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Show THE RAILWAY EMPLOYEES. Action of lbs Federation Sennit in the Ureas iiiiuu of lliv.l Order. Tkrkb Hati k, Ind.. July 1, The supreme su-preme council of tho federation of railway rail-way employee yesterday morning took up the application of the order of rad-way rad-way couiuetors for admission. While diseussiug the proceeding, however, tho conductors withdrew their application, (Irami Chief Conductor Clark giving his reasons substantially as follows: "The application was withdrawn because be-cause we do not wish to belong to an organization which makes its own laws and rides as it goes along to suit an emergency. The action of the council in expelling the Brotherhood of Hallway Hall-way Trainmen settled tho matter. Each organization in tho federation is entitled en-titled to three votes en all questions, hut because Mr. Sargent was in ilia chair yesterday the firemen were only allowed two votes. Whenever a representative rep-resentative of a labor organization allows al-lows pcisonal leeliug to in II lie nee his vote or uclion, so soon does he fail in his duly to his fellowmen; and 1 believe be-lieve lt-cling has controlled the action of the council ever since the Chicngo meeting." The application of tho Order of Hail-way Hail-way Telegraphers was next discussed. It was rejected owing to a complication existing between the Order of Railway Telegraphers and the Brotherhood of Haiiway Telegraphers. They will be advised that unless they can harmonize that neither organization will bo admitted ad-mitted to the lederation. Both ordeis admit commercial telegraphers to their membership, anil it is thought that from this point detrimental complications complica-tions might arise at some future time. 'The application of the Brotherhood of Haiiway Station Masters was next taken up. It was also rejected. One of the reasons for the rejectiou is the small membership and poor manner of organization. At noon Messrs. Thurston of the order or-der Haiiway Telegraphers, and William Mitchell, grand secretary and treasurer of the Brotherhood of Haiiway Station men and other ollieials of the same orders or-ders met at the hotel. They formed an alliance and took steps toward federation. federa-tion. A meeting will be held in the near future, at which arrangements will be made to perfect a second federation federa-tion of railway employes, these two organizations were refused admission to the present federation, and they propose pro-pose to organize now for theirown protection. |