The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-09
THE 20" STRIKE.
Members Of the Brotherhood Meet and |
Discuss the Lockout.

New York, April s.--AIembers Of the
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
and Locomotive Firemen to the number
OF ! 800 met at Tammany hall today and
again discussed and resoluted about the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy strike. j.
j. Hanahan, vice grand master of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and Joseph Porter, OF the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy system, addressed the
meeting and told what they had seen and
heard on recent trip over the Chicago,
Burlington K Quincy system from Chicago
to Denver.
Mr.. Porter denounced what he termed
1.-THE wanton destruction Of life and prop
erty and damage TO business interests
which have occurred since the beginning
OF the %. strike" He laid the blame for
this destruction and damage upon the
management OF the road and declared that
the resulting loss already amounted TO ST.
100000. Among other things he declared
that already l57 engines had been dis
abled through the incapability OF the
''scab engineers" and ii was not true tina.
road was now doing 30 per cent. of its
usual business. The Chicago newspapers
suppressed the facts of the case and only
published carefully edited accounts OF the
strike. In towns along the line of the
20. the papers were controlled by the
90 management, which exercised care
ful censorship over all strike news.
Remarks were also made by leading
members OF eastern divisions of the
Brotherhood OF Engineers and Firemen, OF
which twenty-five and twenty-five were
respectively represented. The meeting
unanimously adopted these resolutions:
/. That the action OF the Chicago strikers
acts of violence exccpted-are hereby
Endorsed and approved, and that il is the
opinion Of the delegates hereby assembled
that II the suggestions contained in the
resolutions passed in this hall ON March 4
had been carried out rs advised, the strike
would have been settled in less than three
days after said propositions were declared
to the parties concerned.
2. That our pledge Of financial and
moral support TO our striking brothers OF
the G. Il. 4 q. X. II. Is hereby renewed,
and will be continued as long as necessary.
3. That although our brothers in the
west may not succeed in obtaining all they
desired, we consider the principle involved
worth thousand times more TO us than
Il has or will cost the brotherhood.
4. That the fight on the 20" system has
not in the slightest degree impaired the
power and usefulness OF the brotherhood,
and that today they are stronger aud better
prepared 10 maintain their positions than
ever before.
8. That we favor conservatism, when II
Is adequate TO the ends In view; but when
dealing with mdicalism and aggression we
do not feel bound TO be more conservative
than our opponents.
O. That the reports that our grand chief
would advise the board Of locomotive en-
ginccs 10 disband aud that he would ten
der his resignation II he failed 10 gain q
victory on the 90" Is hereby denounced
~ false and without foundation.
Z. That the egotistical, conceitcd and
mugwumpian utterances Of the chief sec
rotary OF the order OF railway conductors
regarding the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers do not express the sentiments
Of the majority Of railway conductors
toward our organization, and that his
statement that most OF the conduclors
were competent engineers Is well known
to be absolutely false and idiotic.
8. That the twin brotherhoods OF engi.
necrs and fircmcn will be honored through
out the land long after the names OF IFS
present enemies shall cease 10 be men.
tioned-excepi ~ a reproach.