Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-30
THE STRIKE INQUIRY
MANAGER EGAN AND ST. JOHN
TESTIFY.
The Former Tells What He Did M
Chairman of the Gen1 raj xHana-
gers AssOcintiOn-st. JoAJ1St le of
the Word "Dlaclxlist."

Chicago, Aug. 25.-General Manager
st. John, Of the Rock Island road, was
recalled by the strike commission to-
day. Mr.. st. Johns testimony of yes.
teltlay regarding the blacklist had ap-
parently not satisfied the commission
crs, and he was closely questioned re-
garding it.
you have said," Commissioner Ker-
nan began, "tliat your road has no
blacklist. Now, is it Il fact that the
General Managers association has a
blacklisty'
NO such thing as real blacklist
knowledge" Was the answered. There
was, however, 1 believe, a list of names
prepared for the General Managers as
ISOLATION. 1t contained the names of
the most active of the strikers, and has
been, think, submitted to the various
roads by the association. l cannot
properly be called blacklist, how
ever"
Mr.. st. John was then asked to tell
what he knew Of the story that all rail
roads had adopted a uniform scale of
wages.
1.-THE rumor is untrue lie said.
Has no such scale been prepared?"
'Well, believe something Of the
sort was submitted to the General Man
ayers association, but it was not uni
versally adopted. In fact, it was re-
jected by all but one road, and on that
line it was put into only partial effect.
There is absolutely no truth in the
statement that the roads represented
III the General Managers association
have adopted IL uniform scale"
John NJ. Egan, strike manager of the
General Managers association, sue
| ceedcd MI. st. John Oh the stand. Mr..
Egan was questioned, regarding his
| duties during the strike, and said it
was his duty to receive reports from
| the various roads of the progress Ct
the trouble and to submit the same to
| the association.
| After preliminary questions, Com
missioner Wright asked Mr.. Egan if,
in his official capacity, he had made
any efforts to settle the strike peace.
ably.
II did not" answered the strike man.
ager.
"Is it the rolicy of railroads to settle
such trouble by force?"
| I'm this case, at least, it was," the
witness replied, frankly.
The commissioners then asked the
witness for his views regarding meas
ures for the prevention Of strikes.
] Mr.. Egan said that he thought that
all railroad employees above common
laborers should be licensed and be com
PEELED to wear uniforms plainly indi
eating the positions they held. Such
means, he believed, would tend to put
reliable, level-hcadcd men in service
and would prevnt such troubles as
those of the present summer.
| Commissioner Herman, by shrewd
series of questions, succeeded in badly
mixing the witness and his theories
and Mr.. Egan finally admitted That
even with system Of licenses, con
ditions might arise that would neces
state outside assistance or arbitration
"Mr Egan,' said Commissioner
Wright, "a witness has stated before
us that you used railroad money and
employed men to burn and otherwise
destroy railroad property during the
strike. Is this true::'
| The witness grew evidently angry
and Strengthening up in his seat, said
emphatically. considering the source
from which that testimony came il
seems to me that it should be apparent
that it is the most foolish rot. l will
however, enter general denial to any
and all stories. 1 never employed mel
| for such work, and can state authen
| ically that no one else connected Will
the General Managers association
hired O.; commanded any one to destroy
railroad property. The story is alb
surd.'
| Because He Was Discharged.
Buffalo, Aug. 25.-Carl Lower, Pole
L Is IL .-G.l,-o IL 60la