The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-05
NO STRIKE ON WABASH YET
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 make reply to some misstatements
 made by Mr. Morrissey in the morning
 papers. 5g:az .4t" t4s.,s.
 "The first is personal to the president
 of the Wabash railroad. MT. Morrissey
 says: For years he (Mr. Ramsey) has
 boasted of his contempt for labor or
 ganizations. He liked the distinction
 it brought him of being the one man.
 aging officer in this section who could
 get along without them. Every previ-
 ous effort of the employees to meet and
 deal with him has proved futile.' &
 This statement is absolutely with
 out truth. I have never expressed con-
 tempt for labor organizations. q may
 have for some hot-headed leader who advocates the rule-or-ruin policy) On the contrary, l have frequently said to labor leaders, members and others that I had no objection to them when. prop erly and conservatively conducted, and
 when they did not absolutely ignore in-
 dividual rights or obligations. There are hundreds of organization men on the Wabash who know this; there are
 dozens who were employed by me after the strike of 1894 (two years before I became connected with the Wabash), who offered to leave their association
 to get back, to whom I said: That is
 not necessary. I don't care what or ganization you belong to, so long as you are reasonably loyal to the com- pany, and good workman
 T have not discharged or declined to employ any one on account of member ship in the organization. The Wabash
 employees are treated as men, with all their rights as individuals recognized, and as long as they recognize the rights of their fellow employees and give fair service to the company they have the right to join any church or organiza- tion-political, labor or other kind they wish.
 During my thirty-three years with the Wabash and other railroads have never failed to meet any committee of employees or any individual employe who wished to see me, and I have met every committee now here several times, and three of these meetings were with Messrs Hannahan, Lee and Will kins present. I meet such committees knowing they are members of organi- zations duly constituted I only say i to them, Your grievances are as em-
 pIoyes of the Wabash, and, therefore, we confer as employees
 MT MorrisseY says Mir. Ramsey hluffed and catoled the men s'The truth is, the bluffing and cajol 1 ing has been entirely on the part of the organization leaders. For the past two years those and their aides have been l urging the Wabash employees to force | the issue and although their commit l tees have been around for two or three | months, they never could get and have
 not yet full committee of the system although threats of taking away lodge I charters and exDelling members were l made.
 Joseph Ramsey, jr. In speaking of MT. Ramsey's state ment and os the general situation. P. 1 H. Morrissey, grand master of the | Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, said 1 tonight: All have to say regarding l MT. Ramsey's statement is that I don't care to enter into a wordy controversy
 through the press with MT. Ramsey, be- | cause 1t would not interest the public
 and do not think it would be profit able to either of us. The public has my statement as well as his, and can judge i between the two. My statement was based on absolute facts and can be ver- l flied if necessary.
 ! We are going to take steps to dis 1 solve the injunction. Our attorneys arrived here to-day and we will employ | local attorneys"
 1 Are you in favor Of arbitratien?" Our organization is committed to the policy of arbitra tion." MT Morrissey re- | piled. q don't see how any question of | arbitration can be considered with the matter in its present state. We sure- ly would not arbitrate our privilege to dissolve the injunction