St. Paul daily globe., 1894-08-19

4 .ro,.o..>,. at length as to the cause of
The strike, and related instances of what
h considered the companv'S tyranny.
He said that one of the wOrkmen had
been struck in the face by another, and
that when the assaulted man attempted
to prosecute the assalant he was told
by his foreman to drop proceedings or
he would be DISCHARGED. The witness
said that about 1000 men struck at
Pullman, and that each paid 81 to the
A. r. u.
Mary Abbott Wood, one of the women
strikers. was called, and said that the
wages paid by the Pullman company
were insufficient for the bare necessities
of life. II received 81 per day." she
said. "and paid SIN per month rent
for one Of the company's houses
j. b. PierS0n, a resident of Pullman,
was questioned as to the relative price
of rents. He stated that the Pullman
company's houses averaged from one
third to one-half higher than similar
houses III the surrounding suburbs.
Pierson said that in the resident dis
tricts about Pullman rents had been
materially reduced lately, but that no
reduction had been made in the manu-
featuring town.
Miss Jane Adams, superintendent of
the Hull house charitable work, and a
member OF the board of conciliation of
the civic federation, was the next wit
ness. She said that during her investi-
cations of the strike she had found the
strikers always ready to arbitrate. but
that the Pullman officials did not appear
disposed to make any effort towards
settlement. Miss Adams also declared
that the rents in Pullman were higher
than in other localities.
f. P. Mcdonald, Chicago & Great
Western engineer, said that his en-
plOyers sometimes compelled him to
remain on continuous duty for from
sixty 10 seventy hours without rest.
He told of the blacklisting of several
OF his fellow workmen. and gave long
account Of the strike on his road. Il
am opposed to strikes in general,n said
Mr. Mcdonald, ''but when the federal
government will do nothing for us, and
we have no weapon but strike. we
the railroad men in this country would
be working for one-half the pay they
are now getting"
Mcdonald told how it was impossible
for him 10 obtain employment after the
Burlington strike when he was black
listed. The company's influence was
used against him, lie said, even to the
extent Of protesting to Gov. Francis, of
ion
| ment as oil Inspector at st. Joseph. No.
lteDlying to Commissioner Herman, Me
noiiald said he knew of no eases where
striking members of the American Rail-
way union, while abstaining fromsvo-
,ence themselves. inStigated it on the
part Of others.
c. &. st. Clair ralioad man, last
employed by the Chicago, Milwaukee IL
St. Paul, came next and testified that
he took nG active part i'll the strike.
because he had been laid Off
from work before the strike
was declared. He was Il member
i of the American Railway union.
| He applied for work t0 the Chicago,
J Milwaukee Il ST. Paul rraInmastcr when
/ the strike ended, but was told that he
| would never he employed again on that
! system. and would not De recommended
! to any other road. He had been unable
to get employment on any other road
! because of This blacalisting. Witness
| also !cId the commission that he had
| been biackliSted in 1892 because he Sc
! fused TO 20 10 work b. fore he hau re-
| covered from injuries received in the
! service or the Burlington read and
! would not waive his claim to back bene-
| fits under the company's mutual benefit
| accident association.
! At the conclusion Of ST Clair's testi-
| mony the commission adjourned till
Monday.