The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-06-29
CLAIMS RAILWAY
STRIKE GROWING

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The Silver State has received the
following letters purporting to be a
solution of the railroad problem,
with a request that they be published.
We take no responsibility for what
is said in the text:
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Editor Silver State, winnemucca,
Nevada.
Dear Sir:-Will you be so kind as
to print or publish the enclosed
type written matter.
These facts and other information
we get directly every day from all
the principal cities and shipping
points throughout the United States.
This newly formed union is now num-
bered between 300, 900 and 400, 900 and
growing by leaps and bounds, as the
old organizations are growing tired of
the craft organization and its auto
cratic rule.
This organization was formerly
what was known as the Chicago
yardmen's association, but since the
constitution has been amended and
b~roadened so as to permit every white
railroad worker to become a member,
thereby eliminating so many unneces-
sary crafts and placing them all un-
der one head.
Contrary to the muchly circulated
reports. this newly-formed union is
not now, and never has been CON
nected up in any way whatsoever
with the I.W.W.
Yours truly,
T. C. BLOCKER.
tPS-Eyerything that I've zen
toned in this letter will be verified
by the president, j. Cleekner. and J..
+. Thomas. secretary of the U.R.E.
The proprietor of the barber shop.
near the Crystal Cafe. will vouch for
me at Winnemucca.l
IiAttt 10 a AOa0NtO-AVdSA lit~uD "
transportation, which no doubt. will
be the means of the interstate com
merce commission placing an embar-
go on all non-essentials in the next
few days. There is a howl about the
freight-car shortage, which is menac-
ing the movement of freight. Have
you ever seen where the railway ex-
ecutives have in any way tried to
explain why the car shortage? No
you will say. Well, there is a rea-
son, and in a very few words it can
be explained. There are two hun
dred and fifty thousand men who
have refused to work longer for a
wage not sufficient to live IN. This
means that there are thousands OF
loaded freight ear standing in the
terminals and no one to move them,
and it is a plain fact unless the cars
are moved to their destination and
unloaded, there will continue to be a
shortage of cars to move freight.
There is n way to relieve this car
crisis. Grant the striking railroad
men their demands; give them their
seniority; and get the thousands of
skilled railroad men back on their
jobs. This will be the only step to
take TO bring early relief. 1t is use
less for the railway management to
work on the theory that they can
move freight with university students.
1t is impossible, for there are men
that have been in the railroad game
for years and still they can learn
something every day about the art
of handling cars.
1t is the next thing TO murder to
place these young students on the job.
Reports are that there are hundreds
of young men throughout the u
try that have either been killed out
right, or lost their limbs. arms, or
been crippled some way that will rem
der them useless for the rest of their
lives. Placing these green boys on
such hazardous jobs. does not only
endanger their lives. but it means that
the travelling public is face-to-face
with the hazards of being handled by
green school-boys.
1t seems that the wage board is
dwelling under the idea that they will