New-York tribune., 1894-07-01
NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE YET
WHAT RAILWAY MEN HERE SAY.
TIE STRIKE GENERALLY REGARDED AS FoO1-
ISL AND UNwARRANTED-JUbGE CALD-
WELL. ON THE DUTY OF ATCIH-
SON EMPLOYEES


No Information was received at tho Pullman office
in this city yesterday regarding the progress - the
strike. G. q. GWaikin general Eastern agent Of the
Wisconsin Central Railroad. received the following
dispatch from c. L. w." nrtln. the superintendent:
Regarlicss of run.r which YOU may hear. want
Chicago and cs-wncr and con AXE al freight that
our connections can deliver % rs.
Vice-Presilcnt sykes. Of the Nor,hwes;ern re-
ccived dispatch from the West yesterday. saying
that trafhc moving all divisions OF the
Northwestern at $50 4 without hindrance
The receivers of the Atchison. Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad few days ago applied to Judge Cald-
We'll. OF the United states Circuit Court. for
opinion on the present strike. I'm reference to the
obligations Of the Atchson employees TO the company
while il is under the protection OF the courts Judge
Caldwell gave the following opinion:
The men Ir the employ OF the receivers of the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway system
must discharge all their usual ana accustomel
geihcr and permit other men 10 take their places
who VIII discharge those duties ANY or all the
employees quit tn" service Of the court II they
not Interfere in anv manner with the properly or
the operations Of the road or men employed 10
take their places Any such interference VIII he
men who wish to continue in the service Of the
court must discharge all the duties appropriately
and properly belonging to m" -'rVlcG refusal 10
perform any part of these duties Will compel their
disch9rgc. and the power ~ ne court VIII be yig
! cannot believe tn" boycott order was Intended
roads
United states Courts and operated 10y nceiv"rs ap-
pointed 10y thos" courts. but II such is the case IN"
authors of the boycott order anl the men 20 whom
It is addressed must understand hat the court
Will not tolerate Interference with The operation
0l e me met r ny m ,hn, % ,h~T cnnnd remain in
the service Of tho receivers and refuse - -'rforn
make their election whether they VIII take their
9rrr 9TGn rrcscn a. ID mt pbs or the court II they elect to
obey the orders ~ he former they may 10 50. but
in that event they muSt understand distinctly mat
hsN "a
any purIos" and that Other mon VIII De- rinHoytI
TO take their places permanently, who VIII j."
guarded and protected IN the discharge 81 their
dT,iss -. s,,,,,.,or o., vo,r road and the law ap
rlicqhle 20 the case is Understood. DO not he
iiove there will D" any attempt 10 Plt IN" n"yG,W
he I'm direct contempt ~ the authority 81 m" court
a. a'or as I learn that q IS tho deliberate purpose
OF hose orlering the boycott - attempt C. enforce
- Topeka and deal with The matter ne lines
indicated IN this dspotch
Railway men I'm this city 10 not put any reliance
on the report received I'm Wall street yesterday
that the Pullman strike might extend to those
roads in England and tho Continent which use
tho Pullman cars \ dispatch from London
said that the American Railway Union was NOR"
or less directly connected with the labor orfaniza-
tlors of Europe. and that ID" unrest there among
the lahorng people ani their sympathy for Am'ri-
can strikers would cause general rail~ay sirik"
there. Deus. Of the American Railway Union. Is
saia 20 he IN Communication with foreign labor
organizations so one here. however believes
that ~. 49, and no one puts stock In reports of
a "sympathctc" s'rlk" on The other side.
4 prominent Wall Street man sti1 }rst"r lay. in
sp.aktng of the sr.ke. The railroad troubles in
the West are attracting good deal - attention.
but th. interference. - %" Government on account
Of tn mail service is hkey 70 iacilit"i" settle
rhe whole fraternity Of railroad officers IN this
CITY characterize the strk" hs "n" - u" in1s' IN
provoked and unfa disturbances ~ The KIM mat
have ever occurred ln this country J %" 1tf"k'hl
f'rion I'm attrmpung 20 dictate 20 the railroads Of
tho Managers Association is looked upon az On"
~ me most stupid mistakes made by lahoring men
I'm tho history ~ labor Organizations AM ng falI-
way officers there h. no disposition ION 10 max MAJ" M az
cations there likelihood ~ the strikers pc
Ing successful except IN causing t'np"fay I',Iy
In ira fflc Arrangements and p"ciAry loss I" III"
a. ;hr different railway stations in Jersey city
,,,ec h,. a. w., bon no sign y trouble AMI the
oin'-.rs 10 not expect any Their wa" rc','rt IN
DELAYED AZ Washington by strikers. bu' u coma not
The order is-ucl by thc American Railway tnon
70 ral out i,s men on The Lake Shore AMI Michiean
central railroads may ctl,e SOM tronp'T T 10 . ln'
trail dcpends on ihcTe ~, roa', ior s 'A,"7 ,S
west Of nuao sngCrnrnaen' f E,'ai ~ tho q IaR~ M
shor. or Michigan Central would affect our Western
business Even with rc-ni,S5lGn - run our 'rrr a,r
over me two lines we would D" ~ hx. f1r our our
crews know nothing about %" roads hariy De-
lcve the union ~ strong on either llh'
The strlk~ j. having no "ur'' nPon ale I'r" f,. ~"
Western mails IN Nc"-f"rk IfS'nhS'"r Hhy,.N
SAID Yesterday ihat ne MAJ '"l''s ~'.' ''' t'rr
through On time and the delays had not yet been
fel here ,
f. was reported m Jersey city N'ri"riay afternoon
,1,a - committee. ~ strikers had arrived In Jersey
Cv and would ak he men connected With the vtri-
ots ,ads running Of Hudson County 10 join
tt,. .frik. IL was also said that meetings of me
,,,rt,us brothcrhorrl- would Doe held 20 DAY - con
s,d.r the matter \ number OF local railroad en-
ploves who were seen denied that they knew any
thing about lt
In relation 20 the report that q headguarcrS ltr
tho strk.tT would be established ln Ihltlrlphlh
and that the men the Pennsylvania would b" Or
,.r.l out on Monday the Pennsylvania Train dls,
hatcher IN Jersey CITY AMI ,he station agent Sali
i,st ulghf thai they had not been advised or any
rr, suc Of trouble in Philadelphia. and had received
only ne usual orders concerning trains. All Pull
man trains had gone out Oh time.