Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06
OH SIDES WANT PEACE
Vice President Mohler and Hannahan
Appeal to Reason for Settlement
NOT LIKELY TO REACH UNION PACIFIC
LRtter's General Manager Sets Forth
Entire Controversy and Action
Of Commercial Bodies
Has Great Eject.

Vice President and General Manager
Aohler of the Union Pacific has issued
formal statement ITO the engineers and
tiremen in the employ Of the Union Pacific
Railroad company, and for the information
Of the public generally" setting forth the
issues and merits Of the present ditflculty
between the Southern Pacific and its en-
CINE men and the gossip of extending the
strike to the Union Pacific, appealing to
reason for deliberate action, and Grand
Master Hannahan of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive F1remen. deferring to appeals
for peace from commercial bodies, has
wired his men for influences for an AMIGA
BILE adjustment These facts and conditions
give great encouragement to business men
and all others interested in peace.
My telegram to Ralph NJ Easley, chair
man executive board, National Civic FEEDER
alton, is as follows, and Will be my an
bear on Stone, grand chief Of the en-
gineers. He is now the only obstacle IN
the way of settlement. Following message
from Shea last night is self-explanatory:
All points at issue can be adjusted with
the exception OF engineers being restored
which Stone refuses to permit on tho
ground that It is not legal strike. Com,
pany is willing provided engineers viii
J to work on Stone; II he refuses you had
better come TO- Houston at once once S Sig1eSd
ern hotel Chicago Act quickly to avoid
further complications. Your goou omces
thoroughly appreciated.
what the Above Is.
The above is the message which ]. ].
Mammalian, head Of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen, has sent to the vari-
Gus commercial organizations which have
wired in reference to the threatened strike
on the Hartman lines in sympathy with
the strikers on the Southern Pacific In
Texas
Mr. Stone referred to above is head OF
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and as the strike in Texas is practically
a war between the Brotherhoods of Loco
motive F1remen and Engineers Mr.. Stone
has refused to agree to permit the strik-
ing engineers, who are members OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, to
return to work. Mr.. Shea, spoken Of In
the message from Hannahan, is first as
sistant to Mr.. Hannahan and in charge
of the strike in Texas,
The Union Pacific officials have been
active during the last week, since the
threat OF Mr.. Hannahan TO call out the
firemen on the other Hartman lines and
have hired enough iromen completely to
equip the entire system. Men have been
busy on all divisions of the road and in
three days enough men were hired to Ill
all positions, should a strike be called
The chance for a young man TO get a
remunerative railroad position under favor
able circumstances. The fact that the en-
g!neers were friendly to the road made II
easy to secure fremen, for with the g.
sistance OF the engineers, the job would
easy. SO many applications have been re
ceived that the company has been able &c
choose only the best men, men who would
make good engineers in a short time
These have been placed on the waiting list
with sufficient pay to pay their expenses
until they are needed.
Statement by MOhIer.
This is Mr. Mohlers statement:
II is a matter of common knowledge that
the Efemeh In The employ q the Southern
Pacific company, on the Atlantic system
thereof, being that portion OF the Southern
Tex, went out on a strike on the 23d Of
December. 1906 and for the purpose OF com
Teling the Southern Pacific company L
nccede to certain demands made on tn,
art Of the hremen, it is publicly reported
that Mr. John J. Hannahan, grand maste
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive FiremeI
and Engineers, now proposes TO have al
nremen In the employ of what are com
monty known as the Hartman lines" &,
out on "a sympathetic strike
Before this matter gets beyond the con
troll of the officials OF the Brotherhood o
Locomotive Firemen and Engineers tn
desires to call the attention, not only o
the employees of the Union Pacific Railroa,
company, but also o: the public generally
10 the gravity of the situation and to tn
serious and deplorable results that woul
necessarily follow an action of this kind
well as to the shallow pretext offere
by the striking employees for the strike o.
the Atlantic system of the Southern Pacific
1t should be borne in mind that even wit
the best endeavors of the management
aided by the hearty cooperation Of Il
employees, the railroads are taxed to thei