Show JAPANESE NOT NOr TO BE FAVOR FAVORED ED EDMASTER MASTER MECHANIC MALONE WILL EMPLOY WHITES When There Thero Is Preference to be Shown the Men of LongTime Service Will Be Selected I Replying lo to Inquiries from a Standard Stand ard reporter Master Mechanic D 1 J Malone of the Southern Pacific ma machine machine machine chine shops at Ogden said he had hat thoroughly Investigated recent rumors regarding the discharge of or white car ear cleaners and the tho employment of Japs in their places paces and an nothing of that kind would woud be he endorsed or oven even tol toi tolerated tolerated orated for an instant by tho the company compan He lie would take the tho matter in his own on hands when It came camo to i racial acini Illation of any character and the In of tho the white workingman would be Le promoted so far as ali possible in the department over which he has author ity 13 Il Recently several car cleaners had hall been laid off owing to a reduction In the force of that department Among others who were given their Unto time v were ore ere several Jap car cleaners Ho He had been advised of the fact and endorsed the action of tho the foreman in laying the men off oft including the Japs and there thero was no purpose on the part of or those in itt authority to discharge white men now employed as car cleaners In iii order to give employment to Japs JaIls who may havo have protested against be ing lag laid off whoa whon the force was re reduced So far as possible continued Mr fr Malone white men with families at Ogden are arc given the preference In all allwork allwork work of this character and that con will wm obtain in the future as In Inthe inthe the past I r will give ghe the tho matter my roy m personal attention In the future and when men are arc to be laid ald off In any an de do department I owing to a reduction in tile the I force those who have hae been in la the tho ser service vice Ice of tho company tho the longest will bo lie retained and those who aro are the tho thelast last on tho the payroll will be bo given a va vacation vacation a cation Now that the matter has been ox ex explained fully ful there Is no cause causo for further criticism on the subject and anti the tho public generally may mar rest assur assured ed od d that no o unjust discrimination will WIl be he made against anyone anone by which the JapH Japs will be bo favored |