, 1877-04-26
THE READING STRIKE.
Gowcn'M 6ldo Of the Anntr-1io Claims III
Brntheri,ood Began tho War.
Ensrfal QtgpaecA 70 Inf Ildtun&

Brnthera,ood began tho Wnrs
Special Da1pascA 10 7ns Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 15.-Fres{1ent Gowcn, at
the Reading ltAilroad Company. will to.Horron
mike full statement Of tho Compaay's position
in the ex!atIng serious troubles With lis employees
liz will stato that several months ago authentic
information was secelysd that tho Iseadln8 1ial*
road Company was fixed upon on account Of It's
supposed financial weakness ~ tho next victim
upon which thu brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
g!necss 10 ndict vsitatlon for tho purpose Of
establishing isz claim 70 control tho railway
tsuhio Of tho country. II Is possible. ha
says, that tha difficulty with tho 1,oston
4 Maine llatIrond Company dslayod for soms days
Tho intended stack but upon the 1hth OF March
the dEst formal movo was msda by q written re-
quest for an advance Of 70 poe cent upon tho
wages Of engineers and nrtmen, to take elect
April !. THIS demand was signed by . committee,
aud mas presented by theua In person to tho Gen.
eral Manager Of tho Company, who at once re-
sponded by stating thst formal written answer
would bo mazda to tbs requs4t, hut that,
Of course, tho men knew II would bs In.
posstbl9 10 secure an advance. After
making the reply, Mr, Woottcn plainly hskcd Tho
Committee 10 W frankly informed by thom wAot!l.
Ct, In tho event Of 4 refusal, the msn would quit
work On tho 1st Of April TO this inquiry the only
answer made ty The Committee VISA that theJ weEe
not authorised " answer that question. On tho
2otA of March tho manager declined to consider
tho request unlcsa assured th1t tho Comm!ttce was
not representing the urothsrhood, md On the
same day, thu order wss iasucd TO-
qut,lag engineers to leave tho motherhood with.
IN a certain time II thsy wished to continue In
thu employment Of Tho Heading Company. What
uowen claims, however, thai large majority Of
thote who quilt work at ntdnl2ht on Saturday,
April u. hsd previously g!ssa thsls pes.onsl -.
intended 10 Iruaaiu Ia ita sorytcs, and six repru-
,,sGtatsts ~, men. of sno.a 81 but one J. have .lnsa
riih, the ,Geuetal M.nsset % diseass %
essy ,,sa isas' whsa S!ov.sa: E:
w4rs A. libaral ~ could be expected. Since tho
,tsks, h. ssys, ths operation. q the Heading
ssucton % ia. 70" 10 us othss caanry Would I hsSs
moment oasrs u is1sld mi continued support
haze bsen annoysa " sol,el.tons 10 !sava, md Il
xss. y a:'s esen a's s
keeper y ths town w prevailed upon 70 refuae
tsksn tho p,aes absuaonsd ~ ons 81 ths bro.hef-
hood, and citizen Of . freu country IL ons of the
sslf an oasesst Without iooa o. .hs!er snl 20 o.
tsds + laooI ~ tas support 8! hi@.slt aaa t.mi
: tank with =. view Of deceasing
engine. Tbs President farther saya that tho ma.
jofIy Of old enRnssrs, sevsIs! Of whom weEe mem.
| bars OF The BruthpEhood. hays frulatned In tho
thu 2lst inst, out Of total Of $40 olL engineers
they bad Lost but l7s. 0us of 3s0 afsurn they
sn 81 Of IT,
83 pef can't Of Tho sxpenen need train.
bands yet tsmal1 In the service OF ths
CoInpany, and stacu Saturday the appitcants To
lusu hAsu been greater than The desuFtions. 70.
every sncancy thetc arc At leaat afty applicants.
Rna In ordeF to guard sgainst any further surprise
sxtta engineers who krs kept tonalsntly riding
upon engines In order to learn the cusyes grades,
signals and stAlo1a Of the road, and be tesly AZ
moments 10 TAKE xuy engine which may may b
Deserted BY tts driver.