Show I Rock Island Statesmanship Here is a letter just dust received by a member of congress congress fro from a aman aman aman man employed on the Rock Island railroad lines in r. r Texas exas Any ny editorial comment on it would be super superfluous luo s Dear Sir Today C. C B B. B Lane of Dalhart Texas Rock Island lines was sent over the line Tucumcari N. N M. M to Delhart Tex getting signatures of all m men men n working under him and all other e of the and to ta petition to company except train a congress and the president of the United States asking them to intervene in the tho hour eight day proposition The Mexican laborers are required to sign sign this after it is explained ex explained ex In English English to them which of course course they do not understand Some of these Mexicans believe yet they that that they signed something regarding regarding regarding regard regard- ing the controversy between the United States and Mexico We were all told that if we we we did not sign the petition we might all lose our jobs Jabs J bs including the tho officials of this division This This letter Is being written to you you o in h hopes pes that congress congress' and ad the president may learn of the circumstances under which h the tho names names of r railroad men are signed ed to this petition Every nian man in this town ton that signed it did not wish to but realized that they could do nothing but nothing but comply wi with h the request in the form of a threat or maybe lose th their ir Job And If every town tOW on the line was hed he'd like the railroad T J I h boys v o of f this ui one was doubt d these finished no there ther is a false impression created by petitions j These petitions are to to-be to bein in w within forty eight forty hours hour and no doubt i quick Do Da Do action Ih will be brought to b. b bear r on both congress and the president nt 1 what v you can for our our interests i I Yours tru truly r 1 |