The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-15
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4 Sweeping Discharge Of Chicago and
Northwestern Employees.

CHICAGO. May 1.-THE trouble between
the Chicago and Northwestern road and its
switchmen, owing to the discharge OF
yard-mastcr, eliminated this morning in the
discharge of the entire force, numbering $50
men. The company has been anticipating
this necessity for some time and was pre-
pared for it. New men were hired and dis
tributed through the yards, taking the
places Of those discharged. All the morning
trains went out as usual. Northwestern
officials state that for more than two years
the situation regarding switchmen was
constantly growing worse. The men not
only struck frequently for trivial causes,
but they have number OF times demanded
the discharge Of men who performed satis-
factory work and whose only fault vas they
were not members Of the SWitchmen's
Union. General Manager Whitman says
the management is fully determined that
state of affairs has gone far enough,
and while it proposes 10 deal fairly
and Justly with its employees and give
fair and just consideration to any grievance
properly presented, it also proposes to man.
age its own property and its own business
In its own way. All other railroad COM
panies ale applauding the action OF the
Northwestern and Will come to It's support,
if necessary. The discharged employees are
proper, which does not include lines west of
the Missouri River. Reports from all points
are TO the effect that trains are moving
pretty generally on time ard the Interrupt
ti0n TO business Is very slight. At points
where new Switchmen have not been pro-
yded the trainmen are doing the switching.
Dispatches from Milwaukee and Madison,
Wis. Clinton, Iowa, and other places on
the road say the switchmen at those points
were discharged and paid of this morning
This afternoon the discharged men here
had secret meeting TO settle upon course
OF action. There are rumors that the order
Will be called on to declare general strike
on the st. Paul, Rock Island and Burling-
ton roads. whose managers are supposed 10
be in sympathy with the action OF the
Northwestern. The company is supported
in its position by the Conductors, Firemen'S
aud Brakemen's unions. The Switchmen's
Union is not included in the National Fed
Grafton Of Railroad Employees.
To a committee of men who called on
President Hughitt he said: The switch
men for the last two years have been about
running this road. Ali tie officials have
been humiliated, and now We propose to as
certain whether we can run our own road.
We are backed up by every trainmen's or
der in the federation except the sWltchmen's
This is not an attack on the unions in any
way, but simply a matter or discipline. We
must know who are going to dictate, the
officials or the employees"
COUNCIL BLUFFS, May 14-The sweep
ing discharge Of yardmen on the Northwest
eTn resulted in the letting Out Of twelve EN-
plOyeS here. Everything IS quiet and no
trouble is anticipated.
BOONE Qowa), May 14--Al switchmen
and yaTdmaSters on the Iowa division OF the
Chicago and Northwestern were discharged
this morning, the switching being done by
trainmeu, and there is no interruption to
business.
PITTsBURG, May 14.-Woyk was resumed
to-day at the National Tube Works. The
strike was on the part of the machinists for
nine hours. 1t has lasted fifteen weeks and
the men have come out victorious.