.
| Several reports relative to con-
Editions between the vacationists and
1.-THE men now working on the railroad
were made by the local police today.
tShortly before the time scheduled for
1.-THE parade to arrive at Hall avenue
and State street. last night Patrolman
Muska received information that a
railroad watchman named Jacob Will
ner was standing with a revolver
tpointed at the crowd. The patrolman
investigated and took the watchman to
the main office of the railroad.
! About 6:15 last night Patrolman
Patrick Dwyer received a report from
| Lew Roy Ryerson of Newark who
stated that when he was getting off
a Newark fast line car at State street
and Hall avenue. he was set upon and
| beaten by a number of vacationists.
The patrolman Investigated but could
mot find any of the men.
| Mrs. Peter Heiny. of Cortland
street, reported to Patrolman Muska
about 900 last night that Charles
Menvrey of State street was calling
her husband scab. and writing her
husbands name In different places
calling him scab- The Office advised
the woman to swear out warrant.
MARY PICKFORD's OWN STORY
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