Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-02
Company and Employer Organization
Unable TO Make Terms.
STATEMENT BY OFFICIALS OF RAILWAY
They Say that Over Eighty Per Cent Of
the N Satisfied.
RESIDENT PERHAM
says only : AN Has Failed the
orRaniEati Increase Onered
Amour only $4,000 Per
Ys " 1000 Men.

ST. PAUL Mimi, Aug. AL the tele- !
graph operators os the Great Northern and |
Northern Pacific systems were ordered out |
tonight at II O'Clock by President Perham |
Of the order OF Railway Telegraphers. Ac-
cordng to the officials of the telegraphers |
union between 1900 and 1900 men will be /
affected by the order President Perham /
declares that by Il o'clock tomorrow IS per /
cent OF the operators will be out. The rail- /
way officials maintain that they will be /
able to fll the places Of most Of the men |
and that they will suffer nothing more !
than temporary inconvenience by the |
move.
Differences between the Great Northern |
Railroad company and it's telegraphers |
reached a climax today, when nearly all /
telegraLhers on the Wilmar, Fergus Falls |
ard Breckenridge divisions Of the road |
quit their places The men claim it is a |
lockout on the part of the road because |
they will not accept the terms offered |
them. The company claims that 50 per |
cent Of the men are satisfied.
In circular to its employees the COM |
pany proposes schedule of wages which |
1t claims gives an increase to the men |
amounting to $4,000 annually. The men, on !
the other nAnd, claim this Increase amounts |
TO Dalt 1900 or 5000 annually for about |
1000 men,
The men we're asked in the circular to
decide whether they wished to continue
in the conpany's service and be governed
by its new rules and regulations. When the
men refused to accept this proposition they
claim they were ct once discharged.
statement by the Psrties.
President Perham of the Railway Teleg-
raphers union said today:
But one man has failed US. Elsewhere
.hey have gone out uniformly. ne super
Ducr1ents nave not called on operators or
n-.HA In ne
N p sts iion5. l want 10 make II clear
y sdlA this Is not a strike, but II is lockout.
=. a lsats sment issued by the Great North
ysYi Gays In part;
~ I1rr anu the company have been satisfac-
ny adjusted with one exception. This
gs % sros Ps as or ggdSy work Sf
In dew OF tie fact that it has been i'm
possiele'fIor the officers OF the company
and tnembers OF the telegraphers commit
ee q reooaeila this dlneTence, 1t was de-
cided 70 prepare a schedule Of rules and
ratus. whch, with only this exception, en-
bodied concessions made TO the company.
of he new rates Of pay have been sent
out TO the various divisions, the men on
the line being requested to signify their in
currence OF the telegraphers committee.
The canvass Of the telegraphers on the
system so far made indicates that approx
imately 50 per cent of the telegraphers on
the line are entirely satisfied with the new
will be no difficulty in maintaining a reg
ular and satisfactory trafic over the COM
panys lines.
Lockout on Northern Pacific.
Shortly before noon today General Man
ager Horn of the Northern Pacific sent an
order to all telegraph operators employed
by the system from St. Paul to the coast
= that they could accept the terms of settle
>gnent OF the wage question offered by the
company or they could leave the service
Just how many men refused to accept the
company terms Is not yet known. After
having issued the ultmatum to the men
Mr.. Horn gave out the following statement:
Mr.. Perham. president Of the order of
failroau telesraphers, this morning advised
me that he intends to go the limit both
with the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cihc railways just as soon ne thinks
such course necessary.
The Northern Pacific started lockout OF
its telegraphers because OF a strike vote
taken on May q. Strike instructions were
issued July g. and these with the vote are
=" still hanging over its head in spite OF the
, fact that during several weeks negotiations
the points OF difference have been pretty
generally cleaned up, except the Sunday
rule and raise OF minimum. The Sunday
rule demanded is different from any in the
United States and would add TO the pay roll
ot the telegraphers about 10000 per year.
but on the other hand is considerably
higher than on most Of the roads ln the
creases 70 it's teegraphers during the past
As Compared with 1900. the same positions
isc5 $4,000 additional. These rates apply only
20 the positions in 1905 which were in ex
existence over 200 more positions than ex-
listed In 1900. These, OF course, take the
lions with these OF 1900 as a whole the tele-
graPhtrs are receiving an increase Of an
The increases made May / and those
agreed upon az the recent conferences foot
paid prior to May / OF this year
The impraotieaole rules and exoEbitant
pToposition and repeated in their PROPOSE.
ton of July 2 are eonsidered conclusive
lion OF the operators to make concessions
which would enable the company to make
a satisfactory settlement. Before actual
negotiations were commenced they had
fully decided 20 call strike Last Friday
when we concluded negotia tons they were
st'll hanging over our heads.
The rosd was vas IN this p,l5 position, Mr. Per
strike OF our telegraPhers any time they
saw AT. They would neither accept nor
reject tne SompSny b PfOPoSSop poS NOT Ihls , un IN
With and as result lockout was inau-
gurated today.
WIN Tie Up spokane Division.
SPOKANE, Wash, Aug IA Beamer,
superintendent Of the Idaho division OF the
Northern Pacific has left for the coast to
Eet the decision OF the telegraphers regard
hE the uitimatum OF Manager Horn. To-
morrow he will close all ofices where the
men remain IN the union. The union is
strong on this division. and II is claimed
q general tieup viii result
PlacinE NOhuniOn Operators.
TACOMA, Wash, Aug. l.-Division Su-
perintendent Albee OF the Northern PscihC
left Tacoma this morning In his private
car, IN which were a number OF nOnuRion
operators. At each station between Tacoma
and Portland Superintendent Albee asked
the operators 20 sign an agreement that
they would not go on strike. but remain
- faithful 10 the company under all condi
tons Il Is reported that new operators
were placed at South Tacoma. Bucoda
Tenino and other points between TacOms
and Centralia. The operator al Lake View
refused to sign the agreement ana IN,
wires were cut out