Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-05
RAILROAD OFFICIAL CLAIMS
STRIKERS BROKE CONTRACT

Denver. Aug. i.-Nice President A.
-. Parker, of the Colorado and south
ern, tonight gave out the following
statement;
~ have read very carefully the tele-
gram OF Mr. Morrisey who g. IN per-
sonal charge OF the strike. To Chair
man Knapp. which telegram Of Mr.
Morrisey Is In the nature Of a reply
20 my telegram to Mr.. Knapp
He comedies in definite language
that the settlement effected AT Chica-
go last April was with the order OF
Railway Conductors and the Rrother-
hood of Railway Trainmen, for the
classes they represented In the Joint
agreement I am quoting his own
language This contract Is in my
possession, In this contract the CON
eluding paragraph is as follows.
The company on its part aud the
conductors ana brakemen on their
part agree with each other that they
will perform the several stipulations
and duties provided for in this sched-
ule until thirty days notice be given
for change ia same.
This contract does not cover
switchmen, but II does caver all train
men. Mr., Morrisey now claims the
right TO order out the trainmcn in de-
fiance Of their written agreement. be-
cause the switchmen. who are a class
by themselves from the trainmen, but
are members of his organization, al
though not parties 10 the agreement
above mentioned, have gone out on
strike.
This company Is paying the wages
given in Chicago, ST. Louis and
omaha and made contract with the
which created an increase
Of about IA per cent The day after
this agreement was made this COM
pany was notified that the switchmen !
desired a further Increase Of two cents |
per hour. The switchmen continued J
to work for the thirty days under |
the agreement, until July 10. 1907, |
when they went out ON strike. The |
men who left the switching service |
Df the Colorado and Southern railway |
did so after a fifteen minutes con- |
ference with me and before the close !
)f the days work The railway has
been able to secure men Go take the /
vacant places.
Trainmcn Have No Grievances.
THE trainmen have no grievances.
hey were working under an agreed
schedule herein above referred to-.
which covered only the service Of con-
iuctors ana trainmen. This contract
ias been violated by the strike yes
erday without notice. in support OF
men who left our switching service. |
fhe fact that q majority at the
witchmen on the Colorado ana
southern railway belonged Co the
anne organization is the Dniy connec-
ION between the two GLASSES of men
which. Ina point Of service aud sched-
lie, are entirely separate classes of
mpluyes
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ion can maintain its integrity if %
ues not keep its agreements inFio-
ate have correctly stated the
erms Of the agreement referred t", L
md copies of this agreement may be
cen by any rcprcsntatiNs uf the pub
Ic press or by any citizen. ur hy the
epresentatives of any organization in
icnver IL they will gu Goo the trouble
70 call at my office.
Men Never offered 80 Arbiirntc
Let me sdd boo conclusion. hat the
iafcmeut Doc the press this morning /
hat arbitration was offered to me
rior Co the strike is without fnunda- q
lon. as at mo- Time in This controversy
ntl personally put the proposition 5
pr arbitration o. Mr. MnrrIscy and 3
be committee. was fhc subject mem 9
oned ia
IA H. also stated ihat ] dii not Of I
Pr arbitration until after the strike
{ the switchmen began had nn 0
ppurtunity - doing so. An arbitrary
emand accompanied hy request for
.s-s' or No answer Was ai that was
emitted me. ard the strike took o
iace four hours thereafter ~
Funeral of Augustus ~. Gaudens. ID
Cornish. \. a.. Aug. f.--The funsrnl "
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