The morning call., 1894-06-29

tion In the hope that the indign alto n
, aroused by the means employed will In
Time wear itself out and give way to o uni
Versal demand for the resumption Of mail
facilities through the interference of the
strong arm of the Government
1t is useless to attempt to diagnose the
fact that the mails can be run and that
day coaches can also be sent over any of
the lines without obstruction, and the rail-
road has, by It's voluntary act in tying up
all tratflc when such step was absolutely
uncalled for, we'll merited, and it will re-
ceive. the condemnation Of all fair-minded
meE.
Throughout all Of yesterday repeated
! consultations were held between Messrs.
Huntington. Towne, Fillmore and their
subOrdinates. and it was evident that those
gentlemen were awaiting more explicit in
structions from President c. P. Hunting
ton before taking any decided steps in
their efforts TO suppress the boycott be-
yond what had already been done in the
employment Of specials and the issuance
of orders to various division superintend-
ents.
About o'clock the following telegram,
which bears evidence of careful prepara-
ton for the public, was received from the
chief of the road:
NEW YORK. June %, 1894, 4:30 P. NJ
Il. ". 1oOne : Dispatch received. We feel
quite sure our men after second sober thought
VIII not leave US. as the Pullman Company has
very little interest In the cars on the Southern
Pacific, and the tylng-up of the road would in
jure us and discommode the general public,
L feel sure that they do not wish TO take con-
troll OF the property OF the Southern Pacific
Company. as they would be doing If we gave
them what they asked for. / wish you would
call them together, as far as you can, and give
them our views; and. after discussing a suf-
1cient time, If they do not then accede to our
request, but leave our work. you Will get other
men TO take their places if possible, and If not,
let the trains stand as they are. The question
OF what cars the company should run is one
that rests with the owners OF the property for
ownership must carry control. You know how
much desire TO protect all OF the wage-work.
ers, but this matter between Pullman and the
employees is something that do not know any.
thing about, and 1t should not be used by the
men 10 the injury Of ourselves and our patrons.
will say, as l did yesterday, that il the men,
after full discussion refuse TO work 1 wish you
would discharge them, and let them under
stand that they never will be employed again
by the Southern Pacific Company.
c. P. HUNTINGTON
From the foregoing 1t will be seen that
the policy Of letting all cars stand still if
the Pullmans cannot be run is suggestion
from Mr.. Huntington himself.
The telegram appeared to create feel
ing of satisfaction among the officials who
expressed themselves as pleased with its
contents and the thought that it was
plain, yet kindly statement Of the position
the cOmpany occupiad
After one of the consultations was con-
cluded a CALL reporter approached Mr..
Fillmore and asked him what had been
done.
''We have simply resolved to make no con-
cessions to theinew organization and to run
our trains" said he. when we endeayor
to start our trains we shall ask our men to
perform their duty. and those who refuse
will be discharged"
During the afternoon telegram was re-
ceved from Los Angeles which provoked
not a little emphatic language from Mr..
Fillmore. 1t was from the president of
the American Railway Union at that
point who. it seems. had been requested
by the railroad officials to allow the Pull
man coaches held in that city to proceed
to their destinations. The telegram stated
that in view of the fact that the passengers
had expressed their willingness to go for
ward in day coaches the request would be
refused.
Following rapidly upon the heels of this