The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-29
NO REAL BLACKLIST
Manager St. John Before the
Strike Commission.
NO UNIFORM SCALE ADOPTED
Egan Thinks All Railroad Employees
Should he Licensed and Made
to Wear Uniforms.

CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-GeneIal Man
ager ST. John of the Rock Island rail.
road was recalled today by the strike
com missioners.
"You have said" said Comm ssioner
Herman. "that your road has no black
list. Now is it not a fact that the
General Managers Association has a
blacklisl?" mo such thing as a real
blacklist exists among the railroads to
my knowledge" was the reply. "There
was, however, believe, a list of names
prepared for the General Managers
Association. 1t contained the names
of most of the active strikers and has
been, think. submitted to the various
roads by the association. 1t can not
properly be called q blacklist, how
ever.
ST. John was asked to tell what he
knew of the story that all of the rail-
roads had adopted a uniform scale of
wages.
'rhe rumor ia untrue" he said. II
believe something of the sort was SUBJ
United to the General Managers Asso-
citation but was not universally
adopted. In fact, it was rejected by all
but one road, and on that line put into
only partial effect"
John M. Egan, strike manager of the
General Managers Association, was
questioned regarding his duties during
the strike. He said it was his duty to
receive reports from the various roads
of the progress of their troubles and
submit the same to the association.
After the preliminary questions,
Commissioner Wright asked Mr.. Egan
if, in his official capacity, he had made
any effort to settle the strike peaceably.
II did not" answered the strike man.
ager.
us it the purpose of the railroads to
settle such troubles by force?" "In
this case a: least, 1t was" witness re-.
piled fankly.
The com missioner asked witness for
his views regarding measures for the
prevention Of strikes. Eyan said he
thought all railroad employees above
common iaborers should be licensed
and be compelled to wear uniforms
plainly indicating the positions they
held. Such means, he believed, would
tend to put reliable, Ievel-beaded men
in the service and would prevent such
troubles as those Of the present sum-
mer.
Commissioner Herman, by due ques-
tioning, succeeded In badly mixing up
witness and his theories and Exan
finally admitted that even with sys.
tern of license trouble might arise that
would necessitate outside assistance or
arbitration.
Vindlcated the Managers.
"Mr. Egan," said Wright, "a wilt
ness has stated before us that you used
railroad mon and employed men to
burn and otherwise destroy property
during tho strike. Is this true?' The
witness grew angry and STRENGTHENING
up in his seat, said emphatically
"Cohsidering the source from which
the testimony came, it seems to me
that it should be apparently almost
foolish. l will, however, make a gen.
-ral denial to any and all such stories
I never employed men for such work,
and can state authoritatively that no
one else coDspired with the General
Managers Association or commanded
anyone to burn or destroy railroad
property"
Want the Charter Revoked.
Attorney General Maloney appeared
before Judge Hancy and asked leave to
file al Information in quo warranto
against the Pullman car company.
Attorney Rankin said ]. s. Runnels
the company's counsel. was out of town
and would wish to contest the motion.
Judge Hancy decided that he could
not take up the motion. The attorney
general said he would try and find
another Judge to hear a motion for the
revocation of the Pullman company's
charter.