Morning Oregonian., July 26, 1922, Page 3, Image 3

TIIE 'MORXIXG OREGONIAKV WEDNESDAY, JULY. 26, 1933 '
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Central Council Blames Wall
Street for Trouble.
STATEMENT - IS ISSUED
Allegation That Workers Walked
Out Against Government
Is Contradicted.
An official statement setting forth
- attitude of the striking railroad
shopmen was issued yesterday by
the Central Labor council of Port- j
land.. The statement, which was I
signed by W. E. Kimsey, secretary
of the council, contained a number!
of arguments advanced by the
strikers. !
It is as follows: " I
So many misstatements have teen
published relative to the strike ol the
railroad shop crafts that the Central
Labor council is dwrirous that the pub c
be made aware of the following pertl-
neThe Workers engaged in the present
truggle are in no ense engaged In a
conflict against the governmental the
-United States, and we denounce most
vigorously the efforts that have been
made to make it appear as if the gov
ernment is being attacked. o
The workers have ceased work because
the raUroad labor board has made .an
award in response to a plea y the rail
roads putting into effect terms and con
ditions of employment sought by tne
railroads and which the workers are
unable to- accept.
Negotiation Is Object.
The stoppage of work can be ended
t any moment through Joint negotiation
between the railroad management and
the workers and there is nothing to pre
vent the railroads from adopting this
courae at any moment. The transporta
tion aot specifically provides that both
parties to an industrial dispute may
come together for the purpose of reach
ing an agreement without giving the
slightest coneideration to the railroad
labor board or any of its decisions af
fecting conditions of work and wages for
services performed.
The conduct of railroad managements
Is the result of Wall street control of
the railroad The great majority of
railroad executives would long since have
come to an amicable agreement with the
workers were it not for the fact that
the association of railroad execut ve la
absolutely dominated by a. small minority
representing the great allied financial
interests of Wall street. It is a fact that
more than 100 railroad directorshipe are
controlled by a group of about 2o of the
most powerful financial magnates in
Wall street, and that this eame concen
trated power extends in like manner into
practically every industrial field in the
country. Boards of directors of various
New York banks control 270 director
ship of D3 Class 1 railroads.
Banks Control Beads.
' The following statement of fact is
agreed upon by the railroad unions, by
the American Federation of Labor, and
by nearly every authority that has made
adequate investigation of the subject:
1. The control of the transportation
system of the country, including nearly
every important system, today centers in
New York city, and the main lines of
policy for the industry are determined on
a national basis by a comparatively small
group of New York banks.
2 This group of New York banks is
closely knit together into a single unit
through a maze of interlocking director
ates and leadership in this combine has
been maintained through credit control
by the house of Morgan.
' 3. This control extends not only to
the various railroad systems but also to
the chief industries of the country, which
furnish the railroads with fuel, material
for maintenance of way and equipment,
new equipment and other supplies.
Combine Is Blamed.
4. Certain nfembers of this financial
group are primarily railway directors and
they constitute what might be termed
the railway department or committee of
this unified financial combination.
. Thomas DeWitt Cuyler and W. W.
Atterbury (of the Pennsylvania railroad,
handmaiden of the United States Steel)
and L. F. Loree (president of the pela
ware & Hudson railroad), who are at
present leading the attack upon the or
ganized employes of the road, both be
fore thfi country and the railroad labor
board, are members of this, railway
mitmiittep of the combine.
ti. The spread of control of this New
York railway department extends to
every section of the country, thereby
accounting for the fact that the -present
policies axe being followed on a national
basis.
Treasury Held Looted.
By various devices and largely by vir
tue of the eovernment guarantee follow
ing the return of the railroads to their
owners after the armistice millions upon
millions of dollars have been taken by
the railroads from the United States
treasury. The findings of the interstate
commerce commission and of the rail
road labor board clearly indicate the
accuracy of the statement that approxi
mately two billion dollars a year are
wasted by mismanagement, by improper
financing and by useless duplication or
effort. This enormous wastage thou far
has been covered by drafts upon the
treasury of the United States.
The decision at this time to reduce the
wages of the workers is an effort to take
from their pockets the enormous sums
hitherto provided by the government to
cover the cost of railroad waste, extrava1
gance and high, financing. I
Protection Is Asked.
