San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-20
A BACK DOWN.
END OF THE GREAT S. A. AND
a.. STRIKE.
Caused by an Agreement With
Chiefs or Orders and Receivers
The STRIKERS Are Dissatis-
fed With the Terms and
Feel Done For.

Feel Done For.
The s. A P. strike was settled yes
terday in favor of the company.
The strikers, who thought they
would have a sure thing of it, are not
very well pleased, though it seems
that most of the men are glad to re-
turn to their old places.
Messrs. B. F. Yoakum and J. y.
| Mscnamara. representing the g. A. p,
and A ID. Thurston, grand chief Of
the Order Of Railway Telegraphers,
| with A. B. Garretson, representing
the Order of Railway Conductors,
met in secret yesterday in Mr.. Yoa-
kum's office and made up and signed
| agreements by which all the
\ strikers are 10 return to their
former positions as vacancies occur.
This seemed agreeable to all parties
aud was signed.
Some Of the engineers and other
employees 40 not like the manner in
which the thing was settled. They
say that they went out TO help the
telegraphers along in the strike and
many lose their places by it. They
must wait until vacancies occur,
which may be long time.
Claude Naessel, an DOT r, T. man,
and formerly day operator In this city,
burned his union badge and card on
hearing Of the settlement, thus dir
connecting himself from that order.
He says there is no back bone in the
two orders whose representatives
settled the matter.
The train-men and engine-meu also
are very much disconnected with the
matter. Many win not return to their
former places.
Several old men have applied for
reinstatement rather reluctantly, and
are again at work, though the greater
number are out of a job.
| Some of the former employees
of the =. A. & A. p. have
obtained work on the 8. P, with
quite an advance in their former
| wages.
The whole of the 8. A. P. road is
be open for business today. The
clerks, ETC., who were laid off, will be
returned to their former places as
soon ss possible.
Several railroad men say another
| strike may be looked for soon from
different order. This may, and may
| not be true.
The receivers say that the loss sus-
tanned by the road lie very small, and
that the expenses lately were more
than covered by the receipts.
| lt is reported that large number
| of members of the two orders which
were represented in the settlement
| Will withdraw from the order. They
say that their monthly dues should
| give them protection and not "break
their necks." The feeling towards
the committee who made the settle
ment is not the warmest.
| The following is the full text of the
| agreement between the railway re-
ceivers and the strikers representa-
| tives:
| SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. 10. 1892.
We, b. f. Yoakum and J. s. Mac
| pamara representing the San Anto.
MO & Arkansas Pass Railway Com pa
ny, and A. ID Tburston, representing
the Order OF Railway Photographers,
| and A. b Carretson, representing the
| Order of Railway Conductors, and
Doth (Garretson and ThurstOn) rep
resenting the striking employees, tor
| the purpose of adjusting the differ
ences existing between said employees
aud said railway company, hereby
| agree as follows:
The receivers, B. F. Yoakum and J.
| 3. Mcnamara. agree on behalf of the
| San Antonio & Arkansas Pass Railway
company that the old employees can
| accept service with the company as
! vacancies exist or occur on aud after
this date, without prejudice to their
rights, and that no feeling shall exist
by reason of the recent differences,
| ana that the men now in the service
of the company shall not be retained
unless they pass satisfactory examin-
alton.
Contracts heretofore esisting are
null and void. Rates of pay in trans
portation department shall re main as
in effect Decem Der %, 1891.
That no objection shall exist on ac-
count of employees belonging to any
railway Organization.
In consideration of the above, we,
the representatives of the organiza-
tions named and the striking en-
ployes of the San Antonio & Arkansas
Pass railway company, hereby agree
that the strike upon the Arkansas Pass
railway shall be declared off, the men
returning Immediately to the service
as vacancies exist or occur.
1t being understood that the COM
pany reserves the right 10 examine
such old employees applying for re-
employment as the heads of their re-
spective departments may desire.
10 aA no f.