St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-02

The Great Northern Railway
and It's Employees Come
to an Agreement.
WAGES GENERALLY RESTORED.
The Arrangement Brought
About by the Twin City
Commercial Bodies.
ALL-AR0uH0 GOOD FEELING.
President Hill and President
| Debs Make Short Speeches
on the Settlement.
BOTH FAVOR ARBITRATION.
Reports From the Country
Indicate That the Strik-
ers Are Happy.
PUBLIC WILL BE JOYFUL, TOO.

After two weeks and two days Of
weary waiting the Great Northern
strike is at an end.
The findings of the arbitration CON-
mittee were accepted by both COM
pany and employees at 10:3O last night.
The happy termination of the diff.
Guilty will come as welcome news to the
people of the great Northwest.
In this ending several important facts
are established for all time to come.
The first is that orderly and law-abid-
ing conduct on the part of striking en-
pioyes will always win the appreciation
OF the public. The second. that arbitra-
ton by fair and unbiased men is the
only safe, reliable and speedy method
of settling all differences arising be.
tween capital and Tabor.
Those who witnessed the closing
scenes OF the long-drawn-out con;ro-
versy last night will remember them as
long as they live. Impressive in the
highest degree, every man present in
the room felt the Importance of the
moment. And when the final announce
ment of the findings of the board of
arbitration was made, the hush that had
fallen over the assembly was suddenly
broken by the rapturous applause of
those present
Il was the naturalization of two i'm
meIse contending forces, and at the
close of the session all INDUCED in the ex-
change of fluctuations TO which all were
justly entitled. Capital and labor had
taken step 10 come nearer to each
other than ever before. and none
seemed happier than the magnificent
leaders of the opposing elements.
At the conclusion of the session every
body felt happy. and everybody shook
everybody else by the hand.
Joy was depicted OH the faces of the
committee of employees, and an express
sion of relief and extreme satisfaction
was noted among the officials OF the
Great Northern company, as well as
among the officers OF the American
Railway nnion.
"Ali's we'll that ends WE'LL"
From little facts that fioated out from
the secret conference yesterday il was
learned that President Debs readily
enough acknowledged that the wires
were red-h0t to various points with
Information that new men were COM
ing.
A number of important facts were
brought out at the star chamber session
of the conference committee. Among
these were the facts that the existing
schedules for trainmen, engineers. fire.
men and switchmen were entirely salts
factory; that the regular custom OF the
company of advancing the pay of its
road department employees each
able to commence work, was
correctly represented. Further, that
the rate the company had already
announced, it had fixed for the coming
season. IL. sl.25 per day east of Minos
| and Sl.50 per day west thereof. This
Mr.. Debs and the men pronounced sat
isfactory. Mr.. Debs estimated that
these satisfactory conclusions covered
fully nineteen-twentieths OF the men.
President Hill felt that he could not re-
store at once the full wages paid to the
other classes of help. Mr. Debs de-
cared that he was ready and willing to
leave all further matters to the con-
ference committee to decide whether all
or any portion should be restored. 1t
was further decided that the employees
of the company would abide by the de-
cision of the conference committee,
| whatever it might be, and would re-
sumo work.
From p. m. to about 10 o'clock the
| deliberations were in progress. Then
| the doors were opened, and the crowd
| in the corridors poured in. anxious to
| hear the result. For fully half an hour
all were kept in waiting before the
| committee were ready 10 announce the
result of their findings. At last Chair
man Pillsbury. President Hill, Vice
President Clough and the other officials
| of the company, together with the men,
bers of the committee. appeared. Chair
man PillsbuTy raped the gathering to
order. and said:
Gentlemen: The committee, after
many hours Of delberation. has arrived
at definite conclusion. We have re-
duced our conclusions to statement
which is short and sweet. l will read
it.. 1t is as follows:
THE COMMITTEES STATEMENT.
To the Public: Many erroneous re-
| ports have been in circulation as to the
| wages paid by the Great Northern Rail-
way company, and it is due the public
| that it be informed of the facts regard
ing such reports. The committee of