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no men returning. The men are
standing pat
THE Philadelphia and Reading have
held up fourteen passenger mems pay
checks until they return to work, as a
club over their heads. AS this is against
the law we have taken measures to see
that the wages are paid. The railroads
are using every method possible to keep
the passenger men in line.
! The announcement was signed by
George kochl, representing Committee
No. So
Close Vote on Strike Delay
The full statement made by Chair
man II. s. Jeffery follows:
AT a special meeting of the Phila-
delphia and Camden advisory board 1t
was concluded by vote of 20 to "a to
defer cessation Of work from IL a. m.
today to later date, but not later than
IL n. m. Monday, July 8, pending a
conference at Pittsburgh Thursday.
July 1, at which meeting there will be
present representatives from oil points,
New York, st. Louis, Chicago. Buffalo,
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Trenton and
Wilmington. that the cessation OF work
on the PENNSYLVANIA system will be uni
form at all points. including the rank
and file Of all employees, members OF
the American Federation of Labor or
CARNATIONS.
The officers of System Federation
No 90, which includes the cities named
in the preceding paragraph, athliated
with the American Federation of La
Dor. met with the Pennsylvania Rail
road officials Monday morning, June
2S, and discussed the five points or sub
iects as enumerated in the statement
issued by the Philadelphia Camden ad-
visory board.
THE PENNSYLVANIA Railroad was de-
sirous Of knowing whether or not Sys-
TEN Federation No. 90, which repre-
sents all the employees on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad. approved and supported
the action of the Philadelphia Camden
advisory board. Their answer was in
the affirmative.
Demand Evidence
Following this declaration on the
part Of the officers of System Federation
| No. 90. the Pennsylvania Railroad then
demanded that the officers and delegates
OF the Philadelphia advisory board pro.
duce documentary evidence that would
Justify the railroad in dismissing the
! for6nen in question. However, in view
| of lie foremen in question having in
stitjlted criminal libel proceedings at the
direction and behest of the Pennsylvania
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Offered III.
| S. Jeffery a S25 900 bribe to drop
the case against the foremen, 1t was
clear in the minds Of the System
Federation officers, the officers and
delegates of the Philadelphia and Cam
den advisory board, and Mr.. Jefery's
attorneys. that the request on the part
of the Pennsylvania Railroad was not
| in good faith, merely camoufage, seek
ing thi. information to enable them to
strengthen the case if possible. While
pretending to secure information to
Justify the removal of the foremen'
they were in reality endeavorlng TO
secure information to protect them.
Zone of the foremen complained OF
has had great domestic difficulties. sep
arated from his wife and children,
their complaint being identical with
that Of the railroad employees. Corrup-
ton, prostitution and vice have been
nut far above honor and virtue by the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad officials, and
when these matters are aired in court
the public will learn fully OF the
damnablc practices, prostitution and
corruption that exist and which the
management of the Pennsylvania Rail
road ndorses and upholds.
Desire Formal Ratification
"Thc action and position of the
Philadelphia and Camden advisory
board having been indorsed and sus-
tanned by System Federation No. DO
executive board, nothing now remains
to be done but a formal ratification by
the advisory board of said System Fed
Grafton No. 90, following which there
will be a general cessation of work by
all the employees throughout the en-
tire Pennsylvania system, involving
100, 600 or more men and women, unless
the Pennsylvania Railroad recedes from
its arbitrary, unjustifable and unfair
position, dismissing the foremen in
question and reinstating all employees
including gang leaders and gang fore
men without loss of seniority and with
out prejudice and discrimination.
In making public this statement, Mr..
Jcffery told the newspaper men that
he had been called up from Washing
ton this morning by the Department of
Justice and asked to confer tomorrow
with United States railroad administra-
ton officials and members of the United
States Labor Board. He was told, he
said, that the officials wished to de-
tcrmine what the grievances of the rail-
road men were, and define which Of
the grievances dated back before last
March, when the railroads were return
ed to private ownership. Mr.. Jeffery
explained that the grievances dating
prior to that time would be taken up by
the United States railroad administra-
ton; those since then by the labor
board.
Explains L. S. Part in Probe
Mr.. Jeffery was asked what the De-
partment Of Justice had to do with the
matter, and he explained that II was
the Department Of Justice which was
back of certain individual charges
brought by the workers. Mr.. Jeffery
stated that on June 90 he issued an ap-
peal to the railroad men regarding ces-
sation of work. He quoted from that
statement as follows:
'There is, however, to be no cessa-
tion of work until the vote has been
taken, counted and the proposed ac-
tion approved by the proper authori-
ties. In other words, we are going to
respect and obey our own laws, and
IL there must be a cessation of work
1t will not be Philadelphia and Cam.
den and vicinity by themselves, but in
stead the entire Pennsylvania system.
Stand up and sgery man be counted
When that is jone there will be but
little question khat we shall have. n
we Tote as q knit on the matter, the