The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-11
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FEDERATED shop crafts, Tor the purpose
OF deciding what action would be tax
en- in regard to the men who did not
come out son strike and those who
have accepted positions since the
strike.
"A report from Kansas City which
was read at our meeting stated that
the friends of General Chairman Per-
sonettes who has been arrested by the
industrial court are strongly protest
ing. Those business men who have
learned to know and respect him,
have guaranteed him every assurance
that they will stand by him to the linn
IT. The president and cashier OF the
Peoples National bank of Kansas City,
sas City have signed his bond and
nave agreed to back him to the limit.
The officials of the Santa Fe rail-
road have long tried to get Mr.. Per-
sonette off of the job and this we be-
lieye will be their last grandstand
play. We are behind him to a man
to help him fight his battle against
the railroad company and all the bust
ness men and citizens of Kansas City
are with US regardless OF the Allen
law.
Needles, Cal, among other nu-
merous points on the Santa Fe, re-
ports that Mr.. Simmons, manager of
the Liberty theater, has donated the
use of the theater building as an as
sembly hall during the, strike. All
the nonunion Japs came out today.
leaving only dirty dozen of spineless
white trash.
"a report from Fort Madison, Ia,
states that all foremen at that point
have been notified by the foreme en- s
national organization to do no me-
chanic's work. which will help some
If they obey orders.
San Bernardino, Cal, reports that
the company has built a stockade in
side the shop yards and ARE trying to
hire men to break the strike, but are
unsuccessful in getting them in there
as we have a line of pickets around
the shop day and night. The sheriff
has deputized fifty men of our own
selection from our own ranks and
they are on the job and in q position
10 tell every stranger who comes near
the yards just what the company's
policy has been and what they are
trying to do at the present.
Everything is very encouraging.
The Big Four are assisting US in every
way possible. They are refusing to
do anything other than their own
work and they say they are ready to
come out with US and have asked for
that authority from their grand chiefs.
With what came out today we have
now 10 per cent of the shop laborers
out with us.
I'VE are in receipt of a letter from
the shop federation of the Northwest
ern Railway company atNMissouri VAL
ley. Ia, which states that the mer-
pay the rent on a theater building for
assembly purposes and they have also
raised a fund that is known as the
500 relief fund This 500 fund is
donated to any man who has a family
and who is out on strike and who is
actually in need of financial assist
ance.
To Get Free SLAVES.
"C1eburne. Texas. reports that the
leading theater in that city has been
turned over to the federated shop
crafts, for their meeting purposes.
All the union barber shops have
agreed to give the men on strike two
free shaves and two free shines week
or an equal amount in any other line.
Our observer in the boiler shop re-
ported four negroes were placed on
welding flues yesterday morning and
just bfore quitting time the foreman
was heard to remark that three
fourths of the flues could not be used
and had he had one of his former
experienced men on the job, he would
have had more flues welded in two
hours that these four negroes had part
ly welded all day. "A similar report
in regard to setting up springs came
from our observer in the blacksmith
shop After having six men that had
just come off tho farm, setting up
these springs all day yesterday. the
foremen made a statement that they
had accomplished three hours ordi-
nary work for George Etzei.
Things are beginning to look very
dark for the foremen in the freight
car department, as our observer in
that department reported that thirty
eight negroes were sent there yester-
day and assigned as helpers. This
makes a total of over 100 negroes in
that department alone, and is a fair
representation of Mr.. PurcelPs other
1900 men that he claims are now
working in the shops.
Our observer in the coach shops
reports that if they have good luck
out this week and it has been told US
by men who formerly worked in this
department that even the general fore
man in that department has called
them over the telephone on several oc-
casions of late and begged them to
come back to work. Among the num-
erous things that they promised them
was that their seniority fights and pass
privileges would be unimpaired.
The electrical department observer
reports that they new are in possession
of a brand new red-headed species
which has the appearance of a human
being.
"A. G. Wells statement in the morn
ing paper that the Santa Fe was on
top can best be answered by conlpar-
ing it with a big fine looking auto
mobile that was stalled on the down
grade of one of Topeka's leading
streets. Mechanics were sent for and
after examining closely made the re-
mark that 1t looked all right. where
I thought when bought. 1t but after
rvI,fIa 7 find that If