The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-06
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The Brosherhooa OF Railroaa Train.
i DC Not ssanctisn the strike.
In conversation with Train Dispatcher
Wood OF this city this morning we learn
that the railroad men employed on the
western divisions OF the Chicago, Mil
wankee and st. Paul railway are moi
members OF the A. r. u, but belong 70
the b. R. r.. and therefore are not in
sympathy with the present great strike
but most b earthly condemn the action OF
the A. r. q. Mr. Wood has placed as in
possession OF the following statement
issued by Grand Master II. E. Wilken-
son of the brotherhood OF Railroad
Trainmen:
The Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen
as an organization cannot sanction the
Pullman strike. 1t has no utilization
whatever with the American Railway
Union. This strike was authorized by
about 900 delegates attending the
American Railway Union convention
who did mot represent one-thirtieth OF
the employees In service 10 the United
States, but every man, woman, and child
employed in any capacity on q railway u
expected TO bow to this imperious com
nland, regardless OF any right OF their
own, obligations TO other organizations,
or contracts with their employers. I ann
not responsible for the present rules OF
policy OF the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen. They were conceived and
adopted by the men themselves, and
have oft been ratified and reafiirmed by
them, and / propose to execute those
laws accordingly TO their direction.
Members 90 ON q strike and then wire
asking me to sanction their action,
when they know absolutely / have no
such power. Itthey go ont 10 viii have
to be- with the American Railway Union,
for they cannot go ont az members OF
The Brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen
unless they have some grievance Of their
own or Of IN organization which is q
part OF their or Of an organization
which is a part of q federation on the
system where they are ut work. This
position is not q new one. It has al
ways been maintained, notably during
the knights Of Labor trouble on the
New York Central, when Debs and
Howard we're then representing similar
organizations and took the same stand I
now take. They could do nothing else
then. j can do no different now.
Members OF the brotherhood who have
sought advice from me in this matter
have been invariably told that they
would be expected to perform their
regular duties and no other. This
brotherhood will protect as far as it is
able any employe who is discharged for
refusing TO take O strikers place.
Two Excursions.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railway Company will run two
grand excursions to the Lake Madi-
sou Chautauqua Assembly on July 9th
and 14th; trains starting on each day
from Wells, Mimi, Sioux Falls, s. ID.
and Woonsocket, s.. D., reaching Mad
ison before noon, and returning in the
evening. The Chautanqua Program
Tor july 9th embraces Mrs. Mary Il.
Leases famous lecture, ireland and
Her People, the Collins Family Con-
cert Company, and other fi~rst-class
entertainments and ATTRACTIONS.
July 14th Rev. Sam Jones will give
his celebrated lecture, Get There and
Stay There There will also be q Band
Concert, and In the evening a fine
Cantata, conducted by Prof. Lee G.
Kratz, Of Omaha, Nebraska.
GEO. III. HEAFFORD,
Id. w. Wakes, g. p. & T. Al.
Excursion Agent.
a south Dakoea AEnn Kills Mia I'VE
Chilaren and sa!cidss.
BUTLER, 81 D., JulyU.-K. B. Quaum,
. farmer living two and i half miles
east Of this place, murdered his two
children, aged Q and 3 q boy and d
girl. threw them into IN old wei. then
cut his throat and Jumped IN on top or
them. The children's threats were cut
and the girls neck broken. The work
was done with . pocket knife. Quaum
was tho owner Or three quarter Sec