The record-union., 1894-09-06
A '0RRIBLE TALE.
The Exposure of an Infamous
FaIsehood.
r. j. Martin Was Not Discharged
by Garrett 1S Co.-Interesting
Correspondence.
A 'ORRIBLE TALE.

From the San Francisco Evening Post.l
One of the easiest things in the world
to do is TO bring charges against an indi-
vidual or a set of individuals, and the
hardest thing one can find to do is to
prove them. A few days ago-on August
23d-the Examiner plainly and bluntly
charged the Southern Pacific with pursu-
ing the mem bers of the American Rail
way Union whom it had discharged into
other employments, with the intention of
starving them out Of the State. 1t chose
to be specific in its reservations, and cited
a case which is fully set forth in the cor
respondence below.
An officer having authority in the
premises addressed the manager of pur-
chases and supplies in the following let
ter:
SAN FRANCISCO, August %, 1894.
II. u. SchaCc3'in, Esq.-MY DEAR SIR:
In the Oakland department of the San
francisco Examiner of August I'D APP
peared the following:
NEW CASE OF PERSECUTION.
zone of the American Railway Union
men, brakeman named Robert j. Mar
tin, said that he secured work at GarrettS
Brass Foundry III San Francisco being a
brass-worker by trade. He had been
there five days when last Saturday, at
l:50 O'clock, he was called to the office of
the foreman, personal friend, who had
given him the position.
"'Bob,' said the foreman, as stated by
Martin to the officers of the strikers or
ganization, 'Pll have to let you OUT
"'W hy's that? Amt my work salts
factory?' asked Martin.
"'X es, your work is all right; but we
get about $4,000 worth of work a year
from the Southern Pacific Company and
we can't afford TO lose it,
"'Do l understand by that that the
Southern Pacific Company has followed
me up and found me out?'
Wen, Bob, you can draw your own
conclusions -
The plain Inference of this is that the
patronage of the Southern Pacific Com
pany in the purchase of the work of
Garretps brass foundry was used to Sc
cure the discharge OF member of the
American Railway Union named Robert
j. Martin from employment in the foun-
cry. Inc narration places the foreman
in the light of informing the discharged
workman that If he was not discharged
the Southern Pacific Company would
withdraw its patronage from the foun-
dry.
The public is led to infer from the state
ment that the Southern Pacific Company
had found Mr.. Martin employed by Car
rett's brass foundry, and, by threatening
to withdraw its patronage, had secured
Mr. Martins discharge.
President Huntington, in letter
dated New York, August 21st, has de-
clared that it will not be the policy of the
Southern Pacific Company In any in
stance 10 pursue any man who has been
discharged sby this company into any
other employment or calling; but, that
on the contrary, the Southern Pacific
Company will wish such discharged en-
ploye we'll and freely accord to him the
right to pursue bis calling unmolested.
This policy is so obviously just that its
announcement was fully expected by the
officers OF the company. Your attention
is called to the instance narrated in the
columns of the Examiner as above set
forth. and you are most respectfully re-
quested to investigate and report the facts
Of the case. An early reply will very
greatly oblige. Very truly yours,