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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
RAIL BOARDS
DOUBLE POLICY
FORCES STRIKE

+ Chieago--The railroad labor boards
policy of swinging big stick at labor
and a toy balloon at the railroads. ha.
! resulted in the largest and most ex-
tensive strike of railroad shop men
in this country.
The direct cause Of the strike is
wage reduction. effective July l,
which would take $4,000. 900 a year
from the six shop crafts and MAIN
tenance of way employees. Other
wage reductions affect railroad clerks.
freight handlers and other employees.
These cuts, while severe, is but
one grievance. The employees are
especially embitered because of the
loss of the eight-hour day the rail
road labor board having ruled that
time and one-half after eight hours
and for Sundays and holidays need
not be paid. This order, changing n
condition that has existed for 25
years, has inhamed the workers
The employees have contrasted the
boards rigorous attitude toward them
with a milk-and-water policy toward
the railroads.
A dozen large trunk lines have con-
tracted their repair work The rail-
road labor board has issued four or
ders against this practice, but without
result.
The Erie railroad has established
piece work and physical examination
of the men in violation of the boards
orders. This railroad originated the
contract system.
The New York Central has estab-
lished piece work in violation of or
ders. 1t also contracts repair work
The most audacious disregard of
the board is shown by the Penn
sylvania railroad, whose officials ac-
tually secured a federal injunction
which prohibited the board from pub
fishing censure it had prepared
against this road for violating orders.
In the case of the Atlanta, Bir-
mingham g. Atlantic railroad this
railroad lowered wages, and when or
dered by the board to restore same
and comply with the law if wages
were to be reduced, the managers
threw the road into bankruptcy and
then Federal Judge Sibley told the
board to keep its hands off that prop
erty. The employees have been on
strike over a year to enforce the
boards orders, while the board acts
as though the A., B. & A. does not
exist.
The Missouri e. Northern Arkansas
railroad reduced wages in violation
of the boards order, and these work
ers have been on strike for over a
year, while the board maintains its
mum policy---when the railroads are
affected.
A feature of the strike is the fact
that railroads that fought their shop
employees the last 10 years at an
enormous cost, and in some cases de-
feated these workers, are now facing
100 per cent strike in these depart
ments. This is especially true of the
Santa Fe, Illinois Central, Louisville
& Nashville, Union Pacific, Southern
Pacific, Pere Marquette, Chicago
Great Western and other trunk lines
that were confident that at last they
had eliminated organized labor from
their shop employees, only to now find
that unionism is at fever heat among
these workers.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
LOCAL STRIKERS
HAVE FAITH IN
FINAL OUTCOME

So far as the shopmen's strike Is
concerned locally, there Is not much
change In the situation, There has
been no violence of any kind, and the
men say there will not be any unless
IL Is started by company guards.
At both the Illinois Central and
Big -Four shops. the usual bunch Of
non-competents have been hired
men and boys picked up here and
there without much attention being
paid TO their qualifications. Several
|. G. men who stuck" when the
strike was called, have changed their
minds and are now enrolled with their
brothers. There has been no deserl
tions from the ranks, and the deter.
mination to sit tight until the finish
Is very evident.
Inducements TO return TO work IN
the way of letter from Illinois Cen
trail officers have been disregaried
A house 10 house canvass of strikers
has secured no deserters from the
ranks. A letter extending the time
to July II for the men TO return to
work under the conditions prevailing
when they struck has been answered
that when the trouble Ii settled to the
StAiHidttipb VI tft lntcffhIpfui tnf9
will be ready TO take up their old
duties
]. G. strikers are meeting daily,
when reports of committees are heard.
and the bulletins from headquarters
read and discussed. These bulletins
indicate satisfactory progress every
where, with an occasional fracas
caused by the presence Of armed
guards.
Optimism is expressed everywhere
as to the final outcome. "Sit tight
the messages read, "and the cause is
Won" Financial and moral assistance
of affiliated unions is doing much TO
help win, as the men feel that with
so strong backing IL will be only
a matter of few weeks when matters
will be amicably adjusted.
Local sentiment outside a eoterie
of hard boiled union haters Is for the
strikers. Business men feel the effects
of the strike, but they also realize
the advantage of decent living wage
for the workers. Every time the
railroaders' wages have been re-
duced," said one furniture merchant,
Il find 1t harder To make collections,
and business is not so brisk because
the men have less money with which
to buy the things thev need"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14

