Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 65, Hammond, Lake County, 3 September 1919 — Page 3

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Of The THE WOSXE&S SIDE. Uditor Times: The employes of the Standard Steel Car Corn pay, Hammond. Indiana, on strike since July ISth. have bean lnvolvod in so many newspaper accounts uf the strike, the ca.use. riot, alleged winning over of the men by the mayor. Mi e riff and alderman, also reports of men breaking ranks and the men in srnerai weakening in thoir position, n ithout the men offering to make known their side of the controversy, we feel constrained to place before the public th! facts and trutha about this trouble Hy stating our side of the controversy, which Involves the wage scale, working nnd other conditions in that plant, unbearable aa it was, the public is requested to weigh this issue without prejudice.. The Company gives employment to little less than two thousand men. ineluding machinist?, blacksmiths, dron-io -1 f V Most "V Flour and 174 Fayette St.,

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forgers, welders, electrical workers, carmen, car builders, carpenters, car riveters, pointers, helpers in all departments. and laborers. This class of work re- S (.ules the services of skilled workmen, and if the Company places scmi-skillod men on Die jobs, it is for the purposeof reducing labor costs and other expenses. Such trade or craft is a chosen profession, in which the interest of the worker must bo protected in order to protect the craft or trade, and if the employer disregards the ability of a journeyman, one who has served his four years time learning the trade, and employes men unskilled or semi-skilled to do the work, it is a direct blow to the trade or craft: has a demoralizing effect, which in time would reduce the craft to worthless standing so there would be no trade for the worker to adopt. Therefore, before entering upon our side of the controversy we desire impress, first, that the craft rights

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We have purchased the business, stock and equipment of J. L. Walker & Son, known as the East Hammond Coal Co., and from this date will be able to supply you with all grades of Coal and Wood. This business will be conducted separate from our Flour and Feed business but under the same management. Quality, Service, Fair Prices and Correct Weight have built for us the largest retail feed business in North Township and these same principles will be followed out. in our new venture.

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East Hammond Coal Co. Phone 105., State St & Columbia Av.

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6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief ELL-AISSS FOR INDIGESTION i must bo ret-poetcd; second, to tt;ht down j uny effort or plan that will destroy the I trade. Trades are Just as valuable ! i the Industrial world as the medical or law profession is to the commercial side Artisans are not to be reduced to the level of common lubor. neither must the trade be permitted to be Juggled or us'd as a football. In March of this year the Standard Steel Cur Company presented a plan of rules and regulations to their men which embodied in a general sense what is commonly ' called the Rockefeller Plan, or I he Standard Oil Trust 1'lan. The men rebelled bevause it was a ono-sid-Ml affair and wholly in the interest of the Company. The Company insisted on putting the plan to a vote of the men stating that the voting must be douo in the various departments, and as the time .approached to vote oh the plan, the Works Manager and the many foremen admonished the men that this plan had to be adopted whether the men wanted ENT

