The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-30
have been issued to the whole system,
and speak for themselves:

have been issued to the whole system,
and speak for themselves:
To tho Chairmen all Orders OF Railway Con-
ductors Divisions, Southern Pacific Lines,
Pacific System:
We have no trouble with the Southern
Pacific company. VIII you impress upon
all our membership in your jurisdiction
the necessity of attending to their regu-
lar duties and assisting the company in
getting its trains over the road.
The American Railway union strike,
while said to be aimed at the Pullman
Car company, 10 doing four fold more in
jury to the Southern Pacific company.
There will be an endeavor made to start
overland trains from Oakland this even
ing in manner that will leave no man
open to criticism from any fair minded
person.
(Signed) W. V. STAFFORD,
General Chairman.
To the Chairmen OF all Brotherhoods OF Rail
way rrainmen Lodges, Pacific system.
southern pacihc Company Lines:
TIE trainmen have no grievance
with the Southern Pacific company
nor the Pullman company, and l shall
expect every man to do his work and
live up the agreement that We have
aimed at the Pullman company, Ia af-
fecting the Southern Pacific company to
greater extent on this system than it
is the Pullman, from the fact that the
Southern Pacific company owns rs per
cent OF the GERS that run here.
(Signed) @. E. SWAIN,
General Chairman,
These instructions were fully endorsed
by the local lodges OF the respective or
defe here. 1t can plainly be seen that
the stand taken by these organizations
is to attend to their own duties whatso-
ever they may be. Oar men do not 60
out Of their way to take other mems
places. They are simply required to go
on about their business. We have moth
ing to do with the American Railway
union. 1t is new Organization of sud
den growth, whose avowed purpose is to
absorb our membership and go destroy
the older orders, which have been in ex-
istence for many years, aud have been
the means OF obtaining for rs all the
privileges we now enjoy. We believe
that we have too much at stake to take
any such radical action az the present
action on this systsr. BY years of hard
work we have been able to build up
system of schedules and agreements
with the Southern Pacific company that
are too valuable to risk without
good and sufficient cause, and we do not
believe that this present boycott is just-
liable on this system, and we are sim
ply staying with our law as IL exists.
We have no choice. We are minding
our own affairs only. and would not now
appear in print were it not for the fact
that this gross mis-statement appeared
in this mornings Issue. We have no
i'll feeling against the men who are
out and they should have no feeling
against US. There seems to be a wide.
spread feeling amongst the public that
it is fight made by the whole of the
railroad men; but the fact is that all Of
the orders that have done so much for
railroad labor in the past have nothing
to do with il. On the other hand, it is
pretty generally believed that 1t ia more
of tig hit made by all'of the extreme rad
ical element against us through the Pull
man company, and that the desire is to
completely destroy us in order to dictate
terms to the railroads Of America; to use
their own words. they have nothing to
lose and can fall to pieces and reform
without any trouble to themselves. This
may be true go far "a the ambitious
leaders are concerned, but these are not
favorable times for the great macs OF the
rank and file that must inevitably suffer
in the event OF defeat, or for the matter
OF that as past history goes to show in
any event. While We are not at liberty
to speak for any but ourselves. We are
exposing no secrets when we state that
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers and the order OF Railroad Tele-
graphers are in thorough accord with US
in our action. W. V. STAFFORD,
Chairman Order of R'y Con6'rs.
O. K. SWAIN,
Chairman Brotherhood OF Railway Train
men.
MOTOR ROAD CONNECTION.
A dispatch from Cotton last night
stated that the motor road running to
Riverside and San Bernardina is the
only connection with the outside world.
The motor carries mail and express
between those points.