The morning call., 1894-07-02

sublime will should be branded as black
| sheep and anarchist. could not
very well say anything else. He Is
paid very large salary for saying those things,
even though they go against the grain, for as
! MIR. Towne has not always been general man.
| ager OF big railroad. and as he has raised him.
| self to his present position from the so-called
lower classes Of railroad men. he must certainly
have some sympathetic feeling left In him, and
that is why we say that it must 90 against the
grain TO make The assertion he makes, even for
him.
We have always respected Mr.. TOwne and
his position, but we wish to tell him publicly
that our organization Is not one Of anarchists,
but one that has been organized for the protec-
ton OF railway employees who cannot get JUS
ttce from the different corporations that sap
our very life and the lives or every wage
worker in the United States.
Mr.. TOwne asserts that we are only the cast
off element that other organizations have
black baled and blacklisted. We deny this
and will say that the men who fill the ranks OF
| the American Railway Union to-day and who
are using their brains and their money, and
that money earned by the sweat OF
their brows while toling for corporations
that are to-day robbing not only the
| wage-earuer, but every merchant and agricul-
| turalist. MIR. Towne and all the corporations In
| officers, either with money or favors and we
are here to stay until every man hired in the
Pullman shops are restored to their proper
schedule of wages. and we viii war with any
element that may spring up before US until
such lime as the schedule Is adopted and the
men are on the payroll.
We do not ask for anything exorbltant or un-
lawful but we want it understood that we will
have a voice as to what living wages consist OF.
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way Union is nothing but organized anarchy Is
entirely false and libel on the American Rail-
way Union.
The members of the American Railway Union
in this city not only include some OF his best
employees. but the union is made up OF men in
the service of the Southern Pacific, the majority
of them being members In good standing In all
the other orders that he claims so good and
conservative.
II there be any anarchist principles ex-
pounded they are certainly used by the cZars
OF the twenty corporations, calling them
selves The General Managers Association"
that have taken Marquis Puman's fight
against the poor half paid wage-e -earners, and
still they charge all the traffic will bear, regard
less of justice and honesty. These managers
have good fat salaries and have made big
names for themselves by cutting down salaries
and wages on most roads and keeping their
employees under subsection by paying them
barely living wages
In critcZing the manner by which members
are enrolled in the American Railway Union In
this city Mr.. Towne Is at sea and trying to mis-
lead the public. The new recruits that are
joining and San Francisco employees that do not
belong to railway orders and men who do belong
to other orders and have joined the American
Railway Union TO show that they have not lost
their manhood and are willing TO stay by US TO
the bitter end and we also wish TO say that every
man who makes application for mei.. 1ership is
not elected because the bylaws OF our order do
| not allow it; and would also state that many
| persons were not admitted and their applica-
| Iions were not acted upon because they were
not eligible although these people were in per-
| feet sympathy with our cause. Before Mr..
| Towne m kes assertions of this kind he ought
to post himself and not jump at conclusions
and have them printed to mlslead public
| opinion.
| i. O. 0AKEs,
A. I. LOTUS.
| E. a. TRINCAND, Press Committee.
q. w. SELLS,
| b. +. SMITH.
During the session word was received
through a committee that the Order Of
Railroad Teiegraphers will maiutain a
strict neutrality throughout :he progress
of the strike. A delegation from the
American Railway Union met the tee-
graphers at 80 Eddy street and after some
discussion Organizer r. W. McGarvey
offered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
| RESOLVED, That our chief telegrapher, f. j..
| Fackrell, be instructed TO notify all members
OF Pacific Division No. ITO. that, as members
of the federation, we have nothing TO do with
the present conflict and intend to stand by our
! order and the federation.
| The reason assigned is that Grand Chief
| Powell of Vinton, iowa, ordered this
course to be pursued. Orders have been
sent to all lodges in the Pacific States to
this effect.