The evening world., 1894-05-29
TO COMPEL ARBITRATION.
Railroad Men Will Ask Congress-
to Pass Such a Law.
Judge Jenkins Condemned and tn
Miners Strike Endorsed. VI

When the third days session Of the
Convention OF railroad employees opened
in Lenox Lyceum this morning the plat
form Of principles. the discussion of
which occupied all day yesterday. was
again taken up.
Chairman T.. f.. Clark, Chief of the
Order OF Railroad Conductors, previous
to calling the Convention to order, said
that the whole of to-day would probably
be required to finish the work Of the
body, and that possibly q session would
be held this evening. 9,
The Convention went Into executive
session at 1919. ..i
A delegate admitted that the question
relative to arbitration had been settled,
and that the Convention had agreed to
institute proceedings looking to the in
PRODUCTION of a bill in Congress, asking
for a law which shall compel all cor
porations to arbitrate when grievances
ployees.
Assistant Grand Master P. H. Norris
ssy, of the Brotherhood Of Railroad
newspaper that cSief Arthur, Of the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers,
yesterday saying that the engineers in
convention at st. Paul had decided to
maintain the,r W order. though they
other organized bodies of railroad men,
II have received no word from Chief
Arthur" said Mr.. Morrissey. nor has
any one else who was a delegate to the
The delegates from the Car inspectors,
Association, at the first opportunity to.
H%egii nreff er mor sn r% eSpsalI 5o he c q.
Association had received and requested
the privilege Of placing in full before
the Convention the expressed opinions Of
their recent annual meeting.
After they had stated their position they
were told that the fact that Paul SWEET
zer. the Grand Master Of the Car In
pointed a. member Of the COMMITTEES On
Credentials; and that as he was also z
buttons. and as such had as much
control over the business of the CON-
v~ention as any other man. they had thus
other body of railroad men in the Con-
%vention. 81"
The matter was then dropped, but for
some reason the car inspectors still
expressed dissatisfaction at their status
in the Convention.
3. F. Blount and A. L. Dannin. two
delegates from Mexico. were present
At 1 o'clock the Convention took q
recess. The Press Committee announc-
ed that the platform presented to the
~ ~ $40
on Rules had been practically adopted
in all Its parts. n confirmed the re-
port. that n compulsory arbitration law
would be asked for. IL
1t was recommended also that the
Railway Commissioners be elected, by
the people instead of being appointed.
The adoption Of laws guaranteeing to
employees injured during the per-
formance OF their duties redress
through the courts, or the ground
forming public service and. az
such, should receive the attention due
to public servants, was recommended. !
The Convention condemned the acts OF
Judge Jenkins and the decision OF Judge
Caldwell in the Northern Pacific matter,
and heartily commended the Sub-Coml
mittee Of the House of Representatives
which had reported that Judge Jenkins's
acts were grossly unjustifabie.
The Convention extended it's indorse.
ment and encouragement to- the United
MINI Workers of America In their big
strike. ~