The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-02
FAIR TO BOTH SIDES
Pretty Good Doctrine Laid Down
by a Federal Court.
Employees on a Railroad Have the
Right to Come In and Be
Heard.

LITTLE Rock. Ark, JaG. lit is stated
by a gentleman from st. Paul that the
United States Circuit Court in that city
has refused to enter thai part Of the order
of the Milwaukee court restraining the
officers of labor organizations from order
ing a strike on the Northern Pacific, but
did enjOin the employees, in case of strike,
from interfering with the property or men
employed 70 take their places. Judge
Cald we'll declined to give any inform alton
on this question, but said that the writs
issued by the two courts will disclose the
difference between them.
In reply to question as to whether the
receivers should apply to him for leave to
reduce wages, Judge Caldwell said: II
should require them to give notice of the
application to the representatives of the
labor organization to be affected, and
should also require them TO furnish such
representatives leaves of absence and
transportation to the place Of hearing, and
l would hear both sides in person or by
the attorneys. The employees of a road
in the hands Of a receiver are employees of
the court, and as much in its service as
the receivers themselves. and as much en-
titled to be heard upon any proposed order
of the court which would affect the whole
body of employees.
III, after full hearing and consideration,
| found it necessary, equitable and best
TO reduce The scale of wages. | would give
the employees ample time to determine
whether they would accept or reject the
scale. II they rejected it, they would not
be enjoined from quitting the service of
the court. either singly or in body. In
other words, / would lot enjon them from
striking, but if they made the election to
strike l would make it plain to them that
they must not, in quitting the service of
the court. interfere with the property or
operation of the road or the men employed
to take their places.
"The United States court can very read
lily find means effectuaIy to protect the
property and possessions of persons in its
employ. / have in one or two instances
pursued the policy l have indicated and
the differences were satisfactorily ad-
justed." -
NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-The Posts Chicago
special says: A vigorous move made by
portion of the stockh olders of the North
ern Pacific for the removal of the present
receiver created no surprise in well.in-
t0rmeQ clTcleS mere. In 1acI, the appoint
ment Of three receivers is deemed absurd
by practical railway managers. as they
deem one amply sufficient.
The salaries asked are also considered
out of all proportion to the services they
are competent to render the road, and
they regard the situation of the
Union Pacific receiverships in the
same light. In this connection it
is proper TO state that though the
Chicago railways are under the direc-
tion of the ablest and most practical man
ayers known to the profession, few. If
any. receive more than half of $4,000, the
sum asked by the Union and Northern
Pacific receivers, although these man
ayers give their entire time to their duties,
and receivers. or at least a portion of
them, are mere figureheads.