The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-30
STRIKE COMMISSION.
Manager St. John Finishes and Manager
Egan Textiles.

Egan Textiles.
CHICAGO, Aug. M.-General Nam
ager e. st. John of the Rock Island
road was recalled by the strike COM
mission today. Mr.. st. Johns testl-
mony yesterday regarding the black
list had apparently not satisfied the
commissioners and he was closely
questioned regarding 1t.
you have said, - said Commissioner
Herman, "thaa your road had no black
list. Now, amt 1t fact that the
general managers association has q s
black lisl?"
mo such thing as real black
list exists among the railroads TO my
kno ledge" was the answer.
"rhere was, however, believe y
list Of names prepared Tor the General
Managers ass cation. 1t contained
the uames OF the most active OF the
rikers aud has been, think, sub
mItted to the various roads by the as
sociation. 1t can not properly be call.
ed blacklist, however"
Mr. st. John was then asked 70 tell
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railroads had adopted u uniform scale
of wages.
"The rumor is untrue" he said.
"Has no such scale been prepared?'f
| "Well, believe something OF the
sort was submitted TO the General
Managers association, but was not
universally adopted. In fact, 1t ~ as
rejected by all but one road, and on
that line was put into only partial
effect. There IL absolutely no truth
in the statement that the roads rep
resented in the General Managers
association have adopted a uniform
scale
John NJ. Esgan, strike manager OF
the General Managers association,
succeeded Mr.. st. John on the stand
Mr.. Eagan was questioned regarding
his duties during the strike, and said
it was his duty TO receive reports
from various roads Of the progress of
the trouble and TO submit the same
to the association. After preliminary
questions, Commissioner Wright
asked him IT, in his official capacity,
he had made any effort TO settle the
strike peaceably.
~ did not,u answered Mr.. Eagan.
els it the policy Of the railroads to,
settle such troubles by force?"
"In this case at least, Ii was" the
witness replied frankly.
The commissioner then asked the
witness for his views regarding meas
ures for the prevention of strikes
Mr.. Egan said he thought that alI
railroad employees above common
laborers should be deceased and be,
compelled to v ear uniforms plainly
indicating the positions they held
such means he believed would tend
to put reliable, level-headed men into
service and would prevent such
troubles as these of the present sum-
mer.
Commissioner Herman by ehrew0i
series of questions succeeded in badly
mixing up the witness and his theories
and Mr.. Egan finally admitted that
even with system Of licenses, con-
ditioDs might arise that would neces-
state outside assistance or ar bitrati0n
"Mr. EgaD," said Commissioner
Wright, "a witness has stated before
us that you used railroad money and
employed men to burn and otherwise
destroy railroad property during the
strike. Is this true?"
The witness grew evidently angry
and Strengthened up in his Seat said
emphatically: "Considering the
source from which that testimony
came it seems to me that 1t should be
apparent that II 10 most foolish rot. J
will however, enter general denial
to any and all such stories. | never
employed men for such work and can
state authoritatively that no one else
connected with the General Managers
association has hired or commanded
any one to burn or destroy railroad
property. The story is absord.