The daily gazette., 1877-07-26
ENGINEER BROTHERHOOD
RyIEw WITH GRAND CHIEF AR
WITH THE sTRIK-

RyIEw WITH GRAND CHIEF AR
GR-sYMPATHY WITH THE sTRIK-
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Ind Chief P. NJ. Arthur. Of the
herhood OF Locomotive Engineers,
kturnedtJ Cleveland from New
knd in an Interview with a cor
.ndept last evening said :-A y "A
|course we are in sympathy, with
&jlroad men who are ION strike,
5ot with communism. AS tocauses
Intimate results, we, of course,
our views. We claim that the
Ia of trunk lines who have made
. last reductions were moi justified
Ing so by their own reports as
itte,. to the public, and which we
bipk are the Immediate causes of
likes. The be t wsy 10 settle the
ty is to revoke the order making
|duction aud restore the rate of
D. ior to JIly :. | believe the
will never resume work unless
10, and that the inferior lines
e CONTROL, d by trunk lines. The
al Pacific and the Union Pacific
] ceded 10 the requests of their
w revoking their order to take
J oily /. 1t is the prevailing opiD
boug lhe men tnat these rreduc
were preconcera,ed movemen
e part Of tho companies, and
lave dis .atisfaction to the men,
mating 10 these strikes. Here lies
burce ef the trouble. The arhi-
conduct Of the local officers of
pf the roads towards the em-
. and the Brotherhood has pro-
feeling of hostility towards
hd managers. Tney have dis
I'D men because they belonged to
fotherho I'd and 10 the recently
a Trackmen's Union, For in-
Mr.. EIgely, general master
enic of the Michigan Central,
lowed openly That he would des-
* he Brotherhood on that road
conduct has only tended to ag-
tiOn instead of concilialing and
1 ed a feeling of determination
X * men To resist it.
homas A. Scott had gone himself
tsburg, instead of sending the sol
all that bloodshed and ruin would
been averted. Whenever the Off
road have met the Brotherhood
ginced disposition to treat with us
puld have had no strike. 1t is only.
they refused to arbitrate with us
nc have had TO strike, as the only
Native to obtain redress. a1
Porter-How long will this strike
hue?
Arthur-Until the companies
| have no means of knowing
that will be. In our official capa-
70 officer III the Brotherhood has
Consulted by either the companies
strikers, with the exception of at
frk, where | was called upon by the
peers for advice. My advice there
Is already stated, not to put their
ln danger nor their self-respect in
Porter-It is said that President
erbilt has answered the Lake Shore
mat he can do nothing. what will
result to the Brotherhood If such
fact?
Arthur-That's a rather peculiar
loh' because the engineers cannot
durlng the strike if even they felt
posed The probability is that If
flke continues the Brotherhood will
70 take hand before long.
Porter-On all the roads9
Arthuf- On those where reduc-
nave taken place. l have never
cred 1t just 10 strike on one road to
another.
'ce The Brotherhood of Engineers
eu lis organization from a bentv
anu temperance society to u trade
tn' y have adopted new ritual
PStitu,ed u number Of degrees
iled upon the degrees of a blue
oi Mhsons. The third or highest
"a conferred upon engineers
: iuucIors no others being eligi-
ne second degree is confined to
4" anu baggage masters and the
70 switch tenders and brak emen.
uueS are about 81 per mo nth;
rom these $3,0J0,0UO have been
nuiated' This money has never
ura"n upon heretofore but held
,se IN case of "a general strike
It tuou. tbe United States which
ouR oeen contemplated. When
% nave neen made along the line
ie paiticular road extra assess
- 81 nave az been made upon members
oan m % 10 S25 each to sustain the
'erS; y in relation to the Pennsyl-
"a nan way the engineers claim
even since the reduction in wages
,eoelVe better pay than their
'"s employed by the other trunk
~ tas' and west. The average pay
NJ, INES to engineers is $40 per
~ "nile the same class of employ
l an ane q r,nennsylvania r ,ad earn as
as s'So per month. Again the 10
y cent s reduction does not apply to
y ~ receiving $50 per month or less.
'1e n VINO We're paid 50 are now paid
: ~, pef 90 gay and those paid 50 before