The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-09
lEN ARE GETTING UGLY.
There Is Too Much of Court
Interference.
LABORERS HAVE SOME RIGHTS.
They Cannot Be Compelled 10 Work
When They Do Not Like
Their Pay.

OMAHA, Feb. S.-Eugene Y. Debbs,
president OF the American Railway Union,
arrived here this evening and addressed a
body OF Union Pacific employees in regard
TO the present situation. He denounced
Judge Jenkins injunction in the Northern
| Pacific Railway case, ana said Judge Dun
dy's order was no better. He asserted that
he proposed 10 protect the interests of the
members of the Railway Union in the
| Union Pacific's employ in the face of Fed
eTal court interference. Most of his adj
dress was a plea for complete union among
railway employees so that strikes will not
be necessary.
Ii is rumored that strike will follow his
advent here, and it is also rumored that he
will go before the court here and demand
that the eight-hour law be applied to the
Union Pacific's employees as to all other la
borers in the Government service. There
Is much suppressed excitement here over
tile situation.
Later 1t was stated that the Union
Pacific employees would raise officially the
question whether if. as Judge Dundy says.
they are employees of the United States
court, they ought not to be paid on the
basis of the United States working day of
eight hours, instead of on corporate basis
of ten 10 sixteen hours.
DENVER. Feb. S.-Argument was con-
cluded to-day before Judges Hallett and
Riner on the petition of the Union Pacific
receivers for the adoption of the new wage
schedule. The Judges gave decision
this evening in favor of ths employees, re-
fusing to enter In the districts of Colo
RADIO and Wyoming the order by Judge
Duudy at Omaha.
They said: ut appears by the pleading
IN this case that prior to the appointment
Of the receivers. certain rules and regula-
tons and schedules were in force, recog-
nzed and acted upon by employees and
managers. Our own view is that il the
receivers deem il advisable and necessary
10 the proper and economic management
Of the properties in their hands that rules,
regulations and schedules different from
those in force at the time the property
came into their hands be adopted, the en-
ployes affected by any proposed change
should be notified and given time and or
portunity 10 point out to the receivers any
inequity in the schedule or any injustice
which they think will be done, and If after
such negotiations and consultations the re-
celvers aud employees are unable to agree
as TO the proposed rules. regulations or
items of the wage schedules proposed, the
matter OF the difference should be referred
to the court for final determination. II
this course is pursued the result, in our
judgment, Will be that hereafter full con-
sultation and discussion of these matters
between the receivers and employees, meet
ing as they will in spirit of fairness upon
both sides, determined to do the right
thing under existing conditions, will leave
little to the determination of the court"
KEoKUK. Iowa, Feb. S-The Union
Pacific receivers have applied to Judge
Woolson in the Federal court 10 put in
force In Iowa an order similar to that
Issued by Judge Dundy in Nebraska, rela-
tive to striking employees. Judge Woolson
declined. as none of the Iowa employees
had struck, and were not represented in
court He affirmed the ruling that the
men are now employees of the receivers,
and that the receivers have right to pro-
mulgate any wage schedule which the
Judge approves. The employees may quit
the service. but not in such a manner as to
interfere with the operation of the road
The Judge reserves to any employe the
| right to come into court and have his CON-
plant Investigated and remedled.