St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-18
MORE TRAINS TIED UP
Breckenridge and st. Cloud
Now EmbPoiled.
ST. CLOUD THE STORM cEHTER.
Strikers Sidetraek Most
Trains at That Point.
fiiE SITUATION IN ST. PAUL.
Chief Arthur, OF the Engin-
eers, On the Ground.
fHE SITUATION IN ST. PAUL.
LE WILL SEE MR.. HILL TODAY

Great Northern matters were quiet in
st. Paul yesterday. There were no new
developments up to O'clock last night
in the strike. Inquiries of President
Hill, President Samuel Hill, of the
Montana Central; Vice President
Clough, Of the Great Northern. and
others. during the afternoon, elected
nothing particularly new. President }.
J. Hill asserted that he could procure
four times as many men as lie required
to take the place of the strikers. Mean-
while it was learned that the company
is accepting all freight at owners risk,
which means practically that but little
>, doing in that line. What is trne of
this branch of the business is equally
true OF the passenger service.
VI. D. Grover. general counsel of the
system, was asked yesterday by GLOBE
reporter as TO the legal status OF the
situation, and as to whether the com-
pany would get any action through the
aid of the courts to put an end 10 the
trouble. Mr.. Grover replied: Il must
decline to discuss this matter" He
talked in general way as to the differ
ent rulings of Judges Jenkins and Cald-
we'll. of the United States courts, as to
whether a strike is legal or an illegal
affair. lie would not give any intima-
tion as to whether the company intended
10 call in the assistance of the courts.
1t is certain that neither the strik-
erS nor the company yesterday
made any orertures or concessions,
and clearly the end is not yet. Grand
Chief Arthur. of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, arrived yesteI-
day morning. a conference was held
between the officials Yesterday morning.
Mr.. Arthur was seen at the Windsor
early in the afternoon. 1t locked
significant, to say the least, that Vice
Presi.ieat Howard, OF the A. r. L.. was
with him, and they came down the
stairs into the Windsor corridor to-
gether. Standing 4 little way OF were
Grand Chief Clark. of the conductors;
Vice Grand Master Wilson, of the
trainmen. and Vice Grand Master
MorrisseY, of the switchnen. Vice
President Howard was seen to leave
greet Grand Chief Clark. The
reception appeared to be some
what chilly. The GLOBE reporter
turned to Grand Chief Arthur and So
hcited an interview. He said: "You
Will please excuse me for the present.
l may be able to see you later. l must
first give our people the preference"
Addressed In turn, the grand officers
said there was no news to be given out.
Later on. the GLOBE representative
found Vice President Howard at the
Sherman. and he talked over matters in
general way. He disclaimei making
any statement in his address at the rail-
road mems meeting at Minneapolis Mon
day night to the effect that the Northern
Pacific would be tied up Friday.
- never made any such statement"
he declared. II neither said this, nor
that move of any kind would be made
at any definite lime. We reserve to
ourselves the right to make moves that
emergencies may require. The Great
Northern strike will not be called east
of ST. Cloud. We shall not call out the
men at st. Paul and Minneapolis. We
w HOl WISH " Gail OUl luSIl
than is absolutely necessary to bring
about desired results. So long as the
men are on duty in the Twin Cities
there is surely no chance to put any
scabs to work here. Scabs cannot be
used to much advantage west of this
point, and we would much rather that
they should be here at the company'S
expense, while our men are at work,
than that our men should be out and ar
expense and any of the scabs at work. !"
What do YOU mean by scabs in the
present connection?" asked the re-
porter. do you mean men who are not
members of either the a. r. U. or the
Old brotherhoods?"
Il mean men that may be imported
to take the splace of others. BY the
way.'you may state, if you like, thai
President Debs. of the a. R. T., will
be in st. Paul Wednesday. L will
gladly arrange that you may see him.
He will give you plenty of talk"
Mr.. Howard produced copy of the
Anaconda (Mont.) Standard of last
Saturday. There" he remarked, 81:
an interview with Grand Organizer
44OSoii, laAuA liiC IilGH Stdti(
and why they struck. His views are
correct. The interview is Of interest
bearing as it does directly on the situa-
ton"
1t reads as follows:
'Duty demands that the public shoult
understand the causes that forced tin
action taken on the Great Northern sys
TEN. First, l wish to say the men were
not advised or encouraged in this mat
ter. 1t was their unanimous choice
Brother Debs. president of the y. r
:, wired me 10 prevent the strike.
endeayUred to do so, but the wave o
Indignation was simply insurmount
able. The men are conservative. They
are not embryotic IN the railroad busi
ness. Old. gray-haired engineers an,
conductors who have weathered man,
O storm were conspicuously intereste,
in demanding that this action be taker
The men are intelligent and read th
papers. They know that their wage
have been cut to such degree tina
they cannot properly subsist. Will
such reports as the following prove thu
the reductions were unnecessary"
Then followed statement of gros
earnings. and an interview in Ne
\ York with AIr. Hill. in which he
reported as saying that the cut woul
save his road 81. $50. 600 per annum; ;ths
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