The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-20
WILLING TO CONFER.
Hill Half Accepts an Olive
Branch From the Strikers.
DOES NOT RECOGNIZE UnIos.
Csm-nffssea Going 80 S. Pari-sfrfsers
stop . Tfsia-Ths Erosherhoods
MISUNDERSTANDING Mails.


Great Northern road are stssi waiting &C.
ye,oonents a: g. Paul, where dispatches
show tisa. the eonsenaing parties are
canning togesnsr and that conference -
ukely Ia a few days to end the struggle,
although pre-id-n. Hill il careful not 10
recognize the American Railway Uaiot1.
Renewed efforts 70 run trains under ihs
protection Of deputy marshass have mel
with forcibse opposition from the strikers.
and the great sys;em Is IS completely par
aiyrsd as ever.
The extent to which the strikers control
the road and the perfection Of their organ
fystion are shown by the manner in when
they keep up communication by ie eZrsph
ard prevent the Use of the wires bg the
company. Every day UPON the arrival OF
the first steamer from this city AZ kTerest
the strike news from the PnsT-IsTE'1i-
cKscEs is teiegraphss all along the lire 10
~itaIn a shor. distance Of Spokane.
Whenever any person attempts 80 talk
over the wire the man be taks with de-
rnands the counterslgn. and. II ne ssili
has doubts, asks some questions which
test the other mans loyalty 10 The
cause" Thus the wire is Biaae 20 serve
the strikers against the company.
The statements os Chairman Johnston,
Of the Northern Pacific grievance commit
tee. in the interview Published YESTERDAY.
tina. the Grea, Northern men are chiefly
men zho have driifea out of the several
bro,herhoois, is resented By not only the
Great Northern but the Northern Pacific
men a. an insinuatioa that the former are
"scsbs." and thev join almost unanimously
In denounclng Mr. Johaston's statements
a
The secretaries OF the iocs. lodges OF the
Brotherhoods OF flremen and Railway
Trainmsn aud the sxiteamen's Union
unite in the following interview ia reply
to Mr.. Johnston:
.sThe members of the brothefhoods in
Seattle on any of the roads do not uphold
Mr. Johnston's insiilgations that the Great
Northern men, who are lighting for living
wages, are scabs. and Mr.. Johnston could
not have been IN his SENSES when be made
the statement Anyhox. he does not rep
resent The engineers and ilremen. for ns II
the representative of the Order OF Railway
Conductors When he SAYS that there
ara very few American Railway Union
men on the Northern Pacific, he does
not know what he is talking about, for
tho majority OF the trainmen OF the
Northern Pacific are members OF the
union and more are joining every week.
He will ind that by tomorrow night
seven-eighths of the railroad men IN all
The roads running into Seattle will have
ioin-d the union. The forfy-four men,
hers OF the grievance COMMITTEES OF the
brotherhood on the Northern Pacific who
went TO st. Paul 10 confer with the OIL
Gals on the nav schedule spent hfty-s.o
DAYS III the work at q cost of 300 day
and all thew goi for US at tnis expense was
. reduction. There were few small con-
cessions, hut it was practically she COM
pAny's schedule. The bremen alone we're
assessed s. each for the expenses of this
COMMITTEES. The American Railway Union
only coats about 10 cents a month in dues
and We can get sick and death Dement'S
from regular insurance companies Tor the
amount of the special assessments alone
10 the brotherhoods."
Secretary w. T. G. Adams. of the Seattle
local union. returned last night from Sui
tan and Skykomish. where he organized
Joint local union for the two places, with
the following officers: President. 4.
o'ponneli. hrldgeman; vice president.
Islander, section foreman; secretary
treasurer. Stone. agent
Mr. Adams found that Master Carpen-
ter Eckert had crib in course of con-
efructiou TO check washouts By the Sky
kouiish. the upstream end being secured
by a rope and that another day or two
wanld suffice 10 complete ii. As q chinook
10 liable 10 swell the stream any day and
In that case the crib would be swept away,
Adams ordered II finished, but no new
work Was done. lie also instructed ths
men, IN ease bridges we're threatened
by ine.piept Jams. TO tender their ser
vices 10 Mr.. Eekert At the old
wages, but not to rebuild any bridges
that nigh; be carried away until President
Hill cUucsfie. the demands oi the union
He gave similar orders in regard "a slides !;
that slowly moving slide like that te-
tween here add Everett. which can be-
kept from destroying property BY a;sen.
ton. should be attended to. bat that if n
sudden slide should come down and bury
the track. such a. no foresight could pre-
vent. the damage being once done should
not tie repaired all tho strike ends In
explaining ihese orders NJ. Adan3r said :.
The nsen employed In Keeping Raii.
road avenue clean and free from the refuse
which would form a finder box, whers
sparks might bceed flames. should net "a
ordered ouG To DO So would violate tile
spirit Of the meriesn Railway linton. as
| understand lt. We " ould rather have
American Railway MON then attend 10
sach matters than give scaos chance 20
come the P{nkertou act on us, for Amer
scan Railway Union tnen can To trusted
Ii ths Great Northern should 80 into the
hands Of receiver. me court shoriI
appoint +. !. Ieb~ receiver with
the American kal~ay Union
men to operate tac road. and
The quotations Oh April " lSaf. on Great
>ostheru stock would be higher than now.
Premiums arc new offered on dishonesty
end nen always strive for premiums
boys talk ~ doing So Place premiums IN
honesty ant men al strive last "a lard
for them sRd hoys 20 eager IN enter the
stsife Tor them. The strikers have come
oGt from she clerical. operating. mecAani-
ca and labor departments, for thrv kao~
that the Great Northern cen EtFar4 "a
ray tie ~ases asked foE. Ii y V
nees wefa receiver he wouia rrsturs
expenses ev dtschsrgsns an army OF srol-
tiers Who must brand men as thieves
whether guilty or innocent Ii they d,d
not they would soon iese their iot,s. aud
thsy knew this. hence they are Alaav.
busy assasssnat4as the characters 81 ben.
sst men. SV0tteFs never report thieves
- thieves aud sro.tsEs are az the sarae
hFeed and divide The spaii.. DISCHARGE the
sG'ttsFs and vOu would save Thousands Of
dolsr~e tsenSTai misnsnareTs are a heavy
esNTnse; i scagyRe tacFu. l.eh@ - A taaver
o. ecrpoFAtson cognsess 80 asele ss, and -
eoa!d discharge them. The rvsals wa,slf
be shat sTery rlaa necessary - ute~.,r AZ a
rad would b~ interested ia making II nav
ard eSeTv mao would he content vita ht,
pay. tvranny woald lie a. . ,ii.eouns
AMI honesty at premium. earnings
Would ee increased, wages increased Aad
dividends increased"
Some exciseuens a.. e.ns~.i .h,st : q,
last evening by thu srrjva. o. Eve ta.4n4
freight ears st the ofsss Northern dom. -
shis city. oas suggestion te.nr ,hs, a..