, 1874-02-07
Possible Strike Of Looomotive-En-
gineors.
Important Circular from Grand Chief
Engineer Wilson.
Freiqht Difficulties with the Pacific
Roads.
Tho Chesapeake s. Ohio Compet~
ing for BUSINESS
STRIKE OF THE RAILROAD EN-
GINEERS.

1
GREAT ENdrNEERs' STRIKE
occurred on tho Pennsylvania Conpanys lines,
hlr. Charles Wilson, tho Grand Chiof Engineer
| Of the Brotherhood Of Neutrality-suspicious.,
| issued q pronunciamento disavowing any con-
nection with tho Btr1kora on tho part Of tho
Brotherhood, in which document Ae made the
following assertions:
Tho ongineers In Tnitt,ng work seea upon their
#hs hE5o s n'fS
Engnsars slans to be abo as general rule to OBJ
recommended tho organization TO public fayor Is teir
ri nite, liz; nsa has 5!sat . ault / se s ss!'sas s
wolinro Of thousands Of other pcrsos tic oaso IL quito
| different, and tho fact that tho Brotherhood ind
i aa e e. 9 It'd to af ss Until a
labor society ovor oGtained. It viii 10 a,nentSbo It.
nftor ginning 80 mitch, our members, through I'LL
tempered and hasty action, loan nll
| The day after this pronunoiamonto appeared,
TIE TRIBUNE, knowing VOL Mr.. Wilson'S pro-
pcnsity for issuing .such documents after tho
failure Of strikes, 1nado the following assertion:
Il will 10 observed TINT Chlcf Engineer Wilson In lis
Ind nothing to d. Viii ho sSo Oh tue
roada. In this Mfr. Wilson 1e correct; the Brother
nood dia not va1t to strike On the pennsylysnia oad
temnated BY tho Brotherhood cannot 10 denied by tho
Chief Engineer.
! Tint THE TRIBUNE WAS correct In milking tue
above assertion iB now borne out by tho fact
that
THE FOLLOWING CIRCULAR,
Issued to Subdivisions Of the Brotherhood by
Chiof Engineer Wilson on the I'd of january,
| three days after tho aboye assertion yas made.
aud two dayn after tho strike Ind ended, has just
come to light
1e tho Officers asd 5fe,n6era n Stsb'iv,ston No. =:
DnoruEns: criRiH has arrived III tile affairs Of
+. l.. L.
the principal railroads tn the country, md tho ,ne-
G G a as aen n e n tho
essty. Two srikca havo already occurred Of reduce
ton iu wsges the laet tic leased lines OF the
nvowcd object to disregard nll rlou Of tic b. Of l.
T., aud open threats hare been made BY many Of our
nomhors that they would break up tho D. Of L. E. and
With tlisopen n,utiny existing, your Grand Chief
felt 1t to 10 his duty to dcnouce tho That
engaged III m nMholy crusade, mud to express tho
opinion that 1t would not be diBonorab1e for any
70 ACCEPT nositton vacatod BY member acting in
The general feeling amopg Tho Divisions wterc
wages havc been reduced to bo in favor OF ma-
Your Grand oIief does not lot think yo Would bo suo-
t:essfnl If you authorize all Divisions md mcbora
aays spsm out to on II srko At future
If the responsibility II the Divisions will Riyo tie
ssuthority to innko tho trial
presume n,ombsra would 10 generally satiaiioa it
shoy could obtain restoration to rricea recciyed be-
S ~ sppa ps6 b snsss u @ se p ss
wa y 1st each Subdivision to yoe ta
division and member of 6ubdtvaion 10 demand tho
restoration Of their pay upon given day Ito c agreed
nnon nsrea.nr t. tho same rate toy received boforo
II yon vote to authorize this demand, NO propose
te,nps 70 reduce wages thst YOU se ali reaeeao a sI
tanile your efforts in pcaccab]e manner to obtain
resoratloa @ h,st In eaaes who're al your eorta fail
the aunatyia!onB. you will inform The Grand 0H-
cera at this occ and when twothirs Of tho Divisions
sstsa By Thy reduction aa dignity ther sh and od
t9ns accordingly Ko Division Nil 10 obliged to strike
governed by tile circumstances Of their case and act
Upon their own Judgment.
Our advice Is to wait until business generally IT,
faro would brn9 soro distress thousands, and tho
utter rninaion Of our organization. Each Division
and call special meetings, II necessary to net upon It,
At tho same time use eyey effort possibloto obtain tho
and report tn this oflco ut oncc.
Brethren We rgo you Of to think Lightly Of m Or
men, 1nsating upon strict observance Of MI our
rules and removing our pledges to esch other for unity
Our idea Ia that persistent effort in manly way.
combined With tho influence OF prominent men taking
deep interest n our oranntzaton nil over tic co.n
blnaiun Gun By force.
we must not overlook tho fact that If wo arc abo to
compel railroads BY force to accedo to our teru,s
wo then aha4 10 ab!o TO demand aud obtain all thor
earnings If desIre to do so. Lot ,le bo reasonable
aud Judge carefully as to tho hest policy to purso
tbigned) CHARLcs WILAoN, g. U. =.
u. s.. tAGNAat, a. q. T.
The above circular, which is most probably
galls1fno does not speak very well for tllo truth
fulneHs Of itr. Wilson, who On several occasions
mud especially at the time Of tho strise on the
Michigan Southern Railroad several yeara ago
was guilty Of tho Same course Of action, and >is-
aued similar documents diHavowing my conncc-
tlon oil tho part OF tho Brotherhood with tho
strike, while in fact ho was at tho bottom Of tho
whole difficulty. Whethor any action OH this
circular Inns Ms yet been taken by tho various
lodges Of tho Brotherhood has not boon learncd
but, Judging from all appearances,
- 4 NEW STRIKE
ia in contemplation, and will occur as soou as
business has generally revived, according to tho
advice Of tho Chief Engineer, who says in lis |
circular that they bave to DO cautious in al tlojr
movements, as q failure will bring aoro distrons
on thousands aud the nttor ruin of tho organixa-
tiou.