St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-12
AN A. R. U. MEETING.
CONSIDERING TIE casAT NORTHERN
SITUATION.
ROGERS AND HOGAN SPEAK.

Director Rogers Claims That the
Great Northern Is Violating
the Arbitration :ASreeinent-A
Telegram From Debs Defin.
ing Who Should lie Reinstated
The Speaker Favored An
other Strike Unless the Men
Were keinstated-HilPs Inter.
view With %Pillsbury.
Director Rogers, of the American
Railway union, addressed a large and
very enthusiastic audience at Labor
hall last night. He rehearsed again
the familiar facts of the recent Great
Northern strike. In speaking of Presi-
dent HIPS denial thai old employees
who were concerned in the recent
strike were not being replaced 10y new
men, MIR. Rogers read communications
from various points 10 the con rary.
giving long lists of uen who have been
discharged since the strike was de-
clared off. These were from ST. { oud.
Crookston, Willmar and similar points.
LIZ lCdu q tClCslAtl 1lOlA N1V0S
Falls that showed that the rail-
road people there we're in accord with
his sentiments, and from all indications
it would look as though the mine was
ready. the fuse laid, and all that would
be needed would be to touch it of and
bring on another strike. SHOULD this
happen" said the speaker, 'it would be
one compared with which the former
was as nothing" He said that ample
proof had been received that President
Hill would not abide by the findings OF
the arbitration committee. He read a
telegram from President Debs, whom
he referred to as ''that grand old war
horse" This touched on the case of
Engineer Best, of the Eastern Mime
sofa, who left his train on the track at
Rome. This telegram was in the fol-
lowing language:
Engineer Best and crew must go
back under all circumstances. The men
in custody of authorities for alleged in
reference with trains are also entitled
to return to work under the agreement.
Only those proven guilty of malicious
destruction OF company's property are
barred, and of these there are none so
far as known. We must insist upon
each and every maj going Jack. Ihave
wired substantially this to Mr.. Hill.
Keep me fully advised. and if necessary,
L will join you"
"Do you suppose" said Mr.. Rogers,
THAT if the A. K. u, whose power was
not fully known a short time ago. could
tie up a great system like the Great
Northern. it could not do so again, right
in the footsteps of a great victory?s"
Several voices responded: No! mol"
"It certainly could" he continued.
But don't you believe that Mr.. Hill
would permit such a thing, for he
wouldn't"
The speaker then went on to say fur
Their: You can see how smoothly the
company is trying to 40 this business.
They say that no man who is under
arrest can be reinstatea. There is not
a man in the company's employ but is
liable to arrest, ard that seems to he the
policy OF the cOuipany-tO have war
rants issued. By continuous adjourn
ments of hearings a man could be Kept
out of his work a MONTH" This i'm
piled, of course. that a new mall could
be put in the place of the arrested
party.
He said that the arbitration commit
tee, of which Mr.. Pillsbury was chair.
man, was now in a position to formally
declare Itself in favor OF the men.
literally upholding the agreement, Sand
be respected of all mankind, or could
take the opposite position. I'VE did
not solicit the aid of this committee; |
they came to u.s. SAID he. 'and wanted
us to have the difficulty arbitrated in
the interest of harmony"
Mr.. Rogers said il made his blood
boil TO read the reports in some of the
papers, and he gave all the journals a
ed-ho roast, save one. He said he
was proud to note that one paper was
o afraid to bluntly tell the truth.
sympathy with the A. +. U. in the late
strike were getting weak kneed, and |
~propheSied the growing strength of the
organization.
MIR. Rogers is a fofcible and eloquent |
speaker, n carries his audience with
him. He ended his address with an
astrOphe to the of labor in gen
eral and the A. Il. U. in particular. He
did not forget to score all those employees
who were not in hearty accord with the
A. r. U. This class, said he, .sare
tilOSe WIN CtlIISt anu lawn tudukIul |
for whatever is tossed to them, and are
not men. They crawl in the dust to
lick the boots of the corporation that
kicks them"
As he closed he requested all who |
were not members to withdraw, as an
executive session was to be held. There
were about 400 present. and perhaps |
200 walked out, many of whom are
members of other unions. Before Mr..
Rogers address Grand Organizer James
Hogan made a lengthy address,, prac-
tically covering the same ground as Mr..
Rogers. lie referred to the fact that the
state militia of Montana had given the |
Great Northern A. R. U. men $500 to |
assist them in their fight. He urged the
necessity of political action.
At the executive session sixty to
seventy new members were added.
Some of those who worked through the
strike were among these. The sense
of the meeting was that all were ready
to abide by any measures that the gen
eral conference committee might de-
eide upon.
Snaps in Shoes.
Read about the Dieter Shoe Sale. It's
on page 5.