The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-12
NO UNION CARDS.
The Southern Pacific's
New Order.
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LABOR MUST PAY ITS WAY.
Privileges Revoked Since the
Great Strike.
:. HARD ON THE BOILER-MAKERS.
!. Employees of the Company Given
T. Strict Orders Regarding Work.
:: ingmen Who Travel.
HARD ON The BoILER-MAKERs.

Like storm that has swept over the
bosom of the ocean and left as token Of
its visit mass of all manner of wreckage,
SO the great railroad strike, now that the
fury Of its raging is luIIed, has left much
1otsam and jetson upon the agitated sea
of labor.
Ever since the struggle has ceased tne
railroad company has been strengthening
itself in its own peculiar way, so that 1t
may not be again caught on the MP ny
organized labor if it is possible.
:: Not only has every man VINO mas fe-
turned TO work been compelled 10 sign
cast-iron agreement that he would not JOIN
nor belong to any union within I'VE years
but other restrictions have been imposed
upon the men who we're Obliged 10 Dend
the knee to corporation dictation or re-
main idle.
1t is not with the remains of the mangled
A. r. Z. that the Inagnates OF the rail-
nave wasted any Of their time. These have
teen kicked aside as being beyond any
hone of resurrection, and attention has
been turned 10 those who during the
strike were inclined to show sympathy
with the members of that body. 1t is we'll
known that when the Southern Pacific
Company starts in on retaliatory actions
no measures are 100 small or petty for it
TO adopt toward those who have fallen
TN der the ban OF It's disDleasure.
The BOiler-makers' and the MaChinists'
unions of this city, who sympathised with
the A. e. u, are two ORGANIZATIONS that
are feeling the heavy hand OF the railroad
Just now. The members OF their unions
have for some years past enjoyed travelling
privileges, which, while not being grsnteU
as special privileges from railroad head
quarters, were yet tolerated as lnGul-
gences.
Whenever any mem bers Of these unions
desired to go 10 any interior point, either
upon job or In search OF one, he t0un0
little difficulty in getting there without
having to use any OF his hard-earned
money in paying fares. With card from
bis union. showing that he was IN good
standing as a member, a bOlleT-maker or
uachinist could travel hundreds of miles.
not, of course, as passenger in coach,
but in the cabOOse of a freight train. He
was passed as o. K. by engineers, con-
dUcJOrS and brakemen TO his destined
point and back again when he desired to
return. This has been quite boon to
some OF the members of these unions. who
have felt IN severe degree the effect Of
the unusually slack times OF the past two
and three years in the iron trades.
Since the latter part of last year the
seDger privileges. The union issued cards
to mem 5ers with the months of the year
arranged around the sides These cards
were used by travelling mem berS OF the
union, and were recognized and punched by
the conductors on the passenger trains.
The months were placed on the cards i'll
order TOat daIes Of travel might be located,
and any abuse OF privileges thereby
avoided: While these cards were not III
the nature of passes and were not sup
H1 Fl foll IL 1ad Of no
corporation headquarters. 1t was generally
known that they were punched on the
trains.
Now that the strike is over all this has
even changed AMI railroad officials during
the past week Lave Issued peTemptOry or
ders that no more union cards be recog-
niZed by any employe on the system, anu
that any member of a labor organization
who desires to travel to any point and eX-
poets TO DO so on his union card must either
pay his way in cash or get of the train.
The order Is general and sweeping one
and includes all organizations, and esDe-
cialy any which has sym pathZed with the
4. R. Z. Immediate dismissal from SER
vice IS Tie penalty any employe must un-
GergO for a violation OF this order.
The order Is a particularly hard one
uuon members Of the Boier-makers'
UDiOn," said a rivet-driver yesterday.
Times have been very hard in the bust
ness 1UI years. duU AuEI6 al q HiUiC men III
our line idle than ever before. There is
little or no work going on, and MANY men
are down to bedrock. Sometimes job in
the country is heard OF, and If man can
get 10 it be is able TO make enough money
to last him and his family for awhile. But
having no money be can't go there, and so
must remain idle here. Then again there
are a number OF men In our trade who
travel about the country and make money
10 send TO their needy families here by
doing odd jobs. WedoO't ask to ride as first
class passengers free, but why could not a
rich company allow US 10 ride as we did
formerly, even when we can prove that
we are honest workingmen after work?
The action of the company is the meanest
piece of spilewOTk that l have ever heard
OF. Every emplOye of the company now
goes armed, and he is supposed to look
upon a ellow-laboTing man who belongs
TO d union as a dangerous character and
one who must receive no liberation nor
favors in any way. Nor do we always
want 10 travel free. If a boier-maker has
money TO spare he would rather pay his
way, think. than use his card, but as to
money the reverse is the rule. and 1t has
kept many a poor fellow and his family In
ueepeSaTies if he can get a ride to place