The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-21
NOT YET AT AN END.
The Arkansas Pass Road Strike
Is Still On.
MEN REFUSE TO SIGN AGREEMENT

which was signed Tuesday at San Anto-
MO settling the present strike, arrived in
this city Wednesday with the contract
signed by Garrettson of the Order of
Railway Conductors and Thurston Of
the Order of Railway felegraphers. The
settlement according to contract signed
by them calls for the old employees to
take their place behind the scabs for pro-
motion.
When the contract was read it was
unanimously decided that the members
of all the orders here would refuse to
work on those terms and the strike was
| declared still on. They also adopted
resolutions asking all railroad employees
on the Sap road and all the different
lines to not handle any matter for the
Sap road until the present strike is de-
clared off by the federated board, whose
headquarters are at this place. The
yard here is still manned by negroes, and
according to the settlement signed by
Garrettson and Thurston included these
men in the settlement. There is no
chance for the matter to be settled any
way soon.
The men here roundly denounce Gar.
rettson and Thurston as being bought
by the officials of the road and they have
forever lost their influence with the
members of the federation here.
A telegtam from one of the members
of the Order of Railway photographers re-
ceived here Tuesday states that two Of
the members of that order refuse to
work under the settlement. The mem.
bers of all the organizations here are
unanimous in the opinion that they will
will win the strike or, as one of them ex-
pressed it, they will stick until hi
freezes over.
MIR. Killer, chairman of the board of
federation, was interviewed Wednesday
night and the foregoing being read to
to him, it was Endorsed as the true SEN
timent of the strikers and he also says
that when the matter is settled it will
be officially announced by the board OF
federation from Yoakum.
The following circular came to light
here to-day, which explains itself:
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. ITO
agents. Reinstatement of old employees
i do not wish any of the old men who
took active part in our late trouble to be
re-employed without permission from
this office, so in case application reaches
you from any of them please bring to
my attention with any suggestions you
may have to make. do not mean by
this that none of the old men are to be
taken back, but want each individual
case brought to my attention and passed
on by this office before any of them are
re-employed. GEO. L. SANDS,
General Superintendent,
AT a union meeting here Wednesday,
attended by fully 300 of the old EN-.
ployes, the following manifesto was
issued. The agreement referred to in
the manifesto is to the effect that all
employees will have to stand rigid time
card examination, some of whom have
been in the employment of the company
since the road was in its infancy and
heretofore have given perfect satisfac.
ton.
MANIFESTO.
To the laboring organizations of the
state of Texas:
We hereby call upon those loyal
fellow brothers who have at heart the
interest of their fellow workmen despite
the action of any grand officers. This
proclamation is issued in order to save
cause that is just and right. We have
been subjected to indignities that as
American citizens we must resent. II
is only too apparent that the railroad
company intends to substitute in onf
places negroes in any capacity possible.
We fear the different points have not
been made conversant with all the facts
bearing on this matter
l. We have taken a stand as a feder.
ated board to guard and protect the in.
terests of all
2. We have complied with all legal
technlcalities and have consulted our
different heads prior to such an action
and have had their sanction so far as
possible with the existing laws.
3. We have been positively assured
that If we lose this strike, we lose all
prestige and hereafter must bow sub
missively to any terms the company die.
tates, which means we are to be lowered
to the level of negroes and scabs.
Now despite the fact that Garrettson
and Thurston have assumed the author
ity to dictate the terms all must submit
to them irrespective of the rights OF
those good, loyal brothers who stood by
us in the hour of need We are deter
mined to win the fight in the name OF
hon or and justice. All we ask is the
unanimous support of those who are in
position to help us. We must win
brothers, for if we do not just think OF
the years of labor and toll that have been
lost in the great cause. Look or tha