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BARREL SILHOUETTE Capes have been developed on un osual lines duricp tha summer sea son and they will be carried over into the fall. This one shows the barrel silhouette and the blouse back. The material is blue satin and the trimming is many xws of silk loop fringe. It or not. Sulseniently, trouble arosn over the threatened adoption of the plan and R federal representative was ealled into the ease. All the men who suspended work at that time were reinstated with the unders'aniiii that Mr. P. S. Jenks. vice president of the Company, would adjust the difHeulty and which included a seheme w In re men w ere forced to con tribute funds to rnrchase an automobile for a certain foreman; also other things that were done that proved extremely distasteful and created dissen sion, all of which Impaired cfllciency and production. The plan of organization Just mentioned was prepare d and men in the various department's voted. Some of the departments refused to participate. Vo der a coercive drive the vote was taken and a committee was made up from various departments. This committee signed the document, and this document the Company contends is an agreement, and must remain in effect until January 1st, 190, and after that date, unless sufficient notice to change the plan is given,' it must automatically remain In effect. In the early part of July th employes drafted an acreement which embodies working conditions and a wage scale, find which properly cl.-issifi"d the various jobs performed in th different departments. This has never been done. All work had been done under any kind of classification the Company cared to make. On July 15th. the proposed agreement was submitted to the Company, and a committee selected to negotiate the ajrre nieti! . Our intention thn was to solicit a conference with the Company and discuss both working conditions and scale of pay. becauso we. knew the conditions were deplorable a.nd must be adjusted without much delay in order to avoid suspension of work at that tim. Chief Clerk Miller informal that committee that Mr. Vincott. works manager, refused to meet with them, insisting that they take their proposition before the committee that wa.s appointed In March and If that committee considered It advisable to take up the new propisitlon be would act with that committee. The men declined to acquiese in the proposition, asserting' that the former committee represents! only a small part or about ten per cent of the num. T'pon the Company's reply to the committee, that the Company's plan was the only on they would consider, tho men immediately walked out of the plant. Several days 4ater federal representatives of the Department of l,hor arriied in Hammond for the purpose of mediating the difficulty: at that time nothing was accomplished. On August 1st. the federal reprr senta 1 1 ve again visited the plant. Ihf management con-I spnted to'inoet the committee that thy had previously refused to met on July ISth. zThls committee did meet the company, the federal representative also belnj preenr. At this conference the Company stated that within ten das after the return of the employes it would meet the committee am) confer relative to wages ami conditions in the plant and ma'cc adjustments whereever it was necessary, i.t the same time stating that many piece work prices in effect would not. be changed This corumitU was also given to understand that the Company would in no way change the plan that wis voted on in March. The proposition of the company was carried to the men. who rejected it because they considered it to be an unralr way of .treating with them. Promises to do certain things, made by the company were never carried out. The men lost faith or confidence in the employer, and knew that if they did return to work, the verbal agreement or understanding would be questioned, leaving room for dispute and lor that reason demanded that the company give its statement in writing. To this the company declined. The Federal Representative left the city, having exhausted all his efforts to bring the company and employees toFINDS UNEXPECTED SOMETIMES HAPPENS "I sufTered for 10 years with stomach trouble and doctored away a lot of money before I found a medicine that was a real benefit to me. Since taking one dose of Mayr's "Wonder.'ul Remedy 14 weeks ago. I have had more real joy of living than I had in 10 5eirr, before." It is a simple, harmless preparA-.ion that r. moves the catarrhal mucus from tn'i intestinal trac and allays thi inflammat'on which causes practically Ml stom-i ah. liver and intes'inal -iiiments. Including appetdicitis. One dose will convince or money efunded. At drugj.fts everywhere. Adv.

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gether, to settle the trouble. At that time the company petitioned the courts for an Injunction to restrain the men from placing pickets around the plant. August 5 and 6 the case was heard before Judt;o liaker. and a decree was handed down restraining four men out of a total of forty men from doing picket duty. n a Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, early each morning, men. women and sympathizers congre-

