The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-21
BUCKING THE STRIKE
Great Northern Trains Cant
Get Through 81. Cload.
THE RAILWAY UNION BOOMING.
The ~ r. IEhssy 80 BE Isvss~ed In the
Con4es-sspersnfesA ysn C1eys
Rams the Blockade.


programme G. pz.riag one c.sss.oa 81 .
TIE n fax orerstlc- under tie protection
1s IzAle4 states 3erzry ns--Ass.
slfac1xx GRE train has started West wffh
the s4sa4s and Il eos sax2s . here - North
Dakota Taas rso45ey has Ex-d she center
Of fae struggle 81 81 Cloud Ainz-. where
tie strikers have successfully r-eseo.eS
the running " t-zsas. TIE eo1st the
c1scasis are Still awaiting Developments In
sAe E.s. ard The caIy local incidents q
ssse coeuec.e6 x1fa the strike are the
great increase n membership ot tie
American Railway Uasou and the run-
niag Of The blockade by Superintendent
ya1 CIeTe and Assistant Superintendent
Ies, Of the Cascade division
one Of the bzrn5ag Questions in coanec-
sioa EitA TIE strike ~ ,he western cad Of
TIE ro&i Is whether Ne Northern Psesae
ali he sraxn inio IL. snd the aesslop-
meats yesterday show q groxsnx danger
that this will be the case, as The following
specsA. dispaica from Tacoma explains:
Tscoxs, Ami 4-fsc~csai. A de-
Essnc IS reported 10 have been Essae Upon
tie receivers Of the Northern Pa
e5hc By the American Eal.xay Cnioa
that the Northern FacIac refuse 10
handle any Great Northern freight
or cars. The answer maie by the re-
celxsr. Is not satisfactory, inssTuacn IS ii
= aot binding According 20 The Railway
[ mon. the receivers Simply agree not 20
press any grievance .: the So-thera Paciac
men refuse 30 handle the objectionable
cars or freight. no ASSURANCE being gwen
that ;asv would order the men nos TO
handle il As 8 result of this an
definite answer. the order has gone
forth for the Railway Union 20 PR
90. So
tbrougaous fne Northern Pacific system.
that j, may place Itself on the defensive.
The plan - 10 again request the Northern
Pacific 20 refuse 30 handle Great Northern
freight. and IL no definite answer - re-
ceiSed 10 prepare 20 call OUT the Rail-
say Unions rzen on the Northern
Pacific system. and az the same time
make q demsnd for the return 70 the
schedules and wages In force before the
Northern Pacific receivers ordered the
general managers schedules into effect,
which schedules we're accepted by the
brotherhoods as slightly nodshed a. 81.
Pau. American Railway Union meetings
will be held throcghoGs the Northern Pa
citc system tomorrow night.
Rec-!vsr bro~n. Of the Seattle, Lake
Shore & Eastern, SAYS the American Raj
way u aion has not requested him no; 10
handle Great Northern freight but thus
far the men have seemed 10 be too busy for
outside business.
A large meeting of Seattle local union OF
the American Railway Union Vas he'd 3.
Front ana Marion streets last evening and
the membership sas eaadrupled. An
address va. made by President G. A.
Lafayette, of the Western Central Labor
L MON. on the necessity of the organiza-
ton 81 labor 10 protect It's rIgats
and urging workmsn to acquire knoxl-
edge Of the laws aai 20 resort To aroitr a.
ton instead OF reso-ting 10 strikes and
boyeoits. thus proving themselves good
citizens. The enrolment OF new members
then proceeded. - being received. .hus in
cre2sing the total TO 31e. About 100 more
were anxious To join. but on account of
the la,eness of the hour their initiation
vas delayed till the next meeting next
FTaday. The nex member. include about
half the Great Northern conductors here.
many on other roads, and a
number of engineers and fire.
men who are mem bers OF the
| brotherhoods. New officers were elected
as follows: President. T. c. Blonde; vice
president. c. ". Heifsen; secretary and
treasurer. &. W. ,Meekstroth. The other
officers will be elected r, the next meeting.
! ". +. {. Adams. the retiring secretary.
rendered detailed report and will remain
in charge of the strike. He was also
elected delegate to the annual convention
/ to be held in Chicago on June IL. The
| dues OF the union are $50 a year. OF
| which 81 goes 10 maintain the general
| Offices and 50 cents 10 the local union, the
/ latter having no sslaried officers.
! Secretary Adams received the following
! telegram yesterday from President T.. Y.
/ pebs. dated AZ s. Paul;
lit comes 10 ne that parties are being
employed az various points TO commit vio-
( leace and make trouble To prejudice the
cause OF the striksrs. Beware of these
/ scouudrels, and II one of them IS caught
/ report his name 20 ME. All is We'll on en-
/ tire system Your conduct is admirable
and success Is certain"
I Nr. Adams replied as follows:
spirit OF A. f. L. reigns supreme from
| salt water to summit. Competent ruer,
| available for .caSbing are tiocXing 10 Us
! instead OF Jim Hill Oar men protecting
! property. HUI paying them. Every asso-
citation OF men. urban and 81 burban. stands
/ bg 0s. Common sentiment here from
/ millionaire down: 'Shun Grea, North
/ era as 3 rsesthouse. Walk FIRST VIII under
! stand when spirit says strike settled.
/ Perfect discipline prevails. Plnker,on
! methods no go here. Oar men posted"
! the mountains ever since the strike began.
/ Superintendent !. K. Van C!eve and A.
/ slsiant Superintendent W. T. Tex, Of the
! Cascade division, came 10 togn yes;er-
! day 10 learn what was going on.
. as the strikers have possession o.,
the wires aad allow no information
/ 10 reach the officials They travelled over
the sammi; and as far IS Index On We.
! loc.peae. ihen fred up work engine az,
/ ran u TO Snohonish. Mr.. Van C.eve a..
/ ing IS ngIBevr and Ar. lev n fireman
I Ieea they got on the Lake Shore train
! and came TO the city, putting % a; tbs
! Northern hotel. Speaking of-ths strike
/ M. Van Cleye said last evening:
II know positively that there was no in
/ 'eniioa OF importing new men to replace
she Cd employes, and | would certainly
I have had some Intiruatloa OF such an in
ien1lon- Inc strike vas = compete
surprise 70 Us, as II WAS net
/ even preceded by aay demands
Ga the para OF the enrsoyes
| Ihe snow is melting fast in the noun
E ialos, having settled down from twelve 10
/ I've Zee; deep. and IS siushIug beiwe the
TAlss where Il was hard packet. The track
+ = = good physical condition through the
. mountain, nos blocked nv sides and a
. team could run ever IL AZ any tine some
/ @ tie section mea arc stii. pa.rostns thelr
SECTIONS s.So "
- Pm, MINI. April @Q-The storm
! center la the Great Northern strike is at
! = Cloud on Wednesday and YESTERDAY
+ a'iea states depaIy msrsAals were inter
: fsre! ~Ita aud the restraining order ~ ths