St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-25
AT THE GREAT NORTHERN.
The Situation Yesterday While
Waiting for News,

Waiting for News.
Matters appeared to be pursuing the
even tenor of their way at Great North
ern headquarters yesterday. One thing
is markedly noticeable. and that is the
perfect GOODNESS with which President
HUI and his corps of officials are con-
Quoting themselves under the trying
circumstances INCIDENT to the strike.
One OF his officials said yesterday:
MI. Hill is an able general. Vice
President Howard has called him in a
GLOBE interviewSa shrewd diplomat
the shrewdest on EARTH This is faith
full tribute. Very few men could
go about calmly and unperturbed
while a strike of the present magni-
tude was going on. l have known
him to appear more anxious over the
result of all apparently much less i'm
portant matter. 1t is no small! thing to
realize that over vast distances of the
line not wheel is moving The strain
must be tremendous upon man. yet
Mr. Hill is as cain as summers day.
He relies upon the outcome, which is
bound to set him right. This strike
was an ili-advised affair, and though
the misguided spirits must suffer. and
the company certainly has, such is the
earnest charity and sincere feeling of
Mr.. Hill, that he is content to wait, be-
leylng that his men will i'll time see
their error. You do not know the depth
of feeling in his heart. How many men
are there, co you suppose. who would
see their interests thus injured without
becoming at least prejudiced? Very
few"
8Eyerything seemed to be hanging fire
yesterday, awaiting the result of the de-
alterations Of the employees committee
in conference with President Debs and
'Nice President Howard. While GLOBE
reporter was waiting in Mr.. Hill's pri-
svate Office word came that there was
decided lack OF unanimity of sentiment
between the members of the committee
and the officers Of the A. r. u. 1t was
reported that MeSsrs. Debs and Howard
were of one mind. and that they were
anxious to bring matters at once to Il
head. 1t was ru!n0red. in short, that
they were entirely in accord with MIR.
Hills idea that the present difficulty
could best be settled by arbitration as
the fairest way out of the tangle, but
that some members of the committee
opposed this means of settling the ques-
ton. On what grounds they based their
objection was not so clear. Of course,
this was all based on rumor. and may or
may moi have been correctly reported.
10 the question as to whether the
men should finally decline arbitration.
MIR. Hill. on being asked directly as to
what course the company would pur-
sue, quietly said. THAT is matter for
the company to settles" then, in that
abrupt way ne has, he began walking
up aud down his Office thoughtfully.
All at once he dictated the following
brief interview:
"rhese men have clamored for arbi-
tration. We have nothing to fear. If
they are sincere we are ready to meet
them. There is no committee appointed
to represent the engineers. fremen aud
yardmen that am aware of, although
when the committee gets toget her there
mag be. When they get ready TO come
we are willing to meet them and hear
what they have to say"
Just before Dir. Hill made the above
statements, President Samuel Hill, of
the Montana Central, who was seated in
the room, quietly withdrew, as Presi-
dent j. j. Hill was engaged in a private
conversation with Gov. Nelson's private
secretary, Tams BiXby. General Coun-
sci Grover also casually dropped in.
In the general managers office were
gathered Vice President Clough, Gen
eral Manager Case, President AleXan-
der. of the Eastern Minnesota. aud Geu-
eral Superintendent Bryan. When the
GLOBE reporter came in they gave him
a pleasant greeting and forestalled his
inquiry by asking him Whats the
news?" The information that they
gave, collectively and Individually. was
that they were simply waiting for the
conference committee and the A. r. u.
officers to make some sign. They said
that no word had come from them yet on
this point, and President Hill sub
sequently verified this statement. Mr..
Hill said in case the committee de-
cided to submit the questions at issue to
arbitration during the day that he
would gladly furnish correct report
of the same to the press later on.
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