The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-07
UNION LEADERS ARE
STILL PREPARED
FOR ASTRlKE
Both Sides Are Awaiting
Hearing Of Proceedings in
Federal Court and if In
junction Is Dissolved the
Men Will Be Called Out.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 6.-The
general officers of the Brotherhoods of
Firemeh and Trainmen and commit
tees in relation to the impending strike
situation on the Wabash tonight issued
statement addressed to their men,
bers on the Wabash, giving a resume
of the situation, and advising them to
continue loyal to the railroad COM
pany and to their respective organiza-
tons, and to pay no attention to the
statements or threats of any person
nor to any rumors which may be put in
circulation.
An all-day conference was held in
the Southern hotel by Grand Masters
Hannahan and Morrissey, of the
Brotherhoods of Firemen and Train
men, with their attorneys, Messrs. Ir-
win and Pinney, and F. N. Judson An
answer to Judge Adams injunction,
with affidavits may be filed in court
| tomorrow. John H. Murphy, chief
counsel of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen who arrived today
from Denver, Joined in the conference.
There were no new developments
at Wabash headquarters, President
Ramsey reporting that the service
throughout the system was proceeding
without anything unusual to mark it,
He reviewed his actionI of last Mon
day afternoon, when the Injunction
into the details. which have not before
been made public.
Statement From Unions.
The officers of the unions issued an
official statement tonight, reviewing
the proceedings thus far, and closing
as follows:
I'VE are taking the, necessary legal
steps to protect our rights, and we
believe we can furnish, the court am
pie facts and sufficient reasons for va
eating the order. Until this has been
done these organizations will respect
the order of the, court : We advise our
officers and@members, not only on the
Wabash system, but elsewhere, to do
likewise
President Ramsey said tonight:
If the injunction is dissolved, 1
think a strike is likely, In case of the
dissolution it, will probably be ordered
at once by the leaders. The Wabash
employees will not: go out until ordered
to do so. ~
"A strike may inconvenience the
Wabash for Senle time, but it VIII not
tie up the system to. any serious, ex-s
tent unless "a ,beXcott is ordered at the
different terminal and junction points,
Ramsey Explains. ,.D.e a.
Mr.. Ramsey then discussed the ac-
ton of last Monday, when the injtinc-
tlon was served on the employees Of
ficials. y He said:
On Monday, afternoon I received a
formal notice from the committee of
the Brotherhood officers that the vote
of. the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men and of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen had been in favor of
declaring strike in the event that
their demands were not granted, and
l was given until IL o'clock noon Tues
n INC 1t
ing TO answer, strike would be de-
clared. | replied to the communica-
ton, AND my reply was delivered at
the LacIede hotel to the committee at
O'Clock Monday evening.
AS this reply requested the COM
mlttee to furnish me their ultimatum,
covering the points which must be
conceded in order to prevent strike,
L waited Tor a reply until 1915 D. M
on Tuesday, orc fifteen minutes after
the hour fixed by the committee itself
Failing to get reply, 1 had. the. in
junction served. 49,
AT II: SO p. m. 1 received letter
from the--eommittee in = answer to
mine of Monday, giving the informa-
ton desired.
i4a.t Letter Came, Late.
Had this letter reached me by
12:15, the Injunction would not have
peeH SeENeu, by Inat SIllHP, out would
have been held back Tin the hope that
further conferences would have pre-
vented the necessity r. off its service.
Even after theoinjunctiOn was served
| replied in full to the letter received
from the committee, being of the opin-
ion that the service of the injunction
did not relieve either me or the COM
mittee from doing all in our power to
arrive at an amicable settlement and
prevent the necessity of any strike,
and am of that opinion Still So
My reply was delivered to the COM
mittee at 4:45 p. ms on Tuesday, or
hfteen minutes before the time fixed
by them for a reply. To this letter 1
have had no reply whatever. The poll
cy of the Wabash is unchanged 1t
maintains that it isnpayir~ as good
wages and has as equitable rules as
any of its competitors. If it is not
doing this. it stands ready, injunction
or no injunction, to carry out it's
pledge, given to its employees, to ad-
vance it's wages or change it's rules
when that is shown to- be out of line