Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-05-18
Decision of the Arbitration Commit.
tee Will Be Accepted by
Mr.. Hill.
All the Men to Go to Work Pending
the Decision OF Their Cases
in Court.

lows of the special committee of the
conference committee of the employees,
being delivered to him in person about
1890 p. m. by the gentlemen whose
names are attached to the document.
Messrs. Hogan, Goodwin, Tyler, Eos.
ter and others of the committee were in
St. Cloud, Mr.. Fellows being the only
member of the committee left in St.
Paul. The decision is as follows:
Demands of Employees Cited.
ST. PAUL, May 15.-At the meeting
on May 1, 1894, between the president
of the Great Northern railway, on one
side, the employees of said road, repre-
sented by Messrs. Debs, Howard and
Rogers, on the other side, in the pres
ence of this arbitration committee, both
parties having agreed to submit their
differences to, and abide by the decision
Of this committee, the following propo-
sitions were presented by Mr.. Debs on
behalf of the employees Of the road:
'"Terms by which the employees of the
Great Northern system now out on
strike) will return to work.
'The only terms by which the en-
ployes Of the Great Northern system,
now out on strike, will return to work
are as follows: .
''That the rate of wages in all de-
partments of employees as paid previous
to the first cut prior to August, 1898,
be restored.
g2s Second,
THAT the switchmen in Great Falls,
Helen and Butte receive the same rate
Of wages, the rate to be adopted which
is now in force in Butte.
Third.
'That the management pledge them
selves to sign schedules of each depart.
ment of employees, the same being based
upon the rate Of wages paid prior to
August, 1893, as above stated.
Fourth.
''That should it be necessary to re-
duce expenses in any department that
the working hours will be shortened,
instead Of a reduction of the force, un-
less absolutely necessary to the con.
trary.
Fifth.
.'That there will Ee no prejudice upon
the part of the management against any
particular employe, or department of
employees, who have taken part in the
adjustment of the affair of wages which
has terminated in this strike.
Sixth.
''That the rate of pay as per this
agreement be in force from the time the
employees return to work.
Article was disposed of as follows:
Mr.. Hill for the Great Northern rail
way, and Mr.. Debs for the employs,
mutually agreed that the schedules in
force prior to Aug. l, 1893, should be
Restored to the Following Glasses:
Locomotive engineers and firemen,
conductors, brakemen, and other train
men, and switchmen.
The wages of sectionmen were to be
$l.25 per day east of Minot, and $3.50
per day west of Minot. Section foremen
were to receive $40 per month east of
Minot, and $45 per month west of
Minot, and more at certain junction
points.
The cases of all other regular en-
ployes, except those in the general Of
fees of the company, and its general
officers, were submitted to the decision
of the arbitration committee, upon
which cases SO submitted see the report
made by said committee on May /, as
hereinafter quoted.
AS to article II, action was deferred
by mutual agreement, with the under
standing that the men at Great Falls
and Helena are to be heard hereafter by
the railway officials.
It was understood that Article III
was disposed of by the decision upon
Artical I. .sa,
Article ~ was waived by Mr.. Debs
in behalf Of the emplovaa=