The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-17
TELEGRAPH TROUBLES.
gHE 5TRIKE ON THE SOUTHERN Pa
CIEIC ON TO STAY.
At Nesting Ia St. Louis Plan for Con-
solL6ation o. Telegraphers and Kin
dred Organizations is Heart
iy Endorsed.

So LovIs Dec. ia citing Grand
Caief j. g. Ramsey, of the Order of
Railway reiegraphers, who has charge
Of the strike on the Southern Pacific
and Atlautic nd Pacific, this after
noon Celegrapu3d ed the strike committee
eff tbs Atlantic and Pacific operators
10 instruct the men to return to work
providing tbe ficials of the road ad-
hero 10 lhoir iitst decision and concede
the right Of Jha men to belong to la
Dor organizations. In an interview
Ramsey saia tu1ay:
'The meeting of the advisory coun-
ell Of the Brotherhood of Trainmen
and the brotherhood of Conductors
through its officers have concurred in
the action it has been decided to take,
and it was the sense of the assembled
railroad men that the strike was en-
!irely justified, | have ordered the |
men 60 waive the question Of wages |
he said, "unJIi reach Albuquerque,
Nnete 1 20 t.hlSnC, DuG we cannot |
and viii not valve the right to join
the Order ci i'elegraphers. AS soon
rs ! reach Albuquerque | will look |
over the ground and will sec whether |
or not the qHa on of an increase will |
0e taken up
As to the que. tions in regard to the |
trouble on lls routhern Pacific, RAM |
say said the ord er would not yield one
iota Of its rights, and the men will |
stay out unit tae battle is won if it |
TOOK six years TO do 1t.
CONSOLIDATION RECOMMENDED.
ST. LOUIS, No., Dec. l5.-As soon as
the trouOie g 10 telegraph operators
on the Southern Pacific and Atlantic
Pacific becau serious, Grand Chief
Thurstou OF me Order of Railway
TelegrUphers framed call to all the
grand officer Of kindred organizations
for meeting in this city today. The
following geuaenen were present at
the meeting
GranG Clcf E. E. Clark, Order
Railway Conductors; Grand Master S,
4. Wilkinson nd First Vice Grand
Master ?. II Al1rrissey, Brotherhood
NJ lNfll W ~ .'' N'lthu SlllCl "A.
d. Thurst0n md Assistant Grand
chief NJ. g. Ealsey, Order Railway
'slegraphars; a. j. Applegate, men,
be. of the executive committee of the
latter organization; Grand Secretary
William Mitchell, Railroad Station
Men, and C.. c irause, also of Station
Men
Wilkinson Of the trainmen acted as
chairman and ANplegate as secretary.
The meeting was secret, but the fact
leaked out dHRlUg the day that the
meeting had real y been called for the
object Of forming new federation.
The entire foreuu)n IN was consumed by
the different representatives discuss
ing mattcrs rel ing to the scheme OF
federation. Al present took a strong
position favorina general federation.
Morrisqey, who las appointed to give
ont fo the press he result OF the ses-
sion. said it was not Intended for this
meeting to he decisive, but simply to
Iiscuss and decide upon a practical
DIan TO unite The different assocla-
lions.
Grand Chief Clark offered resolu-
zion for the appOip tment of commit
tee of three 20 draw up q resolution |
stating The sense # the meeting. The
resolution was adopted and Morrlssey,
Thurston and Nit lell wereappointed.
The committee resented q report to
tha effect chat it vas the sense OF the
meeting that each organization pledge
themselves to q general confederation
and that the fact ie communicated 10
The different organizations which
have intarpehs in common with those
represented today. The time and
,,jsce ut which p permanent fedora
tion will be accomplished has not yeI
been decided from an unolllcIal
source it is learned that the date lor
the next meetina is set for Feo; i.
Aftor passing the resolution given the
- - .,lirrlrnInI sine die.