The record-union., 1894-06-30
NO TROUBLE WITH THE COMPANY.
Strike Not Indorsed by the Orders of
Hallway Conductors and Trafnmen.

Strike Not IndorSed by the Orders OF
Hallway Conductors and Trainmen.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 20. = In the
Chronicle of this date appears the state
ment that the Order of Railway Conduct
ors and the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen have already met and indorsed
the stand of the American Railway
Union.
This statement is untrue. The laws
governing these orders render impossible
any Endorsement of boycott of this
character. There exists a federation on
the Southern Pacific system of the Order
of Railway Conductors, Brotherhood Of
Railroad Trainmen, Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Firemen, Order of Railway
Telegraphers and Switchmen's Mutual
Aid Association.
Any action contrary to laws Of the
Cedar Rapids plan of federation can be
taken only by members of these organi-
Zations as individuals. and that in direct
conflict with their obligation both to these
orders and the federation.
So far as the Order of Railway Conduct
ors and the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen are concerned, there has been
no Endorsement of the American Railway
Union, but totally contrary action. The
following instructions have been issued
to the whole system and speak for them
selves:
To the Chairman Of AW Orders of Rail
aUGy Conductors Decisions Southern Pa
cifc Lines, Pacific System: We have no
trouble with the Southern Pacific Com
pany. Will you impress upon all our
membership in your jurisdiction the
necessity of attending to their regular
duties and assisting the company in get
ting it's trains over the road?
The American Railway Union strike,
while said to be aimed at the Pullman
Car Company, is doing tourfold more in
jury to the Southern Pacific Company.
There will be an endeavor made to start
an overland train from Oakland this
evening in manner that will leave no
man open to criticism from any fair
minded person. w. V. STAFFORD.
The General Chairman of all Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen Lodges, Pa
cifc Systems, Southern Pacific Company
lines, says:
The Trainmen have no grievance with
the Southern Pacific Company, nor the
Pullman Company, and L shall expect
every man to do his work and live up to
the agreement that we have with the
company.
This strike, while aimed at the Pull
man Company, is affecting the Southern
Pacific Company to a greater extent on
this system than it is the Pullman, from
the iact that the Southern Pacific Com
pany owns rs per cent. of the cars that
run her e. E. SWAIN,
General Chairman.
These instructions were fully indorsed
by the local Lodges of the respective
Orders here.
1t can plainly be seen that the stand
taken by these organizations is TO attend
to their own duties-whatsoeve they
may be. Our men do not go out of their
way to take other mems places. They
are simply required to 60 on about their
own business. We have nothing to do
with the American Railway Union. 1t is
new organization OF sudden growth,
whose avowed purpose is to absorb our
membership and to destroy the older
orders which have been in existence for
many years and have been the means of
obtaining for us all the privileges we
now enjoy. We believe that we have too
action as the present action.
On this system, by years of hard work,
we have been able to build up a system
of schedules and agreements with the
Southern Pacific Company that are too
valuable to risk without good and sGffi-
cient cause, and we do not believe that
this present boycott is justifiable on this
system, and we are simply staying with
our law as it exists.
We have no choice. We are minding
our own affairs only, and would not now
appear in print if not for the fact that this
gross misstatement appeared in this
mornings issue.
We have no ill-feeling against the men
who are out, and they should have no
feeling against US.
There seems to be widespread feeling
amongst the public that it is a fight made
by the whole of the railroad men, but the
fact is that all of the orders must inevit-
ably suffer in the event of defeat. or for
the matter of that, as far as past history
goes to show, in any event.
While we are not at liberty to speak for
any but ourselves, we are exposing no
secrets when we state that the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers are in
thorough accord with us in our action.
w. V. STAFFORD,
Chairman of Railroad Conductors.
c. +. SWAIN,
Chairman Railroad Trainmen.