The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-11-23
Report of the Commission Ap-
pointed by President Cleveland.
An Arrangement OF the Pullman Com.
pany and the Railway Managers
Their Refusal to Arbiuate
Caused the Trouble.
organization Of the Railway Association
contrary To Law and Menace to Laior
Pullman Methods Denounced-A
gum"nt for lnionism.

's'""'n' report on the great rail
road strike IN connection with the Pull
MAJ trouble was made public TODAY
Inc report. which is signed by the fed
Graz TABOR committee. Carroll d. Wright
and his fellow-investigators. John u
herman. of New York. and Nicholas Ii
Wor.hington, of Illinois. is addressed
To President Cleveland. and abounds in
passages which will attract wide atten.
tion, particularly the portion referring
10 the now famous General Managers
association. the organization Of high
railway officials that encompassed the
memorable defeat of the American Rail-
way union.
The report says the capitalization of
the twenty-four railroads directly rem
resented In the General Managers asso-
cation was s.. los. 55a.6l-. The number
of employees was a2l,oe7. The commits
sion continues:
lhis voluntary unincorporated association
Wa formed IN 1876 In its constitution the an
lect OF the association is said to be The enns;g
GRAFTON OF problems OF MANAGEMENT aris,n,
me operstlon on railroads terminating or
All funds needed shall be raised by an asses
. Tent ulvloed equally among the members
There are no limitations as TO consffera,ion -,
problems or funds. except the will OF the man
lions. VosPo'a-
FIXED THE SCALE
Until June. 1894 the associataon.x ross;,,n,
Sles A. a strike-nghter and wage arbirer la 1
rstner dormant. Its roads fixed a Chicago
scale Tor switchmen. covering ali lines a, 60
csso In March. 1898 the switchrnen demard
90 more pay from each road The asSociafinn
ssn"ncluaed that they were paid enough: II any
thing TOO much Tie roads so Informed ~.
men The >witchmens Mutual Ald Assact.
go - ,o1tn america wrote 10 Mr. 81 John as
Sa .l,sn, aeq uie>cins He. as chairman Of the
reply as follows Nueu his
D., me association approves the course taken
oy your body and desires to deal fairly with All |
employees. AID believes that our sw,ch ~ , "a.
receiving due consideration orc
rms seems 10 show" the report SAYS that ,
e"ploSes upon association roads are treated
- under suhIeciion 10 the General Nana.-o-., I
associaiion- and the report after se,ailt,.. .
The action Of the association In estahiishtnt, ;
agencies and employing men adds n
rms was the rrst time when men unan saeh :
llhe herc Drought sharply face to fac, with Tho 4
fact that ia questions a. Ia wa-es r,,i go .ie q
.ach line was supported by .wen;y-fonr co,, z
ornsa Ial!roads This association likewi~e \
pItpared ior It, use elaborate Schedules - n
wages paid upon the entire lines ~ III txer,rl y
'our members The proposed oh;ec, Of thase !.
,the- - wa 70 !et each road knox what q,
,eher roads paid Finding that the nan -
upon some lines urged increase To corr,.s,-,s :,
W.. i'h wages PAID elsewhere a committee 81 ths a.
'ss"VAtion prepared and prescu ted a uniform,
'cheul.e Tor al membership roads n ~ va
iecTned wise not Ia act nnnn re 49,, - va &C.
~. - '11Tstripet.d 10 members in November. -
~ ms distribution alone enabled tHa -
'ort - be used with ersciencv AZ m . IN
Arf A. The result. during i-93-it being ire, re
ven Ah.erstoof that to wages, etc II 49, I
a incident Of the General Nanagers I. 49,. ~as an
ION 70 assist each road IN ease az tronh1 wa
:, -. matters one form OF assistance be- IN
TX lot ne association to secure men eno,eh on
nr1u9h us agencies TO take the places y, xii col
I ~ reductions were here and there mada IN
!, ~. u.Lrrsht roads the tendency ana e1ort YET
"a mi -.
mes. - pay on al iss
rsrRPArroS or POWER ma
AZ - admitted thatthe action OF the assoria cor
~ ma great weight with outside lines ana eve
ius tends To establish one uniform 800 | ~ !
roushOut the country. The further Singia o1s
ep OF admitting lines not running in 70 CHI eos
'ect =, would certainly have the
'n.ioh> against all employees thereon sul,
/, ne commission Questions whether any le- ira.
