St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-17
The Conductors and Trainme
Condemn the "A. X. U.

The Conductors and Trainmen
Condemn the "A. X. U.
AS the result of conference held
yesterday forenoon between Grand
Chief Clark. of the conductors brother
hood; Vice Grand Master Morrissey, of
the trainmen's brotherhood; Chairman
Brainerd, of the conductors committee;
President Hill and General Manager
Case, more explicitly referred to in an
interview with Grand Chief Clark pub
lished today, late yesterday afternoon
the following formal statement was pro-
mulgated:
ST. PAUL, Minn., April 16.-C. W.
Case, Esq, General Manager Great
ingly comply with your suggestion that
we make our understanding of the rela-
tions between our organizations and
your company matter of record. 1t
has been customary to arrange Sched-
ules of rules and rates of pay in confer
ences between representatives OF the
men and of the company. In March
the company invited such conference,
and proposed a new schedule, carrying
with it reductions in pay. The repre-
sentatives of the men did not feel
justified in accepting the same.
and left the conference with the
understanding that the proposition
modified would be submitted to the men
they, by their vote. to decide the
question of its acceptance or rejection.
The officers of the company were
assured that they would be advised of
the result of the vote. 1t was mutually
agreed that whatever might be agreed
upon as new schedule should be eff
fective April /. Under this agreement
we understood that until Some agree
ment was reached or some new schedule
was inaugurated on account of the re-
lection of the company's proposition by
the men, the proposed schedule would
not be operative, but that the old one
would continue until new one was
decided upon, which would he effective
April l. That this was the understand
ing had by Mr. Case is evidenced by
our intervle " this morning. The vote
of the men in accordance with the laws
of our organization and the clear agree.
ment between the legal representatives
of the men and the general manager
had not been completed when every.
thing was interrupted by the present
trouble, i'll which our organizations
have 10 part. We repeat that it twill
receive no recognition or support what
ever from US, or the organizations we
represent.
F. A. BRAINERD,
Chairman Order of Railway Conductors.
THOMAS CLARK,
Chairman Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen.
Approves:
&. E. CLARK. o. r. G.
Z. II. MoRKISSEY, b. of r. T.
The above also bears the company's
approval.
Grand Chief Clark. of the Order of
Railway Conductors, arrived in the city
yesterday morning. He was seen at the
Merchants last night. and SAID that he
came here direct from Cedar Rapids, his
home. II was requested to come to St.
Paul." said he, ''by President Hill and
General Manager Case, as well as by
request of Chairman Brainerd, of the
conductors committee, because 1t was
thought imperative that should come,
My duty here is to explain to the men,
bers of our brotherhood their duty to
both their organization and the com
pany, in the hopes that it would prevent
any member from getting into bad COM
pany. l met Chairman Brainerd at the
Merchants, land, ,withVice Grand Master
Morrissey, of the Order of Railway
Trainmen, we went down to the Grea
Northern headquarters to confer witt
President Hill and General Manager
Case. We were in conference an hour
from II to ~ noon. They explained
to us the situation as they understood
1t, and we had general talk over tn,