Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-07-03

this country has been Instituted
against the Pullman Car Compa-
NY. The strike and boycott against
that company by its employees,
would not effect commerce and
traffic to any alarming extent, but
the great multiplicity Of condi-
tions surrounding it, makes the
matter n seriously complicated
one. Coming as it does, at a time
when general depression prevails,
and the labor circles of the whole
country are in such a state of fer
mentation, it would indeed be diff
fcult to even hazard an opinion as
to the possible result. The disaf-
lection is not of a local character,
bat general; nor does it alone af-
feet the Pullman Company. In
fact it might be said that that
company suffers less than many of
the others unfortunately associat-
ed with it. The Pullman Compa-
ny has contracts with all roads en-
ployiug the service of its cars and
because Of the grievance of its en-
ployees, the whole system of rail-
reading on those lines is affected.
The conductors and porters refuse
to longer accept the paltry wages
offered by the company;.the switch
men refuse TO handle the cars ;>the
engineers decline to pull them and
the railroad companies dare not
move their trains without comply
ing with the terms Of their con-
tract with the Pullman Company,
and the result is a general tie-up.
The railroads are under heavy
contract with the government for
handling the mails and are respon-
sible for the prompt delivery of
perishable goods consigned to
them; they are also responsible for
delayed passenger traffic and many
other contingencies. So it appears,
that the Pullman company, against
which the war has been waged will
suffer the slightest loss.
As to the cause. leading up to
this terrible condition little can be
said. TIE emloyes made demands
OF the company which were not
acceeded to; they refused all offers
of arbitration and the strike was
accordingly ordered by the Ameri-
can Railway Union as a means OF
redress. This they had a right tc
do. No man should be denied the
privilege of refusing to serve his
employees whenever he chooses tc
do so, but there'his rights end.
United States Circuit Court
Judge Caldwell, has issued the
following order to employees Of
the Santa Fe company.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, June 2Sth, 1904
ALL CONCERNED-Rly. Div:
The following telegram from
Judge Caldwell has been received
by the receivers; see that same j.
sent as bulletin and posted in al
stations, shops and round houses
and in all trains west Of 1T. Madi
son, and on all bulletin boards az
follows:
"Ihe men in the employ of tn,
Receivers of the A. L. q S. T. r.
system must discharge all the us
ual and accustomed duties or qui
the services of the receivers alto
gether, and permit other men t.
take their places who will dis
charge these duties. Any or al
of the employees can quit the ser
vice of the court if they desire t,
do 50, but when they do quit, the.
must not interfere in any name
with the property and operation
of the road or men employed t,
take their places. Any such in
reference will be promptly deal
with as a contempt Of court. Tn.
men who wish to continue in tn
service Of the court must discharg.
all their duties appropriately an,
properly belonging to the service
A refusal to perform any part q
these duties will compel their dis
charge and the employment of otl
er men to take their places. A.
r the power and authority of tn
| court will be vigorously exercise
I to enforce these reasonable rule.
1 cannot believe the boycott ordt
e was intended to be put in operi
f ton on roads in the custody of Ii
United States court and operate
by receivers appointed 10y thoi
I courts, but If such is the case Ii
author of the order and the me