St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-16
GREAT NORTHERN RUMPUS.
YESTERDAYS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
RAILWAY STRIKE.
EXTENT OF THE TROUBLE.

No Trains Running From the Red
River of the North to Seattle
Row Between Brotherhoods
and American Union-Labor
Hall Mass Meeting-Presiden
Hill to Mayor Curtin.
Local Branch No. $50. of the American
Railway union, hsld mass meeting at
Labor hall. which was largely attended
by railroad employees of all companies.
The meeting was addressed by no less
than fifty different speakers. The whole
stolv leading up to the Great Northern
difficulty was told. After this the doors
were closed to outsiders. 1t was learned
that the sentiments of the men at the
meeting were in accord with their strik-
ing co-empioyes in the West, and the
statement was reiterated that James
Hogan. organizer OF the American rail-
way union, was fully empowered TO
order a strike. It was stated that 1t had
been decided to order strike piece
meal, as it were-to divide the strike
into sections, which accounts for the
walk-out at different points.
DO you realize" said one. member,
chow easy it would be for our people.to
cut away bridge or two? hope notE-
ing will occur of this. nature. 1t is
against our policy. We are protecting
the company's property. If any act of
vandalism occurs it will not be done by
our people. The miners at Butte, now
forced to idleness, might do something
of this kind, but not if we can prevent
it,"
THE BROTHERHOOD MEN.
By somewhat singular combination
Of circumstances. while Local Branch
No. $50 of the American Railway union
was holding what. to judge by the fire.
Quent bursts of applause from its room
on the upper floor at Labor hall, was an
enthusiastic meeting, Local Branch No,
$50 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers was meeting quietly in its
quarters on The second floor. The hold
ing of these two meetings at the same
time was interesting. as it is understood
that the American Railway union is not
in sympathy with any of the brother
hood organizations. and that they work
upon different lines entirely. When the
engineers meeting was over, GLOBE
reporter interviewed the secretary. In
answer 10 certain queries. the latter
said: ''Our meeting today was merely
regular routine session. We took no
official action or cogniZance of the diff
culties on the Great Northern. If any
members of our brotherhood are taking
part i'll this trouble they are acting en-
tifely outside of brotherhood rules and
at their own peril. True. we talked
over the matter in an informal way. but
! took no action whatever"
ROW AMONG WoRKINGMEN.
One man said yesterday that he
viewed the present difficulty more as
struggle between the new federation
and the old brotherhoods for suprem.
acy. incidentally" said he. the rail-
road company is made to suffer, which
| is hardly just
As corroboratiye of the view above
given. President Hill yesterday received
the following communication from
Grand Master Sargent:
TWO TELEGRAMs.
"If firemen in your employ who are
members OF the brotherhood have Quit
work III present strike they have vio-
| lated the laws OF the organization and
will be expelled. They will have no
support from the organization or be sus-
| tanned By the federated committee. We
propose to stand by all agreements that
have been signed by authorized com
| mHtees. You are al liberty to act &C.
cordingly. L. 2. SARGENT
The following is copy of message
sent by E. E. Clark, grand chief of rail-
Way conductors. to the local secretary
at Spokane Falls. with directions to
make such use OF it as he chooses:
Strike on Great Northern will re-
ceive no recognition or support from
/ me or from federated organizations.
Our members duty is to comply strictly
with our laws, and TO perform their
proper and regular duties. If any par
ticipate- in a strike. they must abide the
consequences, which are well knoWn.n
OFFICIALS UNPERTURBED.
The officials of the Great Northern
system were at headquarters yesterday.
They seemed 10 reel hopeful. and said
that the strike was not extending. The
trains were all regularly running to
Grand Forks from St. Paul, but trains
West were tied UP.
Word was given out that at the re.
cent conference. between the officials
and the enginemen;s committee, when
they signed the modified schedules.
they did so in direct, violation OF pre4
vious instructions from their fellows.
Another fact came out at yesterday S
meeting, and that is that the same SEN
timent is reported to exist at this end OF
the system as to the West. One of the
speakers at the secret meeting states
that there was a large sprinkEng of
Great Northern brotherhood men pres
ent, and that they favored the strike
He, said, that all tie men here were now