The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25
C0UNSELED VIOLENCE.
MR. ST. JOHN MdKES SERIOUS
CH1RGE AGAINST HOWARD
In His Testimony Before tho National La
Dor Conmission-John N. Egan's
Testimony.

JtstmOnY.
CHICAGO, Aug 2l-GencraI Manager
ST. john Of the Rock Island road re-
sumed the stand at the opening Of to-
! days session of the National Labor Com
| mission. Questioned as to the existence
of q blacklist. Mr.. 81. John said the
General Managers Association had never
kept a record OF the men who took part
IN the late strike. That was a matter for
each individual road The witness then
read certified report made by the Rock
Island roads detectives. The assertion IS
made in this report that Nice-Presideut
Howard, of the American Railway Union.
openly counselicd violence at mass
meeting OF railroad employees at Blue
| Island. In one place the report reads:
Howard said he would Ike to see Pull
man hanged. that be was the worst
! enemy the aborius man ever had. He
also referred % him In obscene language
In another place the report declares
/ Howard coEuseled his followers IL they
were opposed ITO use the round end of a
coupling PIN
"These things are sufficient" said Mr..
81. John, "to show that the strikers
counsellad violence. 1t is with great re-
| gret thdt l read this report. but il had 70
- zone IN order 70 give our side a fair
showing"
WAGES PAID TO MES.
Mr. St. John then submitted a st of
books courfl,d f,r Tho can.yai Nm,
gers Asso .tatiou, showing the wages paid
| men ON each road. lie testified hat only
once had common wage schedule been
! prepared by the ASSOCIATION. This had
been presented and was moi accepred IN
| only attempted to fix the question Of
what would be fair wages under certain
"Tho Rock Island road has no desire
Sianagor 81 'dty ipb9 no m man nI'' 6as a'er ar
iron refused "a bearin., tire me- yrheo
,,,.f, ''' '', ~ ' ''o'i ,.0 Dtoa0
Gnfg Go{o7 o 30 n"tC to The gfapge otcaT madatey 1.
over them ana I'm l. he a.es IN not e{e tae,q
hieher and from him to ne neXt h.g"er,
ana so on IL is lua' IKE court .l
law you begin with the lowest court
ana 90 on up
Yes. iut in that case, observed Mr-
hernan g four, a a rs an aItie5 Il
is not one Of the contending parties IT.
solf"
Nlr 81. John continued: "We would
rave no object I'm nistraqfire our men.
W. haiieve thev do Lette~ Work far tie
,1a ,l..n ~. oro s,ti.fad vim fha
,,...,. ,oat tba,, are bcin', tre1taj'
"'' -
JOHN ". fGAN IE7IlfiES
AIR John NJ. Fean. who was strike
manager for The General Managers AS
eccmtion. took he stand and coITor0 rated
Air. ST. Johns statements In CNulana-
TaiIwav Union. coming throush ths
Navor. being not received he said. "T
trii Tho Nia,or that / dn MOI think he
ou9ht 10 be messenger boy t,r such
ur1nle and trat did nor think the Cen
erol Nanagcrs should receive such COM
muuicatiou. / thought il great piece
of cheek on the part Of The American
Hs.f fuf CD
whipped to dictate the terms Of their
surrcnder' o,
tb, Ci.irr-ar
n.y. -
o-,hen Jvb,, di5 ,,ou co,,ei5or tho mat
for enttIoi - -'''
.yvn n.ele1 rrofeoticn for orr nov,
MOI, ''''
Tnon being cross questioned Mr. r,,,,n
rractirailv admitted mar tbs ln,,,nll,'i
cation was refiirred sinriv b.Caiise it
was signed hy officers of fho Arrorio.r
Halfway Fnion 80 '''0 '''''' 'O''''
1HE MAYORS ofERrUREs
Judge Worthington asked: "Dl1 won
think IL derolritOry to the honor Of the
Mayor to bring a respectful. peaceful
overture looking 10 settlement OF Cd
strike that was costing the CITY hundreds
Of thousands Of dOllars2"
Il did at that time"
did your association make any effort
TO settle this strike other than by forcc2'
the General Managers did not care FOR
a peaceful settlement on tbe b1sis pro
posed by the American Railway Union
officers.
Was il not q matter Of general con
currence among the general managers
thal lhl5 STRIKE should be crushed out
I"rior I nan Sriued peaceably|
Mr. Fgan ala nor i-no,y rs li. our, ,.,.,.
sOnal knowledge whether strikers took
part in the riots on not. In his reports
ne nHI ALWAYS GreteunfaI them
strikers or their sympathiZers"
The SOLUTION oF ruR psoprv.,
.7 ~. ,,.,.
'i''"n In,ousH'. as soIuuon OF me
Ia ,''i iss,,sl i & tmat HCthaes sh"uln
nloves lia vanted me- oIa .fs 90 @ @eni
for,,.6 lie tbnuott L,th 't'i's' - ~ u.'' !
plan The railroads should also -fnsi,rn