, 1922-07-06
MEN QUIT
WORK SATURDAY
RAWLINS RAILROAD SHOPS Affected
BY nationwide ACT OF PRO.
TESTING EMPLOYEES

Promptly at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning. following a short blast
from the shop whistle. $50 employees
Of the Union Pacific company. laid
down their tools and quit in response
to orders from national headquarters,
by the terms of which about 400, 900
men. employed in the railroad chops
Of the country. took similar action.
The suspension of work was
practically 100 per cent in the Raw
Inns shops, only a few remaining on
the job. some of whom are about
to complete a term Of service en-
titling them to a pension. the right
to which would be forfeited in case
the employe walked out.
No disorder or evidence of ami
mostly toward the railroad company
marked the cessation of work. The
men came across the track amid
cheers from a large crowd of SYM
pathizers which lined the sidewalk
or Front street.
The striking shopmen have as vet
made no formal statement to the
public, combining their actions TO
strictly keeping in close touch with
their national headquarters and
being governed by instructions from
there. The Union Pacific railroad
company issued the following shortly
after the shop craftmen left their
posts:
Union Pacific's Stand
1T is believed by the Union Pa
cific railroad management that
every right-thinking man will return
to the service inside the next As
hours. as within that period he will
have had time to think and reason
out with himself and family just
what this strike means TO them-this
Haunting of governmental authority;
hat this strike is not against the
railroad but against the very founda-
ton upon which Dur nation stands.
namely, observance of law"
In addition to the general state
ment, given above. the general man
ager OF the Union Pacific system,
William letters, issued and caused
to be circulated. the following recog-
milton Of the action of such an
ployes as did remain at work and
warning to those who did not:
Omaha. Neb., July l, 1922.
To All Shop Craft Employees Who
Have Remained at Work:
The undersigned most heartily
commends you for your splendid ac-
ton in remaining at work. You
have done just what l knew You
would do.
The personal relationship existing
on this property is Of such a close
nature that vol and your families,
father. mother. wife. and children
most Of all are concerned. You
should not jeopardize our past and
present mutual confidence and self
respect for each other by participat-
ing in this utter disregard Of one OF
the agencies of our government.
You know that the management of
this property has dealt fairly and
souarely with you and your repre-
sentatfves on every occasion. By re-
naming at work you have dealt like
wise with the management. Such
acts are not forgotten; you did not
forget and neither will the
ment fail to remember.
And in this connection your at
tention is called to the fact that this
strike which became effective at 10
a. M. July 1st. 1922. is not a strike
against this railroad. but it Is a
strike against the constituted au-
thority of our nation and as such,
doomed to failure. for the reason
that every loyal American citizen
can not help but to demand that our
government shall be supreme that
law shall prevail.
(Signed) VIM. JEFFERS,
General Manager"