The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-10

strikers will then demand that they
be taken back in body and another
difficulty will be presented. Two union
engineers on the Santa Fe took their en-
gines out to-day with scabs. MCNEIL went
out on the overland run, and shortly De-
fore noon Harry Knott. regular engineer
on the klte-shap ped track, left the strikers
ranks and took train arourd the valleys.
His old fireman went with him. Some eX-
element was caused by this news among
the strikers, who said little, but evidently
felt bitterly over the surprise.
ALI the A. R. .. men met this afternoon
and adopted the following resolutions.
which were addressed to the Merchants
Association of Los Angeles:
We. like yourselves, realize the great DANA &c
resulting 10 the industries OF Southern Califor-
MIA from the present strike, but we can see no
good that can be accomplished by court OF
arbitration such as you suggest. In the nrst
place IL is humble opinion that II your resolu-
lions were crystalliZed into law such law would
OF necessity be unconstitutional. according TO
section l OF the thirteenth amendment, which
reads as follows: Neither slavery nor inyolun-
tary servtude, except as a punishment for
crime whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted shall exist within the United States
or any place subject TO their jurisdiction"
There can be no halfway ground In THIS
matter. A man is either free man or a slave;
and if such a law as you suggest were to pass
the constitutional test and man Is forced to
render "invOluntary servitude" such man Is
unquestionably slave, and the late civil war
was woeful waste of human life and human
energy.
We believe the only court that can compel
arbitration is the court of public opinion. II
we are allowed to make any suggestions TO your
honorable body, we would respectfully suggest
that you use your influence with our Senators
ana Representatives to compel the Federal
authorities to withdraw their support from the
corporations
Mr.. Olney's stand In favor Of the corporations
has undoubtedly encouraged them in their stub
born refusal TO arbitrate, regardless OF public
convenience. The question which confronts
you is not local issue. 1t is worldwide, and
no man or body of men should attempt to offer
solution from a standpoint Of dollars and
cents.
The railroad men stand ready to move the
mails and the fruit CROP as well as passenger
and freight that may be offered for transporta-
ton. but we insist that all men shall be rein
stated. and that we shall not be required 10
move Pullman cars till MIR. Pullman agrees to
arbtrate with his men. The Pullman car Is In
no way necessary 10 JDe movement Vi ellutT
malls or freight, but is only luxury for less
than one per cent of the travelling public.
The Santa Fe overland train from Ra-
ton, n. NJ, arrived at 9 80 P. NJ, with mail
and over 200 passengers. The mail repre-
scented the accumulation of seven days
and overlooked the postofice cars 1t was
the first to arrive here since the road was
tied up through New Mexico.
Late tonight Deputy Marshals are max
ing preparations for taking out freight
trains from the Southern Pacific yards
over the Sunset route. The prospective
movement of all through trains is kept
secret by the Southern Pacific officials,
but it was learned from Government Off
GERS that the first freight train will steal
away from here at A. NJ. tomorrow.
The remainder of the programme is to
follow the freight with regular passenger
overland carrying mail and Pullman cars.
The train for San Francisco is still In the
Arcade depot and will not move till day
light so as to get over Tehachapi mountains
in the day time. if it moves at all.
Governor Markham left here at noon by
train to KedOndo. where he will embark
on the steamer Santa Rosa for San Fran
cisco. His intention is to reach Sacra-
mento as quickly as he can get through,
and from the Executive office do what he
can to stop the trouble.