St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-02
CoMPANY,s STATEMENT.
It'll Position With Regard to the
Strike.

Strike.
additional Strike News on PAGES and Z
April so. 1894. -Messrs.C. A. Pillsbur,
ct al. Committee--Gentle As re-
quested by you this evening, herewith
give you full aud accurate statesEea'
OF the situation and of the positita d
this company with reference to the
present strike.
On the morning of the 18th inst. tl,s
first notice the company had OF any dis
agreement or complaint on the part O,
any OF its employees was contained in Z
telegram to General Manager Case. a.
follows:
Butte. April 1s.-C. w. Case
General Manager: | am instructed n,
your employees to say that unless the
wage schedules and rules of all classes
OF employees that were in effect prio,
to first cut made August, 1898
are restored and switchmen at GreaI
rails and Helena receive the same nav
ana schedules as at Butte, and that the
management agrees to meet representa-.
tives OF the employees at MInot not later
than ten days hence and formulate
schedules accordingly, all classes will
quit work at IL o'clock noon, this 18th
day OF April. JAMES HOGAN"
O'Clock in the forenoon. or three hours
before the strike was ordered. Aboul
the same time the following message
was being sent to the various employees
OF the company, as indicated in the
message, at all points west of Minot,
viz:
Butte. 12th-TO all conductors. en-
gineers. iremen. brakemeil. swltchmeH,
operators, agents, clerks, Shopmeu. sec,
tionmen and all employees: 1t has beer
aScertalned that the management of this
Great Northern system are arranging tC
run In lot OF men from the East TO t;lI
our places in departments on account oi
OUT belonging to A. r. U. 1t has beer
decided at IL O'clock noon tomorrow
friday, April Ii. every man. in every
department. will quietly quit work
ana you will do no work oj
any Kind for the company. Protect the
company's property from outside par
tles VINO would seek to take advantage
OF the strike. Every man from Butte
20 Havre, including all branches, ane
from 81. Paul to the coast, will 60 out
You will not return to work mill w,
receive notice from the undersigned
The terms under which we will retur,
TO work have been satisfactorily draw,
UP. VIZ, restoration of the old rates a
wages as paid prior to Aug. l, 1893
STICK together and God bless youi Suc
CESS Is sure! JAMES HOGAN,
K. NJ. GOODWIN:
The statement made to the employees
Tor the purpose of inducing them t.
strike. that the company was seudfnf
men TO take their places In the yariom.
departments, was entirely false il
every particular. No man had beer
hired or sent for this purpose. and M
such thing had been thought of.
The c0mpany's passenger trains con,
tanning women and children. were anal,
doned on the main track, between sta.
tons. without any roads or means -
reaching food OF shelter. other tha,
such as were afforded by the company,
sleeping and dining cars. Perishabit
freight was left at various points alamo
the line. without any notice to the com
pahy OF any opportunity to remove tlit
same to Its destination or a place o
safety. The notice of strike was signee
Dy man named Hogan, who was nese]
~ tls company's employ or known Il
ITS ofhccrs. The man Goodwin, signing
the ORDER, was i'll the company's employ
ana was present in st. Paul when til,
ttaihmeh's schedule was considered
ne theh assured the officers of the COM
pdhy that he would do everything hi
men.
On receipt of this notice the COMPANY
pu0llshed at the various principa
points along its lines statement tina