By International Labor News Service.
Washington, ID. C., July 17.-un-
ions cannot be made and unmade at
government dictation, said Presiden,
Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor, in red hot
comment on the action of the railroad
labor board in "outlawing" the unions
now on strike.
President Gompers said that the
ruling was utterly bolshevik in char
acter' and that it was too ridiculous
and fatuous to be accepted as perman-
ent American government policy.
by this astounding ruling he
continued, ''the Board undertakes
to disband unions at will and to COM
mand at will that new organizations
be formed. This no government
agency can do, because trade unions
are voluntary organizations of the
workers formed in response to their
demand, to serve their needs and to
respond to their democratically ex-
pressed will and desire.
1.-THE action of the Board is exact
ly a replica of the action of the com
munists in turning the unions into
government controlled agencies for
the carrying out of the orders of the
state. Freedom of expression van
ishes under the order of the Board.
But | say now that the workers OF
America, either on the railroads or
elsewhere, do not intend to sacrifice
freedom of expression and of action.
The Board undertakes to say that
unions which differ with the Board
must cease to exist-they are out
lawed." Whether this is for the mo-
ment an assumption of authority on
the part of the Board is immaterial.
1t is the logical outcome of the very
establishment of such boards. II Is
an inevitable consequence of an inl-
tial action that was wrong in princl-
pie and that has proven impossible
In action.
"The Railroad Labor Board, as an
institution functioning in the twen-
tieth century is second in incongrulty
only to the so-called open shop
movement.
"The railroad workers in this case
laid their case before the Board.
Voting six to three the Board decided
with the railroads. Great slashes in
wages were ordered. Terms and
conditions that had obtained for as
long as twenty years on some roads
were abrogated by the stroke of an
autoeratic pen. For thousands OF
men the eight-hour day, accepted by
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
ATTITUDE OF
GOVERNMENT is
NO SURPRISE

No surprise was felt by reading of
The Review when the announcement
was made that governmental forces
we're TO be used as a glorified strike
breaking agency in an effort to force
the railroad workers back on the jobs
which they quit in protest against
intolerable wages and working condi-
tons.
II was recalled that during tho
presidential campaign of 1920, The
Review had. in almost every issue,
insisted the present situation would
be brought about, basing its prophesy
upon that section of the Republican,
platform which reads as follows:
"The strike, as a means of setting
Industrial disputes, inflicts such loss
and suffering on the community as
to Justify governmental initiative to
reduce its frequency and limit its con-
sequence.
The above was construed as
pledge to put the government into the
strike-brealing business, and current
happenings prove such a construction
was proper. Presiden. Harding's adj
ministra1ion is merely carrying out
the pledge.
But the worst may not yet have
occurred. The railroads are private
corporations, just as any other busi-
ness enterprise. If the government
can act as strike-breaking agency
for one private business concern, ii
ean Of course, act in the same capac-
ity for any other firm. A precedent
has been established on the railroads
and it is logical to assume that gov.
ernmental aid VIII be invoked and
given whenever any large industrial
plant desires to lower wages and
break a strike.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
Rail Labor Board Ruling
Like Communist Autocrat
Decree, Gompers Declares

the whole civilized world, was oblit-
Grated. The Board seemed literally
to reyel in an orgy of destruction
and slashing.
"The law gives The workers, or the
railroads, the right to decline 10 nc
cept the Boards rulings. The work
ers, OF necessity, declined and by vote
of the members ~ Withdrew their
services. They declined To work for
the terms ordered by the Board. TIE
Board now declares them 'outlawed.
This is autocracy with vengeance
II seeks to put the whole force of gov
ernment back of the movement TO kill
the spirit and the fact of collective
bargaining, of joint negotiation and
together of workers and employers.
Ii is the calamitous outgrowth of a
mistaken idea.
"Unions cannot be unmade and re-
made at government dictation. This
is neither the Russia of the black
autocrat nor of the red autocrat. This
is America, where the principle of
voluntary action, of conference and
agreement, of freedom of expression
and Of lawful action is rooted in our
soil and grown into our institutions.
"The unions in the American Fed
Grafton of Labor are permanent.
They are part Of American life.
They have definite principles, every
one of which is absolutely American.
The unions have performed a degree
of social service that should bring
them the admiration of every Amen-
can. They have led the fight for
humanity, for human rights, for the
uplifting Of men, women and children.
They have done this, even when IL
meant asking the people to over-rule
Congress and the Supreme Court.
The unions exist for humanity, for
the workers, and they cannot and will
no tbe destroyed at the whim or fancy
Of band of dictators.
II ask whether the Board ordered
the directorate of the Pennsylvania
Railroad dissolved and new and
amenable board created when that
railroad refused to obey the orders
of the Board ? OF course 1t did not,
nor will Ii in any other such case.
The Railroad Labor Board is seeking
TO perpetuate what II believes to be
the existing dominant economic con-
ulDOn, But the DodTu ~ HHStahth AZ
its analysis Of modern trends and
fundamentals. IL would have been
equally as fitting, and equally as
ridiculous for the Board to order the
dissolution of railroad directorates
where such direetorates refuse to
obey the orders of the Board.
If anything could have been calcu-
lated to inspire the workers with de-
termination to win a victory for
democratic methods and for justice In
their employment, this action Of the
Board will have that result unneces-
sary though it may be-"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
aods Ask Government Pass Unsafe Equipment During Shopmens Strike

