Evening journal., 1922-08-03
TELLS STRIKERS
TOUSEBALLOT
Says Women Couldn't Do
Any Worse in Govern
ment Than Men
SPEAKER SCORES
CHESTER ARRESTS

SAAHithNdi diiaifS were notiy scored
at a mass meeting of the shopcrafts'
strikers held in Pythian Castle this
morning.
Charles Scott travelling representa-
tive Of the National Bollermakers'
and Shipbuilders' Association, prin-
cipal speaker. did the scoring, and
his address was the most vigorous
by far of any delivered in Whining
ton since the railroad shop strike
began, on July /.
Before Scott began his address,
circulars were distributed among
the thousand men and women in the
audience and filing the entrance
way and sidewalk outside. One OF
these circulars contained a photo
graph showing Senator Pepper re-
ceiving his appointment from Gov
ernor Sproul. OF Pennsylvania
Standing behind Pepper and Sproul
were shown Chief Justice Won
Mochzlsker. of the Pennsylvania SUI
preme Court, and General Atterbury,
vice. president OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
COPIES OF these circulars are be-
ing mailed 10 the President, MEM
bers Of his cabinet, every Senator
and Congressman and to every
newspaper in first, second and third
class cities in the Middle Atlantic
States" said Scott.
Scott told of efforts to distribute
the circulars to workmen in the
Baldwin locomotive plants in Phil
Thu
he added, arrested fifteen men "on
charge OF distributing seditious 1T
erature." Workmen in the Bald
win plants, he charged. were being
employed in repairing engines for
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Eight men were arrested in Phila-
delphia and seven in Chester, he said
The men in Philadelphia were shift
ed all over the city before they were
released. God save anybody ar
rested in Chester" Scott exclaimed.
Then he declared the sheriff of the
county had the right to keep a man
locked up As hours without any
charges being preferred against him.
1--WE got our men out after ss hours"
said Scott, and we Will continue TO
circularlze the Baldwin plants
Scott further charged that the
police OF Philadelphia had arrested
four women for distributing tho cir
culars. taken them torthe police sta
ton. measured and photographed |
two OF them as though they were
criminals.
Scott paused minute. then con-
tinued. in a quieter tone:
You men must rally TO vote for
your own interests. The women
must also vote. l hope for much
from the women. They're new in
the political game. but they can't
make worse Job of government
than the men,"
This declaration called forth
much laughter and applause.
Scott next turned his verbal bat
terles on the government for what
he declared was Its shameful neg
lect OF the soldiers who fought in
Europe 10 save democracy"
Il want TO warn against that ami
nal nature that lies within all OF
is" said Scott TITS apt to show in
his fight"
Scott here said he had been born
n the heart OF the hard coal mine
districts OF Pennsylvania, and as n
10Y Of only nine years had gone TO
work. in the breakers picking slate ,
rom coal. ten hours a day for SO
ents."
There's no kids OF nine years now
in Pennsylvania" he added. t,
'Why7 Because OF the changes i.
brought about in the labor laws ,
through the American Federation Of .
Labor"
The mass meeting was opened by
J. c. McKenna- secretary OF the
strike committee 10 Baltimore and
Ohio workers. who IS known as the
labor poet" and who read a num-
Der OF original poems.
u. r. Logan, chairman OF the
executive committee OF the Pennsyl-
gania shopcrafts, who presided.
toward the close OF the meeting, an ,
that since It had opened.
word had been received from pick
cts that forty-flve workers at the
Todd's Cut shops had quit. Twenty
hree other men also had quit earlier
n the day, he declared. Logan fur
her said he wanted to report that
our men had been shipped to the
hops from Norfolk. on promise OF
eceiving $3.50 day, clothes, food,
Cigarettes and a general good time.
When they found a strike was on,
logan said, the men refused 10 work.
.wo of them had gone back TO Nor
DIX, but the other two were In the
udience.
After the meeblg these two men
.ated that their names were r. r.
attimer and i. V. Elbertson. They
lid they met a man on the street in
orfolk who promised them jobs as
ogan had described. on the train
bout fifteen miles from Wilmington,
ey said they learned a strike was
At the offices of the Southern Di-
sion OF the Pennsylvania Railroad,
was stated today that the situation
( the Todd's Cut shops and at other
oints along the division was un- ,
hanged. except that more recruits ,
ere rapidly being hired TO AL the :
APPS left by strikers.
According to strike leaders there ]
re increasing evidences of restless
ess among members OF the broth y
rnoods, particularly trainmen. and
eports are constantly being receiv- I
q that brotherhood leaders will is
ue strike calls unless the strike IS
ettled in 80 days.
a mass meeting OF the reorganized
lri-state Lodge No.115, Maintenance
u Way Employees and Shop Work !
RS at the Labor Temple last night !