Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-09
BOYCOTrlNG THE BURLINGTON.
EmplOyes Of Eastern Roads Refuse 10
Handle Burlington Freight - Chief
Arthur Declares the brotherhood
Must Win the Fight or Perish.

Arthur Declares the Brotherhood
Must Win the Fight or Perish.
CHICAGO, March 9.-It appears quite possible
that the eastern roads which have announced
their willingness to handle Burlington cars ana
freight when delivered TO them may have trouble
in doing so. train OF Burlington cars. thirty-
f1ve In number, was run In on the Fort Wayne
tracks yesterday and delivered to that company
to be transported 10 the East The Fort Wayne
yardmaster 10 get the cars switched but
arter half-dozen engineers had refused 10 touch
them he gave 1t up, ana the cars were left where
the Burlington swftch-engne first showed them.
Another train OF Burlington cars was run into the
Michigan Central yards at foot OF Lake street 10 be
switched to various points The switching en-
refused positively 10 assist In moving the cars
No further attempt was made by the officials In
the matter, and the cars have not been moved an
inch. The Lake Shore road yesterday delivered TO
the Burlington lso car loads OF freight train
loads, and experienced no trouble. Neither the
Chicago and Grand Trunk nor the Baltimore and
Ohlo Is receiving any Burlington freight but this
Is owing TO the fact that deliveries are made 10
them over the Belt llne and the Belt-line engineers
learned, the Illinois Central is the only western
company which still continues TO interchange
freight with the Burlington. outside OF the will
the interchange is Imperative. unless the company
meut provides that tt shall receive from and deliver
freight 10 connecting Illinois roads.
ANOTHER CIRCULAR FROM CHIEF ARTHUR
CHIEF Arthur has issued another statement pre-
senting the strikers side OF the case or which he
Mr.. Stone and his associate managers OF the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy and Its various leased
lines In their letter TO the engineers and nremen
clearly recognizes the main issues and In fact tne
only issues OF importance, 10 be pay to be governed
by the miles run, an increase OF the existing rate
upon length OF service BY connning their
reply 70 these three points the representa-
tlves trNs;o OF the company practically admit the
men or consider them OF triding Importance
II has been said that the action Of the men was
opportunity to fully consider their demands % but M
the TACT Is, Dy their own admission, the demands
were placed before the company on the 18th Of
writing by the general managers OF ali the lines
comprising the system OF the Chicago Burlington
and Quincy. and that the strike did not occur
until nve days after that, nor until Presi-
dent Perkins had been advised by Messrs
Arthur and Sargent, and had replied, prac-
whom they would have TO settle their grievances.
AFTER receiving Mr. Perkins telegram, Messrs
Arthur and Sargent again called ON Mr. stone and
attempted TO ciscuss the grievancies for o second
or third time. They got along 70 article three,
which deals with the wages question, and were
bsre 70 sSp sI sney could not
submit 70 the demands OF the company or strike
All this is practically admitted by the company In
clusiyely that every means Of settlement was ex-
hausted before the strike was ordered"
With regard TO the statement OF General Mana
ger stone "that the road Is willing 10 pay as
much as It's neighbors," the document gives the
wages paid by the competing roads, and maintains
less than three cents per mile which is decidedly
lower rate than that OF the other roads. The
claim OF the Burlington that the mileage system
would work unfairly TO the men on branch lines
Is met with the question "Why does the NIL
waukee and st. Paul road with as many or more
branches make no compiaint?"
Their FORMER arguments against the grading OF
engineers are repeated, and referring 60 the claim
Of the company. that the placing OF an engineers
on an equality would tend TO produce ''caste, !"
the circular says: 'The fact Is the present system
is much more likely 10 produce tramps by its FIRE.
quent changes OF engineers In order TO keep as
many as possible on the pay OF the f1rst and second
system Of grading. The railroad companies know
It. and majority OF them have acknowledged tt
by consenting 70 its abandonment"
AuFH AND DEATH STRUGGLE.
In conclusion the circular says: ..The Brother
hoods OF Locomotive Engineers and Firemen are
now engaged In o life and death struggle War
NM Rns,in0fon and Quincy Rsilroad The hheo hra9hes
hood cannot recede from their demands on the
wage question and maintain their self respect or
can only respect the claims of neutrals 80 long a
they remain neutral They must and WIN exhaust
every honorable means 70 win the nght"
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST orHsR ROADS LIKELY.
running into Omaha are sttli leaving Burlington
freight untouched. II Il reported that the knr
lington win commence legal proceedings TO CON-
Manager Holdredge, OF the Burlington and Mis-
soun River road when asked about the co.apany,s
purpose SAID: I've shall have recourse upon the
companies or their engineers when we get cases
enough. IL win pay as better at 5000 case than
hauling freight. The roads have promised 10 ohev
the Law, and We are waiting to see II they win
A Brctherhcod engineer on Union pacane xhen
ooke1 Tor his opinion of Mr.. Kfmballs circuiar let
- nood yesterday, said: II think Mr.. Kfmballs
iuzSN correct. We shall however. oosy tns orde1
80 cnlef We oelieve that We are u the right,