The record-union., 1894-08-25
INVESTIGATING THE STRIKE.
MANAGER ST. JOHN OF THE ROCB
ISLAND RECALLED.
A Witness Badly Mixed Up by a
Question From Commissioner
Herman.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.


CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-General Manager
st. j ohm of the Rock Island was recalled
by the Strike Commission to-day.
''You have said," said Con- m ISL oner
Herman. "that your road has no black
list. Now. is it fact that the General
Managers Association has black list?"
"No such thing as a real black list ex-
lists among the railroads to my knowl-
edge,'' was the answer. ''There was,
however, / believe, a list of names pre-
pared for the General Managers Associa-
tion II contained the names of the most
active of the strikers, and has been. |
think, submitted TO the various roads by
| the association. 1t cannot properly be
called black list, however"
ST. John was asked to tell what he
knew of the story that all the railroads
had adopted uniform scale of wages.
1.-THE rumor is untrue" he said. II
believe something of that sort was sub
mitted to the General Managers Associa
ton, but it was not universally adopted.
In fact, it was rejected by all but one
road, and on that line put into only par
tial effect.n
John NJ. Egan, Strike Manager Of the
General Managers Association, was
questioned regarding his duties during
the strike. He said it was his duty to re-
ceive reports from the various roads of
the progress of the troubles and submit
the same to the association.
After preliminary questions, Commis
sioner Wright asked Mr.. Egan if, in his
official capacity, he mad made any effort
to settle the strike peaceably.
"Isdid not,n answered the strike mana
ger.
rs it the purpose of the railroads to
settle such trouble by force? +"
Yes, at least it was" the witness re-
piled frankly.
for his views regarding the way of pre-
venting strikes. Mr.. Egan said that he
thought all railroad employees above COM
mon iaborers should be licensed and be
compelled to wear uniforms plainly in
dicating the position they held. Such
means, he believed, would tend to put
railroad men in the service, and would
prevent such troubles as those of the
| present summer.
Commissioner Herman, by a snrewd
question, succeeded in badly mixing up
| the witness and his theries, and Mr..
| Egan finally admitted that even with a
system of license conditions might arse
that would necessitate outside assistance
| or arbitration.
"Mr. Egan,, said Mr.. Wright, "a wit
ness has said before us that you used the
railroad men and employed men TO burn
and otherwise destroy property during
| the strike: is this true?n
| The witness grew angry and, straight
ening himself in his seat, said emphat-
ically: Considering the source from
| which that testimony came. it seems TO
me that it should be apparently almost
| foolish rot. l will, however, enter gen.
] eraI denial to any and all such stories. I
never employed man for such work,
and / can state authoritatively that no
one else connected with the Freight Man
ayers Association hired or commanded
anyone to burn or destroy railroad prop
erty. The story is absurd"
PULLMAN coMPANY's CHARTER.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.--Attorney- General
Maloney appeared before Judge Hancey
to-day and asked leave TO file an informa-
ton in the quo warranto proceedings
against the Pullman Car Company. At
torney Rankin said j. S. Runnells, the
company's counsel, was out of town, and
would wish to contest the motion. Judge
Hancey decided he could not take up the
motion. The Attorney General said he
would try and find another Judge to hear
his motion for the revocation of the Pull
man Company's charter.