The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-16
THELABOR TROUBLES
Telegraphers on the Southern
Pacific Strike.
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Proceedings OF the Federation OF Labor
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Organizing . State Union.

DENVER, Dec l5--A dispatch from Albuquer-
que says: The strike of the dispatcners and
operators on the Atlantic & Pacific road has
not changed for the better. Representatives OF
the men are in conference tonight with officials,
and the result will not be given out till TO-
morrow.
ST. LOUIS, Dec I5-Acting Grand Chief Pam
sey has sent telegram 10 the strike committee
of the Atlantic Pacific road stri kers, instruct
ing them to declare the strike of providing the
officials OF the road adhere to their first declara-
ton all owing operators TO remain members Oh
the Order Of Railway Telegraphers. In an inter
view with an Associated Press representative
Ramsey said that at today's meeting OF the
advisory council the Brotherhoods OF frainmen
and Conductors coneurred in the action ne hao
decided 10 take and il was the sense OF the
assembled railroad men to waive the question
of wages az have ordered the men
to waive the question OF wages, he
said, "until / reach Albuquerque, where
go tonight. but we cannot ana
viii not waive our right TO Join and be members
OF the Order OF Telegraphers." Questioned as
70 the trouble on the Southern Pacific Ramsey
said the order would not yield one iota OF their
rights, aud that the men would stay out until
the battle was won, if il took three years TO DO
IL.
A. D. Thurston, grand chief of the Order OF
Railway Telegraphers, is in this city to attend
the meeting of the advisory council OF
railroad men with reference to the
troubles on the Southern Pacific ana
Atlantic & Pacific railroads, which roads
demanded the withdrawal of the men
from the telegraphers organization. III we
cannot settle our troubles with the Southern
Pacific and Atlantic 4 Pacific, said member
of the executive committee OF the order, I'VE
will involve every railroad in the United
States"
REORGANIZATION oF the SvyItcblnen Trainmeu,
Conductors and Operators Brotherhood. which
met here today under the name OF the Advisory
Council of Railroad Men, came here TO form n
federation Of ali the railway organizations in
the United States 10 supplant the Old
federated council. Grand Chief Clark, OF
the conductors offered a resolution for the
appointment OF a committee to frame plan OF
federation which viii be forwarded TO the grand
officers OF all railway employees, the organiza-
ton to be passed upon by them, and providing
for a meeting OF said grand officers in ST. Louis
February /, 1892. The resolution was adopted,
aud Mitchell, OF the Switchmen's brotherhood;
ThurstOu, OF the Operators, and Morrisey, OF
the TTainmen, were appointed.
ASHLAND, Or, Dee. 15.-F.ve members of the
Order of Railway photographers on the Ashland
Red Bluff division of the Southern Pacific
have gone out in the teiegraphers'
strike, including the agent at Siskiyou
station, where the office has been closed
tpuhy, hisO the OpeEalOfs AZ Aver, c!ssoH, istu-
cing and Red Bluff. The Pacific division ex-
tends as far rs Ashland. and the two or three
members of the order in the Ashland Southern
Pacific depot are not affected by the strike.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-Colonel Clowry general su-
perintendent of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, received sdvices today that the strike
of telegraphers on the Southern Pacific railroad
had been failure, that the strikers places had
been filed and that business was proceeding as
usual His understanding is there is little like
lihood of the strike becoming serious
President Marvel, of the Santa Fe Railroad
Company, says negotiations are now in progress
between the superintendent of the Atlantic &
Pacific and the striking operators, with view
to the settlement of the existing differences,
but that no understanding has yet been reached
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. la.-The strike OF the
telegraph operators on the Southern Pacific
division OF the Southern Pacific railroad began
at 10 o'clock this morning, but il Is not yet
known how many men are actually out.
There are from 600 to 500 operators en- the
Southern Pacific system, but it is not
known what proportion of that number are
members OF the Telegraphers' Brotherhood.
The Southern Pacific claims that but a small
percentage of the number on their system are
members, and that they will have operators
enough TO handle their business. On the At
lantc & Pacific IL is definitely known that large
number OF men are out, and that the situation
there is more serious. The strike is based on
the claim of the operators that the Southern Pa
cifc should not compel them TO sign an affidavit
that they are not or will not become members OF
the order. Up 10 noon today strikers are re.
ported out at San Miguel, san Ardo and Turlock,
Cal. and at four points in Nevada and one in
Utah on the Central Pacific.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. - - The strike OF the
southern Pacific ielegraphers does no. affect
this division. as none of the operators are mem.
bers Of the order.
ALBUQUERQUE, N NJ, Dec. l5-Every dis
patcher and operator in the employ of the
Atlantic & Pacific from this city to Mojave Cal
has quit work, and all its trains are at a stand