New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-28


the immediate direction OF New-York City Division.
| No a. and Willard Division No. lo4. OF the order
The call for the convention set forth summary OF
the work to be DONE and stated. other things.
that It was ITO consider and. II possible. 70 agree
upon a line Of action TO be followed In the drec-
ton OF securing such legislation as may be con-
s!dered beneficial 20 the railway employees at the
bands Of State and National legislators regardless
OF party politics: also consider and. II possible.
outline a policy be pursued IN the matter OF an
arbitration law and the formation Of State organ
za lions in each OF the United States. ard in Canada
and Mexico"
JUDGE JENKINS'S ORDER
Each OF the delegates present had n large souvenir
programme OF about 100 pages. handsomely bound.
In which was contained number OF carefully writ
ten articles by some Of the weknown heads OF
the various labor organizations. as well "a the IN
Junction Issued by Judge Jenkins In the United
States Circuit Cour, for the Eastern District OF Wis
ronsn In favor OF the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company forbidllng the employees OF that company
or OF tho receiver 10 quit with or without notice the
service OF said receivers" or 10 cause strike upon
the lines Of said railroad operated by tho receivers
As opposed 10 this the officers OF tho convention
read and reread with evident satisfaction the report
OF the Committee on Jullci1ry OF the House OF
Roores- natives which investigated the matter ana
from which this Is an extract:
Your committee has no hesitation in declaring that
the orders rendered ross abuses OF the powers
u The court. supported by neither reason nor
authority were beyond The jurisdiction OF the judge
ana were therefor VOID.
THE CONVENTION GETS TO WORK.
Tho meeting WIS cal;cl to order by c. +. Weisz.
of the order OF Railroad Conductors. and chairman
Of the Executive Committee lie said he would
make no speech. as they all knew great deal OF
work was 20 be done He then introduced State
senator T. G O'Sulivan. who represented the Mayor.
VINO was absent on accouu, Of sickness in his family
Mr OSulllvan made eloquent speech ara was
warmly aoplauiel. THE railroad men said he.
'ln a more especial manner perhaps than nny other
body = public employees. receive In the fullest meas
ur. the confidence and support Of the public, and
they In turn have we!ghy responsibility, for the
lives Of millions Of peopc are committed to their
k.rprg throughout the year. This imperial metrop-
oils f. pre-emncn, In everything. and In nothing
does she desire this characteristic TO shine forth
stronger than in the corliHiity OF her welcome to
you to-l1v" applause
y ~ Morrisey. OF Illinois. assistant grand master
~ the Brotherhood OF Railroad Tra!nmen In the
course % his speech lkcnel employers and en-
! ploves I'm all branches az human Industry 10 the
Two brothers Of Cd one was not "a wealthy as
tie other and. unknown 10 him. Il was his custom
20 transfer daily some grain 20 his granary. No
tlclng that the quantity never diminished he
as,onishel to discover that the other brother had
been extending the same hospitality 70 HIM our
previous movements" SAID he. have IN some meas
IRE failed because were not directly represented
In the different STAT" lcSls.ltuFcs hhi AT Washing
ton While registering our approval OF every
guarantee 10 vested rights enuncate1 by Judge
caldwell we resent the Injury sought TO be inflicted
mon our organization by ihe unjust decision OF
Judge jenkins" ApplauseD
r. T. CLARKE MADE CHAIRMAN.
on motion OF C. L. welsz +. f. Clark OF the
order OF Railway Conductors. was made permanent
chairman OF the convention by unanimous vote
He said he claimed the right OF railway employees
TOR
lines OF law and order ?. r. Doyle. member OF
the State Board OF Arbitration OF New-Jerscy. and
also OF the Locomotive Engineers. made per-
manent secretary T. W Arnold. OF the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen. was made assistant
secretary. a communication was received from the
officers Of the Railroad Carmen's Association. which
has lust closed its annual convention at Chatta
nooga. asking for the admission OF Its delegates
They were admitted. Their names are C. +. Lewis
past chief Inspector; F. L. Frost. assistant Inspector
AMI Paul Setzor. supreme chief.
The secretary, amid applause. spoke OF the law
passed recently by the Legislature OF New-Jersey
prohibiting corporations other bodies OF en-
ployors compelling their men to sign contracts 10
withdraw from labor organizations 10 which they
may happen to belong. from signing an obligation
never TO join one.
p H. Morrisey an assistant secretary character
ICED the measure as OF little consequence because
employees could easily go into another state. where
no such law existed, and make what contracts they
liked. He advocated the passage of such a law by
Congress- applying to all the States He spoke Of
the measure which introduced into Congress
prescribing a penalty OF from one to twenty years
Imprisonment for anybody who would In any way
Interfere with the running OF train which carried
the United States mails, and he said that while Il
was apparently meant to deal with lawless maraud-
ers II would In reality the behavior OF men
who were engaged, for example In conducting
successful strike.
A committee TO whom all ma tiers should be re-
ferred that would be likely TO involve prolonged dis
cusslon was then appointed: c. f. Wesz NJ. Capp
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers; c. A. VIII
son. Brotherhood Of Railroad Firemen NJ. Farrell.
swltchmens Mutual Aid Association e. p Greeley
Order OF Railroad Tranmen V. Fitzpatrick.
brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen. and L. C,
Lewis Brotherhood OF Railroad Conductors.
on reassemblng after at 23O the session
was consumed almost wholly In debating the ques-
ton raised by p H. Morrlsey early In the day as
TO the advIsabillty OF having committees represent
Ing the railway hand during the sitting OF
the State Legislatures TO see that no laws that
would be adverse to their interests rushed
through and also TO take the initiative In intro
duclng legislation that would be favorable to them.
The subject OF forming n federation OF the six
organizations represented In the convention into
one central body also came up for discussion. but
no definite action taken upon IT,
PUBLIC MEETING.
At o'clock the convention again took n recess
until O'clock when public meeting was held. TO
which the general public invited. c. II. VIII
kins assistant grand chief conductor Of the Rail-
way Conductors. presided This time music helped