The record-union., 1894-06-28
ALL THROUGH TRAINS LYING IDLE.
The Pullman Bovcott Put in Force
Here Yesterday.
No Train Leaves for the South, and
None Last Night for the East
or North.

1t extends only to what is known as
Pullman cars, but as these constitute the
major portion of all through trains going
north, south and east, it practically
amounts to stoppage of travel over the
Central Pacific, Oregon and Southern
systems, as Pullman sleeping coaches are
run on all these lines.
The tie-up is the result of an order from
Eugene V. Debs, President OF the Rail
way Union, which embraces nearly all
classes of railroad employees. The trouble
is really with the Pullman Company OF
Illinois, and grew out Of a difference be-
tween that company and its employees in
the matter of rates OF wages. And in
order to force the Pullman Company into
acceding TO the demands of its employees,
the Railway Union has taken up the
fight and ordered the boycotting of Pull
man cars on all roads where they are
run.
President Debs on Tuesday telegraphed
the following to Secretary Doughty Of
the union in this city:
CHICAGO, June goth
j. Il. Doughty, Sacramento, CAL. The boy
colt on all Pullmans went into effect at noon
to-day. By order OF the convention.
EUGENE V. DEBs
The local union appointed committee
consisting OF II. A. Knox, John Mullin
and i. Compton to carry out the order OF
Debs. The committee called on Superin-
tendent Wright and notified him that the
tralnmen would refuse to handle any
Pullman cars pending settlement OF the
difficulty, and that none would be al
lowed to go out on any train.
1t was agreed, however, that the trains
then en- route from the East and North
would be allowed TO run through so as
tn ierc tho Wv N
had already paid their through fare.
The first train tied up here was that for
Los Angeles, which was TO have left at
1925 yesterday forenoon. 1t was to have
contained Pullman sleeper, but the rail-
road employees refused to touch the sleeper
and the train, with its load OF passengers,
did not leave the depot.
The local train for San Francisco and
other short-route trains went out on time.
A RECORD UNION reporter asked AS
sistant Division Superintendent Jones
what was going to be done. He replied
that Superintendent Wilder had been no.
titled at Oakland of the tie-up, and he
supposed nothing could be done unless
the men receded from their determina
tlon not to handle any Pullman cars.
The effect was simply to suspend traffic
on the overland lines.
WHAT FILLMORE SAYS.
To the reporter of a San Francisco
paper General Superintendent Fillmore
said on Tuesday. when asked about the
probable result of the Eastern strike
that be did not see how the employees of
the Southern Pacific could take hand in
IL and expect to derive any benefit there
by.
1--WE try to treat our men fairly" said
he, ''and it would be ridiculous for them
to take up a fight in which they are not
even remotely interested. Besides. if
they did, the war would not be waged
against Pullman, but against US, as we
would have three-fourths of all the in
jury which they might inhict-in fact
lar greater proportion than that, when
the effect such a contest would have upon
ali our business is considered.
The General Managers Association,
of which the members of the American
hallway Union have seriously COM
planned of late, is body with which our
road has nothing to do. and in truth, we
never favored it.
III fight was declared against all
Pullman cars running out of Chicago, as
Is contemplated, l cannot see how it
would affect our line. Under our con-
tract with the Northwestern n Road, which
operates Wagner cars exclusively, all our
Pullman cars after passing Council Bluffs
are run as Wagner cars into Chicago, and
ali Wagner cars are run as PullmanS from
Council Bluffs West The cars are abso-
lutely managed in this way, and an at
tempt to designate our cars as Pullmans
when they are controlled and operated
by the Wagner system would require a
decided strain upon ones Imagination"
NOTHING AGAINST THE s. p. COMPANY.
q RECORD-U UNION reporter yesterday
had talk with member of the local
committee managing the boycott, and
called his attention To Mr.. Fillmore's s
statement.
I'VE have no fight against the Southern
Pacific Company" said he, land we do
not blame the company from trying to
carry out its contract with the Pullman
Company to run the latter's cars. If it is
as Mr.. Fillmore says, and the Southern
Pacific folks will take out all the Pull
man stuff from the coaches, they may
run the cars and we will handle them"
What do you mean by the Pullman
stuff" the reporter inquired.
'Well,'l replied the committeeman,
''the porters, the bedding, the cushions
and SO forth-everythin that is owned
by or under the control OF the Pullman
Company"
Several employees of the railroad com
pauy stated yesterday that they had no
grievance against the Southern Pacific
Company, as it had always used its en-
ployes well, but they wanted 10 bring
Mr.. Pullman 10 time, and wished to make
the company bring pressure to bear on
him.
'sThe company" said one, has always
treated us well and literally aud we have
no complaint 10 make against it. With
the exception of a small strike at Bakers
field, some years ago, there has never
been the least trouble between il and its
employees. 1t pays the highest wages of
any railroad company in the United
States
Another said: "We don't want to hurt
the company, as it has given us no reason
Tor complaint. Last fall, when all the
other railroads in the country cut down
the wages OF their employees on account
of the stagnation of business, this COM
pany never even spoke OF cutting down
ours"
IF that is so, why do you take an ac-
tion that must result in injury and loss
to the company, which has contract
with the Pullmans to haul their cars for
given time, and is legally bound in that
case to carry out its contract?" was
asked.
Because we want to force Pullman to
pay the old wages to his employees" was
the reply. HE has made his millions,
ana should be made to pay his men good
wages"
But if this action entails annoyance
ana loss ana damage TO this railroad COM
pany and the travelling public, against
whom N.Y. you have no shadow of grievance.
who VIII pay that loss?'; was asked.
"Ob, the company and Mr.. Pullman
must settle that between themselves -
was the answer. That is their business. -
THE SITUATION AT OAKLAND.
The following dispatch was received
from San Francisco last evening at s
O'Clock:
San Francisco, June 27.-The Ameri-
can Railway Union In the employ OF the