We repeat and emphasize the declara-;
tlon of the American Federation of Labor
in convention in Cincinnati last month
as follows:
"It ia of immediate importance that the
rights of the railroad workers to cease
work, whenever the pressure becomes too
great and whenever they deemthem
selves justified in so doing, must be fuUy
protected, t is well enough to urge the
needs of continued transportation facili
ties in the interests of the general pub
lic, but it cannot be in the Interest of
tne general public to continue further
and further the enslavement of free
workers under the devious methods em
ployed by the railroads, to earn dividends
and profits for a few at the sacrifice
of the very existence of the railroad
workers."
We point to the fact that the railroads
In practically every case have completely
Ignored decisions which they considered
contrary to their interests and we state
specifically that 92 railroads in 104
cases have thus ignored the awards of
the board'. We repeat that in none of
these cases has there been the slightest
effort on the part of the government to
coerce railroad managements Into accept
ance of displeasing awards. On the con
trary. In one of the most notable cases
involving the award against the Penn
sylvania railroad, that railroad obtained
an injunction' .which prevented the rail
road labor board from enforcing or even
publishing the decision. The government
by its silence has been a party to the
conduct of the railroads in ignoring the
awards of the railroad labor board, and
it must thus stand convicted not only of
inconsistency but of bad faith In its
present tremendous effort to coerce the
railroad workers into an acceptance of
an award that is bitterly unjust and that
violates every . tradition of American
fairness and justice.
Unfair Acts Charged.
On July 3 the railroad labor board
adopted a resolution, -which it has since
neither rescinded nor modified, declaring
that the recognized national organiza
tions of railway employes who have sus
pended work have ctased to represent
those classes of employes, and calling
upon non-union men employed by the
carriers to form organizations which
would be recognized by the railroad labor
board. This attempt to sanctify and
, purify strikebreakers and strikebreaking
can be construed as nothing less than an
effort on the part of the government to
assist the railroads and their Wall street
owners in breaking the strike and there
by destroying the standards of wages
and conditions which have In many cases
existed on practically all railroads for a
period of 30 years or more
We construe that action on tne part
of the railroad labor board as an effort
to assist the general movement of Bour
bon employers and reactionary financial
interests throughout the country to de
stroy the voluntary organizations of the
worker Mid to open the door for tne
re-establtshment of an industrial' autoc
racy in which the workers would be
helpless and in which they would be In
virtual bondage to the masters of the
industrial world. - -
Proclamation Is Attacked.
We construe -the presidential procla
mation issued on July 11-as of the same
character and we call attention to the
fact that the proclamation, while citing
a single phase of railroad violation off
the labor board's awards, placed em-
phasis upon the stoppage of work by
the- workers, sought to create the Im
pression that the workers were, acting
unlawfully, and called for action' every
where to curb this alleged unlawful con
duct of the workers, but called for no
action to alter the conduct of" railroad
managements.
We call attention to the abject failure
of the railroad labor 'board and to every
other court or tribunal established by
Jaw to make strikes either unlawful or
impossible, and we call attention to the
position which labor has maintained from
the outset, to the effect that these courts
and-tribunals are undemocratic, that
they destroy the peaceful and construc
tive processes of negotiation and joint
agreement, and that they lead only to
disturbance of industry, replacing nego
tiation with litigation.
Wall Street Target. -
The fact that any organizations affil
iated with the American Federation of
Labor have not participated in the strike
up to thla time in no way lessens the
justice of the cause for which all other
affiliated unions are striking. Indeed
the effort by the railroad labor board to
placate these organizations is at once an
admission and confession that the rail
road labor board has erred in its deci
sion and that it has now stooped to the
position of trying to divide the ranks
of the organized wage earners and is
attempting to create friction and strife
among the wage earners.
Let there be no mistake. This is a
strike against the Wall street interests
and their hirelings, the managers who
control the railroads of the land, and not
against tne united States government.
The railroad labor board is not a ju
dicial, executive or legislative branch of
the government. It Is purely an advisory
and recommendatory body, and the pub
lic nas had no choice in the selection of
the personnel nor has the public any
control over any of its members.
W e call upon workinsr neonle everv-
wherfe and upon all Americans who love
justioe to -sustain, the cause of the rail
road workers who have ceased work as
their only remaining method of d rote at
against an Injustice which must rank as
one or the most reprehensible which an v
American Industrial or political institu
tion nas ever sought to impose.
HOPSTRKERS
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ENJOINED BY COURT
Men Ordered to. Keep Away
From Roads' Property,
UNION TAKEN OFF GUARD
FOOD, FUEL PREFERRED
(Continued From Flrgt Page.)
