Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-22
ATTERBURY TAKES
STAND ON AGREEMENTS
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Mr.. Atterbury read statement
which declared that the American peo-
pie had reached the parting of the
ways"
No more serious question confronts
US today" he said. lone road leads 10
government ownership. naturalization.
Plumb planism and syndicalism-the
other road to Industrial peace and the
continuation of that individual initia-
tive. energy and responsibility. The
sign board on one road is National
Agreements; on the other road Ne
Gotiate Directly With Your Own En-
ployes.'"
General Atterbury declared he had no
hght with organized labor. as such.
and said that within reasonable lin
It's II is healthy spur TO bring about
fair condition. He enumerated six
points which he said the employe has
a right to expect and the employer
should provide: AS steady employ
ment as possible: a good wage; time
Tor recreation. opportunity to elevate
himself in his employment; voice in
determining rules and regulations, un-
DER which he worked: the right TO be-
or not to be. union man.
New York, March 2l.-The eastern
federation of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way and Steamship Clerks. Freight
Handlers, Express and Station EN-
l.
II. Fitzgerald. grand president OF the
Brotherhood. urging him to authorize
a referendum strike ballot for irnmcd-
late use should the railways decline to
obey the mandates of the transporta-
ton act OF 1870 before reducing wages
Chicago. March e1.-The Illinois Gem
trail railroad viii confer with icp-e-
sentauves OF its unskilled employees
here March 2s and 90 over 4 proposal
kA
~ 20 per cent II was announced today
omaho. Neb.. March 2i.-An addi-
aonal cut in the shop forces employed
by the Union Pacific here was an
nounccd today bringing the total num-
ber OF shop members down 10 /. 800 ns
compared with 100 before the road
started to mako reductions.
Washington. d. c.. March Ell
five International labor organizations
and the railway employees department
OF the American Federation of labor
have Joined the international associa-
ton OF machinists In the complaint
MED with the Interstate commerce
commission. requesting an investisa-
uon OF railroad car and, locomotive
repair work, II was announced to-
night. Tho international unions
which have Joined in the request arc
the Amaigamated Sheet metal work
ers, brotherhood of railway carmen
brotherhood OF electrical workers.
brotherhood of Blacksmiths. Drop
Forgers and helpers, and Brother
hood OF Boilermakcrs and Iron Ship
builders
The original complaint charged
that at least s75o, 900. 900 was being
unnecessarily added to the annual
expenditures of the railroads for car
and locomotive repairs thru division
of work from railroad shops to pri-
vnte equipment companies and link
cd this with an alleged nationwide
4 campaign for the open shop"
! Chicago. Ill, March 21.-Rcpres-
entativcs of the approximately TO-
900 unskillcd iaborcrs, employed By
the Chicago. Rock Island and Pac.
ifc railroad conferred today with
road officials and adjourned without
decision to resume tomorrow when
officials said. the wage reduction
proposals will be handed the rcpres-
b entatiyes.
New York. Mnrch 21.-Represen-
tativcs Of workers In the marine divi-