The day book. [volume], March 21, 1917, NOON EDITION, Image 12

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ownership, but makes no move to at
tain it and fight real public owner
ship measures when they do come
up. I'm working harder for public
ownership than union labor it."
Thomaz Deuther, pres. Northwest
Side Commercial Men s ass'n, -pro
tested against the 30-20 franchise.
"Loop traffic is 23 per cent of the
total street car traffic of the city,"
heWid. "Why can't we get some re
lief for the 77 per cent?
"1 am suspicious of Fisher because
he plays in with the Tribune and
News. The Tribune is all for the
loop. It won't print articles for the
welfare of the. "whole city if printing
them would hurt the loop."
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SHEA MAKES HIMSELF CLEAR
DENIES TRIB STORY
In denial of a story printed in the
Tribune yesterday, Timothy: Shea,
vice pres. of the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Firemen and Engineers, isV
sued the following statement today:
"A certain morningpaper published
a news article containing a statement
purporting to have been given by the
undersigned, speaking lor the rail
road organizations, to the effect that
the decision of the supreme court in
passing upon the constitutionality of
the Adamson law prohibited the em
ployes engaged in public service from
striking and 'placed the employers
and employes under obligation toJtsJ
regulations and that they
must submit all differences to media
tion and abide by the mediators' de
cision.' "This statement is a deliberate'
misrepresentation. In order that
there may be no misunderstanding
concerning this matter, I desire to
say that I have read the decision of
the supreme court and find no ruling
therein that in any way changes the
policy of the railroad Brotherhoods,
representing transportation em
ployes so far as their right to strike
is concerned. It is true that Chief
Justice White, in an oral statement-,
ill rendering his decision likened the
men engaged in public service to sol
diers who in the presence of enemies
of their country may not desert, but
this oral declaration is not included
in the decision of the court, and must
necessarily be accepted as an ex
pressed personal opinion which may
not be held by other members of the
court.
"It must be apparent to every one
that before such a law could be
placed Upon the statute books it must
be by an act of congress, approved by
the president, and I am sure that
the congress, who represents the
people of the United States, would
hesitate for a long time before enact
ing a law taking away from working
people of this country rights guaran
teed by the constitution, whether
they be engaged in public service or
otherwise, thereby creating a condi
tion of involuntary servitude."
STUFF kLOSE
SLEEP OVER'
CARRANZA HAS BEEIS
RE-ELECTED 'PRESIDENT
OF HEX! CO (QJA notice?
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