Stringent Temporary Injunction
i Is Granted "Without Notice
to Workers' Lawyers.
taction to bring out an adequate
tonnage.
It was added that the administra
tion was struggling to deal fairly
with the entangled rights of all
parties to the widespread Industrial
controversies, but Intended above all
to uphold the majesty and dignity
of the government of the United
States.
Government to Use Power.
Meanwhile, In the fuel crisis re
sulting from the coal strike, the
powers of the government will be
used to distribute the diminished
current produetion of coal in accord
ance with the demands of public
welfare, and to prevent the taking
of extortionate profits. President
Harding was represented as un
willing to anticipate in advance
what course might be taken should
the coal output fail to be augment
ed to the required tonnage, but
for the present week at least, it was
said, he would withhold creation of
the suggested federal coal commission.
While the railroad labor board
would be upheld in Its endeavors to
deal with the strike of shop crafts
men, n was intimated in official
circles that if the , concession of
seniority rights to strikers who
have left service would result in
their return to work, the railroad
managements ought to yield the
point. The board too, it was said,
might facilitate the concessions,
even though eastern lines and those
of the southwest have publicly 'de
clared that the status of men -Em
ployed to replace the strikers would
not allow the grant of full seniority
to those who might return. .
Production Way Down.
President Harding, it was said,
would remain in intimate contact
with any steps which the labor
board might take.
There was no concealing that
grave concern had been given gov
ernment officials by verified re
ports concerning the dwindling of
coal output. Almost no new produc
tion has been attained in Pencsyl
vania unionized coal fields, since
traop protection has been furnished
and non-union production in West
Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky"
has decreased far below levels
maintained in June. .
MARTIAL LAW IS DECLARED
Five National Guard Companies
- on Duty in Denison, Tex.
AUSTIN, Tex., July 25. Governor
Neff late today declared mtfrtial law
in part of Denison and ordered the
five .companies of national guard
now at Camp Mathrey to proceed to
enforce Ms proclamation.
Martial law will become effective
at a , o'clock tomorrow morning.
Colonel Charles W.' Nimon will be In
command. : -
The goyernor also issued two
other proclamations, placing the
strike situation at Childress and
Sherman under provisions of the
open port law. , Rangers from Dent
son .will go to these places to take
charge. -.The Sherman detachment
will be commanded by Captain Tom
Hickman and the Childress detach
ment by Captain Frank Hammer.
Detachments of rangers from Den
ison will also go to Cleburne, Tem
pie, Amarillo. Marshall, Iiufkin,
Kingsville, Deleon and Waco to dp.
guara auty ana protect railway shop
men. However, these last named
places are not being placed under
the provisions of the open port law.
Any other railroad towns or points
needing protection will be afforded
it m tne same way, the governor
said. -
Violence to and intimidation of
non-union workmen, trespass on
O.-W. R. & N. property, riotous
picketing and all other forms of In
terference with the road, was or
dered stopped yesterday, when Judge
"Wolverton of the federal court is
sued a temporary restraining order
against various, officials of the Fed
erated Shop Crafts, now on stnlke.
The order, which if returnable
Monday, was sought by the railroad
officials on the ground that - the
striking shopmen, by their tactics
and their violence, were preventing
men from working at the company a
various shops and thereby prevent
ing the corporation from handling
mails and interstate traffic All..
O.-W. R & N. shops and yards in
Oregon are protected by the tem
porary injunction, the Jurisdiction
of the court extending as far east
as Huntington.
Order Called Drastic.
That the order is drastic in the
extreme and will prevent even
peaceful picketing and persuasion
of non-union workers is the con
tention of B. A. Green, attorney rep
resenting the strikers. The union
forces were unaware of the rail
road's move and it was not until
after the Injunction had been issued
that they "were told of its existence.
As yet other roads in Oregon have
not asked the court's protection,
though it was rumored in official
circles that the other systems will
fbllow the 0.-W. R. & N. company's
lead. ,
Just how far the government will
go in the protection of the rail
roads and the non-union workers
is problematic. United States Mar
shal Hotchkiss and Judge Wolver
ton held an extended conference
yesterday afternoon and decided
that until some overt act on the
part of the strikers had been" re
ported to the court by the railroad
officials no steps toward policing
the shop districts would be taken
by the marshal.
Call for Troops Possible.
The intimation that federal
troops may be called on to enforce
the order, in case the task proves
too big for the marshal's office, was
made by Mr. Hotchkiss. No defi
nite action in that direction has
been taken as yet.
