The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-05-22

LIST. We then told him We would
meet hun on the 1st; he then said
he had to leave on April 30 At.
ter returning to our hotel and
talking the matter over with the
committee we concluded that we
could meet him on April 30. ahd
was then told that he would
have to leave on the 9th Of April.
We then arranged to communicate
by wire with him through his
office and no objection was made
by him to this plan. He did ask
and we promised not to communi-
cate with him on Nay 6, thu date
of the funeral services. He AS
sure | Us that we woul | reach NJ
bile on his return the morning Of
May s. We hal what W, believed
then to be good reasons, aud still
believe to be good reasons, why we
should meet in st. Louis, and
with a knowledge that he could
reach ST. Louis as easily and quick
ly as he could Mobile, and realiz
ing that no business could be as
imperative as this, we declined to
90 to Mobile Instead of going
to his property and trying to pro-
test the interests of the stOckhold-
ers, knowing as he did tn 1T a strike
was imminent, he went to New
York. We have had dealings with
a large number OF thA general
managers Of the rtilwly; of the
country, but n,var ye h,v. we
met one VIII, fro first t, last has
seemed so Indifferent and $, IN.
concerned in m utter of su III i'm.
port. The fact that employment
agencies We're opened in Chicago
and st. Louis and men employed
and shippel before the strike
went on is the best evidence that
he had been informed and had
knowledge that the men would
leave the service in a body. We
have asked the Mobile and Ohio
railway oIly what has beel grant
ell by $ snas thirty-6ve or forty
other railways to their conductors,
brakemen and yardmen since the
first of the present year.
C. II. WILKINS,
Senior Grand Conductor Order
Railway Conductors.
w. &. LEE,
First Vice-President Master
Brotherhood Railway Trainmen.
We print the above in order
that our readers may be posted as
to the strikers side of the cOnten-
tion now going on between the
conductors and brakemen of the
Mobile and Ohio r. R., and it's
officials. Last week we printed
the statement of the officers and
now in justice, print the mems
side. 1t is indeed unfortunate for
everybody concerned that this
strike has occurred. We do not
believe that there is any personal
ill Will on either side towards
the other. No road ever had Of
ficers and men who were so close
ly bound by ties of friendship and
brotherhood as the sold reliable"
We feel that it is not the part OF
wisdom for the press to tear open
the wounds that have been made,
but rather that it should use it's
influence to assuage and heal
them. 1t is not possible for any
body to as fully understand their
differences as the parties directly
interested. The press can more
properly perform it's functions by
refraining from partizanship. Zeal
in cause often overleaps discre-
ton and leads to imprudence.
The less the friction the easier it
is to remove the cause. We sim
cerely deplore the sad state of
things and hope wisdom may pre-
vail and all differences be speedily
adjusted to the satisfaction of all
parties. |
The unfortunate strike, which
has been such source Of anxiety
and trouble to our entire commun-
ity, was brought to an end on
Wednesday last through confer
ence of the officials of the road
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