Show F MAY CUBB U B i IKE J Rail Workers in in Session at Kansas City and c 4 Important t De Decisions ons' ons I May Be e t. t At 41 t v. v w WASH SH IN Apri rI ry I standard railroad d labor labo organization with wage demands ell pending will present pre pre- pre present present sent them t Je It o othe the railroad companies on April 2 jt it was Has announced here hen today This T program is to be laid before t the te convention now in in session session in in Kansas City for approval The de dc demands demands de'- de' mands will ill call for national st standardization stand stand- rid rid- arc of wages with proper roper proper dif dif- differentials r rBy By E. E Russell Russ Il Palmer International News Service Staff I Correspondent KANSAS K ANSAS Mo April 12 The Th The fifth biennial c conven conven convention tion of the he railway y department of ol the American Federation of Labor opened here today w with th some significant utterances utterance's on th the subject subject of he w wage ge difficulties which have ca caused thousands o of railroad in in all aU parts part of the the- country to Ignore their union affiliations and take Jart art rt in the fo outlaw o strike I II I The Tle opening session which was wa I thrown wn open to the press produced i I. I a a series of bitter bitter- attacks s on the C Esch Cummins railroad law and I threats to rid congress congress of the men who voted for its its' passage passage- In speeches by b A A. A O O. Wharton international ional president of the department tad and ex Congressman ex-Congressman Congressman ex-Congressman Edward Keating of or t Colorado manager of ot the Plan Ian league the law law was assailed ashe as the he most J piece i ce of class legis legis- legislation legislation lation ever enacted SUBMIT TO TO LAW i Early In fn ai- ai an interview Wharton had ad indicated that the sentiment of the he convention would probably favor submitting to the law He expect expected d resolutions w would uld be pas passed ed this afternoon dealing with the outbreak of f the h insurgent element lement The r representatives of more than thal railroad workers workers' will be urged to go gob I Iab ab about b ut seeking wage readjustments according to the method outlined in inthe j the he lawHe law i f H He declared that hundreds ds of thousands thousands thou thou- sands ands of railroad are suffering suf suf- sUf 1 fering ering hardships because of the in increased in- in creased cost of of- living JIving and the j In stationary wage Failure of the gov- gov t to o establish a labor board to to 0 listen to to their requests was s se severely severely se- se verely eely scored DOUBT DOUBT EFFECTIVENESS I The temper of the the mo morning meeting seemed sympathetic to the striking element lement althou although h all of tHe speakers I I were svere ere inclined maImed to doubt the t e effective effective- ness less of HS its methods 1 We warned congress congress' that the passage passage pas pas- sage age of thIs bill would in increase ase in- in In-I In discontent said said Keating and you have only t to look at the I front pages of the newspapers pers today to 0 see how that has come I I true rue USE ISE TH THE E BALLOT I I I We lost that time The Cummins Cummins- the statute books books- Usch sch bill bm is on but ut it will not remain there The Theme time ime me has come to stop ng and I go jo 0 to voting Not Notto ot to overthrow the onlY country only foals fools and demagogues I would urge that Were We're going to preserve preserve pre pre- serve American institutions Were We're go joing ng to the ballot box on elec election lon londay lay day ay and vote for men who stand for American merican principles principle We Ve have a test now low w. w The vote on the Cummins Esek Ill separated the sheep from the oats goats We Wa look now to see new Ices aces In in- inthe the next congress The rail rail- I pads cannot fool the peo people r all all the he Ime t i t S f 1 I i. i i I I t j t lt f 1 i ti t J Y ct Ift iJ o r i |