Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-24
Fears of General Strike on
the Union Pacific Road
Against Their En-
plOyment.
General Manager Expresses His
OpiniOn-The Policy of the
Company.

Knights of Labor have decided to or,
der general strike oR the Union Pa
citic If the Chinese miners are not dis
missed from the company's service at
the west end of the road, no notifca~
ton of official action on the part of
Knights of Labor officials has been re-
ceived here. The men in the Union
Pacific shops are at work as usual, but
1t is known there is considerable un-
easiness among them, and prominent
official says that it looks very much as
If something were in the wind.
The Knights of Labor are very
strong on the Union Pacific lines, and
a genera strike of that organization
on this road would be very serious
matter. The statement that
THE CHINESE MUST GO
is daily growing stronger. White
miners who refuse TO go to work are
acting under instruction of the Knights
of Labor. Before any general strike
occurs, however, il is expected that
the knights will send a committee of
conference to hold a meeting with the
Union Pacific officials Manager Cal
loway says the Union Pacific will not
dismiss the Cinnamon in its employ.
This position, if maintained, will, it
is admitted, bring on the threatened
strike. Two weeks ago a committee
composed equally of white miners and
business men of Rock Springs was app
pointed to visit Omaha and have a
with the Union Pacific
officials, but the Knights of Labor
prevented the committee from coming,
as is now knowa. The situation has
since been thoroughly discussed by
the knights, and it is given out on
good authority that they have decided
to aak fight On the Chinese ques-
ton. Howard is in possession of
pointers to the effect that they have
ordered a general strike among track
men and shopmen. Gen. Howard
says he stands ready to
PROTECT THE ROAD
with three thousand men, and see
that the trains are kept moving, the
shops guarded, and the Chinese miners
protected at the various coal mines.
To keep the mails moving" said
Gen. Howard, 1--WE must have loco~
motives, and to keep them running
we must have coal, and therefore it is
accessory to have mines operated,
and the miners, even if Chinese, must
be protected" The Knights of Labor
cannot control the Chinese, and hence
they are anxious to get rid of them,
as no strike can be carried on very
successfully SO long as they are en-
ployed.
MANAGER GALLOWAY INTERVIEWED.
Regarding the report received here
of strike of all the white miners at
Rock Springs. Wyoming, where the
recent massacre of the Chinese occur
red, and the possibilities of general
strike ON the Union Pacific road,
Manager Galloway said he
did not know what action the company
would take, but he had too much faith
ia the employees of the Union Pacific,
believe they intend aiding the men
for the butchery at the
Springs. Galloway says all the griev-
ances presented to him had received
the most respectful attention, and he
was at ali times ready to take up com
plants and endeavor to satisfactorily
adjust them. The suggestion, how
ever, to arbitrate with a lot of men
who murdered their fellow employees,
and destroyed thousands of dollars
worth of property as to whether the
should keep them in it's en-
ploy, and discharge the feremen and
others driven away in defiance of law,
sounded to him like asking the COM
pany to arbitrate on the question
whether it or its employees owned the
Galloway confessed that
The coal department needed investiga-
ton and possible change, but this can
be done only when the company is
to the possession asd man
agement Of the property. The COM
oany can not negotiate under compul-
sion, nor the expediency of the en-
oloyment of Chinese labor be consids
cred under threats of murder and
arson. The approach of winter, he
says, renders it of the utmost impor-
ance, not only to the company, but
he entire country depending on it for
,oal supplies, that the miners at Rock
Springs not engaged in the recent mas
acre should resume work.
THE CHINESE ENGRAVING.
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 49,
The Chinese are fast leaving Rock
springs, being afraid to resume work,
md it is confidently expected that the
whites will be soon enabled to com
nence operations. The road west |
rom Rock S srings is lined with |
Cinnamon wit their faces toward the
etting sun. The white miners are
greatly encouraged over the present |
prospects, and in sll probability, in
tead of being a Chinese camp, 1t will |
oe one employing exclusively white
abor. An amicable adjustment be-
;ween the company and the Knights |
# Labor Is expected INN ediately. |
Gov. Warren ana the government |
directors are now in the camp, and |
present indications are that the rail |
.ead company is convinced that its
attempt to employ Chinese labor has
oeen failure. Atty. Gen. Campbell |
eft Cheyenne for Rock Springs this
,-ox,,,c~ ~ ororoo,,fa Al O no IF ONO torS /