The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-16
WALKED OUT.
Railroad Telegraph Operators
Leave Their Keys.
Strike lnausurated on the Atlantic and
Pacific and Southern Pacific.
Negotiations Pending for Settlement of the
TrOuble-POSSbility Of 0her Branches
Becoming Involved.
Special 20 THE MORNING CALI

BOSTON, Dec. ia dispatch fIom Albu-
quereue, n. Mex. says: Every dispatcher
and operator in the employ for the Atlantic
and Pacific from this city to Mojave, CAL,
has quit work, and its trains are at stand
still.
ASHLAND, Dec. 15.-Fiye members of the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers on the
Ashland and Red Buff Division of the
Southern Pacific have gone out in the
telegraphers' strike. The strikers include
the agent at Siskiyou Station, where the
office has been closed to-day. The op-
orators at Ager, Ssson. Redding and Red
Bluff also went out The Pacific Divisi ON
extends as far as Ashland. and there are
two or three members of the order in the
Ashland Southern Pacific Depot who are
not affected by the strike.
TUCSON, Dec ia large and enthus-
astlc union meeting. representing all the
railroad orders. this afternoon recognized in
the action of the Pacific railroads blow to
organized labor and expressed hearty SYM
pathy with the striking operators. The meet
ing adjourned to await the arrival OF the
grand officers of the Order of Railroad Teleg-
raphers. Another meeting will be held to-
morrow evening
NEGOTIATIONS PENDING.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-President Marvel of
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail
road Company SAYS negotiations are now in
progress between the Superintendent of the
Atlantic and Pacific Road and the striking
operators, with view to the settlement of
existing differences, but that so far no un-
derstanding has been arrived at.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 15.-The strike of the
Southern Pacific telesraphers does not af-
feet this division, as none of the operators
are members OF the order
LATHRoP, Dec. 15.-There is no strike
here. The operators here do not belong to
the telegraphers' order. All business is
going on as usual.
INDoRsED BY RAILROAD MEN.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. IA. ID. Thurston,
Grand Chief of the Order of Railway Teleg-
rapherS, is in the city to attend meeting
OF the Advisory Council Of railroad men
with reference TO the troubles on the South
ern Pacific aud the Atlantic and Pacific
railroads. Besides the demanded retrac-
ton OF the order requiring withdrawal from
the teiegrapbers' organization, the Atlantic
and Paclnc telegraphers demand an increase
of salary. 'If we cannot settle our trouble
with the Southern Pacific aud the Atlantic
and Pacific" said member of the Execu-
tive Committee of the order, Eve will in
volve every railroad in the United States"
Acting Grand Chief Ramsey has Just sent
telegram to the Strike Committee of tine
Atlantic and Pacific strikers, instructng
them TO declare the strike off, providing the
officials of the road adhere to their first
declaration, allowing operators to remain
members of the Order of Railway Teleg-
raphers. In an Interview with an Asso-
cated Press representative Ramsey said
that at tO-day'S meeting the Advisory Couu-
ell of the Brotherhood of Trainmen and
Conductors concurred in the action ne de-
clded to take, and 1t was the sense of the
assembled railroad men to waive the ques
tion of wages. Il have ordered the III su to
waive the question Of wages" he said, ''un-
til reach Albuquerque. where go tonight,
but we cannot and will not waive our right
to Join and be members of the Order of
Telegraphers." When questioned as to the
trouble on the Southern Pacific, Ramsey
said the order would not yield one iota of
their rights, and that the men would stay
out until the battle was won, il it took three
years to do it.
PROPOSED FEDERATION.
Representatives of the Switchmen's,
Trainmen's, Conductors and Operators
Brotherhoods, which met here to-day
under the game OF the Advisory Coun-
Gil OF Railroad Men, came here to
form federation of all the railway
organizations of the United States to
supplant the federation councils. Grand
Chief Clark of the Conductors offered a
resolution for the appointment of commit
tee of three, authorized to frame plan of
federation which is TO be forwarded to the
grand officers of all the railway employe
organizations, to be passed upon by them.
an providing for the meeting of the said
grand officers in ST. Louis, February l, 1892
The resolution was adopted, and Mitchell of
the Switchmen's Brotherhood, Thurston of
the Operators, and MorrisseY of the Train
men were appointed.