The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-04

Chicago, Feb. 3.-The fight between the
A.R.U- and the old railway brotherhoods,
which anteceded the big strike OF last sum-
mer, and became more bitter at that time
because the old brotherhood men refused
| to join in the strike, has not been soft
ened by the hand of time. Instead, the
feeling between the rival bodies has ap-
parentiy become more intense. Today, the
subject was discussed at length by two
hundred or more leaders of the Order of
Railway Conductors, and an almost unan-
imous expression was found in the adop-
| ton of a resolution recommending to the
coming biennial convention of the grand
division that the line be drawn in the or
| der to exclude all members who refuse
to renounce allegiance to the A. R. U.
Cannot Serve Two Masters.
There are many members of the Order
Of Conductors who are also members of
the A. r. U. The leaders in today s
meeting insisted that no man could serve
two masters; that no conductor could hold
| a membership in two organizations whose
interests were ininlical and between which
there was a constant warfare. They said
the ayowed object of the a. r. L. was to
absorb all the railway employees of the
country, and the districts and that of the
Older organizat tons.
The meeting today was called by the
three Chicago divisions, Nos. !, Al and 293.
1t was a union meeting, and circulars had
been sent to every division in the country
and they We're urged to send their dele
gates to the grand division. The response
was larger than expected. Members were
present from nearly every division north
| of the Ohio river and between Kansas
City on the west and Pittsburgh on the
east, with a few scattered members from
New York, Pennsylvania and Omaha and
san Francisco. The purpose Of the meet
ing, or rather caucus, for such it was
was announced in the circular to discuss
matters of Importance which would come
of the order in Atlanta in May next.
Management is o. *.
Grand Chief E. E. Clark, Grand Vice.
p. Daniels, we're present and addressed
the meeting. For some time charges OF
lrismana cement have been talked of in
the order against the officials of the
Home for Disabled Railway men, located
in Chicago, and a committee from out
side divisions spent all of last week in in
Vestigating- the home. 1t reported to the
Injecting today that the charges were with
out foundation and the home could not be
better conducted.
Kaw Valley division has issued a cir
cular TO the members Of the order asking
cooperation at the coming convention o.
the grand division to strike out the per
manaent membership feature of the law!
of the grand division. Under the law al
four consecutive terms as delegates to tn
| grand body become life members, and thu
circular alleges that the number of Sucl
permanent members has grown to be
menace to the order, and that the mel
representing no local division we're prac
tically controlling the grand division
The caucus was evenly divided on tn
question and no agreement was reached.
I Another circular discussed was from tn
LackaWana division, insisting upon tn
extension of the life insurance benefit
! to such members in whose families Ger
tain diseases. such as paralysis and apo
pleXy, were hereditary. The meeting wa
practically unanimous in cOndemning III
, adoption of such an amendment.
Z. A. Soper's Case.
The friends Of E. A Soper of Wasatcl
division, sought to obtain the recommend
, alton of the caucus for the setting asid
CO the decision of the insurance commit
| tee and board of directors in refusing hin
total disability benefits. Mr.. Soper los
all of the fingers on one hand and four OF
the other by an accident on the Unio
4 Pacafic, and has nothing left but tn
stumps of the palm. He was said to b
as totally disabled as if he had lost hi
hand at the wrist. The caucus was dis
! lpoSed TO take up Mr.. Soper's claim
5 and at the grand division meeting an eff
: fort will be made to amend the laws s
! as to include such cases as his
Other questions of laws of minor i'm
iportance were taken up and discussed an
: then the action on the dual membershi
| in the order and the A r. u was had