,...--,tisnal Labor News Service.
o acton. d. C.. July 1.-THE
- commerce Commission has
- reguests from railroad inter
T. relax enforcement OF saiely
e. sss5zt.sas during the strike OF the
All ,-,ilToads want the United
-. - ,everument To help them WIN
t-5sa Al the expense OF the iiNes
= = the travelling public.
o Il =. iu normal times the rallroaas
= = fEs safety provisions laid down
isheis - IN such an extent THAT from
ssaoa - 1000 locomotives are o.
80 g.st Of service every Xear BY
ael'I .sl 'I.fs,state Commerce Comfnisssch.
u liz H. -. eonformed to the regulations
- 4 G. none would be ordered
cut Of service: -. foa
- aeeppt the arbitrary conditions laid
= sos,n by the labor board and submit
y lover wages, lower standards OF
~ and continued manipulation OF
'aasir Ss contracts by the banking inter
~ which now control railway poll-
= = il i a fact that the more highly
erflad workmen will leave the rail
seads and seek other work.
'01 The safety of the public will be en-
laagered continuously as a result
Fajeieney Of railroad operation will
suffer
ho hnllied into efficiency. Skilled labor
and railway repair work is excep-
tionaly skilled labor-must be paid
decent decent wages to insure efficiency:
The railway shopmen are chiefly
responsible for the safety of the
traTelinp public. To impose upon
,bem unbearable conditions and de-
stroy % their morale is to release a
boomerang. @ Their strike is largely
an effort to maintain their status as
ssilled workmen with responsibility
=. .Nfaiapr service
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
THE TRUTH AND
FACTS ABOUT THE
RAILROAD STRIKE

FIRST-~Tho strike, a unanimous
one for all practical purposes, was
called primarily because Of discfiu.
nations and because Democracy In in
dustfies has been attacked.
SECOND~-One Of our reasons,
overtime for Sunday and holiday
work, was taken from US nearly u
year ago-~a condition allowed labor
abolished nj the viii Of autocratio
capital over the advice and protest of
ministers and college presidents. and
over the most earnest protest Of labor,
making conditions possible under
which labor can be worked on the
Sabbath AT pro rata rate, allowing
labor no protection for worship or
recreation.
THIRD~~Another reason; Many Of
the railroads have arrogantly set
aside decisions of the United States
Railroad Labor Board which were not
ALL favorable 10 the companies, and
defied the Labor Board on many de
cisions more favorable To the em-
ployees; yet they have not been called
In account for such violations. We
ask for justice TO both sides.
We have always obeyed the man
dates Of the Labor Board until at last
their decisions of wage reductions and
some rules Of working conditions have
become unreasonable and unbearable.
To submit 10 them would be submit
ting to slow starvation and peonage
In the shops. Nov that we have re-
sented such outrages against US, we
have been branded by certain mems
bers of the Labor Board as outlaws.
We ask you. good citizen, why were
the railroad executives not "uutlawed'
when they have repeatedly f0uted aud
defied the Board for the past several
months?
FOURTH Democracy in industry,
a doctrine endorsed by every National
political party, by the Federated
Church Councils of America, and by
every public man and loyal woman OF
America, TX on trial. II deserves 70
stand and we are for il. And there
are a number Of other good reasons
why we are on strike, too numerous
TO mention here and unknown 70 the
public.
Good citizens Of Champaign, this l.
your home; IL Is our home as wei,
II is our desire TO keep our home town
one among the best in America. We
desire to raise our children TO be good
citizens, but we could not do this II
we were TO submit TO the outrageous
conditions the Labor Board IS trying
10 impose upon US. We are Cod
fearing, law-abiding citizens, trying
TO better our conditions and conditions
Of our community. We are not Of the
abject type or class Of men that have
no respect for their community or
country as the railroad Is now trying
to force upon your citizenship under
armed guards To take our places N
the shops. We are men that stand
for Godliness and manliness IN our
home town, and We feel that you are
for the same, Ito keep our town clean
OF abject and immoral characters.
Signed,
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE OF FED
GRATED SHOP CRAFTS or
CHAMPAIGN.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
INSTRUMENTATION
ABOUT STRIKE AT
BLOOMINGTON

