The sun., 1894-08-25
STRIKE INVESTIGATION.
a DEFECTIVE ACCUSES THE VICE
PREsIDENT OF THE A. n. q.
A Report or One or His Speeches 20 the
Rock Isisns striksrs-Ar Engineer says
tke Railroads Have Hlsck-lirted Ht-.

A Report OF One OF His Speeches 20 the
Rock Isisns sstriksrs-A- Engiseer says
the Railroads Have Biack-usted H,-.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-General Manager 81. John
Of the Rock Island road resumed the stand at
the opening OF to-day's session of the National
Labor Commission, and read certified report
made by the Rock Island roads detectives. The
report alleges that Nice-president Howard Of
the A. r. 4. openly counselled violence at a
mass meeting Of railroad employees at Blue Is
land. In one place the report reads.
Howard said he would like to see Pullman
hanged: that he was the worst enemy the
laboring man ever had. He also referred to him
In obscene language"
In another place the report says that Howard
counselled his followers to "use the round end
Of a coupling pin" II they were opposed
John NJ. Egan, who was strike manager for
the General Managers Association, took the
stand and corroborated Mr.. ~. Johns state
mems. In explanation Of the refusal 20 receive
the overtures from the A. X. L. which were
made through the Mayor he said
ought tn he spe messeser boV for such m penpe and
that ! did not think the General Managers
seOuld receive such a communication. thought
II n great piece Of cheek on the part OF the A. X.
the terms OF their surrender"
Mr.. Egan thought that as a solution Of the
railroad problem licenses should be issued by tho
Enited states to employee The employees
employees and railroads would I've benefited ty
this plan. The railroads should also insure their
men, and at the end OF = certain time pay over
IN them the money with interest. 4 heavy
penalty should be imposed on railroads u they
broke their agreement, and IN case of employees
How would you fix a scale of wagesr" Mr..
ai would have the employees Of each railroad
meet with the officers and fix a schedule OF
wages; I think there would be no trouble In do
Mr Euan thouuht tho cause NJ strik es was IN
agitation Of labor leaders rather than any real
grievances. He admitted that In some cases the
Isaiah Campbell, a contractor and builder
living at KensinRton. thought there would have
been no strike but for the organization OF the a.
chief Of Police Brennan testified that the Chi
cagp police furnished protection to the railroads
city authorities In n N measure gave place to the
national authorities.
The deputy marshals were more In the way
police frequently had occasion TO arrest them
for indscriminste shooting. Three Of the United
way robbery. They now in the county jei."
John T. Norton. an engineer. was called TO
contradict the that the railroads Ss
way @ Tnion men, Nr. norton sestifed that hs
and made one trip. Then he was told that the
Rock Island road, over part OF whose tracks the
on the Ro"k % Island tracks, | He Went 10 super
intendent Dunlap, who told him that the only
reason for the action N was that he was member
VIM. II. Doty, a department superintendent at
Pullman, who Axes the rental OF Pullman prop
erty. submitted list taken from the books
showing what these rentals are. No reduction
had been made since wages were cut Mr.. Doty
said the Pullman houses were in every way bet
ter than those in surrounding towns and worth
the slightly higher rents charged. The COM
pany's basis Of profits on rentals was six per
cent. Two per cent. of this went for repairs and
taxes,