The herald., 1894-08-25
THE STRIKE INQUIRY.
St. John and Ekan Answer Em arr assing
Questions.

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Questions.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-General Manager
ST. John, OF the Rock leland road, was
recalled by the strike commissioners to.
day.
"You have said." said Com missioner
Herman, "your road has no blacklist.
Now is it not q fact that the General
Managers association has a blacklist ?"
mo such a thing as real blacklist
exists among the railroads to my knowl-
edge" was the answer. "There was,
however, l believe. list of names pre-
pared for the General Managers' associ-
alton. 1t contained the names Of the
most active strikers, and has been, L
think, submitted to various roads by the
association. 1t cannot properly be
called q blacklist, however."
st. John was asked to tell what he
knew of the story that all the railroads
had adopted uniform scale of wages.
Tho rumor is untrue" he said; 81
believe something OF the sort was sub
mitted to the General Managers 1880
citation, but it was not universally
adopted. In fact, it was rejected by all
but one road, and on that line put into
only partial eu6CG.
John nj. Egan, strike manager OF the
General Managers association, was ques-
toned regarding his duties during the
strike. He said it was his duty to re-
ceive reports from various roads of the
progress OF the troubles and submit the
caEe to the association.
After preliminary questions, Com
missioner Wright asked Mr.. Egan if.
in his official capacity, he had made any
effort to settle the strike peacsably.
"I did not"
"Is it the purpose Of the railroads to
settle such troubles by force ~
"Yes; at least it was," the witness
replied frankly.
The commissioner asked the witness
for his views regarding measures for the
prevention OF strikes. Mr.. Egan said
that he thought all railroad employees
above common laborers should be Ii
forms plainly indicating the position
would tend to put railroad men in SER
vice and would prevent such trouble as
those OF the present summer.
Commissioner Overman, by q shrewd
question, succeeded in badly mixing up
the witness and his theories, and Mr..
Egan finally admitted that even with
the system OF license, conditions might
arise that would necessitate outside as.
sistance or arbitration.
"Mr. Egan," said Mr.. Wright, "a
witness said before us that you used
railroad men and employed men to burn
and otherwise destroy property during
the strike. Is this trueP"
The witness grew angry and straight.
ening up In his seat said, emphatically
Considering the source from which
that testimony came 1t seems to me that
it should be apparently almost foolish
rot. l will, however, enter q general
denial to all such stories. l never en-
ployed man for such work, and can
stale authoritaively that no one connect
ed with the Freight Managers associa-
ton hired or commanded any one to
burn or destroy railroad property. The
story is absurd"
This afternoon Superintendent Dunlap
Of the Rock Island was recalled and
testified briefly regarding the alleged
black list, which he declared had no
existence.
Superintendent OF Police Brennan WAS
the next witness. He was asked to tell
how the disorder growing out Of the
strike was handled.
ION June 26th, tho mayor directed
me to use the entire force to protect
property and prevent violence. Until
the arrival OF troops on July Sd. the
force had handled it without any great
violence, and practically no destruction
OF property. Complaints were made
that policemen did not do their full
duty in suppressing lawlessness."
The chief said that many complaints
made against the police were made by
deputy marshals, who were more in the
way than in service,
ID. D. Doty said he was in the employ
OF the Pullman company as civil en-
gineer, and also as statistician and his
torian. He testified that the Pullman
rents were not high, compared with
rents at other places.
Other witnesses. all Of whom gave un-
important evidence, testified before the
adjournment.
The Pullman Company's Charter.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-Attorney-G General
Naloney appeared before Judge Hancey
today, and asked leave to file informa-
ton in quo warranto against the Pull
man Car company. Attorney Rankin said
J. S. RunnelI, the company's counsel, was
out of town and would wish to contest
the motion. Judge Hancsy decided be
could not take up the motion. The at
torney-gensrsl said he would try to find
another Judge to hear the motion for the