Letters from members of the Ma
tional Guard stationed at Blooming
ton give the lie to the statement that
an attack was made on the soldiers
Monday night. The letter states that
a "rookie" on an outpost thought he
saw three men in a cornfeld, and,
contrary to orders, took shot at the
object Of his imagination. The state
ment that strikers shot at the soldiers,
he brands as false.
Just a little more misinfOrmation
to prejudice the public.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
SEA 3

According To a ruling Of the Rail
road Labor Board, strikers are re-
strained from referring TO strike
breakers as "scabs." Thus all stand
ard dictionaries are set aside as in
accurate and of no value; for, accord
ing to the dictionaries, there is no
other word 20 describe the fellow that
takes another mans job. Webster's
International Dictionary says:
SCAB, a dirty, paltry fellow. Low.
aOut. Scab.1 Shak. A workman
who works for lower wages than, or
under conditions contrary to, those
prescribed by the trades unions; also,
one who takes the place Of work
man on a strike; rat.
If those taking the places Of the
striking shop craftsmen are not scabs,
then the men who compiled Web
ster's dictionary are liars.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
Labor Day Tickets.

Members Of unions not going. INTO
the Labor Day celebration as body,
may secure tickets for their entire
famjljes at The Review Office. Send
or bring 81, and make out a llst o.
the members Of your family over ~
years OF age, who will attend INT
dren admitted without tickets lick
cts will be promptly mailed.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT
Is ALL THAT Is NEEDED TO WIN
THE STRIKE FOR THE SHOP MEN

4 little encouragement now and then goes a
long ways IN determining the final outcome OF
strike. The feeling that the strikers have the sup
port of their brothers IN times of trouble carries
with determination TO win and nstlls spirit OF
stick-to-it-veness into the men. without which the
prospect Of victory is very uncertain.
The railroad labor board has ordered wages of
shopmen cut TO the starvation point and at the same
time conditions that are unbearable have been inn
posed upon them. Rather than submit 10 these de-
mands they have declared a strike. These men,
many of them, have not had steady employment for
the past year So caused by the desire of the rail-
roads to break up the unions by farming out their
repair work. Those who were fortunate enough TO
secure work were made the victims of several wage
slashes and the finances of all are at very low ebb
Brothers, it takes money to win. The fighting
morale of the men cannot be kept up on sn empty
stomach The wives and kiddies of the strikers need
susenanee and it up to us to they properly
taken care of.
Headquarters for donations for the shop mems
cause have been established at The Review office,
and up to the time of going to press several con-
trbutons have been received-suificient TO guafan-
tee for the time being at least there will be no hum
ger in the families of the strikers But more is
needed God loves a cheerful giver. And when the
gift is made in the name of right and Justice the
satisfaction of having given is all the greater.
Make your contributions now. Do your part in
making life worth living for those who need your
present support. If the shopmen lose, your turn
may be next
Remember your obligation, that you will sup
port those who need your help.
GIVE IN the NAME OF JUSTICE!
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14

