The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-05
VIII Continue at Work i'm the Hope
that the Restraining Order Will
BE Dissolved.
STATEMENT BY MR.. RAMSEY
REPLY TO THE CHARGES MADE BY
GRAND MASTER MORRIsSEY.
President Of the wabash Says He Has
Never Boosted of His Contempt
for Labor Organizations.

ST LOUIS, March 4.-The situation on
the Wabash Railway is unchanged. At the
headquarters of that system it was stated
to-day that the men who had threatened to
strike are still at work, and it Is not be-
lieved they will go out. The injunction
granted yesterday by United States Judge
Adams is being respected. The labor lead
ers say that everything now hinges on the
Injunction, which the unions will attempt
to have dissolved. Until the restraining
order shall be done away with, there will
be no strike, for the employees have agreed
to obey the courts order. f. e. Irwin, of
Peoria, and E. v. Penny. Of Cleveland, at
torneys for the trainmen, spent the day in
conference with p. III. Morrissey and s. w.
Arnold and other union leaders, examining
the petition on which the injunction was
issued, and preparing an answer which will
be presented in court, probably tomorrow,
to secure a dissolution of the restraining
order.
President Ramsey tonight said: Every
thing has been running smoothly, and there
are no indications that our men have gone
out or will do so soon. 1 have not seen any
members of the grievance committee to-
day, and know nothing Of what is going on
at their headquarters
MR. RAMSEY'S APPEAL.
President Ramsey to-day issued the fol-
lowing appeal to all men in the employment
of the Wabash company and others inter-
ested:
1.-The crisis now existing on the Wabash
lines is a very grave one, not only to the
to the commercial and Industrial Interests
of the country, as a strike on the Wabash
would in all probability spread to a large
number of other roads and would involve not
only all organizations of railway employees
but other labor organizations. and the re-
suits might be so serious that the great
anthracite coal strike would dwindle into
insignificance. Therefore, l deem it wise
to keep the employees all over the system
and the public correctly advised of the ex-
act facts regarding the matters at issue.
For this reason only make reply to some
misstatements made by Mr.. Morrisey in
the morning papers.
''The first is personal to the president of
the Wabash Mr.. Morrissey SAYS: For
Years he CMr. Ramsey has boasted of his
contempt for labor organizations. He liked
the distinction 1t brought him of being the
could get along without them. Every pre-
vious effort Of the employees to meet and
deal with him have proved futile. This
statement is absolutely without truth. I
organizations Q may have for some hot
headed leader who advocates the rule or
ruin p0llcy.) On the contrary, i have fire.
ouently said to labor leaders, members and
others, that 1 had no objection to them
when properly and conservatively con-
Quoted and when they did not alb
solutely ignore individual rights or
obligations. There are hundreds of
organization men on the Wabash
who know this: there are dozens who were
re-employed after the strike of 1894 Ctwo
years before / became connected with the
Wabash) who offered to leave their asso-
citation TO get back, to whom said: That
Is not necessary. / do not care what or
ganization you belong TO so you are reason
ably loyal to the company and a good work
man. / have not discharged OF declined to
employ any one on account of membership
in an organization The Wabash empIoves
are treated as men, with all their rights as
individuals recognized and as long as they
recognize the rights of the other employes
and give fair service to the company they
have the right TO join any church or or
ganiza tion political. labor or other kind
During my thirty-three years with this
and other railroads have never failed to
meet any committee Of employees or any