St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-10


the public the unmerted hardship
which it has suffered from such conflicts
In the past. 1t Is In evidence, and is
generally known, that almost the entire
business OF transportation OF freight is
carried OH in cars which,
without Breaking Bulk
of their freight. are forwarded from
one railroad to another. This is an abb
sOlute necessity. The interests of the
public and the economics of cheap and
rapid transit demand 1t. There are
100000 cars upon the railroads OF the
OF road, or more than seven cars per
mile. The Central railroad, according to
the recent report of the superin-
tendent. has less than two cars per
mile. 1t Is, therefore, indispensable,that
1t should use the cars of other lines;
but il it were otherwise it would be I'm
possible, under the present system, to
deny the cars and freight of other lines
transit over the lines of the Central
without violation of the law. The re-
ceiver cannot violate the law, and the
engineers cannot compel him to do so
without themselves becoming obnoxious
to the criminal statutes, and the court
does not doubt from their bearing and
testimony in this case that they only
need to be advised of these facts when
they will Immediately recede from the
Dangerous Attitude
in which this rule has placed them. 1t
Is indeed a rule which, more than all
others, has given strength and comfort
to the enemies of organized labor. IL IS
true, however, that the learned counsel
for the petitioners. when his attention
had been called by the court to the In
superable difficulty in the way OF
mutually beneficial contract presented
by this rule, while insisting that it ought
not to stand in the way Of coll
tract, fastened to afford additional evil
dence of the good faith of his clients by
stating unreservedly upon this as upon
all subjects that they were willing and
anxious to take the direction OF the
court. This declaration is authoritative
and the court will act upon 1t. 1t IS
binding upon the engineers OF The
brotherhood, who are officers OF the re-
ceiVer, and who were represented by
| the committee, and their assistant chle1
engineer, Mr.. Youngson, all OF whom
| were in the presence Of the court when
| it was made. 1t is accepted as made
In Good Faith
and condition of the contract which
| the court will direct the receiver to
| make. While, therefore, any engineer
may at any time exercise his right as an
individual to leave the service of the
receiver, he may not do so in such
manner as to injure the property or
impede its proper management by the
| receiver. In case of any issue with
| the management, in which the brother.
| hood or its members are concerned and
the members in the employ of the re-
ceiver shall desire to leave his service
in body or otherwise in such manner as
may in any way impede the operations
of the road, they will be required to dc
so upon such terms and conditions as
the court may think proper for the pro
lection of the property and the mainte
nance of justice and fair play tc
| all concerned. In the meantime
the old contract will remain il
force, always under the genera
operation of this decision. With refer
ence to rule IL of the brotherhood, unit
the terms of the new contract are def
nitely settled by the court. it will be
specially directed that no engineer OF
other person in the employ OF the Cen
trail railroad shall be discharged or il
any way injured on account Of this pro
ceeding. or of any step taken in its in
ception or advocacy.