The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-17
General Manager Case Is Willing TO
Confer With Its Repressn-
tatiVes.
He Is Referred 20 tho Omoers Who
Arc Now In st.
Paul
Request Sent 60 General Manager Ken
drick-releErams Betwesn Mayor Cur
tin aud President MN.

There vas no change in ,hs Great North
ern strike situation in Helena yesterday.
Reports from other points. however, indi-
cate that the strike IL spreading east and
may reach 50. Paul to-day. When that
takes plAcs the system vill be tied up from
end 10 erd. The members Of the Ameri-
can Railway union Ia Helena held . large
meeting last night while thsv we're In
session General Agent Harder. Of the Great
Northern. handed them the following.
which had been teleQra phed from II. Paul:
VIM. Harder General Agent Groat
Northern railway. Helena, Mont: Please
post the following on bulletin board at
your station. J. d. KTNo, superintendent
Telegraph.
MERCHANTS Horn, sr. PAUL, April 10
c. w. Case. Esq, General Manager Great
Northerp railway, ST. Paul. Minn.-Doar
Sir: We willingly comply with your sug-
Restion that We make our understanding OF
the relations between our organizations
and your company a matter of record. IL
has been customary to arranRs schedules OF
rules and rates of pay in conference be-
tween representatives OF the men and the
company. In March the company in
new schedule carrying with 10 reductions
in pay. The representatives of ths men
did not feel justified in accepting same and
left the conferences with the understandinR
that the proposition as modified would be
submitted 10 the men, they by their votes
TO decide the question OF its acceptance or
rejection. The officers of the compa ny
" ere assured that they would be advised Of
the result of the vote. IL was
mutually agreed that whatever might
be agreed upon as nsw schsd-
ule should be effective April !.
Under this agreement. We understand
that until some agreement was reached or
some new schedule was inaugurAted on ac-
count OF the election of the company's
proposition by the men the o. opposed sched-
ule would not be operative. but that the
old one would continue until the new one
was decided upon, which would be effective
April /. That this was the understanding
had 10y Mr.. Case is evidenced by our inter
view this morning. The vote OF the men.
in acec- lance with the laws OF our organ
izations ana tho clear agreement between
the legal representatives. OF the men and
the general manager had not baen COM
pleted when everything was interrupted
by the present trouble, in which our
organizations have no part. We repeat
that 10 will receive no recognition or sup
port whatever from us or the organizations
we represent. f. A. Brainerd, Chairman
Order OF Railway Conductsra. Thomas
Clark Chairman Brotherhood Trainmen
Approvsd-E. +. Clark. Order Railway
Conductors. =. III. Morrissey, Brotherhood
OF Railway TrainmsL. This understand
ING is cor ect aud will be carried out. G.
W
April 16, 1694.-Au Superintendents; /
send by wi copy OF letter signed by +. A.
Brainerd, Thomas Clark. +. T.. Clark and
=. II. Mo rissey. After the men have had
opportunity 20 read this pleass ask them
IL they wish TO send representatives to ST.
Puul with full autho ity to settle matter
under the laws of their organisation.
g. W. CASE.
To this the men sent ths following RELY
after the meeting:
@. W. Case. general manager Great
Notthsrn railway. 81 Paul. Minn. Refer
ing 20 your b1llotin to-day. Our authority
In the matter are Eugene V. DebH and
George W. Howard. now in 81. Paul. signed
Montana Central employees COMMITTEES.
This is not this order OF Railway Con-
duotors nor tho order of Railway Train
men," said Thos. 4. RiohArdson. who has
charge OF the strike here. IA is the Amsri-
oan Railway union. All We want is for the
old organizations 20 let ne alone. We don't
ask their support. and don't expsot 10. All
we want is TO be allowed 20 night our own
battles. In q former notice 10 the manage
ment Of the Great Northern 10 Was agreed that
we would meet them at Minot. Havre or
Great Falls and sign the schedule. We
want the restoration OF the pay and the
schedules ss they existed prio' to Aug. l.
1888. II they will give us their assurance
that this will be done We will go to work at
once and siGn the schedules Letter"
81. laaN Tx
General Manager Ksndriek, OF the North
orn Pacific. as 81. Paul;
Mr. J. w. Kendrick. General Manager.
ST. Paul, MINI: We. the undersigned
committes OF the various organizations
represe-ting emploIes Of the Northsi n
Pacific system of railroad in the different
departments of the service. have been ad-
vlssd OF the transforming of soab labor 10
take the ulaoes of the Great Northsrn ON
ployes. In view of the spirit Of unrest aud
dissatisfaoiioa now prevailing on our sys-
tenn Ws are authorized and instructsd 20
prevail upon you 90 prevent such labor
from eominR 90 this territory via the
Northern Pacific in the interest Of reaco
and harmony. Respectfully signed,
Brotherbood Locomotive Engineers,
brotherhood Railway Trainnsn. Brother
hood Locomotive Firemen, Order Railway
Conductors. Order Rsilway TeleerAphsrs.
Brotherhood Railway Carmen. Independ-
ent Order Of hachinists. Bfotherhood OF
Biacksmiths anu Boiler Makers, American
Railway union. Svitchmsn's Mutual Aid
association.
A dispatch fiom Chicago says that Chief
Arthu-, OF She b. otherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers, Is on his waV 90 81. Paul 90 in
vestiqate the strike. lie is quoted in the
dispatch as say ing that the enginsers broke
their recent agreement with the road in
striking. and also the rules OF the orenniza-
tlon, and must suffer ths consequences.
The dispatch SAYS CHIEF ShTQranl
OF the Brotherhood OF Fremen, has
made similar statement con
cerning members of that ofds
Jerry Derrigan. chief OF Groat Falls divis-
ion. Locomotive Engineers. received from
J. &. Noian. Of the Brotherhood of Eugi
deere, a telegram from a.. Paul saving.
Instruct our members to take no hasty ac-
ton or 90 into anv illegal stfike 30 they
will positively get no support from the
b olherh 3od OF Locomotive Enginssra
am advisiuG With 4. NJ. Arthur. stani bY
your obligations Gud agreement. as you
will be sufferers n you do NOT" To thia
The following reply wss sent 20 Nolan ~
a.. Paul; Hands OF. Great Northern
engineers are acting under the instructiona
OF American Railway union. Every engi-
neer TO a man is out"
The managers of tbs strike say they wish
the merchants and the public generally ~
understand that nnY freight or baggage In
freight houss. baggage room or warehouse