The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-01
DIVIDE AND CONQUER.
Hills Policy Shown By n Ofsr
TO the Engineers
sur n . PROMPTLY REJECTED.


road hsd Yielded 70 IT. striking employees
% far - 90 .concede the schedule OF lass
July to the engineers vas confirmed yes
terdsy. bat the Offer vss F1jeeted By the
engineers, Who are standing By the
other Glasses u employee The ofer
came in the shape Of . tels-
gram from ]. o. Pattse. superintendent
Of motive power, TO Master Mechanic
Cooper, saying that the old Wages would
be restored - the eusinesrA provided they
gave prompt and faithfrl service. The
engineers lodge met and rejected the offsr
and some Of them attended the meeting
Of Great Northern men in general on Sum
day evening
This move u taken b. the strikers - the
result Of the efforts Of the brotherhood
officials 20 bring their members into &C
cord with the laws Of the organization and
70 get them TO cut iooss from the Amer
lean Railway Union. That the officials
are active In seeking 70 represent their r.
specttve classes IN their dealings With the
company, to the exclusion Of the Amer
lean Railway Union. il evident from the
detailed reports Of the conferences be-
tween the American Railway Union COM
mittss and President Hill on April 25.
In consequence fierce denunciasion 10
aimed 1t the chairmen Of the grievance
committees. Noiand, Of the engineers. and
Uptegrove, of the firemeu. A telegram re-
Rarding them was received yesterday nom
President Debs by Organizer w. r c.
Adams, Of the American Railway Union.
but II was only after consultation with the
other leading strikers and by their advice
that he gave il out for publication. 1t
reads A follows:
"We have received advices from every
point on the system that engineers and
firemen have repudiated traitors Noland
and Uptegroye, who agreed to deliver
them 70 the company like % many sheep.
The man Who works now is scab, and
viii be treated accordingly. We are on
the eve OF victory. Keep your men IN
line. A complete and satisfactory settle
ment 10 certain"
While the March pay checks for en-
ployes Of the main line are tied up with
the pay car somewhere on the road, those
for the Coast line employees are ut the gen.
erai Offices in this city. II b claimed by
the officers Of the American Railway Union
that these checks are being held back un-
less the men will accept . settlement to
date. which would mean that they left
the company's employ. Some men called
for their checks yesterday, and, not seeing
the significance Of . settlement to date.
accepted it and thus put Themselves in the
position of resigning. It il said that one
man called for his pay and Was
asked: .Have you quit1" He re-
piled that he vas laid on. He
Was then asked whether he be-
ionged to the American Railway Union
and answering in the affirmative. was told
h~H h> -
simply demanded their March pay. and.
were refused it This story 10 denied By
TO men being asked whether they were
members OF the union.
A special meeting Of the local branch Of
the American Railway Union was held 1t
Knights OF Labor hall last evening TO con-
placed by their inability 10 collect their
March pay. 1t Was reported that some
men along the line were in need or likely
soon 70 be 30. and system Of securing
loans and donations from other railroad
men and labor unions Was outlined and
adopted. Committees were appointed to
carry IL out.
Among the visitors to the union Was W.
L. y. -
land, Who has just rsturned north from .
tour through California, Nevada and Utah.
In his travels be discussed the strike with
. number Of railroad men. chiefly sngi-
neers, and ne said last night Of the general
feeling on the subject:
.The general sentiment among railroad
men 10 in favor of the Great Northern men.
though they do not sanction any overt act
hA rii IN
contribute even half their means TO aid
the strike and. II necsssxry. to carry
It to the doors Of the roads which
are assisting the Great Northern. I
do not know OF any roads which
are helping Hill, bus IL Is reasonable
am satisfied that If Hill persists in re-
sisting the demands of his men 1t will re-
sult In . tie-up OF Ill transcontinental
roads, for this 10 not simply local affair;
the strike Is for the. general good Of all
men employed in the operation OF roads
throughout the United Statrs There Is a
dissemination on the part Of oil rail-
when Mr.. Hi.l refuses to recognize the
American Railway Union he 10 simply
cutting OF ms nose to spite his face. The
American Railway Union Is gaining
friends on all roads among men Of all
classes. l have understood that Chief
arthur Sterf Al ny. f1iit mousse " ncn ue
Was in ST. Paul and the engineers l met
said il Was getting 20 . pretty pass when
this is done and that II Arthur has the
good of the Brotherhood at heart, he will
act in unison with the American Railway
Union"
Railroad station agents have not hither
to been regarded ~ prone 10 strike, bat
those on the Great Northern are among
the most determined in the fight. The
explanation VAS given by one of them to .
posT-iSrEItisEScEs reporter yesterday in
the following incidenfs:
Every crew mas 81 least one operator in
II and Ii case any accident or blockade
happens to stop the tram betw cen stations
| IL IS his duty to climb . te.egrap b pole,
connect his instrument aud notify the
| officials. During one Of the elockadcs last
winter brakeman who 10 an operator had
| TO do this. and no Vas kept At work con-
| tinuouxly. either tslegraphing or transfer
| ring passengers and baggage through the
| mud. for four nights and daya He had TO
| snatch his meals in the dining car when
be had chance, and did not even have
/ time TO WASH. At the end OF that time
| the eaief dispatcher called him up and
wanted him TO relieve another operator
/ who Was xorn cut alter working SAX days
| and nish,s Continuously lie refused,
| saying he cosia ros do another stroke of
| work, for he was played onL That mans
Wages we're $a2 month and he did not Sc:
| without a rest. Ano,hs. hard place il the
| ageacy AZ EimenaA Every conductor go
| ing north OF south has orders 10 call UP
| that agent aud most Of the trains 90
/ throaga at night he - Always on duty,
| for be never knows q hen he can 70 to bed.