The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-16
THE soI,THeRn PACIFIC STRIKE.


CURED in the southwest is threatened. At
Il o'clock yesterday every dispatcher and
operator In the employ OF the Atlantic and
Pacific, from this city to Mohave, Cal,
left his key, and ali trains are at stand-
still as far as the above road Is concerned.
Not an Atlantic and Pacific wire Is being
used and all business over that road Is
positively refused by the Brotherhood
men. The strike is similar to the one now
in progress on the Southern Pacific, and
has its origin in the fact that SuperinteDd-
ent of L ansportation Smith OF the ATTAIN
tic and Pacific, few days ago, notified
the dispatchers that the company OBJECTED
TO their being members of the Order OF
Railway Telegraphers, and that If they did
not withdraw they must suffer dismissal
The dispatchers refused to withdraw. 10
prevent trouble Manager Cable then told
thgm that the company would oTfer no
objection to their becoming members or
the Order.
The dispatchers and operators then re-
taliated by submitting schedule, briefly
condensed as follows: mo man to be dis
charged without fair and impartial trial,
drunkenness excepted; chief dispatchers
to receive S150 and dispatchers A2o per
month for eight hours work daily, and oper-
ators $50 for twelve hours worki at stations
where there is only one man employed he
shall be paid small amount for having
to get up after night or after days work
is completed" The company now pays
section laborers over time for being called
out on account of broken rails or for any
other cause, while the operators get moth
ing, and now only ask 70 cents per hour
for such over time.
On the refusal Of the above the men
quit work, and it is feared here that should
the Santa Fe brotherhood men be re-
quested to handle Atlantic and Pacific
business, and on their refusal be dis
charged, that the whole system from Chi
cago to the coast would be involved in the
strike. The conductors, engineers, IRE,
men and brakemen of the Brotherhood
lodges are known to be in sympathy with
the dispatchers and operators, and were IN
session last night with closed doors.
should they agree to stand by the tele
graphers, the strike will be stupendous
and financially disastrous.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. ia. d. Thurston,
grand chief Of the Order OF Railway Iele-
graphers and Acting Grand Chief ID. G.
Ramsey of the same organization are IN
the city. The purpose of their visit here
at this time Is not known, but it is con-
jectured that they came to attend meet
Ing of the advisory council of railroad
men in reference to the troubles on the
Southern Pacific and Atlantic and Pacific
railroads. Grand Chief Thurston said
that he thought that the strike would be
amicably settled. I'VE are for peace" he
declared; but II the companies wish to
fight, we are prepared to meet them We
have plenty OF money, and we are certain
of victory" Assistant Grand Chief Ram
sey says that the order has a membership
of Is, O00 There are no surplus men," he
added, "and see no possible chance for
the company to get men to replace the
strikers"
ST LOUIS, Dec. 15.-Acting Grand Chief
Ramsey has just sent telegram to the
strike committee of the Atlantic and Pa
cific train dispatchers instructing them to
declare the strike off providing the officials
of the road adhere to their first declara-
ton allowing the operators to remain
members of the Order of Railway Tele-
graphers.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15.-1he representatives
of the switchmen's, trainmen's, conduct
ors' and operators brotherhood, which
met here today under the name of the adj
yisory council of railroad men, came here
for an altogether different purpose than
stated this morning. 1t was for nothing
more nor less than the formation of a fed
GRAFTON of the railway organizations of the
United States, to supplant the old fedora
tlon committee. A resolution was adopted
for the appointment of a committee Of
three authorized to frame plan of fedora
tion, which will be forwarded to the grand
officers of all railway employees organiza-
viding for meeting of said officers in st.
Louis on February /, 1892
ALBUQUERQUE, N NJ, Dec 15.-The
strike OF the dispatchers and operators on
the Atlantic and Pacific has not changed
for the better; but it looks now more seri-
Gus. If non-unionists are run in, and the
conductors, engineers, fremen and brake
men, who are Brotherhood men, are asked
to take orders from them, they will prob
ably refuse and will join their forces with
the strikers. In that event the strike Will
be general and long one for all, as the
orders are well fixed financially.
The conference last night with General
Manager Gabel, in which representatives
of the engineers, fremen, conductors,
brakemen and trainmen participated,
resulted in Mr.. Gabel telegraphing the
whole matter, including the schedule SUBJ
mitted by the strikers. to Presi-
dent Marvel at Chicago, asking
until today noon to give his
answer President Marvel teegraphed
their sympathizers gave until 7:30 tonight.
They are now Ia conference, and their
decision will not be given out until to-
morrow. In the meantime all traffic on
the Atlantic and Pacific is at a stand
still. The brotherhood operators at Santa
Fe have not been requested to handle
Atlantic and Pacific business.
ST LOUIS, Dec. 15.-Acting Grand Chief
Ramey of the order of Railway Teleg-
raphers, who has charge of the strikes on
the Southern Pacific and Atlantic and
Pacific, this afternoon telegraphed the
strike committee of the Atlantic and Pa.
cific operators to instruct the men to re-
turn to work, providing the officials of the
road adhere TO their first decision and con-
ced the right of the men to
belong TO labor organization.
In an interview with an associated
Press reporter, Mr. Ramsey said that to-
days meeting of the advisory council OF
the traiumen and conductors had concur
red in the action he had decided to take.
and that it was the sense of the assembled
railroad men that the strike was entirely
justified.
Il have ordered the men to waive the
question of wages" he said, until reach
Albuquerque, where go tonight; but we
cannot and will not waive our right to
join and be mem bers of the Order OF Rail
way Telegraphers."
Questioned rs to the trouble on the
Southern Pacific, Mr. Ramsey said that
the order would not yield one iota of their
rights, and that the men would stay out
until the battle was won.
SENATE BILLS.
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