St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-17

here, but that this step will also bring
into their line the St. Paul men and tie
up the entire system. The strikers are
quiet and unOstentatious. and propose
to continue so until the trouble is set
tied, and the sympathy of the citizens
here is with the men, who will aid them
as much as possible in obtaining
their demands. A great deal of .anx-
iety is manifested by everybody to see
the trouble amicably and satisfactorily
settled, and the hope is expressed on all
sides looking to short duration Of the
strike. Mayor Bruckert tonight said
lie would appoint an additional force
Of special policemen to protectthe prop
erty of the company, although there is
no immediate reason for an apprehen-
sion of violence or destruction of prop
erty. The mayor telegraphed the fol-
lowing message to James j. Hill:
''Send no scabs here. 1t will only tend
to create disturbance. Railroad prop
erty protected and men orderly"
EARLIER REPORT.
Special 10 the Globe. ~
ST. CLOUD, Minn.. April 16.-A strike
was ordered on this division of the
Great Northern by James Hogan, or
ganizer of American Railway union.
The men, however, did not obey the or
der. but sent message to President
Hill, giving the company until o'clock
this morning to accede to the demand
for a restoration of the former wage
schedule. The strike is that of the
American Railway union. So far the
federated committee, as it is known, has
taken no hand. but in case the Amer
ican Railway union men here
go out on strike, the Brother
hood men will not work with
scabs, and if the company attempts to
fill the places of the union men there
would be a general strike. Threats
were made to go out OH a strike at noon
today, but they were not carri ed
out. and such step is now being
held in abeyance until Eugene
V. Dobbs. president of the national Or
ganizatlon Of the American Railway
union, reaches st. Cloud. He was ex-
pected last night and arrangements
were made for meeting for him at Il
O'Clock this morning, but he failed to
arrive. A meeting. however, was held
Just the same, and the matter was
talked over again. The resolutions
adopted by the Sunday meeting were
read and indorsed. The hall was
crowded, and number of speeches were
made cOndemning the company. TWAS
decided the question Of strike should
be left with the local branch officers
of A. r. U.
The branch is now enrolling railroad
men in st. Cloud. At the meeting thi:
morning about 100 joined the DeWsor
gapization, and if strike is ordefet
everybody will step out. Firemenaars
indignant at the action of Chief Sar
gent In issuing an order not to strike.
At meeting this morning it was re
ported that the Willmar lodge of thu
Brotherhood of Locomotive FlremeI
had thrown up its charter last night
and the brotherhood here may follow
and join the new organization. The A
R. u. held a secret meeting this after
noon. as did the B, of L. F., but th'
results are not made public.
President Dobbs, of the A. r. u, il
expected this evening and anothe
union meeting has been called for s7:3
tonight. The men, however, are yer!
| reluctant to 60 on strike.S
| possible they want to settle
the difficulty by conference
but they claim that the arbitrary reduc
tion of wages is unwarranted, and tha
the company is placing them in a posi-
tion where they have no other alterna
! tive, and it is possible that before to
morrow morning all the men will b.
out.
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