Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-16
TRAINS ARlALL MOVING
The Big Lockout on tins North
western . Success
10 TROUBLE REPORTED ANYWHERE
1hs tsaAi Ansast az Basinsss naaaisd
wishoss ExtFAerdiaATy Dsmsa-
stratisa kaeFt On the
Fart OF the Company.


without change. The company has .
sufficient fsree OF new men al work 10
prevent delays On the road and - en-
able IL % handle al per.shaole
freight. Switching Ia being done as
usual. two-tAirds of the Chicago switch
ing engines being a. work no at
tempt az intimidation or violence On
the part Of the discharged switch
men ,has been made. bat both
the city and special railroad po-
hce remain on duty and are
prepared TO quell any disturbance thai
may arise In a word. the bold plan
for restoring discipline TO the manage
ment of the Northwestern railroad in
augurated by the company is working
TO the entire satisfaction OF the OH
eialA
Reports from al over the line were re-
ceived a. the general ofice Of the COM
pany. and a. no point has there
been any trouble. During the
twenty-four hours ending at noon sio
cars have been shipped from the
Western avenue yard and S97
ears received All live stock shipments
have been delivered at the Union stock
yards ON time and no loss from per-
ishable freight has occurred anywhere
on the line. A dispatch from
Eagle Grove. Ia. states that as far
as switching goes, everything is run
ming nicely. The Old force has
asked 20 be taken hack. and the COM
pany has reinsisted the switchmen-
Winona reports three engines at work.
The Minnesota and Dakota lines are
clear and new meu are working well,
according TO the information received
By President Hughitt this morning.
The company viii take back any of
the old men who are competent and
not riotous." said Assistant General
Manager cordo. '.but II any of the dis
charged switchmen want reinstate-
ment they must ask for L. 1t Is not
our intention to freeze out good men.
but we must have discipline"
''Will the officials Of the road confer
with tho representatives Of the old
switchmen IL requested TO do so?" was
asked.
Eyes The plan OF this ONCE b TO
hear anyone that wants to talk bust
ness with Us. Bat have heard nothing
about any conference between the men
and the company
There has been no meeting Of the
grand lodge of the Switchmen's Mutual
Aid association This body has no in
tention Of meeting for the purpose of
considering the trouble between the
railroad and the switchmen. As
matter OF fact the lodge has
no power To act and the only
body that can take action In this
affair Is the supreme council OF the
Federation OF Trainmen. which meets
in this city Saturday morning. Conse-
quently the strikers, railroad employees
and officers, Is well as the general pub
lie. are anxiously awaiting the result
for this sitting.
Reports from the Wisconsin division
say that the situation Is peaceful every
where and switching work COM
menced at daylight in North Chi
eago and Milwaukee. At James
vile, Oshkosh and Fort Howard
everything Is quiet and the work
is going right along as though nothing
had happened Through freight trains
are moying on time In and out. and way
freights have not been allowed to de-
lay matters.
1t Is thought in some quarters that
the action promises to develop one of
the most colossal strikes Ia history
which possibly may involve all the rail-
wsy lines in Chicago. The two strik-
inc features of the trouble are that 1t
is the first instance OF a railway COM
pany dischsrgiug all members OF a de-
partment The ether is the fight which
it NAV engender between the unions OF
railway employees. The railway
employees are organized as the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
brotherhood of Railway Conductors,
Order OF Railway Conductors. Switch
mems Mutual Aid association, and
brotherhood Of Railway Traiumen
(brakernenl OF these the frcmen,
svvitchnen. trainmen and Brotherhood
of Railway Conductors are federated
or allied in one supreme body
The Order OF Railway Conduc-
tors was organized few years
ago on the principle of having no
strikes-that IS, of securing its de-
mands without a resort to strike.
The members soon felt that they were
being used By the railroad corporations
10 the detrimsnt Of their own interests.
and they adopted the strike clause and
incorporated IL into their constitution.
They have gradually been drawn closer
% the federation. and ut their national
convention AZ ST. Louis last Wednes-
dsy unanimously decided to join the
Federation of Railway Employees This
leaves but TIE engineers outside the
federation. The trainmen (brskeracnl
will be arrsy-d in this fight with the
company and against the others of the
federated bodies This contest means
with the swischraeu a struggle for the
life Of their union AMI win hence be a
desperate one. The company claims
that The conductors VIII stand
with the srainmcu in supporting The
corporation against their brother
unious This is denied by the switch
men. who say that there are few con
d1ctsrs who are members OF the Train
mems brotherhood. but aside from
them the great body Of conductors win
stand with the federated erotherhoods,
who viii support the switehm-n IN this
srht n they support the swischmen
.he result mar b. sieup at every road
IN the United states
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