The Connecticut labor news., 1921-10-21
Will Assist to the Limit , Trainmen, if They Are Compelled to Go On Strike On November 1, Even Though Big BrOtherhOOds Are Not Affiliated.

Unqualified support to the rail- road men in case they are compell- ed to go out on strike here on Mo- vember 1, was voted by the New Haven Trades Council last night after discussion that took in the various phases of the controversy. The resolution placing the council on record as backing up the rail- road men, even though only the shop crafts and the carmen are affiliated with the Council and the was adopted unanimously, every delegate taking part in the dis cussion declaring the opinion that the strike was being forced upon the railroad men not only as a drive against them but as drive against all Organized Labor and therefore all Labor should get be- hind the railroad workers in re- sisting 1t. -.-r
 During the discussion, in which Presi- dent l. M. Orhburn led. it was declared that from President Harding down there was being made a consistent attack on Organized Labor When the Pennsyl- vania Railroad, dehed the orders of the Railroad Wage Board" said President Ornburn, "Mr. Harding and other high officials of the government declared it a matter of adjudication and summoned the road for friendly discussion of its stand. But the moment the railroad workers refused or objected to accept ing the wage boards order for a reduct- ion in the1r pay, Mir. Harding got busy and began canvass of the army camps of the country to find men in service who were competent to operate trains and who by their very service could be compelled to act as strikebreakers.
 As usual through the financially en- doWed press of the country, campaign to arouse public sentiment against the workers was started and has been care fully and craftily spread over the coun- try As usual also, this Is apparently succeeding and the least the Trades Council can do is to pass resolutions of support to the railroad men in case they are compelled to go on strike on Mo- vember l. We must admit that If such a strike becomes necessary and IS put into effect considerable hardships will ensue. These hardships will hit the organized worker as severely, if not more severely than the unorganized worker and the businessman. But 1t is condition that exists and if not resisted will mean the ruin of the trainmen's organizations and probably all Organized Labor If they strike to resist it they will have chance.
 "It is not for us to determine now whether this is the time for such a strike or not The railroad companies of the land seem to have determined that for us. They apparently are seek ing the strike and if they get 1t, then it is up to US as Labor men to support the railroad workers to the limit of our resources"
 Former President P. F. O'Meara, Vice President Eugene Treiber and many others of the delegates present endorsed the sentiments expressed by President Ornburn, MT. O'Meara declaring that now is the time of all times for Organ ized Labor to stick together whether the railroad brotherhoods are affiliated with the American Federation or not "The paid propagandists of the subsidized press are getting in their nefarious work to arouse the public against Labor" said Mr. O'Meara, "and Labor must do its best to counteract that. While the public press, hereabouts at least, is not open to us with but one or two exceptions, we are numerous enough in ourselves and through our own Labor papers to do much to offset this campaign if lies. If we are passive and allow these things to go on we can expect a fight against all of us in near future and therefore l heartily endorse the proposal to vote our support to the railroad men,"
 The resolution for the support was then presented and went through with an emphatic unanimous vote.