.L Here are facts that show the
y. spirit of American labor, its
.ss wonderful determination to re-
i. sist the encroachment of auto
\. cratic power, its inspiring re-
II fusal to accept terms and condi-
II tions that mean a lowering Of
+ standards and loss of demo-
\. cratic progress:
=. Goal miners ceased work,
!. rather than accept terms which
y. EMPLOYERS sought TO impose.
4. Fully a half million men quit
y. mining coal.
!. 2-1'extile workers ceased
!. work when employers sought TO
!. impose a wage reduction of
!. 22l2 per cent, in addition to a
!. 20 per cent reduction previously
i agreed upon.
I. 3-Granite cutters and quarry
]. workers have for months been
!. idle, either through lockout or
!. strike, in opposition to so-called
!. American plan autocracy and
J. wage reductions.
!. RAILROAD shop crafts, more
!. than 100000 strong, ceased
!. work in defense of terms and
i. conditions which they deemed !
!. Just and in opposition to wage
!. slashes and other impositions !
]. which the railroad labor board :
\. sought to impose.
!. 5-Butcher workmen have !
!. been on strike for months
]. against terms which they !
!. deemed unjust and unaccepta-
!. BILE.
J.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
Annual Picnic.

The Ladies' of the Maccabees gave
their annual picnic Wednesday at
Crystal Lake park. About fifty were
present Games and races were in
duged in and a picnic supper was
the erOwning feature.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
Label League Meets.

The regular semi-monthly meeting
Of the Woman's Label League was
held at Labor Hall Thursday night.
Business pertaining TO the part the
League will take IN the Labor Day
celebration occupied the attention Of
the meeting.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
Buy Tickets Now.

Tickets for the wrestling match to
be held in connection with the Labor
Day celebration are going like hot
cakes. Ringside seats are $3 plus tax.
Buy them now. Address, james
Brown, chairman, Review office, or
come in personally.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
GIVE IN the NAME OF JUSTICE!
LETTER CARRIERS
TO HOLD MEET
IN URBANA

The twenty fourth annual canyen-
ton Of the lllinols State Association
Of Letter Carriers viii be held In ur-
hama, July - and 20. The convention
headquarters Will be at the Elk club
rooms.
The program to be carried out Is
as follows
Friday. July "a, ls22.
D:3O a. m,--ReRlstration OF Dele
gates.
1000 u. m.---conyention called to or
President, VIM. n. Rogers.
luvocation--@Rev. Snndmeyer.
urbana Welcome Mayor ]. Il.
Smith and o. l.. Browdef, PM.
Response VIM. ~. Rogers.
Association of Commerce
Chauncey l.. Finfrock.
Response President N. A. L. G.,
h. ]. Gainor.
Business Session.
Noon Recess.
200 y. business session.
4:30 p. m.--Auto tour of the urbana
and Champaign,
ESQ y. m.--B Banquet.
Following the repaat Charles DUFF
fey, treasurer of N. A. l.. c., will pre-
side as toaatmaster introducing the
various speakers and following NUM-
bern:
Selection -------~~-.-----.0r Orchestra
Vocal Solo 4-. Miss Helen Kelly
Solo--s----~--W VIM. Kirby
Selection -----z. Orchestra
Music BY Herald Of Hope Baptist
Church Orchestra.
Saturday. July 20. 1922.
9;30 u. M Business Session.
Presentation of Resolutions.
Committee Reports.
Noon Recess.
30 p. M business Session.
Election Of Officers.
Round Table Session.
500 . m.--Smoker.
Get-toRether Meeting.
The following committees will have
charge Of the convention:
Executive Committee.
Fred Thorne. l.. II. Paris, Max
Flewellng, Paul Davis, Joseph w.
jackson.
banquet Committee.
Carlos Ronfrew, Frnnk Hissong,
l.. II. Paris, +. Thorne, Max Flew
Entertainment Committee.
w. X. Courtney, Carlos Renfrew,
Dave Sharp, Floyd Il. Harvey, G. A.
Mcintosh, Arch 4. Scruby.
Publicity Committee.
+. f. Harvey, ]. w. Jackson, +.
Roney, +. Hissong, H. T.. Middleton.
Automobile Committee.
Paul Davis, G. A. Mcintosh, II. L.
Middleton, r. Roney, ID. Sharp.
Reception Committee.
Courtney, Hissong, Renfrew, Thorne,
Roney. Scruby, Jackson, Flewelling,
Harvey, Davis, Sharp, Middleton,
Paris, Mcintosh.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-07-14
Proud Parents of a Boy.

Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn H. Eastman
wish to announce the birth of a son
born / o'clock Saturday morning,
July 8. The boys name is Richard
Herbert and he and his mother are
doing very fine.