St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-06

OMAHA, April 5.-Judge Caldweifs
decision ia the Union Pacific wage
schedule was rendered today. 1t was
complete victory for the employees. The
United States court room was Ihrouged
with railroad men who listened lntently
to the reading OF the opinion. which WAS
very lengthy, comprising over 4.UG9
words. After stating the fact OF the
road coming INTO the hands OF the re-
ceIVers, Judge Caldwell says: ''The re-
Iation Oh these men 10 the company and
the ale OF wages were determined III
the main by certain written rules. rcgu-
laIons and schedules some OF which
had been III force, substantially as they
stand today. lUr a period of eight years
or more. These rules. regulations and
schedules were the result of free and
voluntary conferences held from time To
tine between the managers Of the rail-
roads and Officers and representatives
OF the several labor organizations re-
presenting the men in the different sub
divisions OF branches OF the service,
VIZ: The brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers. lie Brotherhood OF i4ocomo-
tive Firemen. the Order OF Railway
Conductors, the Order of RAILWAY Eel
egraphers, the Union Pacific EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION and tiis Brotherhood of Rail-
way Irainmen. These labor organfz "a
u"hs, Ike The rules, regulations ana
schedules, haG brcome established i'll
situations OF the system many years be
tore The appointment OF the receivers.
1 nf n
service of this system, and probably a.
able as any this country has ever pro
duced. 5. Il. L. Clark and Edward
Di-hIHsUn. NOW general manager of the
road, testify that these labor OrganiZa-
tons OH this system had improved the
morals ANA efficiency OF the men. anu
had rendered valuable aid To the COM
pany IN per1ecting and putting into
10 C the rules and regulations govern
ing the operation OF the
UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY,
which cOntessedly nave Made il one of
he best managed and conditioned roads
IN the country. Among the rules and
regulations confessed to and in opcra-
ton when the receivers were app0TDtsd
was one TO the effect that no change
should be made III the rules and rem
latIons and the rate OF wages without
first giving 10 the labor organizatisns
whose members would be affected hy
such change thirty days notice. or other
reasonable notice"
Judge Caldwell then recites how the
receivers went into court last January
10 force reduction on the schedule OF
wages, and states all the legal stems
taken down 10 and including the hear
lh- just ended. / lie court then saws:
Al ms conference an agreement was
reached - 10 tnese rulrs, REGULATIONS
an" schedules. relating 10 the tram ais
PdjcheIS aHG operators which has been
reported 10 tile courts confirmed. This
was one OF The most dincult schedules
IL NE Whole list 10 adjust, and the sat
factory agreement Reached by the con-
terence shows The great value of good
tempered calm ana Intelligent INQUIRY.
were both sides are represented. and
Ia wqlch boih sides learned, perhaps for
Inc hrSt time, the ground Oh which the
demand IS made by one and resisted by
Inc other. 1 he receivers had declared
10 the court Jhat after careful couSid-
ersllon OF the matter and consultation
WIN the managing officials of the Union
racine system. they were Of the opinion
mat ne So-calltd rules, regulations and
ScAtduleS OF pay tor train dispatchers
ana operators were entirely unneces-
sary- AM yet. al the conference held