St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-25
STILL IN THE BALANCE
The Strike Arbitration No
Yet Agreed Upon.
A. n. u. SECRET SESSiOJ
Prolonged thu Entire Day
Without Definite Results.
THEY SEND MESSAGE TO j. j.
HILL,
And He Offers to Meet Than
on Thirty Minutes Notice.
RiHE MORE ARRESTS MADE

"All things come to him that waits
is saying that was verified yesterday
at the Great Northern headquarters,
where President Hill, like Wilkins
Micawber, was waiting FOR something
to turn up" Meanwhile, in another
quarter, the committee of the Great
Northern employees were in secret ses.
sion with the head executives of the
American Railway union. discussing
the point whether they would refer the
strike question to board OF arbitration
as suggested by Gov. Nelson.
AT last, at p. m., President Hill re.
ceived communication from President
Eugene V. Deus and Vice President G.
w. Howard. of the American Railway
union, and at 80 President Hill sent
his reply. The full correspondence il
given below:
April "a, 1S94.-Messrs. Eugene V.
Debs and q. w. Howard. st. Paul.
Mimi. ] have just re-
ceyed by hands of messenger, your
communication of the Esd inst. as fol-
lows:
st. Paul. April 90. 1894. james j.
Hill, President Of the Great Northern
Railway, st. Paul. Minn.-Dear Sir:
We respectfully request that you adj
wise US 10y bearer at what time it will be
agreeable to you to meet a committee
OF your employees. members of the
American Railway union. in reference
to the differences now existing between
the management ami the employees of
the Great Northern Railway company.
The committee proper consists of
thrty-three members. representing the
various departments of the service, but
a subcommittee of five members has
been selected (with the president and
vice president ex-OfficiO meInbers) to
present for your consideration the
claims of the employees. Awaiting your
reply. we remain very truly yours,
EUGENE V. DEBs. President.
G. w. HOWARD, Vice President.
THE REPLY.
Replying. L beg to say that | am
ready 10 receive any committee or num-
Der OF men representing the employees
of this company. lnasmuch as the
present troubles OH our lines have been
largely the acts Of men who are not en-
ployed by the company, and as the
company has existing agreements with
large number of its men. it will save
the time of all concerned If the commit
lce Is pTGpdItu W SHOW WudI Illeu Ill Cue
comDany's employ it actually repre-
Sents.
Twill he ready to receive the repre-
sentatiyes of our men at any time Oh
thirty minutes notice. Yours truly,
JAMES j. HILL, President.
Up to 6:30 no reply had been received
to the above communication. The COM
pany is ready to hear them. but it de-
sircs that the committee with whom il
may deal shall represen. its employees,
and that it shall not have to 60 over the
same ground again, hor have number
of it's men come i'll later and say they
had no voice in the conference.
For the first night in a long time.
President Hill did not come to his Office
last evening, and the lights were turned
off at $50. 1t was thought that this
was clear indication that Mr.. Hill did
not expect to hear further from the
conference committee, and in fact no
communication was received last night
after those above given.