i gated on street corners. The company I had endeavored to get a large guard to J protect the plant, and it was made to j appear that the striking employees ! 'hreatened their property. Employees I denied the accusation. However, the po lice and a force of deputy sheriffs were assigned in squads to patrol' that end of Hie city. Our investigation shows that there was no trouble until the private watchmen of the p ant began to usurp authority outside of the plant. Sympa - thizers did approach men and urge them to stay away front the works all of which received a deaf ear, ami defiance was hurled at the men. which led to disturbdtice and caused trouble. The sheriff, mavc.r and an alderman attempted to mediate the trouble. They failed because the employees would have nothing to do with a verbal promise from .the company. It was also rejected because mau of the troii did not thoroughly understand it. The company refused to sign the proposition and this loo caused the moil to' turn it down. Each craft, or union, was first addressed by international representatives, not business agents from i oicago, as stated by the mayor, according to a newspaper Interview; then later by tho sherifT. mayor and alderman, and this was followed by a vote, each union being given a fair and undisturbed opportunity to voice their sentiment on the proposition as then resented by tins mayor, sheriff and ahierman. In the meantime the International Representative hastened to Chicago to confer with the Federal Representative, and even pledged their undivided support to bring about a peaceful and satisfactory solution, atid for a short time it looked very hopeful. The result of the vote was not known to tho. International Representatives until after their return to Hammond, which was nearly 6 p. m. AVhile they we're conferring with the committee that was selected to announce the result, the iinyor. sheriff and alderman appeared i and they were apprised of the decision t" the men.. Sheriff Barnes then stated he would have to notify the Governor, adding that the situation was beyond his control and beyond the leaders. Tho International Representatives requested the sheriff not to permit the troops to be brought in. that there was no rouble or even threatened trouble; that the srikers were quiet and not aroused. Despite this request, the troops appeared in Hammond early the following morning. five days after trouble had ceased. On Friday. August llnd, the Federal Representatives called at the office of the company and held a conference with the works manager, which lasted several hours. He immediately conferred with the International Representatives and a large committee, representing the employees, tho latter hiving obtained power to act for the employees. The Federa Representative advised the committee that be had made such splendid progress that lie felt a satisfactory settlement would be reached so that all men could return to work Monday. That the inability to settle the difficulty at this time was due to the fact that Mr. Jenks, vice president pf the company, was out of the city; that he was in conference with Mr. Hanson, president of the company in Fittsburgh, but would return Sunday. Sunday noon. August 24th. the Federal Representative did call on Mr. Jenks and the latter emphatically stated all negotiations were off and he had nothing to offer. That if a settlement was made it would have to be made by himself and no one else. He made it plain that if the men wanted and settlement they must return to work the same as when they walked out, which meant the same conditions and system which they are protecting. This ended the conference. In view of the fact that soldiers were on the scene costing the state an3 taxpayers about $5,000 daily, and that there was no trouble of any kind or even threatened trouble, we sought a conference with Governor Goodrich and arranged to meet him Monday evening in Indianapolis. The conference lasted three hours and the Governor talked over the long distance phone with Mr. Jenks. The latter refused to budge, notwithstanding he was putting the state to a tremendous expense keeping the troops there. Governor Goodrich then stated he w-oujd send Mr. Roherts, of the Industrial lioard of Indiana, to Hammond, to investigate the situation. AVe pointed out to tho governor that a big blunder had been made by permitting troops to be there, also recited how men had been intimidated both by the polk'e and soldiers. Particular attention was called to tho treatment of strikers received at the hands of police, driven from the streets, c'ubhed over the head, ordered from In front of thir own premises, stopped on the street a mile and a hajf I from tho plant, searched ami KiCKea. then ordered back home, denied permission to go to the city to do shopping. Eefore leaving the governor we told him that the International representatives had met and counseled with the strikers, urged cool and careful thought, and in return the strikers expressed themselves more than willing to do their part to observe the law, but did not want to be slugged by police merely because many were from foreign nations. The International representatives also warned the men against influences from the outside coining: from Chicago, speakers who rc 'presented organizations of destructionists instead of constructionists. The men were willing to do. but unwilling to be driven. In many instances these men were painted blacker than they should be. and some ignorant of labor struggles or how to handle matters of this kind, attempted to Interfere or "butt in" as a slang saying. Newspaper accounts at times were inct rrect, and we, representing the men. re'frained from settling our disputes or from mediating through the columns of the press. Now we are willing, in fact rather insist, upon an investigation of the plant which involves wages, working conditions, etc. We invite a fair and unbiased board or committee, composed of disinterested parties, to hear both sides. WM. T. LAV IN. Representing International Brotherhood of Electrical "Workers. DE LUXE THEATER HAMMOND NEXT WEEK Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Mary Pickford IN "The Hoodlums" We thlni it's the greatest character study ijx Mary Plckford'e entire career

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