Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-17
THE STRIKE COMMISSION.
TITS INVESTIGATING rnE ro,.LaaS
AFFAIR.
wor'singmen VINO resufy Favor
aovcrnment ownesship Of nnis-
roads or strike commial,on.
Town OF Pniiman 10 he Looked ia,ts

chicago. Aug. lG.--Thr nrst witness
called before the Eovcrnmtnt alrlXe
vomm1eaion today waa W ii ct,a.
Joy, q ROCK leland raiirnan ennl6,c
from LaSalle, m. Lcvejay was au,fs-
Toned az % the cshfn of tlto afrlfn.
ot Lasalle and declared INC men yes,t
Justly discharged.
SECRETARY Hcleher or rho A,ne~,c,,,
railway Union aucceeded rsvaiuy Oh
the stand' lie entered into n fatu.iod
statement OF the trouble LEADING ~
20 the strike and was questioned ciNeelv
regarding the proceedings OF tho con-
Nfnuen az which tho boycott was do.
clared,
Secretary Kelcher. whom asked for
MS Nlews MS 70 the best mcthed for
preventing striken, said TINT he firmly
believed government ownership OF rnii-
rosds would solve tho problem, Next
70 that" he continued, n would think
compulsory arbitration would answer"
"Hew would YOU force tho railroads
70 abide hS the arhitratora' deelslonrs'
asked MIR Wright
ny law promptly replied the Wit
ness. Let the law bo such that ia
case OF trouble with It's employees the
railroads bo compelled to submit tho
matter 10 arbitration. Than let II be
urcept the terms upon which the nrhi-
tratop decide ne company will DO
compelled to 10 ont OF business. In
ether wor,ia. the railroads should be
compelled 10 abide by tho decision.
ana az 20 tho employees. II they are not
suited by the decision, lot th0rn leave
the employ of the company"
Mr. y. u. Ray Of Rock Island, H..
was next called. lie stated that tho
"a -
tally by TIE Pullman strike and par
tally by the treatment he had re-
eelyed at the hands Of the Rock Island
railroad
81 had gone wcat 60 visit my rcia-
tlvea" he said, "nnd when | returned
/ was told by The Rock leland officials
that ! had been dlseharged. | asked
f0r a reason and WAS told that Il was
because | was q member of tho Amer
lean Railway union. General supcrin-
tcndent Dunlap OF tic road raid that
J would DO hlnehllgtad and could never
again ROT work on hia or any other
railroad. I WIS not momber Of the
American Railway union at the iino
az my disohorge but sinca then hava
Joined thnt union"
Ray agreed with itoleher TINT gov-
ernmcnt owueremp OF railroads. would
prevent strikes Rny favored q law,
We lNlNa NNhUNllNk AN"NH 70 bANN Ne
charged employees document setting
ferth the reasons for their discharge.
Al the conclusion OF hiI examination
recpgs wag tnison.
The commission Ind larger audience
than that which mot Il yesterday. Tha
court room wIm diled with mon who
listened attcntivciy 70 the testimony.
Among those present were q. w. Moon,
who desires TO present 10 The commits
atom plan for prevailing labor
troubien, aud number OF American
Railway Union people. The commits
sion has tho power 10 summon Wiz
nnHsea but cRnnet compel them to ane
aver questions, There Is no doubt thut
George NJ Pullman, Vice Ircaidqat
Wtctca, General Mannyer 80, John
and other corporation officials wild DO
called. Whether they WIN teetlfy or
not n quite another matter Tho cous
dition of life OF tho employees at Pun
man viii be gone Into ~ length by tho
oommianlun. The nlatefnentp by al
tho wltncgHNn hoard thus fur that tho
wages paid by Pullman Nsuro rot uufii-
Client In kcep tho employees from htafyns
ton and that this was the prime cnss
az the hpycou makos It neceasHry for
the cnmminHion 10 investigate this
phnse Of tho oAao. Chairman Heath.
vote. or the Pullman strike couimittea.
was on tine witness stand during tho
afternoon He showed a table Of tho
Pullman eGfupanye wageR npc claimed
that wares hnd been out 60 per- cent
In the laat two yeara Mr.. NrAthcoto
alHo exhibited what he olnimod was n
blacklist issued BY the Pullman Of
nclals requontirg other Institutions 70
rcfuHo 10 employ tho man whose na.no
appeared thereon,