St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-26

employers, together with good service to |
the public, and the time put in on prac- |
ticing an apprenticeship, with time of |
service on extra lists, forms to us cap |
ltal that we have invested TO gain our |
livelihood, without being unjustly or
wrongfully deprived of realizing the
expectation of the investment. And
as capital itself is an organization Tor
the furtherance of its aims and interests, |
therefore it is clear, ana experience has |
taught US, that the only resort left to |
ourselves to protect our capital, III the |
form of our prospects of earning Tair |
and honest living, without subjecting
ourselves TO unjust rules and conditions
dishonOrable to a free man in a free
country, are also through organization.
Those are rights guaranteed to all alike.
Thus we have two organizations, both
are lawful, and the aims of each are TO
guard and advance the rights of those
whc compose them.
Thus we have two forces. like unto
two armies, and there must then. when
both are fully organized and equipped,
either be war or peace, or an armistice.
Whereas, There has existed an armis-
tice in the form OF verbal agreements
between the management of this cor
pOration and its employees since June
10, and this verbal agreement has been
violated notably by some OF the officials
of this company with the motive of de-
feating the intentions and sapping the
strength of the employees by resorting
to unfair measures,
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clare all verbal agreements at an end,
and substitute such written contract,
duly signed and attested by represe Dta-
tives of the corporation, and of the en-
ployes, as may be just and honorable to
both, and guaranteeing to each its law
full rights.
Second-That said contract must con-
tain such features as will remove from
the possibilities all unjust discrimIna-
ton or the advancement of men un-
worthy or disbOnorable at the expense
of their more deserving employees. AS
an instance of this preference for those
VINO have proven untrue TO themselves,
their families. their fellow work
men. and their employers, we
refer here to the selection OF one
johnson, formerly a conductor of no
great length of service, as receiver of
moneys This man, to the knowledge
of the official who employed him, has
previously held position of confidence
and trust with the Adams Express COM
pany in this city, which trust he vio-
lated then, and narrowly escaped being
at present an unwilling resident of
Saltwater. This is the character of the
man who, with full knowledge of his
crime, was placed in a position of tru st
to the indignity. Injury and insult Of
other deserving employees.
The promotion OF this man to this
position is not the reward of honesty,
but the putting of premium Oh crime,
OF reward for dishonesty.
Under the present system this man IS
made the custodian or receiver OF the
moneys received by conductors for
fares upon each trip, in some instances
amounting TO considerable sums. The
moneys SO turned over are not receipted
for by him TO the conductors, but are
supposed to be delivered by him 10 the
proper officer of the company. This
man is therefore, against our wishes and
protest, made the agent of the conduct
ors to transmit these receipts to the
proper officer for the company. In
case of any misappropriation, loss or
embezzIement of these funds. the loss
would fall upon the conductor and not
upon the company.
We are unwilling to vouch for this
mans honesty, and, if the present sys-
TEN of receiving money is to be con-
tinued, we insist that man should be
assigned to that duty whose integrity
and honesty are above question.
Another case is that of a disgraced
and degraded ex-soldier named HyIent,
who, driven from the army through the
odium of his habits and tastes, also has
sought shelter beneath the wing of
those whose aims and efforts are not
solely in the interests of harmony of
our relation with our employers. This
man has been driven from one place to
another III the army with the charge
that he is subject TO inhuman. indecent
and revolving habits, which brands him
as an unnatural beast. detested and
loathed, and morally unfit to exist.
Further, we present for your con-
sideration evidence in the form of writ
ten statements and reports hereto an
nexed to prove the dishonest character
of w. II. Waugh, also prominent as a
nOn-union man and traitor to our Or
ganization-proof of his remarkable and
loyal adherence to the motive which
impels all men of his class in antago-
nizing his fellow employees; also his en-
tire unwOrthIness and dishonesty. 1t is
IN ofaE ENr. hot ha hoc
prised of the fact that this evidence
is in our possession, and resulted
in his making a statement some days
later that he was not allowed to register
his fares. We also understand that he
has been suspended for an indefinite
period. To make certain that ne will
not be allowed to appropriate an entire
car, including the register, we include |
his name with those who are Objectiona-
bic, together with proof of his dishon- !
esty. The names are reputable citizens !
of Hamline, several OF whom personally |
signed the complaint.
So much for those whom the local |
management has prepared to take up Il |
position hostile to those who endeavor
to render Justice to their EMPLOYERS.
while yet they claim for themselves tine
respects and rights due to honorable |
and respectable citizens.
Therefore, we have resolved that |
commencing with Sunday, Oct. %, we.
the members of Div. q, A. A. S. R. E.
of A.. shall refuse to remain in en-
ployment with, work with. OF to check
with, any and all men in the train serv-
ice of this company who are objec-
tionable, including all of the non-union
men. nearly all of whom have been en-
pIoyed since June 10, and for the ex-
press purpose OF undermining and |
antagonizing this organization in It's
attempts to arrive at satisfactory
understanding with this corporation.
And, further, that we shall refuse