Show ED FIGHT RAILROADS ROADS LOOMS LOOM'S J t c lA t fc c. c r t WS' WS 1 I 1 1 Will TEST JEST i I STRENGTH Call for Convention Issued By Chicago Chiefs of oft t Radicals Organizations Says Butte Bulletin w WASHINGTON ASHINGTON June 21 A A call for a convention of railroad workers to be bo held at Chi Chicago O June Juno 29 to organize a one ono big union has been published in th the tho Butte Butto Mont Daily Bulletin which officials of the thc department of justice justi said today loday they believed an I. I W. W W W. publication Orde Orders went out from th the department toda today to Its agents at Chicago to keep a a. strict watch on the the- proposed meeting meeting meet meet- ing InS and of the possible L L W W. W W. activities activities activities ties in connection with It Signed by by bT The he Committee The origin of the call has not yet been determined by government agents ag As An published at Butte it is signed The Committee and those expecting to attend the convention are asked to communicate with E. E E. E Pride 2 J Northwestern University building Leaders of the recognized labor unions and the the- members of the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road labor board beard at Chicago are attacked at- at attacked attacked at at- tacked by the tho C call which says MYS Modern industry is organized into one big bib union which has grouped its financial resources and ond practically controls con con- trots trois the Industry of ot the country It is the organization power of ortho tho workers of ot the industrial field which will decide the victories in the tho future and until we wo organize Into the ono one big big- union we will bo be beaten before the fight starts Just like we wo have ha in tho the past pst Del Delegates J Are Sought If It you are red-blooded red enough to stand up and be counted and not afraid to carry out this work then we want you ou to send fiend a delegate to the Chicago convention to be held on June 29 9 with the tho express purpose of becoming a part of ot the one big union If such Is not the case then dont don't come como and try and offer some compromise proposition for you ou will not be seated as tho one ono big bib bl union Is al alive e and already ready torm formed d and nOli andall andall all wo no 0 want vant Is workers who ho are willing willingto to join us in this fight for Cor industrial freedom Throw the labor fakers takers off your our back and get into a labor organization tion that will vm be controlled b by the rank and file tile I Discussing the railroad labor board the call says Railroad Board Impacted If It these men chosen b by the President President dent ent to represent labor really represent the rank and file fila we would b by bf n a I t two to one We leave it to your Judgment what proportion of ot representation representation ta tation the man In overalls actu actually lly has hason hason hason on this board Reciting the history of ot the so-called so outlaw strike of ot April 4 4 tho the call says sas saysa sasa a committee was selected to tour the thi northwestern section of ot the tho country forthe for forthe the thc purpose of or getting the sentiment of ot the tho men and as a result of ot the dissatisfaction dissatisfaction dis dis- satisfaction with tho the old organization sa said d to exist it vas was decided to call a I Continued on Page i 2 1 i ONE E BIG UNIONS UNION'S FIGHT ON RAILROADS LOOMS AT CHICAGO I Red Organization Leaders Leaden Issue Convention Call in But Butte e Bulletin Continued from pago 1 convention of ot all dissatisfied on all railroads in America for the tho purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of ot or organizing one big union of oC railroad workers ork r Chicago Switchmen S Deny Sponsoring Move love Chicago Juno 21 Officers of or the Chicago Yardmen's and tho United associations today denied either organization was connected with the one big union movement which Washington reports quoting a a. call published In the Butte Butle Dally Daily Bulletin said is 15 to be bo organized in Chicago June June- 29 29 by railroad workers William Bond secretary of or tho Yardmen's association said there thero was no no connection between the tho so called insurgents from the raiL rait unions and theone the the- theone thoon on one one big union crowd A. A F. F Whitney vice vico president of ot tho Brotherhood of ot Railway Trainmen declared declared de de- dared the one big union was distinctly dis a Do rod red movement and he ho charged leaders of or tho the seceding rail unions had Joined the radical labor movement mO There Is no cause for tor alarm he said Mid We have all aU the tho union men we wo U need CO ci Tho The call as 1 published in Butte asked those thos expecting to attend the convention to communicate with E. E M. M Pride 25 5 Northwestern University building Chicago The door of or that room was locked toda today Printed on It were Central Publishing Service and Lake Publishing Pub Pub- lishing Service The Tho superintendent of ot the building said the office had been rented by three men He Ic gave ga their names as E. E M. M r. r Pride L. L M. M Hawver and Alex Koehn He declared the men were seldom In their office SHOO Rail Workers Quit at Philadelphia Philadelphia Juno 21 The The railroad strikers toda today claim heavy gains In Inthis Inthis inthis this vicinity They say that GOOD men have havo quit work The in the tho movement of ot freight is Increasing Already there Is a noticeable scarcity of or certain articles and prices of oC fresh meats meals have havo been advanced The ne newsprint news newsprint s print paper supply is running short and nd neW ar are Th That t Utha the strike 18 is not t against the railroads but against the railroad la labor labor labor la- la bor board is emphasized b by strike leaders and union executives They say It Is la tho the outcome of ot disappointment disappoint disappoint- ment merit due duo to the tho delay of or the board In Incoming incoming coming comins- to a decision Strike Spreads to New v J Jersey Camden N n. J. J June 21 The l-The The now new railroad strike spread to New Jersey today when freight crews on the West Jersey Seashore and the Atlantic City railroads walked out tying up freight Strikers declared no settlement ent of ot recent demands made to the railroad abor labor board was the cause of or th the thc walkout walk walk- out Radicals Blamed for Walkouts Philadelphia June Junc 21 Charles t.-Charles Charles lEwing l- l H. H Ewing vice president of oC the Reading in charge of operation and maintenance maintenance nance said the tho strike has 1308 been confined confined con con- fined tined largely to the thc switching service i In the tho Philadelphia territory except At nt two or three points in close proxImity proximity proximity I to Philadelphia Our Information is that Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia conditions are arc due to radicalism and misrepresentation he be added Organizers Or OrganiZers Or- Or c of ot tho the Chicago Yardmen's as association as- as have hawe been active during the past two weeks in attempting to organize organize or or- an association to be known as the tho ho Chicago Yardmen's association lie ho said Baid A A. statement b by the Pennsylvania railroad says reports from all nfl points show that altogether on the Pennsyl- Pennsyl vanla anla system 1388 1188 men failed to re re- re port Butte Bulletin Explains Source Butte Mont June 21 Thc The call caB for fora a a. convention in Chicago to organize a aone aone aono one ono big union of ot railroad workers published by the Butte Dally Daily Bulletin was received by Joseph Clough secretary secre seere- tary of oC the one big local union of or orthis this city it was waa declared today Presumably Presumably Pre Pre- it is st stated tho the call caU came from T T. T S. S Cassidy general organizer for tor the one ono big big- union at Chicago Tho The Butte Bulletin building Is the headquarters for Cor the one big bih union here according 1 to a a. banner displayed on OH the structure s. s |