Show 1 I A Communication I ITo ITo To the Public One of ot the most contemptible acts of ot the railroads so far tar committed in the controversy arising over the demand for decent working conditions was discovered discovered discovered dis dis- dis- dis covered yesterday on the Oregon Short Line A petition was circulated among the shop and office es in the north yard ar In substance it was like this We Ve the other 80 per cent of the railroad ask that all wage movements mOVE be submitted to tion Only a few men wanted to sign this but eventually nearl v all were frightened fright fright- ened into signing g it Those Those who esl- esl were were sent sent for the second time and told that they would better sign or or it might mean their Jobs Can anything be more unfair and unjust unjust unjust un un- just than for a big powerful corporation corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion like lile this to force orce a petition before the pub public lc or congress congress tl through rough a host of ot unorganized workers workers men men for the most part who have no l knowledge e of ot what the outcome will be and who are not big enough to refuse to sign This is only a continuation of ot methods used by the railroads to put it over their Signed H. H E E. Chairman Publicity Bureau Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood Brother Brother- hood of ot Locomotive Engineers Eng Brotherhood of ot Locomotive Firemen men and Order of ot Railway Conductors Brotherhood of ot Railroad Trainmen |