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Show CRAFTS OFFER I 10 OUTLAW YARDMEN HERE Moral and Financial Assistance. Pledged in Resolution Adopted at Meeting RAILROAD ASKING FOR STRIKE BREAKERS j Notice Served That Men Who Failed to Return Are Taken Off Rolls Here are yesterday's ouLsUind- lug developments in .Hie Munition j resulting from the slrikc of Og-den Og-den Union Hallway., and Depot j yardmen: ' Southern Pacing shopmen anil ; railway Hcrks vole moral and financial fi-nancial support of the -'"outlaw" movement. ; Announcement, by the Southern ; Pacific that men who failed to re- j turn ntr i o'clock yesterday afternoon after-noon lire no longer on railroad .Hsu . : " Plncjtu"; of advertisements in 3.. ima-iyJ1 ajjsiuSw panics -folr, men (o -lako places of strikers. ' Announcchcnt of Strikers that there are no descrtcra from their t"i II J.-a Striking railroad -switchmen and yardmen were supported in their "outlaw" movement by members of the railroad shop crafts and the clerk's union In a resolution adopted last night at a meeting of more than 100 railroad men, representing practically prac-tically all crafts. A delegation of- railroad shopmen ; from Salt Lake attended the meeting 1 and brought tho information that not a car wheel was turning in the Sail I-ake freight -yards and urged that the union members present support the "outlaw" move and make the Is-I Is-I sue a success. v I One Big Union One big union, where class is entirely en-tirely eliminated was also advocated by practically all of the speakers who represented the switchmen, firemen, electrical workers, machinists and others. Tho moral and financial support of the various railroad craftsmen was voted in the resolution, which told of tho months of waiting and patience on the part of the yardmen to receive a living wage that never materialized. It contained Information regarding the ever rising high cost of living and stated that the yardmen were simply simp-ly driven to strike in order to protect their families. Slick Together ' Practically every speaker urged that tho railroad men stick closely together togeth-er In. the present issue and make it a suce'ess,' then to bogln plans for the building of a bigger and better union where cias3 was entiroly eliminated and every member was equal. They all practically .agreed that the present strike was-the beginning 'of an upheaval up-heaval of railroad labor which would i be fought to the finish by tho cm- j ployes The representatives of the var- ions trades expressed themselves as entirely In favor of tho move of the; Ogden yardmen and dcolared that If It were necessary they would all be- 1 come "outlaw." i , -Meeting In Salt lutkc The Salt Lake delegation brought , tho information that a mooting will bo held in Salt Lako tomorrow morn-1 Ing to decide whether or not the shopmen will strlko in sympathy with the yardmen now out. A delegation of Ogden shopmen were Invited to attend at-tend this meeting. C. II. S'haeffer, representing the railroad clerks, was tho first speaker and callod attention to the orderly manner in which tho striking yardmen yard-men had walked out and praised them for their conduct. I-lo urged that in caso a general sympathy strike was called that similar conservative action ac-tion be taken on the part of tho strikers. He declared they had not been near tho yards since walking off tho job and had not interfered with tho few men that wore working in tho freight yards. RcjKjrts Are Denied Various reports that railroad clcrKs had been used in freight yards in Salt Lake to spot ears were flatly denied by tho Salt Lake delegation members mem-bers who declared that conditions were such there that a certain packing pack-ing company was forced", to bring whoolbarrows into tho yards and unload un-load their goods. In regard to the cierka being used ... (Continued .on page -two) (Continued from page 0110) in the Ogdon yards, Mr. Shaeffer said that permission had been given for tho unloading of some ears of meat and other necessities, but that other requests for unloading had boon re- fused. I Tho Salt Lako delegation members wore given a -tremendous round of applause ap-plause when they announced that firemen fire-men and engineers In tho Salt Lake yards had boon approached yesterday with offers of largo sums of money to move cars, which they flatly refused. re-fused. Strikers Statement The striking yardmen issued a statement state-ment yesterday us follows: "No deflections from tho ranks of tho switchmen of Ogdcn who went out Thursday evening at 7 p. m. in protest to the progress made by tho representatives repre-sentatives of tho several organizations organiza-tions who have had the demands of tho men In charge for over a year, have been . reported as yet and thcro havo been several additions made by those who havo Joined when they realized how the matter 1 being conducted. con-ducted. Thoro Is a general feeling of optimism provalllng. frorA the nrtji which 'has 'boon received as to 'the other crafts which aro signifying an Intention of a solid line of sentiment In protest, and al30 gratification as to the manner tho news has boon handled both locally and editorially by the Ogden press." 1 Statement by Dyer General Manager J. H. Dyer of tho Southern Paciflo sent out tho following: follow-ing: "At or beforo four o'clock this afternoon af-ternoon some of tho striking switchmen switch-men returned to Join the ranks of thoso switchmen who remained at thoir places of duty. Tho names of thoso who did not return havo boon stricken from our rolls, and they can got back Into tho service only by making mak-ing application. The good men who may have been misled will return. "The railroad brotherhoods aro against tho strikers and are helping us to get new men. Tho men out have deserted their unions and thoir agreements agree-ments at tho same time. "The- pay for switchmen is 64 cents per hour for eight hours' work and 9 6 cents an hour for work after tho S ! hour. Every switchman had to begin, and this is a good chanco for men to get into the railroad business. "We will resume service as fast as we can ge the force to do it. to this our attention Is now devoted." Plntt Serves Warning H. V. Piatt, vice president of tho Ogden Union Railway and Depot company com-pany sent out the 1 fololwing bulletin from Salt Lako: "Officers and employes of the Ogden Og-den Union Railway '& Depot company: com-pany: "You aro hereby notified that the O. U. R. & D. Co. Is working under contract guarantee with the government govern-ment until Sept. 1, 19.20, and that officers of-ficers of tho company are without authority to grant any increase In pay, or change br modify working conditions condi-tions that will havo that effect, except through the proper channels, which aro provided by law. "H. V. PLATT. "Vice President O. U. R. & D. Co.' 00 |
