St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
STRIKERS SUBMISSIVE
Great Northern Employees to
Stop Cutting Trains.
"REFRAiH FROM VIOLENCE"
The Advice Wired to Will.
mar by Mr. Debs.
A TRAIN IN ITS ENTIRETY
Con fIJfo6 q MoiI T,acfv Az
A TRAIN IN ITS ENTIRETY
Constitutes a Mail Train Ae-
cording to Debs.
MASS MEETING AT WiLLMAR

ing OF strikers and citizens this after
noon was addressed by Father Boland.
Marshal Bede aud others, in which the
position of the men, their grievances,
the law and facts bearing on the strike
were discussed from a dispassionate
standpoint. A telegram was read from
Eugene Debs. as follows: "a mail
train is construed to mean
the train in its entirety,
as usually made up" Earlier in the
day one from him said: Refrain from
violence, and under no circumstances
Interfere with the movement OF matt
trains" Alter the meeting the leaders
of the strike informed the GLOBE that
there
WILL BE NO INTERFERENCE
with these trains; that they had de-
cided TO send a committee to st. Paul
for counsel as to other matters. The
points presented by Father BOland are
covered in the following statement made
by a committee at the request of the
GLOBE:
''fhe pay was reduced last August
from Is to 25 per cent, and further
cut was ordered in conflict with
agreements. The men protested,
and were assured that the
schedule ordered in force April 1
would be suspended until accepted by
the men; that as late as April l they
had written understanding TO that
effect, and yet during the time they
were voting on the question, they were
surprised by official communications
REDUCING THEIR PAY
in accordance with the schedule which
they had accepted. To illustrate. April
IL upt.. Winters wrote Conductor Hill:
Referring TO your slip for deadhead
trip. Minneapolis to Willmar, April 9.
same has been corrected to read forty
six miles instead of ninety-one, in ac-
cordance with new schedule.' Quoting
the rule the superintendent adds:
Make a memorandum of. this, SO You
may report similar cases in future cor
rectly.' The old rule allowed full
pay where the run was made for the
purpose of distributing power. The
new rule reduces the pay in such cases
30 per cent, though time and expense
to the men is the same as if the trip was
made for other purposes. April 9 Supt.
Winters wrote Conductor Galbraith. dis
allowing one hour for coalIng: There
is nothing in the new schedule which
gives this to you, and it has accordingly
been cut OUT The old schedule gave
it. Several other letters were presents
ed showing that the schedule was being
enforced in the face of
THE ALLEGED CONTRACTS
and the later agreement that it should
not be. r lie II OF the old schedule
provides that tue conductors and brake
men will not be required to pay fines on
account of damage to rolling stock while
in transit. yet Wakeman wrote Con-
ductor Carruthers March 10. assessing
damage for fiattened car wheels to the
extent of fifteen days suspension. 1t
was assumed that one of the
brakemen was at fault, and
Carruthers was fined arbitrarily
because he could not tell which one.
The men claimed the car repairers at
Garretson and YaDkton had been cut
80 per cent, the section men from S1.25
to 81 per day. coal beavers from $40 to
S34 per month, and then to $50 and
extra work put upon them. A case was
mentioned of man at Seattle
HELD THE ENTIRE MONTH
subject to their order, and yet be re-
ceived bnt $40. his pay having been cut
by deductions on account OF delayed
trains. The classes heretofore known
as unorganiZed labor, but who have be-
ioFo ir,f ~ O,.da of hn
American Railway union, concede that
| the trainmen would not be justified in
| Joining the strike to enforce the de-
mands if the understanding had with
Supt. Case that the new sched-
ule would not go into ef-
! feet until submitted TO the
men had been carried out. 1t is mani.
| fest that they fear that the schedule
may be restored as to the brotherhood
men, but maintained as to them. There
| has been no drunkenness among the
men, Patrols guard the railroad prop
! erty. There was some talk of wrecking
| the marsha's train last night, which
was obliged to back into ST. Paul, by
turning a switch or throwing box car
| across the tracks. but wiser coun-
| sells prevailed. The train might have
| gone OH yesterday
WITHOUT AIoLEsTATION
| after the explanation was made by the
| marshal Indeed the men urged them
| to go on, but they were determined to
| prevent at all hazards trains from being
made up. 1t was during the attempt to
| make up the new train for the mar
shal's return to st. Paul that
Supt. Winters was injured. The
| engine was cut off and the
fireman and engineer pulled from
the engine. 1t was thought best
to return the marshal's train to st. Paul
with the prisoners rather than provoke
| a collision at the late hour by an at
tempt to make up the other train.
Archie Bogart and George Carruthers
/ leave for st. Paul tonight for counsel.
| In the meantime to attempt to move
| freight trains might provoke collision
| OH the part of the irresp0nsi-
| bic, even in spite OF efforts
| of others. The mail trains
can go tomorrow, and the marshafs
train will probably return to st. Pau!