The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-04-08

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the porteFs and maids in line and
away from outside organizations.
This Is not true aud those sho will
look up the records will find that
this plan was put into effect by
many industries and thoroughly trl-
cd out before the Pullman Company
offered II TO its employees. This
1919. Following its adoption by
President Woodrow Wilson's Second
Industrial Conference in the year
1919. Following its adoption by
the employees of many other indus
tries II was inaugurated in Pull
man Car Works In Pullman, ILL.,
nois, in May. 1920. After II had
been given n thorough demonstra-
ton and worked out successfully In
Pullman Car Works for six months,
" was then offered to and adopted
by the employees In the repair shops
of the Pullman Company. and final
ly after further successful trial, was
offered to and adopted by the Pull
man Companys district employees In
GLIDING the porters and maids. IL
our porters and maids had fully
understood this plan they would
have unanimously repealed the ef-
forts OF outsiders 10 inject their
antagonistic influence. and S5 per
cent OF them have done so.
Some OF the porters know nothing
OF this friendly cooperative plan
except the misinformation that has
been spread by the representatives
of outside organizations. An en-
ploye who has thus been misinform-
ed and misled and who has not TAX
en- the trouble to read the plan PAM
phlets and famillarize himself with
IL, has only himself to blame for
his erroneous conceptions.
Some of my fellow porters have
been led astray by misleading state
ments SO framed as to make them
believe that the U. s. Board of
Mediation has rendered q decision
on the case submitted in behalf OF
the porters by the Brotherhood OF
Sleeping Car Porters.
/ desire to give you the truth In
this matter, which Is as follows:
First: The Board of Mediation
has not conducted a hearing or rem
dered decision as to the form of
representation the Pullman porters
and maids shall have.
Second: That question was de-
clded by the porters and mnids
themselves in November. 1926, when
by an overwhelming majority--over
, So per cent. they re-affirmed their
, allegiance to the Plan of Employe
Representation and elected their
, representatives on the various COM
mittees TO represent them.
, have heard considerable COM
: plant recently that the travelling
: public is becoming less generous in
/ extending gratuities for the personal
, services which we perform as por-
: tiers on the road. II this is true.
there must be cause--it is simply
/ a case of cause and effect. Certain
outside influences have been con-
tinuously clamoring for the abolish
S ment of the tipping system and
I have given all the publicity they
e possibly, can to this propaganda. I.
e / do not wish 10 leave the ]! i'm.
J, preston that wages and working
G conditions will remain as at pres
g eht. There is still much room fol
: Improvement, but our cause can
n only be advanced as We graduate
: into n spirit of cooperation which
: will try to do their part in the right
way, handle their matters through
the proper channels and do not per.
c init themselves 10 become prejudiced
4 by the exaggerated statements Of
unreasoning radicals. -,