The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-28

ne following slatsnent vas IL
- 70 the pesss today by-ths ST.
~ federated shoDs committss:
We note The statement Of 8. ".
A1ulliaix, superintendent Of silvis
shsDs, - carried IN the press Of
~ bsfors ysstsrday. and relative
- the situstion Ut the shops 1t
this time. Altar carefully reading
1hiG statement and coupling 1t up
wit9 facts that have come to our
sttenti0p from other railroad shop
points ON the Rock Island system,
" feel that In al justice to the
stf1king shopmen 10 the tri-cities
. bfief statsment ID reply should
BE- made. Mr.. Milliuix In his state
msat tells Of the normal condi-
ditlOns existing 1t the shops, and
makes the remarkable statement
tha1 with q force Of Is per cant
Of that employed ON June l We are
today producing more than SO per
cents as much work. He follows this
up with the statement that they have
turned out four locomotives, but
fails to say just what length OF time
was consumed In turning them out.
II this Is what it termed Operating
on . satisfactory basis and getting
results, then we will have to adj
init that conditions have change:
considerably since we were in the
shops. In normal times and with
the regular force Of 1,400 mechanics
and helpers now on strike from 20
to rs heavy repair locomotives
wss considered the shops monthly
production, and great complaint
was registered by the local rail
road officials If production fell be-
low this amount. In addition 70
this the shops force took care Of
the many running repairs to loco
motives In service, and the many
shop orders that were filled each
month. The same thing is true OF
the car department. They former
ly turned out from so to 80 heavy
repair cars per month, and in the
past three months they have aver
aged 10 and II cars of this same
class of repairs. Being out on
strike on this railroad we naturally
make it q point to learn the true
condition of the shops and Of the
railroad. The people who are wait.
ing on shipments in the tri-cities
xxrslr ho IN N nooifirn to toll IN n at h n =
the railroad is operating normally
or not and we will let the public
Judge the true situation at Sill III
and on this railroad. Mr.. MulliniA
: iaments theIact that the citizen:
of the tri-cities will not welcome
among them the replacement mel
now employed in the shops, ant
asked that they be given the 'glat
hand by the citizens of this com
munity. The Rock Island, in orde'
!. TO break this strike is attempting
to enlist the aid Of the local bust
noes men and other citizens Of tn
tri-cities. by holding out the allur
ing offer OF q chance to secure som,
OF the money earned by these me'
who have taken the jobs of t.,
striking shop men. This railroad
through its local officials, is askin.
the business men and other citi
zens of this community to give tn,
cold shoulder to the striking shop
men, their fellow citizens, aftel
our years Of citizenship in thi.
community and our added mite II
its support and growth. They asl
that we be cast aside in this man
ner while the glad hand is extend
ed to these men that have been re
cruited from the four corners o
this country and who have neve
contributed to the support Of THU
community or have never befor,
shown any interest in it. Let VI
call your attention to the fact tina
this same propaganda was and il
still being used at all points OF
the Rock Island system, but let
be said to the credit OF the bust
ness men and other citizens OF thcs'
cities and towns that they have no
been SO ungrateful and selfish as Il
desert their fellow citizens in III
midst OF their fight for Justice an,
fair dealing. Nor have they los
sight of the fact that these replace
ment men, whose money is now be
ing held up to them as bait to
fish, is being drawn on the job
that rightfully belong to their fel
low citizens and neighbors who &c
CURED their rights and claim t.
these jobs through long and faith
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