The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-05-13
ANOTHER STRIKE POSSIBLE.
1t IL Alleged That President Hill Is Not
Living Up 10 tho Agreement.

1t IL Alleged That President Hill Is Not
Living Up to tho Agreement.
BUrrE. May l2.-It 10 fact that is now
plainly apparent that there is more trouble
brewing on the Great Northern, and Sec
ond strike is among the possibilities. The
cause of the present trouble is set forth IN
the following letter, which was received
tonight by the secretary OF the A. X. L.
lodge here, from the chairman of the ad-
justment committee now in ST. Paul:
The Great Northern Railroad company are
violating their agreement with the employees by
refusing to rcinstat- some Of those who parti-
cpated in the recent strike and dlschaTglng
others without cause and filling somo of the
vacancies with now men. committee Of A. X.
u. members waited upon President Hill and de-
mande1 the mhllment Of his agreement but
receiving no satisfaction called In the business
men. who comprised The board OF arbl.
trailon, and they decided that our inter.
pretatlon OF the terms of the agree.
ment was correct. aud waited on Mr..
Hill toe nGeavor To persuade him 10 live up TO
u. Their mission was practically frultless, Nj.
Hill telling them hc desired two or three days 10
consider IL.
Charles Pulshary, chairman OF the board
OF arbitration stat ID TO the members OF the
A. X. L. committee that they (the arbitratorsJ
could not compel Mr.. Hill 10 live up TO the
agreement. The committee believing that this
delay Oh Mr.. HlilS part was simply play for
time 10 get ready for trouble, decided that
pfomp. action on the part Of the A. Il. L. was
necessary and Immediately issued a call to all
unions to send delegates 10 this point at the
earliest possible moment and wired 10 the
officers Of the general union TO come on the
ground at once. We have decided that II Is
IN mi Z ba snt In .ppft tha
agreement, even should We require another fight
10 do So Advise MS BY wire II our action as above
stated meets with the approval Of your union.
Keep US or your delegate thoroughly pOstedon n
every move OF the company and he ready 10 act
promptly In any emergency. see copy OF EreR-
ING Post sent you this date.
This is signed by the chairman Of the
adjustment committee. A committee
from Butte, Helena and Great Fails, rep
resenting the Montana Central employees,
is now in 81. Paul in company with a
committee from the employees of the
Great Northern main line, trying 10 ar
range an amicable settlement. Director
Hogan of the A. r. L. is also in St. Paul,
aud during the past "A hours he has sent
out kilograms to Butte and all other
points Of the system insiructing the men
to stand ready to 20 out in case satisfac-
tory settlement is not reached. A COM
mittee Of prominent A. r. 4. men called
at the STANDARD Office tonight and made
the following statement Tor the benefit of
the public:
"Under the terms of agreement which
ended the last strike, President Hill was
TO reinstate all Of the employees without
prejudice. He has not done this. Engineer
Best, who left freight train At Jackson
street, three blocks from the depot in ST.
Paul. has not been reinstated aud for no
other reason than that he struck with tho
other men. The train which Best left was
the freight that the company undertook
to send west while the strike was In pro-
gross, but before the men al ST. Paul and
Minneapolis bad been ordered out. We
also know Of men at Spokane aud
kalispel who have not been reinstated
simply because they took a leading part
ia the strike. Mr.. Hill will not make any
statement to the public, but ho wants to
make IL appear that he is refusing to rein.
state only the men who destroyed prop