The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-08-25
THE INVESTIGATION.
Proceedings OF President Glove
lands Labor Commission.
Light IL Sought Upon the Causes OF the
Late strike--Debs Tells iiis story
Acts OF Violence Done Mostly
by Hoodlums.
YARIoun TEsrIMoNIEs.

the directors OF the -. H. u. MT. doodNlh
was somewhat inclined 20 be uncommunica-
tive and occupied the stand but a short time
lie thought the way 10 prevent strikes was TO
have a cooperative commonwealth
Vice President Howard, OF the A. r. T., again
b6DhIae a witness and created something
Of a sensation when he Informed the COM
mission that the United States govern
men Is boycotting 5000 OF the A. r. u. men
and the strikers IN the courtroom became
interested The Union Pacific road receivers
are United States Officers and they have re-
fused 60 rcemplOy the 900 men who struck on
that road This. according 70 Mr. Howard, Is
n boycott OF the men bv tho United states.
The commission did not consider the state
ment OF Mr.. Howard relevant. but heard him
on. lie proceeded 20 say that half dozen roads
are engaged In boycott on tho Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas road on account OF passenger
rate made by tho latter road. Yet the gov
eminent had not intcrferod as IL had In the
boycott on pullman cars. 10 should let the
railways ana their employees fight out thcir
differences just as II does not interfere IN dis
putes between one road and another.
There was yolley OF hand clapping az Mr..
Howard finished. The commission decided
however, that the matters he referred TO we're
not germane 70 the investigation
y. W. Bemis associate professor Of political
economy la the University OF Chicago, APP
pearod as a witness Arbitration he said
seems 20 have worked we'll ia the settlement
OF disputes In private industries In Massachu-
sotts, whore there Is state board OF
Cancellation and arbitration In cases
where either aide refuses these con-
cinatory measures the board may make an
investigation. Where the parties consent 20
arbitratc the commission has the right 20 eom-
pei employers 70 show tho books as 70 wages
but they cannot 10 compelled TO testify Us 10
profits.
As TO railroads. II was likely that some time
a.. a.. Ia
ment control and that civil regulations would
prevail But that time IS remote, md as a
present remedy Prof Benis suggested
the creation 81 state courts for the settlement
OF disputes between company and employees
on Interstate roads, and Of federal court OF
inquiry, Cancellation, and arbitration for
the adjustment Of labor diniculties on In
terstate railways These courts should
have power % make exhaustive inquiry and
compliance with their decisions should bo
obligatory. he thought IL would be good
plan to license all railway employees, just
as lake and river engineers and pilots are
licensed
II. t. Gr,swold testified IA regard 10 black
listing. lie IS a swtchman. % years old
and had been railroad man about ten
years iio was one OF the American Railway
union organizers for the Northwestern road
II applied for work less than a week ago
az Altoona o." said he. II wrote out my
hAuit atlA hNtn the lfNlNulNhtNF turned 10 "A
book, and. finding my name there. said / was
blaoliilstcd and could not have work on that
road. The same experience was met with at
Columbus, o.
a. - Connors the next witness, also had
some experience with the black list. He
learned Of u Tor the nrst time when he applied
70 the Union Stock Yards & Transit COM
list, ne said, which the company
had IN the ONCE, and he was turned
away because OF his participation in
The strike.
Rev, William H. Carwardino OF the Pullman
Methodist Episcopal church. testified az the
afternoon session After stating briefly the
origin Of the strike, Mr.. Carwardine said.
After the strike was declared felt In JUS
tice must state my views on the question. and
1 discussed the matter IN the pulpit. The
wages were cut severely and uncqunlly. There
was dissatisfaction with the local admnistra-
ton and with the abuses OF the foreman The
men did not hayo a reduction OF the rent when
the wages were cut, and the men felt that JUS
ticc could not be received, Mr.. Pullman and
Mr. Wickes are not so much % blame for
the present state OF anairs. The dinlculty
Us With the local administration II Mr..
pullman had boon In closer relationship
with his men and n rent had been reduced
when the wages wero tho strike would have
ibeen ayerted i don't know how much the
rent should have been reduced Tho Pullman
company starts out with the idea OF a system
oi patornnlsm and tho system was founded
70 Improve tho w0rlSingmen. / contend that
the company should not cut the wages OF their
old employees, but act from the standpoint OF
the paternnnstic system"
Mr.. Carwardno vent on 10 explain how he
had met the committee OF the Pullman strikers
and had interviewed Mr. DoDs and enaeayored
To have them declare the boycott % To was
not an advocate OF strikers. was incl ned much
IN favor Of arbitration and the government
management OF railroads Tie had been
charged with being an anArchiSr ana
q socialist IL was impossible 20 be both.
Anarchy ne ropudlatcd cntirclyi he
was what might be called a Christian social
ist. Referring 90 the strike ne said ne thought
the conduct Of the strikers had boon romart-
ably good. he said he knew sixty-tour fame
lies were soon Go be evlcted 40 pullman. and
after he left the stand said he was la the city
90 raise money some way to stop the elecunont
proceedings
Additional Testimony.
CHICAGO, Aus. 2i-1he FIRST witness before
the labor commission az the opening OF the
fourth days session WAS Thomas nv. Heath
cote chairman Of the Pullman strike commit
teo, who had been recalled lie said that thc
Pullman compunys statement that the CONE
panys books might be looked over By the ems
ployes was merely q statement hy one u the
clerks When the employees went 20 iu-
Yostlgato the books they were refused lie
said that tho Pullman branch ot tho American
Railway union was formed during the last of
March and tho month Of April. Nearly an ~
the 1000 employees oi the company Joined the
union. Each man paid one dollar for the priv
ilegos OF membership Ofall the employees be-
tween $500 and 5000 lived Ia tho houses OF the
company
Miss Mary Abbott Wood who worked IA The
electrical department az Pullman, was De
noxt witness. She said She WINS member On
the American Railway union and was one 81
the Pullman strikers. Tier father had died
some time ego IA the company employ. She
had 90 support her mother ON the one dollar
day She rccoised from the Pullman company
She lived in one OF the Pullman
houses and paid tis1i month. Miss Wood
showed the commission n notice OF eviction
dated May she had received from the COM
pany. Sho testified that she had paid her rcnt
" April 80 The company, by mistake. had
ctsditcd he rent 90 hor sister. when she
asked for a rectlncaton She was refused She
had not yet boen oyictcd
Frank y Mcdonald, locomotive engineer
on tho Chicago Great Western was next called
lie said that sometimes he was compelled 90
romain on continuous service from sixty 10
scvCnty-two hours without rest Mr. MELON