The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-08-25
Labor Leaders Assert That the
Black List Is in Operation.
A BOYCOTT BY UNCLE SAM.
The Strike Commissioners Investigation
DeveloPes an Enthusiastic Dis
ciple of BelIamy.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE strike com
missioners' investigation today devel-
oped an enthusiastic disciple Of Bell
amy in r. NJ. Goodwin, director of the
A. r. U. Goodwin declared that
strikes could be averted bynationalizing
railroads and all other extensive cor
porations and industries. Professor E.
NJ. Bemis, associate professor of pollti-
cal economy of the Chicago university,
advocated as strike preventative a
national board of arbitration. A num-
Der of railway employees were exam
med. all of whom testified to having
applied for work in different parts OF
the country since the strike, only to
discover that they had been black
listed.
r.. f. Mills, Baltimore 4 Ohio en-
gineer of Garrett, Ind, testified that
he was discharged ia July and told
that he was not to be employed again.
Since then he sent letter to w. G.
Crimson, president of the Illinois Steel
Company, asking for employment.
In few days Mr. BrinsOn replied
that If the application had been re-
ceived week before he would have
been glad to employ Mills, but that
now he had been Informed of Mills
prominency in the A. r. u. and there
fore could not employ him.
j. Is. COnLors. switchman, who
had worked on the Grand Trunk road.
testified that lie had made application
for work TO the United States Yards
Transit Company and was refused.
TIE official to whom he applied told
him that no man that had ever served
on labor Committees would be given
work.
Charles Naylor, fireman and en-
gineer, and a mem Der Of the A. r., u.
came next. He was dismissed June
IS from the Pennsylvania liues, and
knew he was blacklsted because the
general uperintendent had told
friend of witness that be could moi get
work. Mr.. Naylor said workingmen
would have no confidence in a perma-
nent board of arbitratOrs, whether
elected or appointed. lie thought a
new board should be appointed for
each case.
a Boycott by Uncle Sam.
Vice President Howard Of the A. r.
Y. was recalled. Howard desired To
call the commissions attention to two
facts: That the United Stat@s govern
ment Is now black listing or boycOttinr
., OOO employees of the Union Pacific for
their connection with the A. II. u.
and that the railroads of the country
were threatening to boycott the Mis-
souri,, Kansas d Texas road unless it
withdrew its present low rate 10 Wash
ingtor. He thinks if the government
can keep its hands of the rail
roads anu let them settle their Difficult
Ties by boycott or any way they please,
It should keep its hands oil the en-
ployes as well. a burst of applause
rom the audience greeted this state
ment.
The audience today was larger than
al any Time. 1t is probable that the
question of extent of jurisdiction OF
the commission will come up he f re the
end of the investigation.
A Preacher on the Stand.
In the afternoon the principal wit
ness was w. II. CarwLrdine, pastor of
The Methodl4t church at Pullman. His
evidence consisted chiefly of history
)f the strike, which he declared would
never have occurred had the Pullman
company reduced the rents when it re-
duced the wages. The witness became
indignant wien asked if lie was an
lnatchis', and denied il with emphasis.
heIe VIII lie no afternoon session of
HE commission tomorrow. The morn
ng wines will lie Eugene V. Debs.