The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-10
THE BIG STRIKE.
Further Developments in the
Weary Struggle.
ARE WILLING TO ARBITRATF,
But Nr. Morton, for the Company
Claims There is Nothing
to Arbitrate.
The Strike.

ST.. PAUL. March 9.-President Fisher
of the st. Paul g. Duluth, notified the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer:
that his road will handle q. B. & @. anG
Burlington & Northern cars. st. Pau
& Duluth engineers say the men on the
road will strike within twenty-fouI
hours.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-For over an
hour to-day the House committee dis.
cussed che White resolution looking to
a Congressional inquiry into the strike
on the Burlington road, but the point
of action was not reached, aud the
matter went over until next week.
CHICAGO, March 9.-An court pro-
ceedings by the Burlington Railroad
against Chief Arthur we're brought to
sudden halt by Judge Gresham, this
afternoon. He announced that the
whole matter had been postponed until
Monday. The reason for the delay is
ostensibly to give attorneys for the
Wabash time to answer, but Burlington
did not particularly oppose the post
ponement.
The relations between the Pan Han
die Railroad Company and the en-
glneers are greatly strained by compd
cations due to the Burlington strike,
and 8 meeting of the men 8 grievance
committee was convened this afternoon
to decide on the advisability of declar-
ing a strike on the Pan Handle.
CHICAGO, March ga dispatch re-
ceived at the headquarters Of the Bur-
lington system, in Chicago, this after
noon, from the general manager of the
Burlington & Missouri railroad, at
Omaha, says:
Judge Dundick, OF the United States
Court, has this day issued an order requiring
the Union Pacific Railroad Company to take
our business in accordance with the inter
state commerce law, aud restraining the
engineers of the Onion Pacific Company
from refusing our business, also restraining
the engineers from striking, combining or
conf ederating for the purpose of organIza-
ton or advising strike.
WILLING TO ARBITRATE.
CHICAGO, March 9.-"The attitude Of
the Brotherhood at this juncture," said
Chief Arthur this afternoon, when,
some time subsequent to Judge Ores
hams postponement of action, he was
asked to define his position, lis
especially identified with the statement
which has appeared most opportunity"
Mr.. Arthur had in his hand as he spoke
an editorial clipped from morning
paper, which has heretofore opposed
the stand taken by the engineers. This
article strongly favored a resort to
arbitration to avert the threatened
great injury to business. Now, said
Mr.. Arthur, 1.-The point is that the
Brotherhood was, IS and has been
ready to submit the whole matter to
three ditinterestsd persons for settle
ment."
"But, Mr.. Merton, speaking for the
company, claims that there is nothing
to erbitrate," said the reporter.
"That is a question of fact" said
Arthur, dryly, ''of which we must
allow the people to be the judge. Ii
Mr.. Morton's claim is correct. how is
it that the Burlington Company, with
many hundreds of miles of country
dependent upon it rs not doing 80 per
cent of the business it was when the
strike begun The proposition is man
ifestly absurd. Not only in our own
interest, but in the interest Of the pub
lie, who, so far, have been the princi-
pal sufferers, We say there is ample
ground for arbitration. l want it to
go on record before the public that we
are now, as we have been, willing acd
ready to arbitrate."