The railroad, In the complaint.
charged that large crowds assem
bled in the vicinity of shop en
trances, assaulted and intimidated
workers and prevented men who are
willing to work from seeking the
employment that the road offers to
them. Presence of groups' of pick
eta on passenger platforms in east
ern Oregon, yards causes consider
able trouble and inconvenience to
passengers, the complaint alleged,
as the pickets, in their remarks to
non-union workmen, used language
unfit to be heard by women and
children..
The practice of "peaceful picket
ing and persuasion," which the
union declared ' was the only
weapon used in the strike, was
hit at in the complaint. The fol
lowing of non-union men to their
homes, with threats of death or
bodily harm if they do not stop
work, was borne out by a recitation
of a number of such assaults and
threats made- in the vicinity of Al
bina yards. Twelve instances were
cited, though railroad officials have
evidence of 50 such outrages.
Temporary' Order Granted.
Judge Wolverton granted the
temporary order 'and set Monday,
July 31, as the date on which final
argument, on making the order per
manent, should be rendered. The
restraining order was severe and
specific. Under its terms the strik
ers were ordered "absolutely to de
sist and refrain from" Intimidating
employes, trespassing on company
property; or congregating in large
or any other number about theven-
trances of shops, or on any street
or public place used as a means of
ingress or egress for the shops.
Interfering with employes, at
tempting to engage them in con
versation against their wills, or at
tempting to persuade them to leave
the company's employ by -threats
or intimations of violence, was also
prohibited. The intimidation of the
families of workmen was also
barred. Telephones, by the order,
cannot be used as a means of com
munication in th forbidden conver
sations. - .v'- " r r
One Picket -Allowed. -
By the terms of the injunction.
picketing is practictlly stopped. The
shopmen are to be allowed to post
one picket at each entrance of the
company's shop, but this picket Is
forbidden to use any abusive.
threatening or profane language to
workmen.
"We have stood for a series of
outrages for the past- three weeks
and decided that it was time to act,"
announced Mr. Cochran. "This talk
of peaceful picketing and persuasion
has developed into terrorism.
"We have photographs of these
pickets, lined up in Indian gauntlet
form, 50 or more to the line.
Through these lines our workmen
must pass, subjected to the vilest
of abuse and in danger of bodily
harm. Such gatherings are ter
rorism. "Property owners of this city who
have chosen to remain with the
company have had their homes
wrecked by rocks thrown through
windows, they have had their wives
and children terrorized during, their
absence by these 'peaceful' pickets.
We have affadavits from men who
are only too willing to return to
work, but who stay away because
they fear bodily harm, destruction
of their property and injury of
their families if they cpme back to
our shops." ,;
Union Leaders Dismayed.
Union leaders, after they had
studied the order, were plainly dis
mayed. "This is surely government by in
junction," said Mr. Green. "Every
time a federal judge issues one he
encroaches a bit more on our rights.
According to this order we prac
tically are prohibited from even
talking to the strike breakers. The
wording of this order, which for
bids us to talk to a man 'against
his will' puts any union man who
speaks to a non-union man in dan
ger of a jail sentence.
"This order is far more stringent
than those which have been issued )
by federal judges in the east during
the course of the present strike.
It denies us the right to picket and
even peacefully to persuade the
strikebreakers to leave the shops.
police court records will show
that it is the strike breakers and
the railroad guards who are re
sponsible for the trouble. There
are four company gun men now in
jail and several other trouble
makers awaiting trial. Not one of
our men has been convicted of an
offense as yet."
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Vancouver Gets Convention.
VANCOUVER, Wash, July 26,
(Special.) The district convention
of the Spanish war veterans will be
held in Vancouver in the summer of
1923. Ten delegates from the local
camp attended the convention at
North Yakima, at which Fred
Tempes, an attorney here, was elect
td department commander. The
Vancouver delegates were Mr.
Tempes, Ira Cresap, Arthur W. Cal-
der. Roy S. Glenn. G. Bauer, T. L.
Henrichsen, A. E. Clark, N. Rowley,
C. E. Cook and Charles Reynolds.
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PIONEERS ENJOY OUTING
Wheeler and Gillam County Folk
Hold Their Annual Picnic.
FOSSIL, Or., July 2-5. (Special.)