y autn0ritv. statutory or otherwise ear y. ! ohv
und 10 Justify the features q, the assoria.,. az
neh nav come To light in the investgation n exc
professionip 'asucal worsings rather than was
,n. the General Managers association has M Of
Pr Standing In Law than the old trunk line bus
VI ~ can not incorporate. because railroad | az II
arters do not authorize roads 10 form cn-r h..
lions or associations 10 x rates for Services ther
NOT 20 force their acceptance not 10 on 1
tie with strikers II is usurpat;on on rsov., die
I granted. IL such an association II nerre | ne
~ from business or economic standnoi,, | x.y
fgnt 70 form and maintain il must como | man
th the state that granted its charter IN | n
10y corporations are limited to the noxar. nosI
lnsed either directly or by clear Inference man
. s uo not thlnk the power has been grantees reas
either way In this case The as~ocia,inn7 sa,,'
Illustration OF the persistent and shrewdiv- proh
III 49,, 80, y. eorportlons 70 oyerreach prom
~. anu 10 u>urp indi- the
n shar,.rs 'nu l,Fn.. hoi contemplated in gard
pie or their legislatures. As exrensior =, ..-,-
noscs ia,,11,a - aoose suggested. and the that
/. ~ ah aggregation Of power and capital ror,,r
h ~ ~ ernn irropc asd tneir Liberties. from
4, 'vn WOULD then certainly arise To which nre,s
- we government or the railroads 4 to
! the end would Inevitably be goyernman, ,,,ac
'eTshlp Unless ready for that result ana i rs~
porafion~ .f,ht a",,rhHltht must restrain Pullr
u from forrirs1 ,, ,nr NV and prevent lcct q
lnlhAtlons. Al least. 20 long a. railroads | ~. \
has perinltca % combine 70 TX wages and becar
'nelr )olnt protection. IL would be RANT ia af,..r
l. IL ,nlt. ~ Z. al Iapor upon rail- tradi,
y Nhould % noted that until tho RAILROADS 80.
.loves - $500 union o. railroad 2 no
NOT gons ne as.slnp'ed. The unions the y
t,,or es'uu 'hil>tlng the order
e examinations. These neutralIz, ara go,
, senrs. ~ ca,asf,o hs eNtth,' ana have no 81 Am
fble unde- tha ,,,i,o. $500 ~ eVli a. n all ot
Snfatcd ~ the railroads and followed 10 M ~
m ran railway union. The refusal of decla,
General Managers association TO recognize M.
deal with such n combination q, LAM ~
american Railway union seems arrogant renor,
anNlfh When You consider its standing 10. N,
inc law. ~ assumptions and III mas, ara SEWN.
VN>N contemplated future action turba,
THE PULLMAN COMPANY empu
a M. IN ~, .,,,,i..., u, -. 49,, on ain
~ thc report says. This L. a corpora- s..,.;'',
ORGANIZED va i~is With capital ~ sl 90 ,,.is
II has grown until is present naid-,, $3.50
"a y ~SnpW1 It's prosperity has en s' ny"
Y ne company e.. over twenty wears " M
tien N M, ~ ..,r,i, gNlnehn-. ana " IL Is Z.
l,liyidai n-g,lt. f'"' ~ n'ArN s-'W'VD that "a
I in IL ~
I airing 81 the town o. Pullman az which issned
r p,si states the compan, * owner ana The
lord the commission says man G.
MS principal church and It's parsonage nrc ~ncint
AttfactNe structures. but oftor arp rrrr- trile
~ be avs, the rental required " hifhar alton
ans soricfy iS willing a. .nv w ,b,at. MN missile
pti privileges 70 he tbs .cOy ~ccurvd M eyider
arcade M - tasteful library ~ boot. carr. a. dS'
selected and cared for by tn. cor,panv lrtNci
IS collars per year " charged for tts use proper
IA many - - persons year. out ~ fron
" avp employees aud residents have ~ TN.
\ ~ stated by the llbrarierS IA CHARGE tshtr.,
l.9 tnem~elNeN ~ ~ opportunities ii il llr.n.
we that the air u bus lns-- strictly main vim
90 there. a. elsewhere. ami their Exclusion wunld
any part 81 US management prevent mt | uent
~ ana grateful acceptance ~ IL ad- '.s,,
ages BY employees. Mn a. a rnlr even iahnri
n EMPLOYEES. prefer