The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-24
THE END NOT AFAR-
Prediction Of an Early Termi-
nation Of the Strike.
ARBITRATION MAY SUCCEED
Greas Noythern EailyosA sim Tied Ep
-0sEsnfsers Oppose Strike %
the gesfhsxn Pacific.

The local s;sn.sion Of Affairs in regs-3 20
the Great Northern strike remains un-
changed Not . whe~s IL turning. the
freight sheds are closed up. the telegraph
instruments are dead, and the employees
are sitting around the yards guarding the
company's property" A peculiar thing
about the strike 10 that many Of the men
are Still drawing pay and that very few
men have fatty refused 20 work The
tesegrarhsrs ard q few engineers are
about The only ores who have refused to
work when ordered to do so. and the rail
way company understanding that il Was
general strike have made no persistent ef-
fort 70 run trains. The conductors. fire.
men. brskemsn. ysramen, shopmen.
srnckren and offiee rnen have not yet been
pat In the position of refusing 20 do their
work, although IL 10 veil understood that
they would refuse Bat 80 long a. their
work would not assist IN the running OF
trains they would not refuse 90 work, and
nearly all the section men, britgs-.endsrs
and tsack-walksrs along the Coast and
Cascade divisions. as well IS the station
vstchmen aad Office clerks. are san on
duty taking care Of the cornpany's prop
ersy, although they are members Of the
American Railway Union. II 10 consid-
cred good policy TO ALLOW these men to
draw pay from the company, 50 es not TO
swell the number of unemployed unneces-
sayiiy. Bat should o train be coming and
q slide had 20 be cleared away in order TO
let IL pass the section men would refuse to
work. The reason for this course, aAde
from the question Of poilcy. is that the
men do not desire to see the road deterior-
a:e or become destroyed. their sole aim be-
ing to prevent its operation until their de-
mauds shall have been complied with.
when its operation can be a, once re-
surnsd
Notwithstanding this general policy.
however. the men are not keeping all the
slides removed. They are working on them.
bat for lack OF communication between
the headq narters and the various points
along the line they are without the direc-
ton OF their superintendents and engi-
neers and also without work trains. There
are quite nu mber Of slides along the main
line this side Of the summit, caused by the
melting snows. and IL - estimated that ii
wonid require fifty to sixty hours OF con-
centrated work skiIIfully directed 10 put
the track in shape If the strike we're to be
ended today.
A large number OF men have applied for
work at the Great Northern offices. but IL
Is understood that not all OF them are
would-be scabs, and in fact that most Of
them put qualification to their applica-
tion by adding when the trouble is over"
The universal opinion here among both
Great Northern and Northern Pacific men
10 that strike on the latter road should
DO averted for the present my idea Is
that We should first win the Great North
ern strike" said q railroad man yesterday,
before Insisting upon our demands upon
the Northern Pacific. After we have once
won victory Its very prestige will gain
for us other victories. However, Just AZ
soon rs Mr.. Hill starts to put scahs at
work . strike will be ordered on every
transcontinental road, 80 as to keep the
would-be scsbs from concentrating upon
any one system"
The shinglemen whose mills arc located
along the line OF the Great Northern are
commencing TO complain very loudly
about the closing up OF the road. and
when the line shall be opened there will
he great demand for cars. Many mer-
chants are placing large orders for quick
delivery Of necessary products in antici-
patton Of a strike on the Northern Pacific
The effects of the strike are also begin
ming 10 De felt in the other branches of
industry. The Great Northern was large
consumer Of coal from this section, and If
the blockade of the road should be main
tanned for any length Of time il will resul.
in throwing large number of coal miners
out OF employment But should the
Northern Pacific also be tied up the results
would be very raiuous, not only in pre-
Of l.ts.a ka-
shingles, bat also of coal and grain.
z. NJ. Goodwin. OF Great Fails. orga-
nicer of the American Railway Union, is
In the city for the purpose OF looking after
the interests Of the order in this section.
lie Was conductor on the Great North
crn road. running out o. kalispell. Mont.
and was Jointly with Hogan the reputed
author of the strike on that road, he and
Hogan having together signed the order
70 strike. which VAS oheved with such
remarkable unanimity. To = Pcsr-ISrxI-
itag~cEa reporter he said yesterday:
Il have jus. arrived here over
the Northern Pacific road, on
which line have been organizing
local unions. Other organizers are also
working on that road a. the eastern end
and We are meeting with great success In
~ thor
oushly organized on the Northern Pacific
rs We are on the Gres, Northern. The
men on the former road are in hearty
sympathy with the strikers and at iirst
many Of them wanted 10 get un strike
on that line also The commands
detectives have accompanied ne all along
n'v trip and have been reporting 90 their
officers that | vas stirring up strife and
-
while tie very contrary II ths fac.. and
have done all in my rover 20 prevent the
men from striking. the same a. Mr.. Al
ans has been dong AZ this end now
ryInly believe that there will Re 10 strike
on the Northern Pacliic unless that com.
rauv undertakes to handle Great
Northern business. in whseh ease
thai road would Re tied IN as
closely IS the GEea; Northern isuow. :
have organized large iocaI unions Al Sr,o-
kane, snragae. Fasco, E.JensSnr- AMI
Hops. and shAil stay here couple Of d.vs.
as expect that the strike sill row be
settled within fosi--e Eht hours by arAl-
tgation. There are nine directors So the
head 81 cur organization, and they are the
men who will settle The strike. a. they ere
all Down near - Paul nov. along sish
NJ Af%#sS As1t1 M Akt&A asis u t6s Tnsr
trAtiaa shogaa not ee seccessfel / shsEl -
on up ia the Cansdisn Fseaae road aud 81.
eaniss unions az there. We already have
a number Of unions on TIA, lire hetweeu
pegt Arthur aa3 Medicine Hat sna
shall crEsntse she Western end
The Union Pacific sss the urst system
on Which ogr unton Was organized ana
Judge Calawell's decision Sas the resalt ~
car Seors. ard methods. We have ABOUT