St. Paul daily globe., 1894-05-15

bury and Benton, Of the Com
mittee, Were Not Present,
Being Out OF the City.
When the arbitration committee
broke up its meeting at the rooms of the
jobbers' union yesterday, Dan II.
Moon prophesied it as his belief that
the final and explicit construction of
the agreement would not be given out
until IL o'clock. He was right, for it
was that hour when the anXiously-
Sought-after document was handed to
the press representatives. As early as
9 o'clock Theodore l.. Schurmeier be-
gan skirmshing about to try and find
some member or members of the en-
ployes' subcommittee. He went to La
bar hall, ana also the Sherman
house, but in vain. Then he
so reported to the arbitration
committee. One of them came to the
reporters, and said:
Now, we would like to give you the
report, but you understand it would not
be courtesy. We feel that it should
first be submitted to the special COM
mittee. or some member authorized to
receive it. Mr.. Hill also should receive
a copy; after that the newspapers
would be entitled to it. AS we cannot
find the committee. or any member of
it, we fear we will have to withhold the
report from the morning newspapers"
Mr.. Moon suggested that perhaps the
reporters could find one of the commit
tee. With the authority then vested
in them the GLOBE reporter, with
another Faber pusher, proceeded to the
Sherman house. Here they found G.
H Fellows, of the desired committee. He
consented to receive sealed copy from
the arbitration committee. and the latter
was speedily notified. In few mo-
ments they al! appeared-B. F. Nelson.
Minneapolis; Richards Gordon. st. Paul;
F. &. Winston, Minneapolis; Theodore
l.. Schurmeier, st. Paul; James t.
Wyman, Minneapolis; Charles P.
Noyes, George r. Finch, Daniel Fl.
Moon, St. Paul. Frank r. Hubachek
and Messrs. Pillsbury and Benton, Min
neapoIs. and Messrs. Kelly, Hackett
and Seabury, of the committee, were
not present.
The following is the full report of the
committee, and il practically comedies
every demand made by the men; so it is
safe to assume that Messrs Debs and
Howard will find everything adjusted
when they reach here this morning.
COMMITTEES REPORT.
ST. PAUL, Minn.. May Ia, 1s94.-At
the meeting OH May l, 1891. between tine
nrociInnf of tho Nnrthorn PciI
way on one side, and the employees of
said road, represented by Messrs. Debs,
Howard and Rogers. on the other side.
i'll the presence of the arbitration com.
mittee. both parties having agreed to
submit their differences to, and abide
by, the decision of this committee, the
following propositions were presented
by MI. Debs on behalf of the employees
of the road:
"Terms by which the employees of
the Great Northern system (Dow Oh
strike) will return to work.
''The only terms by which the en-
ployes OF the Great Northern system,
now on strike, will return to work, are
as follows:
Il. That the rate of wages in all de-
partmentS, of employees as paid previous
10 the first cut prior to August, 1893, be
restored.
"2. That the switchmen in Great
Falls, Helena and Butte receive the
same rate of wages, the rate to be
adopted which is now in force in Butte.
'3. That the management pledge
themselves to sign schedules of each
department of employees, the same being
based upon the rate of wages paid prior
to August, 1898, as above stated.
II. That should it be necessary to
reduce expenses in any department that
the working hours will be shortened
instead OF a reduction of the force, un.
less absolutely necessary to the con-
trarY.
"5. That there will be no prejudice
upon the part of the management
against any particular employe 0r de-
partment OF employees who have taken
part i'll the adjustment of the affair of
wages, which has terminated In this
strike.
'6. That the rate of pay as per this
hgreement be in force from the time
the employees return to work.
| Article was disposed of as follows:
Mr.. Hill, for the Great Northern rail-
| way, and Mr.. DebS, for the employees,
| mutually agreed that the schedules in
force prior to- Aug. l, 1898, should be
restored to the following classes:
| Locomotive engineers and firemen,
| conductors, brakemen and other train
men, and switchmen. The wages of
section men were 10 be sl.25 per day
east of Minot and s1.50 per day west of
MinOt. Section foremen were to receive
! $40 per mouth east of Minot and S45 per
month west of Mlnot, and more at Ger
tain junction points.
| The cases of all other regular en-
ployes, except those in the general
! offices of the company and itg general
| officers, were submitted to the decision
| of the arbitration committee. upon
which cases so submitted see the report
made by said committee ON May l, as
hereinafter quoted.
AS to article 2, action was deferred
by mutual agreement, with the under.
standing that the men at Great Falls
| railway officials.
1t was understood that article 9
was disposed OF by the decision upon
| article l.
Article was waived by Mr.. Debs in
| behalf of the employees.
| AS to article 5, it was agreed be-
tween MIR. Hill and MIR. Debs that all
the employees of the company might re-
turn to their proper employment with
out prejudice for having taken part in
the strike, except those men who had
| HioiiSiouoIs iuJuIeu VI ueSlrOYeu the
| company's property. or were in the
hands of the law; as no other exceptions
were made, this committee is of opinion
thai the men who abandoned their
trains between stations. as claimed,
however reprehensible such conduct
may have been. have right to
be restored to the employment of
the company under the terms of the
agreement. The committees interpre-
| tation of the meaning of the term,
Those in the hands Of the law, was,
hands Of the law, it found guilty, should
| future, but pending the determination
Of their cases they should not be ex-
cluded from employment by the COM
pany because of the charges brought
| against them.
Article 8 was mutually agreed to