Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-16
HARMONY LACKING
In the Strike of Men on the
Great Northern.
BROTHERHOoDs OPPOSE THE TIE-UP,

Which Seems To he Very Effective, All
the Samc-The Active Participants
Members of the De5s Organization Only,
but Trains DO Not Run-Sargcn. and
Clark Order Their Men TO Have Nothing
To DO with the Strike.
ST. PAUL, April l6.-The strike on the
Great Northern railway is gradually work
ing east. having taken III Grand Forks. y.
d.. and IL not settled soon will probably
reach this end of the line in about two or
three days. Ii j. developing n peculiar
state of affairs. The strike was ordered by
the American Railway union and is being
more actively antagonized by the railway
employees brotherhoods than by the rail-
road company itself There can be no
doubt that the individuals of the various
brotherhoods are privately somewhat dis
satisfied, but they recently accepted the
revised schedules and are standing by their
agreement with the company.
Engineers and Iiremen Warned.
y meeting OF the LEGAL organization of
engineers took no official notice of the
strike, but AT the close Of the meeting the
secretary told Il reporter that they were
who countcnanccd it or in any way assist
ed the strikers would do 50 at his peril. The
following; has hcen received here signed
By Chief Sargent, addressed to the prpsi-
dent OF the Great Northern railway: 'If
liremen in your employ who are members
of the brotherhood have quit work in
the present strike they have violated the
laws Ct the organization and Will be eX-
PEELED. They viii have no support from
The organization or be sustained 10y the
federated committee. We propose 10
stand by all agreements that have been
signed by authorized committees You
are at liberty 30 act accordingly
The following l. Il copy of Il message
sent by l. f. Clark, grand chief of the
railway conductors, to the local secretary
at Spokane with directions to make such
use OF it Us ne saw proper: strike on
Great Northern will receive no recogUi-
ti0a or support from me or from f.derat cd
organizations. Oar members duty Is TO
comply strictly with our laws and to p =
form their proper and regular duties. II
any participate in Il strike they must abide
the consequences, which are Wei bnown. Z"
As far rs can be learned the road is
nearly tied mp over about so miles of its
extent, the number of mea idle being
much greater than the num,sr Of actual
strikers. Long rs the strikers can prevent
the making up OF trains the train crews.
although willing to run the trains, are
helpless.
President Hill Makes Statement.
In response to atelegram from the mayor
of Helena, Mont, President Hill, of the
Great Northern, has sent a statement
which says that the engineers and firemcn
had agreed with the company on new
schedule Of WAGES, which went into effect
March [. The chiefs Of the conductors and
trainmen had also agreed with the COM
pauy officials TO n similar change, making
few reductions, which had been submitted
To the men fer ratification, and a vote had
not yet been completed. The first notice
II trouble VS. Il Telegram from one James
Hogan announcing TO the company that
unless wages were restored to the scale in
efIcc, prior to August, 1888, and unless the
company agreed To meet the .aen no: later
than ten days from date--April l3-thc
men would quit at l. neon on that date.
Had Fo..r Hours Ia Decide.
The message was received at a. m,
April t., and an hour later the strike order
was sent along, embracing conductors, en-.
gineers, Gremen, braEenen, switchmen,
operators, agents, clerks, sECpmen, sec
tion-men and all employees. stating that it
had been ascertainel that the manage
mout of the Great Northern system are
arranging to run in Il lot Of men from tie
Sast 20 fill places in departments on ac-
count uI employees belonging TO She Amer
lean Railway Union. President LII de-
MES ,hat thc road had any intention of
running men from the east or anywhere
else-in fact had no time to do it, as the
strike WAS precipitated practically without
notice He adds that the company is al all
times ready to discuss wage questions
with its employees, as represented by their
committees.