Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-09 | Page 1 | Rail Pay Too Low Strikers Say

To Low Following a meeting held today at the Eagles' club, the striking svitchmen issued the following statement: "To the public: "The walkout of the O. U. R. &. D. yardmen is an expression of discontent of the many delays and evasions which have been encountered encoun-tered by yardmen in general over the United States in their dealings with the several boards which have been appointed to look after our protection. The crisis has been reached when the man with ap average family has been unable to meet his obligations by working work-ing 30 and 31 days each month at an occupation which has always afforded him ample means. "The pay of switchmen is below that of the average laborer and for comparison we Invite those who would -become interested to look up the table of statistics put out by the United Slates labor bureau. "We ask the support of the public, pub-lic, of which we have been an integral in-tegral and uncomplaining part, and wish the public to cooperate .with us morally -and to realize -there are now among our members property owners and long residents resi-dents of Ogden who have been in the past and will in the future endeavor en-deavor to give the public our full share of service when we are assured as-sured by so doing ve vill receive the reasonable compensation asked ask-ed for and protection promised us by those who have had the scltle-i scltle-i ment of the matter in their hands since the war began." The strikers say that their demands de-mands were presented to the railroads rail-roads months ago. The demands are the same that have been presented pre-sented in Washington and have been under discussion for a long time, it was stated.