The record-union., 1894-07-03
STATING THEIR CASE.
The Railroad People Giving the Pub
lie Information.

The Railroad People Giving the Pub
lie Information.
SAN Francisco, July 2.-The railroad
people have had clerks busy sending out
a circular which contained the letter of
II. E. Huntington and the following ad-
ditional matter under the heading of
"Addenda":
By the refusal of the American Railway
Union to move any trains having Pull
man coaches attached, the issue is met
sqCarely rendered as to whether the
operation of the railroads shall be con-
trolled by this union or by the owners Of
the property. The union has no griev
ance against the railroads, but attempts
TO force them to take up its fight against
the Pullman Car Company. Ii its right
to do this is conceded, then 1t can control
the operations of the railroad in all other
particulars; it can refuse to allow engines
or cars of any particular manufacture TO
be used; it can refuse to allow the rail-
road to transport freight Or passengers of
anv prohibited class; in other words to
submit to this boycott is 10 absolutely
turn over the control OF the railroad to
the American Railway Union, and If this
boycott is successful it of course Will be
applied in all directions. Union men in
factories and all other business establish
ments will compel their employers to
manage their business according to the
pleasure OF the union.
Even the newspapers, which must en-
DlOy union men in their Typographical
and presswork, would be subject to the
orders of these men, Not only would
the advertising columns be thus con-
trolled, but even the editorial columns
must suit the ideas of the labor organiza-
ton, or else no paper could be issued.
1t is suggested that the Southern Pacific
Company should tenporize with this
boycott; that 1t should for the present ac-
cede 10 the demands of the strikers by
leaving OF Pullman coaches; that in this
way mails, express matter and such pos
sehgers as choose to travel without the
convenience OF the Pullman sleeper could
be accommodated. This suggestion sim
ply means that the railroad company
shall yield the fight now for all time to
this labor organiZation-fOr if the issue is
to be met at all it must be met imme-
diately. If, however, it is postponed, in
the end the public must be as much in
cOnvenienced as IL IS now, and it IS not
pretended that delay will tend IN any way
TO the better solution of this question.
AS we have said, the issue is squarely
rendered whether the management of the
railroad shall be turned over to the Amer
lean Railway Union or shall be retained
by the owners OF the property, 1t must
course the business interests of the coun-
try must greatly sutfer-the railroad it
self must sustain perhaps the greatest
loss of all interests-b this furnishes no
good reason why this matter should not
be fought out now to a finish. 1t is often
good business policy to temporize and
make concessions. but it is not pretended
in this instance that any delay or tempo
rary concession could IN any way ad-
vance the settlement of the issue which
the American Railway Union has seen lit
to tender. Not only are the railroads
vitally interested in this issue, but every
industry that employs organized labor is
likewise interested.
1t has been said that the Southern Pa
cific Company by its actions has refused
to transport the present fruit crop. The
fact is that the company is making every
effort TO transport not only fruit but all
other classes of freight. 1t is true that
one of the largest shippers OF fruit pro-
posed TO the company that he would OBJ
tain from Mr.. Debs, the President of the
Railway Union, permission to make fruit
shipments over the Southern Pacific lines.
In other words it was proposed
that Mr.. Debs should give per-
mission to carry one class of freight,
while, through his strikers, he was
preventing the carrying OF all other