New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
NO FIGHT WITH OWN MEN.
Dir. Ramsay Says 1t Is With People
With No Interest an Road.

roa,b Ramsey fr president OF the Wabash
Railroad Company. arrived in this city Fliudy
from ST Louis, where he had been month Ut
moro directing the conduct OF his road contest
with strike agitators. His visit Is TO De Orler
one "a he NAV return to St Louis tonight
Mr. Ramsey would not discuss the strike si'ua-
tion in any way which might touch on the
courts attitude toward IT, but he said that per-
sonaIIv he considered the point raised IN the
Injunction proceedings as sound and consistent
Continuing he said: The main contentious 10
simplv that no person or persons whose III
terpsts are wholly outside our T"aH' WI" "A"-
not on our payroll otherwise p"rS"na''y
interested can join with persons really inter-
ested in the road in movement which mas as
ito object restraint Of trade under certain c''-
tincences Such an alliance surely CONSTITUTES
q conspiracy to restrain
"T venture TO say that II our manager OF
traffic and the traffic manager of another road
got together and put up rates to surh an eH-
tent as to injure shippers business :" ~ 70
restrain trade, one would hesitate 10 "'d"l
tho act in its deserved terms. 1t would be an
actual restraint within the meaning 81 IN" lA"'
We think the effect Of strike brought an"ut
nv, the acts of outside parties Is similar IN re-
snIts to the business Of railroad We are
going TO find out if this is so.
The one point that must be borne IN "iHH -
this; We are not aiming at our own men IHe
a -, our road have a. undOubt|d right %
unit work at any time they so desire Ih'y ara
absolutely their own masters w" do C'nfHnI
vigorously. however that Nc 1He can com" rom
the outside and issue an order t. our mon the
acceptance of which carries with 1t an alliance
to tie up our business
"OUr own men did not wish to strike Whom the
wage question came up IL was in tn. form ~ 1
renuest that the wages Of the men vest Of he
Nfssissjppi be advanced. We called confer
enca cT the mems committee ard told th"m that
We were willing 10 COnCcde the dfEa1"@ = Z
were understood that this action W"ui1 not .-
made the basis of a similar demand 'y '''- q. q
east of the river. who were then getting ~ -. y
as the other roads were paying. This r."H.-1S
was on Friday. March l3- The CniNN.i'i'+' a.
Cpptpd this reservation. and on N0T day -n-"
their way 10 inform Of this action ne saE"A
morning when the outside grand maS-"rS inter-
yenpd and comma nded them to revise tGS!T a.
ton. 1t is plain enough therefor, t.l'tt ne
trouble was due outside clements
We promptly asked for tho injunctl0~- flI
secured it. on these grounds. 1 repeat that no
contest is not with own nnen-we know th"'-
sentirnents-but with persons who have p" IN
terest in the road or its future. This W. viii
not tolerate.
The motion to dissolve the restraining ors3e-
was taken under advisemPnt by tn court 03
Friday. 1t will he some little time before wa re-
CeiVe a decision"
President Ramsey said there was little new in
other Wabash affairs. He characterized IS ur-
true recent report that the Wabash W0Ui
build an air line from Ptttsburg to Cherry RI9
West Virginia Central he id. would b. used
for this purpose, was long ago d@terminAd-
He added that the route which would bridge
the gap hetween Cumberland and Cherry Rur-
call for about sixty-eight miles Of road as sur
veyed.