The 23d annual encampment and
picnic of the Wheeler and Gilliam
counties' pioneers was held July 20
to 23 on the Julia Henderson pioneer
grounds, 12 miles southeast of Fos
sil. Ideal weather helped to swell the
crowd and one of the largest gath
erings in the history of the associa
tion occurred Saturday evening at
the "bonfire rollcall," when be
tween 400 and 500 pefsons were
present, while Sunday more than
1000 persons enjoyed the occasion."
Officers elected are as follows:
President, J. W. Edwards; vice
president, J. H. Tilley; secretary,
Mrs. Mary Thomas; treasurer, Mrs.
R. N. Donnelly. The executive com
mittee consists of W. G. Trill, Joseph
icnce ana u. a. oachery.
HAY GROWERS SPLIT UP
Members Withdraw ( From Go-
operative Association. " .
BOARDMAN, Or., July 25. (Spe
cial.) Because they regarded the
business management of the Oregon
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Co-Operative Hay Growers' associa
tion doing business at Hermiston,
Or., as unsatisfactory during its
first year of operation, 16 members
of the association by resolution have
announced their withdrawal from
the organization.
The resolution sets forth that
L. A. Hunt, manager, consigned
most of the hay produced by the
association in .October and Novem
ber, 1921, to "unknown and ir
responsible commission men on the
Atlantic coast," with the result that
$12,000 was lost by the association.
The resolution further declares
that the expense of operating the
manager's office has been far in
excess of good business conduct, and
that "the present loose, disjointed,
unbusinesslike methods of conduct
ing said association simply spells
ruin and bankruptcy" to the members.
W'arrenton Mill to Operate.
ASTOKIA. Or., July 25. (Special.)
The Prouty Lumber company"'
new mill at Warrenton will begin
operations one week from tomor
row. At the start it will cut 75,00
feet per day, but later this will be
increased to 120,000 feet. For about
60 days the plant will turn out fir
lumber, but as soon as the box fac
tory is ready to run, spruce will b
handled almost exclusively.
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At Lipman, Wolfe's is Portland's greatest assemblage of the washable summer
dresses. They're better grade dresses from many of the leading makers of America.
At $8.95, $12.50 and $15 these frocks "are just about regular wholesale cost.
Linen Dresses
Tissue Gingham Dresses
Normandy Voile Dresses
Ratine Dresses
Dotted Swiss Dresses
Crepe de Chine Dresses -
Every wanted color every size and the styles most favored by Fashion for the
summer season. Three lots three prices, $8.95, $12.50, $15.
Apparel Section On the Third Floor .Lipman, Wolfe & Vo.
July Apparel Clearance
Radical Reductions on Spring Coats, Suits and Dresses
Three Special Groups Three Clearance Prices
$15 $25 $49.50
At $15.00 are women's spring suits, capes and coats of splendid tweeds in
smart mixtures. All sizes from 1 6 to 44 in the selling, but not all sizes in each style.
- At $25.00 are women's spring suits, coats and wraps of tricotine, and dresses
of various silken materials. All sizes in the lot, but not all sizes in each style.
At $49.50 are women's spring suits, capes and wraps in strictly tailored styles.
All sizes are included in the selling, but not all sizes in each style.
Apparel Section On the Third Flooi Lipman,. Wolf e & Co.
)MThis Store Uses No Comparative Prices They Are Misleading and Often Untrue
manhattan shirts
now reduced
$2.50 manhattan shirts $1.95
$3.00 manhattan shirts $2.25
$3.50 manhattan shirts $2.85
$4.00 manhattan shirts $3.15
$5.00 manhattan shirts $3.85
$5.50 manhattan shirts $4.35
$6.50 manhattan shirts $4.65
$7.00 manhattan shirts $5.65
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Northern Pacific Railway Company Will Employ Men at Rates
Prescribed by the United States Railroad Labor Board as Follows:
MACHINISTS 70 cents per hour
BLACKSMITHS 70 cents per hour
SHEET METAL WORKERS 70, cents per hour
ELECTRICIANS 701 cents per hour
STATIONARY ENGINEERS Various Rates.
STATIONARY FIREMEN . . . Various Rates.
BOILERMAKERS 70 to 70 '2 cents per hour
PASSENGER CAR MEN 70 cents per hour
FREIGHT CAR MEN .... a 63 cents per hour
HELPERS, ALL CLASSES .. .............. 47 cents per hour
Mechanics and helpers are allowed time and one-half for time
worked in excess of eight hours per day.
Young men who desire to learn these trades will be employed
and given an opportunity to do so.
A strike now exists on the Northern Pacific Ry.
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