The morning call., 1891-07-01
SELF-PROTECTION.
Meeting Of Railroad Employees
at Terre Haute.
Applications to The Federation Rejected
by the Supreme Council.
Another Organization rmed-COmpTOmiSe
on Nine Hour Proposition Threat
ened Strike by Miners.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL.

TERRE HAUTE Qnd.), June 30.-The Su-
preme Council of the Federation of Railway
Employees this morning took up the appli-
cation of the Order of Railway Conductors
for admission. While discussing the propo-
sitions, however, the conductors withdrew
their application. Grand Chief Conductor
Clark giving his reason substantially as fol-
lows: The application was withdrawn
because we do not wish to belong to an or
ganization which makes its own laws and
rules as it goes along to suit an emergency.
The action Of the council yesterday in ex-
pelling the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men settled the matter. Each organization
in the federation is entitled to three votes
on all questions, but because Mr.. Sargent
was in the chair yesterday the iremen were
only allowed two votes. Whenever a rep
resentative of labor organization allows
personal feeling to influence his vote or
action, so soon does he fail in his duty to
his fellow-men, and | believe personal feel
ing has controlled the action of the council
ever since the Chicago meeting"
The application of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers was next discussed and was
rejected, owing to complications existing
betwef the Order of Railroad TeagrapherS
and the Brotherhood of Railway Telegraph
ers. They will be advised that until they
can harmonic neither organization will be
admitted to the federation. Both orders ad-
NIT commercial telegraphers to member
ship, and it is thought that from this fact
detrimental complications might arise at
some future time.
The anniFafion nf ntbarbond of
Railway Station masters was next taken up
and was also rejected. One of the reasons
for rejection is the small mem bership and
poor manner of organization.
AT noon MeSsrs. ThurstOn of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers and William Mitch
ell, Grand Secretary and Treasurer of
the Brotherhood of Railway Station
and other officials of the same order. met at
hotel formed an alliance, and took steps
toward a federation. A meeting viii be
held In the near future at which arrange
ments " ill be perfected for second fedora
ton of railway employees These two or
ganizations being refused admission to the
present federation propose to organize now
for their own protection.
a COMPROMISE.
PIrrsBURG, June 30.-The conference
between the masters and men adjourned
after midnight the amalgamatel men being
1uOllant and the manufacturers sati SIZED
The scale signed has but one change from
that first presented. The manul lacturers in
sisted that the nine-huIr beat must be ex-
tended, ana at the last moment the men
agreed to make il nine hours and fifteen
minutes This wholesale signing of the
scale is expected to bring in the Mahonng
and Chenango Valley operators, who are
now the only objectors
AN EIGHT-HoUR FAILURE.
Tonight the Building Trades Council
net. ana alter long wrdngle gave to the
Conference Committee absolute power re-
queStlng that they meet the master builders
tomorrow. This means the virtual
aOan tonment Of the disastrous eight-hour
strike.
COAL-MINERS READY To STRIKE.
a special from Wheeling, w. Va, says:
Delegates from the coal mines of Belmont,
Jefferson and Guernsey counties, ONO, to
the number of 700, met to-night and re-
solved that they would strike throughout
the three counties named tomorrow for a
nlne-hOur day and what is known as the
Columbus da: scale of wages About 2OOO
miners empl0ycd along the Wheeling aud
Lake Erie, Cleveland, Lorraine and Wheel
ing and Cleveland aud Pittsburg railroads
Will go out. 1t is likely that others will fol-
low them.
OPPOSITION To SHORTER HOURS.
New YORK, June 3U-At meeting Mon
day of the Typotheta Society it was decided
to oppose the proposition of the journeymen
printers asking for reduction of labor to
nine hours. Secretary PdscO is of the Opin-
ION that this action will lead to a general
strike III September next, tile date which the
Typographical Union had fixed for the new
schedule to go into force.