The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-24

Tor 30 axlsSznx the Work from one rs&co 10
another and they naturally sought to
havs the order revoked A COMMITTEES Of
ths employees waited upon Superintendent
Bryan ard after the matter bad been
strongly laid before him he consented to
revoke the order. That night he sent
cipher dispatch 20 headquarters in 50.
PsEI, stating what acsaoc he had taken;
that he vas rushing material into
the suaelfers 30 - 70 enable them 20 sus-
tain = siege OF three weeks il necessary.
also asking the Northern Pacific to handle
perishabse freight and live stock for the
Great Northern. and finally asking Gen.
eYai Manage. Case 70 send railroad men OF
al kinds to Great Faiia Nov the opsrs-
tor into whose hands this message Vas
pcs for sending II . member OF the Ameri-
can Railway Union and had . cipher
code book He tumhled 20 the racket Of
the company and informed the union
and . meeting Of its 80 members
was ct once held. Instant measures were
~ once proposed. and on Wednesday, the
18th instant the question Of striking was
cent TO al the unions IN the system to-
gether with statement of the case. Ae-
eorting 70 the bylaws Of our union =
strike must be ordered by two-thirds OF
the unions in the system, and when the
question Vas submitted considerably
more than that proportion voted to quis.
When the result was known Mr.. Hogan
and passed the word along the line.
week ago last FRIDAY, and the Great
Northern was parslyzed."
TACOMA. April 23.-ESpecial The fol-
lowing communications explain how the
brosherhoods represented In the Northern
Pacific system headed of" the move
rnens OF the American Railway Union to
call strike On that system:
rLesserl
HorE, Idaho, April -, 1894.
j. b. W. Johnston, Tacoma, Wash Dear
SSr: There vas anion meeting In Hope
last night. called by A. T. g. for the pur-
pose OF organizing . strike upon this
system next Monday, the ed inst.
The most of the representatives there
were coal-heavers and wipers. and only
train service were represented. They
took vote on the strike question
with the following result: 81 for
the strike and IL against it. We
think this move little hasiy,
and think the old orders have
always fought their own battles. and we
have decided TO call q meeting of the men
in train service who are directly interested
TO canvass the situation thoroughly. as We
think only about one-third OF the men in
this district would support a movement of
this kind. We would suggest that You
would do likewise. and see il you do not
think 1t advisable TO head this matter of.
and take up the matter with the engineers,
firemen. trainmen and conductors. in a
union meeting and advise other divisions
Of the road of the result.
Telegram received SundayI
HorE Idaho, April Il, 1894.
j. y. w. Johnston, or Engineer Gribble.
Tacoma, Wash.: Meeting held here to-
night. ThiriS-sIx train and engine men
present. Emphatically disapprove action
OF A. X. Z. in meeting held here April ~.
Are strictly opposed to a strike on the
Northern Pacific system. Notify all con-
cerned.
These communications, or rather the
first one. proves the Posr-ISrELLIGKxcER's
statement that about 80 per cent. of the
Hope workmen represented at the Ameri-
can Railway Union meeting favored
strike, and that the strike was to have
been ordered today. And the telegram
shows that the Brotherhoods were op-
significant
grievance committee of the Northern Pa
pacific employees, and opposed strike in
the Northern Pacific system, and was sec
onded by Organizer Adams, of the Great
Northern strike. of Seattle, and most of
the brotherhood men here. In fact, the
question OF striking was not brought to a
vote at the union meeting here Saturday
night. which Is presumed TO show that the
sentiment OF those present was decidedly
averse 10 il.
II the Pacific division had favored the
strike at the Saturday night meeting there
would no doubt have been trouble. unless
the Great Northern strike managers had
sufficient influence with President Debs,
of the Railway Union, 10 prevent him
from giving the strike order, and even IL
the order had been given the strongest
brotherhood men here believe IL would
not have met with the approval of the
train service men and would not have
been successful General Assistant Super
intendens Dickinson said today: "For a
time il. looked rs if We would have some
trouble. but it's oil Of now"
Most of the men with families are not
seeking trouble. They want 20 be kept at
work, and allow the brotherhoods to work
ont result with the receivers Of the
Northern Pacific system or the new man
agement. But right there the American
Railway Union men say there is no tell
ing when the receivers will turn the road
over 10 the stockholders and president,
and there Is. therefore. no telling when
the former schedules will be returned TO.
Ar. Johnston says: II do not look for
the American Railway Union 10 gain
great strength among the brotherhood
men in the Northern Pacific system. How.
ever, there are engineers and tiremen and
some traiamen in the new organization.
Neither Go / thi8k the American Railway
Caton wtit resort "a \ strike unless IL see.
that the bSotAerhaoas are about TO order
one, and then II may jaHp in and try and
steal our thunder. Yes, suppose the
matter Of the schedules viii work Itself
cut according 10 the brotherhood rians."
Many bro therhood men were SURPRISED
;hat tie question of strike Or restoration
Of schedules vas not pressed at the meet
Ing saturday night. 1t is now conceded
the Pacific division Of the Northern Pa
ciac - one OF the mos: conservative and
EVE. HEADED" divisions ora the system.
superintendent Joe NcCabc seems 70 have
a.s men "a pretty good Lu1nor. aila among
the brotherhood men who are oyucsei IN
the haasy movements az TIE American
kadSay Union II Is believed that Il q
ssr.Se had been ordered by Debs. and The
saen we~e hesltating about what they
ought 20 10. a committee Of reliable ne,
cogia have been sens around 10 ro,<uit
and i iaey to.l Inc nen IL 80 to work ap5
temsia az work they would have done -