The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-01
r,,.1,, .av,ure sheets of The April No. o: the Lo-
con,otiya EuS,ncers' Monthly Journal
THE sTRyzsE.

We stop the press I'd WV " I.,,s,s
of the lstr trouble on the 81. Lo"'''
City aud Northern railroad. wade nc.
.g The ,nsia tsart Of this report was n'auc ~.
49, !. inf, 81. I,ouis. and IL was pii's>d III III
,ba 9, Inuis Globe. This explanation VIII
accol1nt for the phIaseology uscd. 40.
On Tie 18th day Of February, 1913, the
,,smbcrs of Mobcrly Division, No. SS, OF
.bs brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
con. = notc to Mr.. Smith, the general super
intrndent of machinery. asking him TO re-
n,ove one Mr.. Chaplin. who had been eul-
Moved rs an engineer. The reasons assigned
trss b;s bad character and his not being a
sit associate. No notice was taken OF this
note bv Mr. Smith on account of its being
signed Only as % Division Sc, no name being
attached. sas
ON the It'll of March committee from the
Division waited on Mr. Smith and demanded
the immediate discharge Of Chaplin, asserting
that unless their demand was complied with
they should send down the roll of all the
names Of the members Of Division So to have
their time made ont, and adding that here
were four Of them that lie lSmith) could
commence on then.
Mir. Smith inquired Of the committee If
there was any objection against Chaplin other
than that he had run in strike. The CON-
mittee answered that there was not, or that
they had nothing to say about any other
matter.
Mir. Smith. learning the feelings OF the en-
: gineers, communicated with Mr.fan Horne,
the general superintendent, and lie innle-
diatcly commenced to prepare to meet The
strike.
The members Of Division Sc, learning what
their Committee had done. and not approving
of the demand made, ordered an cXpiana-
tory letter sent 10 Mr.. Smith, Informing him
that the Division only intended to have tie
committee make q request, and also inform
ing him that there would not Ec any strike
This quoted matters from about the l0tll
TO the 10Th instant, when several cEg!uec!s
went to Mr.. Smith and informed him that
they had understood the company wished to
get rid Of them, aud they had made up their
minds to quit.
Mr. Smith assured them that he had no
desire to have them quit, but, OH the con-
trary, was very anxious to have them retain
their positions.
One Of the engineers had wifully violated
n written order Of ,ir. Smiths, and lie asked
for his time, which va, given him. The rest
SAID if Mr. Smith felt as he stated they were
willing to continue at work.
One of the engineers preferred toy was to
20 west from st. Charles Saturday evening,
March 10th, and he got his engine all ready
and then refused to go. THIS delayed tie
train about ffty minutes, and this was the
first interruption TO the business Of the road.
1t is claimed, and think truthfniy, that the
engineer that refused TO run his engine was
induced 10 do so entirely through the jniiu-
ence of tic engineer who had quit work on
account OF violation OF az order.
t,.,s,> t., hnI. .,,,tIl ,,,,t M
ruption, and then, by an order OF the general
superintendent, the regular engineer that cX-
pected 10 takr The train west was not called.
giving rs IL reusUn that he Uhc supcrintcnd-
cnt) feared it might cause q delay il any
change was attempted 1T Moberly, and his
explanation WAS satisfactory TO the engineers.
But it now APPEARS that the trouble at Kali
sus City Sunday evening grew out Of the cir.
cumStancc of Il new engineer being OH the
engine that brought the train west, al hands
seeming to believe that the old engineers had
quit. The old engineers 1T Kansas City re-
fused to run the train east Sunday evening,
aud Il new engineer Was substituted.
TIE EXCITEMENT Ran HIGH
in Kansas City Sunday afternoon, and 4
crowd collected that seriously interrupted
and inlerfcie6 with the train. Ii does not
appear NdS Ill tthy%ta.
connected with this riot On thr contrary,
the conductor that had charge Of the train
stated that be saw some OF the old en-
;si:ccrs about lclyiHs-time, and they bad
nothing to do with any malc,taiion OF the
train. The crowd seemed to be u proniscu-
Gus mass, without any head or leader. II
does not appear that the old engineers were
in any way responsible Tor the acts of this
crowd.
On Sunday the 16lh Tie members Of Divi-
SION 81 hcida Mcctin., III M"herlr. and voted
TO continue ut work. scndinS the result OF
their deliberations over all p;ilts of the line,
but it was not credited by many parties as
being reliable. The general superintendent,
to test the matter, ordered six freight trains
to leave Moberly, which Was promptly and
chcerfullv done. Orders were then sent Sun.
day evening to the different forcmen TO allow
all engineers that had not quit OF refused to
run to resume work. The officers of the
road and the engineers supposed the dill
Guilty to be settled, but it seems that tue eN-
element had extended to other parties, and
mob had collected at Mobcrly and st.
Charles, interfering with trains, damaging
property, aud
THREATENING TIE NEW MEN
the company had employed. The old cngi-
neers rs Il BODY deny any participation in any
riot or in any interference with the COM
pauy's property Or employees, and most Of
them claim to have been ready to run at any
time since the mutual agreement OF Sunday,
some Of them having engines on side-trackS
by the comrany's orders up to this date, the
Goth.
1he trouble since Sunday seems to have
been brought about by 4 combination Of cir
cumstauces entirely beyond the control Of
either the company or their engineers, or
even the State Of Missouri.
In our opinion the officers of the company
manifest disposition Of revenge in now re-
fusing to make settlement upon the basis
of The arrangement mutually agreed upon
Sunday. There is no prctence that the trou-
BILE at st. Charles on Saturday was caused by
any influence or act of the engineers, or the
Division, acting rs an organized body; and
the matter has been fully explained to he Of
fcials that the threat made by the committee
before referred to was unauthorized, and
that the person who made it has been re-
moved from the committee. Every point
has been met and answered, as the officials
say, satisfactorily, when considered as cma
hating from the engineers as an organized
! body. Yet, they are determined 20 punish
the innocent as we'll as the guilty.
NO CONCESSIONS OR CONSIDERATION
will be given to engineers who are admitted
by the officials to have used every cxerlion
to. prevent this trouble.
The engineers, on their part, arc willing to
resume work on the basis of tie general
superintendent's order of Sunday, aud will
pledge themselves not to try and shield in
The least any engineer that has been guilty of
misconduct In any way. The officials re-