The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-23

Question Of Strike on Northern
Pacific Unsettled.
STRONG EFFORT TO PREVENT n.
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The assntson In regard 30 the Yaaisosd
strike il now: Will IL eItrnd 20 TIC
xorshera Pacific, Every effort Is being
n.ss.s by President Dsfs, 81 the American
Hssfxs7 Union. and by fsiends Ct the
Ssyes: Northern strikers 20 prsssat u. sna
sortnsrn Pacific officials. acsh here and
in Tseorna. DO not bssssve that IL viz take
lace.
Tas so..owsag spsclai from Tsccsna Do
series the situation:
.sTscoxA. April 90 --far~ciai. IA gen
era strike on the Sorsnern Pacific system
In threatened, nHIess either Of ;Bsss coa-
ditsars issewferes. VIZ:
.Fsrs.-T1 aless President Dehs. OF The
Amerseaa Railway Union eoassess ana
secures delay, or p.srsnfs what BE terms
undue haste or.
s.g~roud-Ths receivers Of the Northern
pNis.c gran. restoration OF the former
wage and contract schsdnses-
ssThs s,szns Of the American Railway
rrfon n nov perfected consempla a de-
Saan6 being made uc1n tue Northern rs-
esfe receivers for % imsnefaats return 20
she old schedule This demand Is based
upof these alleged conditions. VIE:
.Fsrs;--fha, 90 per cent. Of ali en-
rloyes ~ the Northern Pacific system east
az the Pacific Division favor t.
sseseond--Thag majority favor 10 ~
this time, believing thai by concerted ac-
ton Jointly with the Gress Northern tie
up the Northern Psesfsc viii not refuse
restoration.
..Third-Beesuss the American Railway
TaGsa has 80 per cent Of the Northern
paeific employees ~ members and because
the brothsrhoods OF engineers. con
duetoTs srasnmeu, Gremeu, etc. ziH up
held strike, IL IL il ordered.
The Eliensbnrg, Hope. Roekr Noun
tain and other divisions OF the Northern
Pacific away back 20 81 Paul are reported
favorable 60 strike II the schedules are
not returned. The Pacific division. tho
largest on the Northern Pacific system.
seems TO be divided a. regards demanding
restoration st this time. but 10 10 expected
20 20 out II . strike Is ordered.
s'Organlxer Goodman. sho has been
perfec.ing the Railway Union organlza-
too tn the Northern Pacific system. Was
expected here today TO confer with the
Pacific division men. bat 10 detained ~
Elienshurg. where meeting vas held to-
night 10 rescind Friday nights action
favoring restoration or a strike. The
Eiiensburg meeting tonight adjourned
without action. Some Of the officials of
the road are supposed to have interested
themselves In calling the meeting.
"originaily the Northern Pacific system
Was TO have been ordered tied up by the
American Railway Union nj p. IN. to-
morrow IL the schedules were aot restored.
Debs' telegram against undue haste. how
ever. injected . spirit of Conservatism IN
subsequent movements
Northern Pacific officials here believe
no strike will b ordered. The Great
Northern strike managers are eounseiing
against another strike. holding that the
sympathy OF the public will be turned
against the strikers II the people are In
convenienced by two transcoutinenial
roads being tied up. In such an event,
they say. public opinion would kill the
cause OF the strikers and the roads wouid
b. operated under the protection Of the
militia, II necessary"
II the strike 10 averted on the North
srn Pacific II will be due 10 the action Of
the PaesAc division men At Saturday
nights meeting at Tacoma and TO the
urgent appeals Of the Great Northern
rtrtss leaders 70 President Dcbs and the
leaders on the other Northern Pacific d.
visions not To strike. Ii In urged that .
strike on the Northern Pacific would ruin
the prospects Of success on both roads by
turning almost all those who now aide
with the strikers on the Great Northern
against them. While in the nature of the
case is 10 impossible TO get official con-
flrmaiion OF the statement. IL 10 we'll I'M
dsrstood tina. orders have been given the
Northern faeinc agents at points where
the Great Northern connects. not to &C
ccps any business from or deliver any 10
the latter while the strike continues
Meanwhile the chief interest IN regard
20 the Great Northern strike 10 a. 20 how
il began and the discussion develops more
facts ADD more theories every day. One
man who was formerly In the railroad
business and il well posted in the manner
jn which the brosherhoods conduct their
affairs has kept close touch with the men,
and gives this as the result of his OBJ
seFyasions.
The strike il the greatest hiunder ever
committed by workingmen, yst IL PROM
isus 80 be success The fact il that the
u,en were not organized in the American
RAILWAY Union except on thu Montana
Central aud the Montana and kaiispeil
divisions. They became su~pieiuus there
from the discharge of men on small pre-
texts thai concerted plan was being fol-
lowed sy tie company 30 weed out the
brotherhood men and they struck To stop
~, The American kalway Union was not
organized west Of Spokane. nor on the
Eastern division, bas the men all along
the line we're Just in the temper fer a
strike, for dtssatisfactton AT teen grow.
rag ever since the frs: reduction las.
August. The strfke in Montana Was like
burning easaT-stub throsn in = pile @,
shaNlngs--lt caused a -tF &c 20 darc up All
along the line. both East and Meat. hut
Tie American Railway tuion had nothing
Ia 10 With u. though is u taking the sreli,
and reaptng she harvest OF IL. The tsle.
grams v hich came 10 the men on the A.
esie division and the Coast lines, order !
the strike. pufpoFted ~ ha stgacd hr Ghs
officers IF their different orders That &C
the engineers said that the men were oat
sli along the isnc. and ordered tAegu 20 rn.I
nothing but the mali ears II VAS signed.
'ly order 81 the board al arbitrator,
division sEt' That u0 such messages wers
really sent is apparent from the suhze-
9geas reptsdiauoa OF the strike by ths
brotherhood ehisis. kat the men we're VA
the temper Ia strike. they were willing e.
believe thSs the kilograms were genuine.
ard they struck. al except the cenduc,
tors, shs are Awaiting the result Of ID,
vote on the acceptance ~ the reduction
IaoaGh Ehsy May now make common
cause Win the other men. Who senl
taosc kilograms - = Suyssery Nsica Wi
probably "eysr bc solved definitely
Nv hen the Brotherhood mea toEnd h0s
the, hsG heea fooled and that they we're
hhels - vxp0lsl0a from taeis Orders foi
sgflklnE without authority, they DID 40,
kae~ What "a do Bgt they saw that The
strake - a. solid snd Was the greatest rail
road strike Asaerlea had ever seen and
vas likely u win. ~ they STAYED xlth it
trusting that The brotheeaagssis wps4sa not
venture In sxpcF So u,aHy uaen and Nogl,i
ies shesa of - the wo-st wlgh a light par.
hhmsnL especially a. the ERawnv +nsau
uas likely ~ sss = ccoua gror, tAa strik {
walsh would eaAhls - - sAas.os a. ths
old erusberea@as.
"fhe American Railway Ualea !sasse~,
~ere auleS a. see their oprortansts. They
csalnaea ali the credit 81 ga~ ststkr .s,.s.
great beast afouf 10 SECRECY aaf $3.50.