St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-07
THIS IS THE PRINCIPAL INGRE-
DENT OF THE STRIKE AS
YET.
OFFICIALS ARE CONFIDENT
THERE WILL BE NO TROUBLE,
BUT THEY ARE PREPAR-
ING.
SENDING OUT NEW MEN.
Some Interruption of Traffic in
the Red River ValIey-keli-
her Refuses to Talk.

"There will be no serious trouble.
There may be slight depredations
committed at one place or another
by hot-headed men not employed by
the Great Northern road, but they
will be dealt with summarily, and
this vigorous policy of the man
agement, together with the fact that
the employees know their places will
be filed without delay if they go
out, is sufficient explanation of the
statement that there will be no gen
eral tie-up." This brief resume Of
the situation was given last even
ing by a gentleman VINO has kept
thoroughly posted on matters con-
nected with the present trouble on
the Great Northern, and who has
thus far refrained from expressing
any opinion.
This view comedies with the gen.
eral sentiment regarding the prob
ability of strike, although it is ad-
mitted that there is a possibility
that the A. r. U. is so thoroughly
organized that the present quietude
may only precede a general walk
out. On the surface it would seem
as if the A. r. U. had made a fur
tive attempt to win back its former
prestige without first ascertaining
it's real strength or the wishes Of a
majority of the members, until now,
it's leaders, having made bold front,
do not find it easy to retreat from
their position. That many Of the
employees of the Great Northern road
are dissatisfied with their wages or
the number of hours they are obliged
to work cannot be gainsaid, but at
the same time they are apparently
in no particular hurry to abandon
their posts, lose their positions and
face the coming winter out Of en-
ployment.
Quite in contrast to the former
strike, there has been no serious inter
ruption of traffic, although several
days have elapsed since the first signs
of trouble became apparent. Within
three days Of the preliminary trouble
in the first Great Northern strike word
was received here from numberlesS
points along the lime that the men were
out and business at a standstill. 1t is
we'll known that such is not the case
at present. At DEVILS Lake it is re-
ported that the freight trains are
blockaded and that, although there are
engineers and firemen willing to take
out the trains, 1t is impossible TO get
conductors and brakemen- Dispatches
from Grand Forks last night an
nounced that no freight trains were
moving on the Dakota division, but
that it was expected that men would
be on hand to take them out today.
Locally there was little news yester-
day TO add to the situation. Word
comes to st. Paul that the men who
even desire to be loyal to the A. R. U.
have little or no faith in the leaders
and are taking the counsel of the more
conservative members not to indulge
In what they say must be a losing
contest and one which, if it is lost,
will prove a terrible blow to the strik-
ers. Here in ST. Paul the employees of
the road are attending to their duties
as usual and no trouble is feared. As
far as is known no meetings of the A.
r. U. have been held, although the
strike is being discussed by the other
unions. 1t is darkly intimated that
within short time, when replies have
been received from more of the lodges
of the union. that
A GENERAL STRIKE
may be inaugurated. II this report
has the slightest founda ton, the or
ganization of the order has been adj
mirably looked after. for not the slight
est statement has been made except by
the leaders as to what the intention OF
OF the men is.
The presumption is, however, that no
one knows exactly what is to happen,
and the men do not feel like making
declarations or taking steps which they
may later have reason to regret. Syl-
yester Keliher, the national secretary
OF the A. r. u, did not give out his