Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-27
The brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineer
ON Striker.

In Scranton, Pa, September 8, a union
meeting of the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive engineers, attended by about five
hundred members of that organization,
was held at the Academy of Music. Spe
cial trains from New York, Philadelphia
and Buffalo brought large delegations of
the order to Scranton during the fore
noon, and Immediately upon their arrival
business session was held, at
which matters of Importance to the
brotherhood were discussed. The ami
madvers. ons of certain members of the
Knights Of Labor upon Chief Engineer
Arthur and the brotherhood during the
strike in the Southwest, called forth a
spirited discussion, which resulted in the
unanimous adoption of the following res
olution, offered by Nat Sawyer of Division
No. l45, and seconded by George II.
| Vantassel, third grand assistant en- gineer
"Resolved, that we, as the representa-
tives of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, assembled in union meeting
| in the city of Scranton, Pa, Sunday,
Sept. 8, 1886, do at this time express &c
our grand chief engineer, p. M. Arthur,
our strong and decided approval of his
actions during the recent labor troubles
in the West and Southwest, regardless OF
the statement of the labor demagogues
to the contrary, viz; That the Brother
hood did not approve of his actions.
| We desire to say to him: Continue in the
future as you have in the past, as every
act of yours has given entire satisfaction
to every loyal member and well-wisher
OF the brotherhood. We adhere strictly
to your agreements with the several com.
panies. Garry out to the letter the com.
| pact, and II the agreement is broken, let
1t not be said you were the first to break
1t. Do your duty regardless of the
threats or intlmidations of any labor or.
zanization in existence, ever remember.
ing our motto we amalgamate with
noue.'
Soon after the union meeting of the
brotherhood public meeting was held, al
which the principal address was delivered
by Grand Chief Engineer Arthur, who
sketched the origin and growth of the or
ganization. He said that much had beer
heard in the past year about labor organi
cations IN this country, and that gooC
deal of prejudice existed agains
such societies. He was sorry to say tina
much of the prejudice was deserved; blu
he wished 1t to be emphatically under
stood that there was a distinction between
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineer
and all other organizations. While he be
lieved in organized labor, he also be
lieyed that capital had rights which ar
entitled to as much respect a
labor. There were two sides to tn
question, and both should realiz
! the important fact that their interest
are identical. He described the first meet
ing OF the five engineers, at which tn
foundation of the present great organize
ton was laid, with "Sobrlety, Truth, Jus
tice, and Morality" as its motto, Nov
the brotherhood has 32l subdivisions
with membership of 10000; in the pas
II years 1t has paid S2,000,000 to wild
ows and orphans and another 100000 t
! the needy and destitute. At present, h
s said, the brotherhood was on the best G
terms with the railroad companies of tn
e country, and its principal aim was to sci
Tie all such disputes as might arise, ami
Q cably. Labor and capital should reaso
:. together In dlsposlng of their differences
& He said that had 1t not been TO
h the fact that the brotherhoo
had written contract with th
L companies, 1t would have been imposs!
n bic to hold the men during the strike O
the Gould system. A written contraC
- with the brotherhood was regarded a
!. inviolate. Any organization could nc
expect to succeed that resorted to th
pistol, the torch and the bludgeon. Tn
employers as well as the employed shout
v observe the golden rule. Addresses wer
also made by Congressman Scranton an
II Mayor Ripple Il Railroad Gazette.