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Porter’s Side A committee forms for Mediation Board appeal
A committee of about 100 Lawrence citizens students and faculty is organized by Clarence Q Senior and Paul Porter to appeal to the United States Mediation Board on behalf of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in its dispute with the Pullman Company. The group includes professors S A Queen Seba Eldridge Donald C March John F Wilmott Harold D Smith and Chester K Shore among others. The aim is to mobilize public opinion to secure living wages and better working conditions for negro porters.
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Lawrence
United States Mediation Board
Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters
Pullman
Clarence Q. Senior
Paul Porter
Kansas University
Porter
S. A. Queen
Seba Eldridge
Donald C. March
Department of ‘Sociology
John’ F Wilmott
International City Manager’s ‘“Association
Harold D. Smith
League of Kansas Municipalities
Chester K.’ Shore
Public Management
Kansas Municipalities
Senior
Pullman Company
United States Company Board