Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-25
THE STRIKEINQUlRY,
MANAGER ST. JOHN coERoBoRATEo
BY SECRETARY ecAN.
The Latter pinu for Solution of the Rail.
road Labor problem--1hc Mat
ter Of Blacklisting.

CHICAGO. Angus; t-General.Manaxor
In or to-ds>'s session of the Nat,ona
I.bor Commission. Questioned as TO thc
existence OF a blacklist, he said the Co
sal.NanaRcrs Association had never kc1.
q record o. The men who took par, ir
a., late strike. chat was a matter -.
each Individual road The witness thca
read certified rcpor; made hy tn 20 .
island roads detectives. The assertion 3.
1863. g. this report that Vice prcs!dca.
coward. Of tho American Railway Union
openly coupeercd violence a. "a masT-
meeting Of railroad employees % Elac
ls.ul Ia one place thu report r,ols
Howard saH ho would like TO s.e
P.uman hanged. that Pc WAS the worst
,-.nay tho loSorng man over had. lie
ALSO referred 10 him g. obscene lnnru1ce.'
On another place the report declares
toward couuecIci has followers II they
veg, opposed o. "usc the round end q
IL c.st...al- pin
'r,..e things are sufficient" said Mr.
s. John. ego show that the strikers
,....rl.l violence. 10 is with great regret
tat read This report. but II has o.
D. ..n, u order o. give our side fur
s.Nla.
81, ST. John then submitted n got Of
.. c,rarl,d for tho General Man,
t.., Association. showing the wages pail
r.t O. each road. Ilr testified that ONLY
Co.,. t,4 "a co,aror-u..,.o echcl,,ir 1,.,
,...r.J D.. tbe association This had
in presented. and was not accepted
..'f af wpt.i 20 tN the question
r.nt would Do. fair WAGES under cer-
o.. conditions.
.-,. H1rE. island road has mo- desire a.,
g.. f.~ EMPLOYEES an injury" said Manager
g. John. $50 mau las ever boon refused
. h.srIrr b. FOR. m. When employees
f... eff.,.rr, IL fs th.,r dirty ID go
I. OH. .Gc.r immediately over thcm.
ruI if he to.s not give them 4 fair hear
lrr th.v can g., Co., tun next higher. and
f,rfs him to ft. nrxt bie1.r. and SO on
], is u.t ik- court Of law-you be
t.n with th" lowest court ana 20 on up
Yes. bat 'n tlat case Observed NJ
hs.ulu. "tn" court acts as an inter
in'rHuN between l"' ''H''n ing Iaill'S
4 j. not ono al TIE c"hi'hI'"F p"''''7
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'.h1 ". Eln. who was strik"-maraser
8 ~, General Managers Association.
go n. stand. aal corrob1rat,d SIR. 81
Johns statements. In explanation of The
,y.rfrrts from The American Railway
MI, coming through The Mayor not
..us received DE- slid. y told The Mayor
So AN NOT think lc ought 10 be- mos
-.or-l.v f3r such people. ana that
,.l.,..f. .f..k Che, general managers should
t... ....h .. communication | thought
... ,t... ~ lb.ele nm The part of
t.,. ,,po.,r I.r,np uoopl. af-
, r.. ,..,. ,,l.,.el to dictate the
80 ,t.tr ..rI.rl.r"
.,, ,.. ,,...... 1..r rero,vo.I" asked
So
...r, Ia. 3d., ,...,,. o,rsilor the matter
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r, .-.,..,t,r f,r crr now
~
....-.... ,,....i.,.1 Mr. Fgan
'.l....,.t ,n., tb.. communion
.'..,,.., .i,r,l,. lacanea II was
.a,,.,s 80 49,. A-n.r,ca, Rail
r...,
,,.,-.,t,..,., asked. "D1 Won
,,I.t , I..-....-..,. On "a. honor Of TIE
81, f.. f.r.,,' , r.erarfrll poaecful over
.,.... f....r..- Ituf. Tf Of SfIike
o.. .... ....i,.- ,h. .ity hundreds IL
i.....,f. .f Jali,-ar.'
- -,l ., chat time"
.i.., ,..r. gs.,.I..ion mako any effort
w. ..,r. mis- s-rik. other than by
-.
AZ r..r oorr not saw lie thought
~. General managers dbl moi care for
n r.4..ul settlement ON the basis pro-
ir..I lr %. American hallway Union
y..-.
..,l. % not matter ~ general con-
r..,.,c.. among the general managers that
g.. strike should -. crushed out rather
In titled peacefully
% could not say as o. them
I'll E.an dii not know. of his own
? ,.,rsl knowledge. whether strikers took
r4,, lu th.. riots OF not. In his reports.
bal always designated them as
strikers or their sympathizcrs.'
EGAN'S RAILROAD PLAN
AZ r,-., ,bou,sx AS "a solution Of the
.',..I rr,ii,v pot licenses should he
,i ,bo t,pi,e,i ststes q, ernpl,vD.-.
,..-,.T ,bcsa ,nrloyosl uniformed.
-, ,o,,, ,,,,,i',..e. md railroads
,.....c,'.l A., mis- nam Tn. rail
- ''t,., t,s,,.. ,bctr men and