The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-17
REFUSED TO CONFER
Union nPacific Employees DispleaSed
with Mr.. Clark's Order.
They Fail to Attend the Wage Schedule
Conference Arranged by Judge
Caldwell.

OMAHA March 16.-The conference be-
tween the employees and the receivers Of the
Union Pacific has flashed in the pan. ut
least temporarily. To-day the men re-
fused tc appear before President Clark and
begin their arguments. When the hour
for the conference arrived none OF the en-
ployes appeared at headquarters. The enen
held a private conference Of their own and
decided that they would never submit TO
the order issued by the receivers.
Yesterday Mr.. Clark held that the con-
ference was simply for the purpose Of show
ing the reasonableness or unreasonableness
Of the new wage schedule prepared by the
receivers. The men do not take that view
OF the situation. They say they viii only
go into conference for the purpose OF show
ing that the old schedule was a binding
contract on the old officials of the road
which the receivers must respect. The
bomb which caused the overturring of the
prearranged plans was tho following state
ment issued by President Clark and given
to the head Of each organization Of en-
ployes represented at the preliminary meet
ing yesterday:
1.-The receivers OF the Union Pacific sys-
tenn insist: First, that none OF the rules.
regulations or schedules with respect TO
the wages Of the employees OF the Union
Pacific system which We're in force prior
TO the receivership constituted contracts or
established contractual relations between
any Of the corporations embraced in the
Union Pacific system and the employees:
second. that IL any such contracts or scon-
tractual relations existed they were execu-
tory in character and not in any manner
binding upon the receivers appointed by
the courts TO administer the railway lines
and properties of the Union Pacific system
as a trust estate
"If either OF the above propositions are
law is raised. which must be submitted to
the court for decision and with respect TO
which there is nothing TO negotiate. The
receivers have sought TO put In force and
effect new rules, regula tions and scnr,,-
ules governing the employment and ray
of three classes of employees. first, engine
men; second. trainmen, and third. opera
tors On behalf of the receivers and by
with the proper representatives OF the
three classes of employees named concerning
the fairness and business of the new pro-
posed rules, regulations and schedules OF
pay. l have not invited any employees or
their representatives to confer with me
at this conference except those with re-
sDect TO whom the receivers are now pro-
posing to put into force and effect the new
schedules of pay, and there are no differ
ences at the present time between the. re-
ceivers and any other classes OF employees
which can be properly considered in this
conference called by order OF the court
L am. therefore, prepared to take up with
the proper representatives. OF the following
organizations of the Union Pacific system
employees: First. the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers; second, the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Firemen; third, the order
of Railway Conductors; fourth, the Broth
erhood of Railway Men, anS fifth the Or
der OF Railway Trainmen. the matter of
the proposed rules, regulations and sched-
employees represented by these organiza-
tions."