Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-20
WORKERS
 RcE CONGRESS- 10. DEFEAT MEASURE
Re.Drafted Bill Destruc- live of Constitutional 1 Rights
k CARRY THEIR lATTLE TO PRESIDENT
rial Severely Arraigns Measure ending Before Legislators- Charge in Committee That
 Labor Dictates

Shlngt0n, rep. S.-OfganlZed
 lad workers and union labor in
 al, holding the re-drafted rail-
 organization bill to be de-
 tive of the employees constitu-
 privileges and liberties, to-
 called on congress to defeat the
 ure in it's entirety.
 bresentatives of the 15 railroad
 S at the close of an all day
 renee, attended by President
 ers and Secretary Morrison of
 American Federation of Labor,
 public memorial to congress
 dying this declaration:
 he pending bill deprives citizens byed upon railways of the invio-
 right to enjoy gains of their
 Industry. The returns to capi. Fe lived upon an arbitrary basis, late which the public must pav wages which labor must receive
 accommodate themselves to this
 fixed for capital. This act
 s the public and labor subser-
 to capital. For these reasons n set forth and many others, request and respectivellv urge
 the bill be defeated in it's en- b."
 Iring the all-day conference in- ation was given out that letters rotest against the wage provis-
 of the bill would be sent to dent Wilson and Director Gen.
 Hines, later it was decided to e the first fight in congress. Fintimations were given that if hted there, the workers then "a carry the battle to the White fe hoping that the president t veto the legislation.
 Re memorial. addressed to the Re of the United States as we'll
 } two houses of congress. de- IS that the bill in enunciatinp rinciple for passing the financial m of investors subverts the ciples of American government, provision. the memorial holds. Id constitute an abandonment of rnment for the common good. establishment of government for common good, the establishment Pvernment for private interest. "a lprivilege and class benefits.' , Gives Privilege.
 |ovisions of the measure for ar (tion of disputes are attacked be- E of the manner in which the lal arbitration boards would be tituted and because of the way |hich they would operate.
 le arbitration boards, including permanent one of nine members, It be so composed, the memorial lres, as to eliminate labor from esentation. Procedure of these ds. the memorial states. would troy all discipline and lead to B."
 bile the labor representatives
 Tn session. Director General Is, in conference with a commit |of leading railway executives, wed a pledge of their co-opera- m the establishment of a nlttee of experts to gather data Png on the wage problem. The ntlves expressed desire that (lon of the wage problem be ex- Fed, and MT: Hines said the and method of constituting the nittee of experts would De nmended to the president as as conference with the rail- union officials, could be held. lacking the railroad bill, section Pection. the memorial declares Failroad employees expect just |ment and the continuation of "unalienable right to have ar voice, representation and vote ny tribunal created bv law o, Pal agreement which is to a. |ve,"
 then charges that the >pendinc violates the fundamental pro- ms of American government in sections regulating the financial Fn to investors, because "parti.
 and exclusive privileges" were erred in guaranteeing dividends [e sections creating a. railroad board are quoted to show that Pnions are required to nominate to represent them within 3(
 rom the passage of the bill after the interstate commercs nisslon has held hearings and tulgated the method of procedure sucn nominations, but that nc psions is made to require tho n.ssion to formulate Regulations time to permit the em-
 having the commission define ordinate officials" who shal
 within the labor provisions o1
 ct' according to the memorial
 Fl consideration has been grant | . class of employees comprising .nan five per cent of the tota n equal footing with the recog. | standard organizations.
 iure to designate and treat witt
 "uaro recognized organiza-
 representing approximately 9l
 ent of all the employees, the pro goes on, "can be construed tt
 nothing less than that the pro ns of this act are primarily bas pon a determination to annul ex
 agreements and destroy th,
 nssatlons which negotiated 's charge is said to De strength,
 py provisions making ineligibl, nppointment to the labor boars person coHnected with a carrie
 anlzat!on of employer, or own
 " stcoks or bonds th efoof " fei staaaned aed in labor union tl1iI os oe expeete ascor1in9 o IF