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Show THE UNION PACIFIC STRIKE. The undersignedj government directors of the Union Pacific Railway, pursuant to law, report that we have made an investigation upon the spot into the alleged outrages recently occurring at this place. We find such a condition of affairs here as, in our opinion, endangers the property of the road, jeopardizes the interests of the Government, and calls for prompt interference. We therefore deem it most important that full authority should be given the proper officers to afford ample assistance to the managers in their efforts to protect the property of the company com-pany and conduot the business of the road. " E. P. Alexandeb, M. A. Hasxa, James W. Savage. Tiie rumor of a strike on the Union Pacific Railway this morning lends additional ad-ditional interest to this report which was sent Secretary Lamar on Friday last. The news now is that on the main line and on all associated lines of the Union Pacific Railroad a strike has been ordered. or-dered. The ChineBe massacre at Rock Springs was a horrible introductory incident in-cident to this general strike, and it seems that the Chinese in Wyoming have been ordered to leave the mines by the same association which now orders the strike. This organization is believed to be the Knights of Labor, an organization strong, powerful and compact, whose orders are mandates which must be obeyed. The primary cause of this rumored strike is said to be owing to a contemplated reduction of the wages of the employes of the Union Pacific, and to any such reduction the employes are hostile. The great majority of ' the employes are members of the Knights of Labor society Jand to that organization organiza-tion they have complained, and their complaint has been answered by an order to strike, if rumor and supposition bo correct. The question resolves itself it-self simply into this: To whom belongs be-longs the control and management of the Union Pacific Railway, the stockholders stock-holders thereof, and the officers, elected by them, or to their employes and the Knights of Labor? It certainly belongs to one or the other party and not to both. If the employes of that road, or any other road, have grievances they are entitled en-titled to have them redressed, but they should apply to whose duty it is to see that all employes of the company are justly and fairly dealt by and who are ever ready and willing to correct abuses and right wrougs if properly presented, and not to an organization alien to their employers. The men themselves are far better prepared to present their case and to obtain the desired redress than anyone else ; and they themselves would receive more consideration too. If the employes of the Union Pacific Railway have a case, so has th3t company, com-pany, and it should lie remembered by both that the shield has two sides whPj either party may eee but the one. The Union Pacific Railway pays higher wages than any other company in the United States, if we are correctly informed. Apparently Ap-parently it has an immense income, and so it has, but it also has a tremenduous outlay. Its outlay has increased faster that its income, and to-day it is running behind. Expenses in all departments must be reduced, not only that ends may meet, but that the road may save itself from absolute bancruptcy. It is this condition of things that lias induced the managers to partially reduce the wages expense as well as other expenses, ex-penses, and to this the employes have objected, and for this have gone out on a strike. "What the result will bo none can tell, but it is to be hoped that all j difficulties between the road and its cm-j cm-j ployes may be amicably adjusted. If the j road is turned over to the Government, i as the report of theGovernment Directors ; would indicate may be done, it is certain that the road will not be interfered with by the strikers so as to prevent the run-; run-; ning of trains and the transacting of the i regular business. Of course this would not and could not be the case with the j associated lines of the Union Pacific Rail-j Rail-j way, for as corporations they are separate and distinct from that road. For the Government to assume control of the ! Union Pacific Railway would be danger-J danger-J ou3 as a precedent upon which to renew the cry and agitation for Government control of the railroads and telegraph, j May the necessity which would give rise j to the precedent not come. ' |