St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-17
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STRIKE MAY kXTEND.
Howard Says All Great Northern
Men May Go Out.

Howard Says All Great Northern
Men May Go Out.
Vice President Howard, Chicago. of
the American Railway union, arrived
here yesterday morning, registering at
the Sherman. President Debs still re-.
mains invisible. Howard was inter-.
viewed by GLOBE reporter OH the
Great Northern situation, and he said:
II came here to investigate the causes
leading up to the present unpleasant.
ness. l came also in an advisory ca
pacity touching upon future action in
these matters. l cannot now state just
what will be done at present, or how
far we may decide to 60 in the matter.
We insist on settlement in favor of
the members of the American Railway
union. Organized labor has always
been willing to arbitrate. You may
say that the strike will be author
lied in st. Paul If deemed nec-
esSary. do not hesitate to
say that if circumstances require,
we shall call out men over the entire
Great Northern system. The fallacy
that the company is endeavoring to cast
abroad that the brotherhood men are
with them should be dissipated. Their
employees are not all opposed to the
action of the A. r. U. Another miscon-
ception should be corrected, and that is
that the union is not of sufficient
strength in st. Paul to successfully
maintain strike. There is no use in
denying that some OF the brotherhood
chiefs are opposed to this movement.
Every time Within thIrty-fye years that
strike has been authorized under their
auspices it has been fiat failure. It's
all nonsense to say that organized
laboring men are not with US, for
they are. l can speak author
itatiyely in reference to strikes
being failure when inaugurated
under the orders of grand officers of the
old brotherhoods, as was one of them
myself at one time. The arrival at this
conclusion meant the expenditure of
millions of dollars, and such strikes
were invariably knocked out. Perfect
desired ends. We feel that we are in
the right, and that's winner. Even
the grand masters acknowledge that
unity is necessary to success. This was
| their belief two years ago, at least. All
| the Great Northern men have been rest
less under the cut forced upon them,
and they will follow the A. r. U. policy.
| This is better than to remain in neutral
ity. When they fully understand mat
tiers they will become interested, aid
will come our way.
| flames j. Hill is shrewd diplomat
the shrewdest on this continent-and
we know this fully. He is good fighter,
too. for the carrying out of his ends.
This compels our admiration. but we
have the same rights as himself, and he
should not deny to us the same privilege
he himself assumes. for we will make a
similar record for ourselves. Mr.. Hilps
company knew that the cloudburst was
coming. Had they not known Of it be-
fore Organizer Hogan's message wa;
received by General Manager Case, OF
receipt of it they should haye investi
gated the report at least. Their groune
that the message. coming from an out
sider. should necessarily beneglected. i.
untenable. Suppose that some farmel
should send MIR. Hill word that one O
his bridges was on fire, would he pay n,
attention to it because it did not cum