The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-30
WILL NOT ARBITRATE
Great Northern Strikers Again
Reject the Proposal
NIL SAYS he Is WILLING.


III. TAELs Ap3u Zt-b1&oe&S VII o -
suned on the Great Northern tomorrow
In some respects the strike situation Is
unchanged from lest nighs, although there
have eeen some interesting Developments
The proposition Of the Commercial bodies
OF the two eitsM for She sub
mission Of the dispnts TO an
arbitration board Of Eve disintsressed
persons has been generally discussed. A.
mass meeting held tonight Mayor Ens-
tis. Of Minneapolis, and Labor Commits
sioner Powell were present and addressed
the men. urging them 20 accept the prop
osition for arbitration. The Suggestions
were fairly hooted down. At the
same hour in another part OF the city
President Hill Was telling some busi-
ness men that he would agree TO anv far
proposition for arbitration, on condition
thai the men resume work at once. Pres
idens Hull said he could not tight and arbi-
trate 1t the same time, aud made this one
condition Of immediate resumption OF
work in case arbitration was agreed upon.
President Debs privately said hs Was in
favor OF the scheme proposed by the COM
nercial bodies. bus when he addressed the
Labor hall mass meeting he spoke IS tho
mouthpiece Of . committee whose majority
Is against him and very radical, and he
said the men demanded justice and that
arbitration was therefore out of the
question. After this announcement and
the formal rejection Of arbitration by the
mass meeting. Mr.. Debs went 20 his hotel
with other members for the purpose Of
seeing if it was possible 20 come to some
agreement thar would be acceptable to
both the men and the company.
So far 40 any official action Of the union
Is concerned. tho proposition for ar5itra-
ton has been again rejected. and the sirik-
ers are in the same position as befoSe. de-
handing their last years pay and admit
ting no possibility of compromise.
The only train sent ont today Was the
one bearing United States troops from
Fort Smelling under Maj. Patterson, which
started at 8 O'Clock this morning and
reaching Baspssvilie at O'Clock tonight,
leaving there for Grand Forks later.
From that point they will go to
Devils Lake to help Marshal Mays
to prevent int ference. Tomorrow the
company expects TO start the usual trains
on schedule time, and il will become
clearer whether the men will stay with the
union or accept the company's offer to the
brotherhoods and stay at work.
ST. CLoUp, MIMI, April CA train
consisting of five coaches, with mail and
baggage car. arrived here at i:20 today.
bearing 800 United States regulars. The
train stopped twenty minutes and re-
sumed the trip to Grand Forks, where
the soldiers will be turned over
to United States Marshal Cronin. who
will proceed with them to Devils Lake,
ku~. Q - t.
which Cronin and deputies are unable to
make. As the train was pulling out of
the yard someone threw a heavy piece of
iron. striking Brakeman Frank and cut
ting deep cash. The train wa.
held at Fergus Falls while the injuries
we're attended to. It Is asserted that this
was done by q striker. though he escaped
among the cars and his identity is IN
known.
FARGO. n. D.. April 2s-The local men,
bers of the American Railway Union have
. scheme on foot which they think will
cause the Great Northern consider
able expense and may result in
the company having to pay the
salaries of deputy marshals employed os-
tensibly TO protect mails, but in reality.
they say. TO enable the Great Northern
passenger trains TO run. The men claim
that the road has sent trains hay
ing neither mails nor mail agents
aboard, although mail cars were at
tsehed to each end OF the trains
and they were manned by United States
deputy marshals, thus frauduen,ly secur-
ing the service of deputy marshais to en-
able them to run q train under the guise
of securing the protection of the United
States mail. They will lay the matter
before congress at once.
The city was alive yesterday with re-
ports that the Great Northern company
had offered to restore the old wage sched-
uies OF the engineers. iremen. brakemen
and switchmen, having already recalled
tho reduction offered the conductors.
which was 10 have taken efiec. on April |.
This offer was said not 10 apply to the
operators, agents. section men. coal
beavers and others. An implied con-
hrmation of this report WAS obtained
but Superintendent Copeland had gone 10
Everett before lie could tie seen 70 obtain a
definite confirmation. The report was
Common talk among the strikers dariuy
the day, but when some OF the man
directly affected we're asked about IL they
knew nothing of IT. II is. however. given
color by the fact that similar offer was
made on the Eastern Minnesota line. and
rejected because it did not provide for all
Glasses OF men on strike
Whether there IS any foundation for III.
report or rot, IL is certain from the t.r,no-
of the strikers that ii would have bee, -.
iected. for they express the corvie,i,r,
that, now that they are in the fcht to
gether they must 40 through with ;,
together. as II would not he .,-..,
able for tra!nmen 20 work with ore-,.
tors and sectionmen whom they has
Left 90 their fate under such ci-cunstancas
Moreover, the feeling seemed In he s,-o,,
that, if the men were 10 he divided rs
such a partial concession. those who &c,
the benefit % IL would soon have II t.k.,
away again without, hone II anv ala o.
sympathy from the other classes.
meeting o. the employees OF the Coast
lsncs and the Cascade division was held AZ
Knights Of Labor hall last evening. renrs.
sentstsyes being present from oil the min
cipa. points "a far IS and including soo-
Kane. The men present included ali
{. asses 81 employees. from engineers down
- car cleaners. and several engineers were
present fro'o Eaeoms. II was resolved To
stand Grn. and she following telegram
sas sent 20 President Deos Ia -. Paul:
"A meeting Of ali eGn 9,oyes Of the Great
Northern system. vita Representatives
ROSA SAykomlsh. ieavsn worth and Sr-o.
Kane, sehG greetings 10 taei- brothers from
here 70 - Paul We siil stand firm and
united The Northern Paciac troshers -
taaa stand by Gs."
Ar.sn o: obtaining financial aid FROM
other railroad Gaea an4 iaas~ rsnie.,s xt.A