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Show MK. VRO.VAN TALKS. He Would ltegrel a Contest With the Union Pacllte System. Mr. George W. Yromau, chairman of the general committee of the Union Paeitio system for tho Brotherhood of of Locomotive Engineers, was found at tho Casey, says the Omaha Bee. Mr. Vroiiian stands i high in tho estimation esti-mation of the members of the brotherhood. brother-hood. At the national convention held at Denver last fall he was Chief Arthur's Ar-thur's only competitor in the race for the highest office in the brotherhood, that being the first time, as a matter of fact, that,Mr. Arthur ever had any competitor. com-petitor. The delegates who had been affected by tho "Q" strike, and who were Inclined to criticise w hat they chose to term Mr. Arthur's dilatory methods .ind excessive conservatism, rallied under Mr. Vroinau's standard, but they were loo few, and Mr. Vroman w as defeated, all the eastern delegates refusing to vote for him on the ground that, in their opinion, Mr. Vroman was too radical aud too much inclined toward to-ward combativeness. "But," said Mr. Vroman to a representative repre-sentative of the Bee yesterday, "they were mistaken as to my idea of policy. I believe iu preventing a contest whenever when-ever possible. If we should come to an issue with the Union Pacific today aud should win tlie fight within an hour, I should still regret that it occurred. Contests between nu;u aud their employers em-ployers aro always productive of evil lo .both parties to the affair; therefore, as I say, I would regret to sec uny contest between our men and those who employ em-ploy them, but if a fight should become unavoidable, it would bo my policy to exert all effort to win, ami use tlie best methods to win, however severe they might be. Moral suasion is a good thing, but it doesn't prevail with a railroad rail-road company or any other corporation unless the club is visible standing in tho corner." |
