The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05

was presented to the effect that ths Santa
Fe company would not force the men to
handle 80" freight. The meeting there
upon ordered that, if that be the case, the
yardmen on that road who went out last
! evening should fesumea work this morn
ing. In accordance with this, the men al!
took their places again this morning. The
Santa Fe has posted a notice that that
road will receive no freight whatever, of
any kind, to-day. All other roads are
working all right, excepting the Burling-
ton.
RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.
CHICAGO, April Am afternoon paper
has published advance sheets from the
post of the grand secretary of the Order of
Railway Conductors, which is to be sent
out to the managers of the various rail-
roads. The report is made up of bitter
denunciations of the Brotherhood of Lo
connective Engineers.
Following are extracts:
at is unnecessary to do more than call
| the attention of members of the order to
the fact that divisions of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers have passed
resolutions that after their trouble with
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
should have been settled, no member of
the order should be allowed to take a
train where members of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers were employed,
and why? Because, forsooth, members of
the order have not been willing to
make themselves stepping stones
for the engineers to mount higher;
because they have no; joined IN the fight
against their own interests to accomo-
date the engineers; because, in word,
they have dared to be men and to attend
to their duties. l say, with emphasis,
the time has come when the conductors,
should, in every instance, oppose this or
ganization in its demand of the railway
companies, because every time you aid
the engineers you ipjure your own stand.
ing, prospects and probable increase OF
remuneration. Where is the instance on
record where the engineers have ever
aided, in the slightest degree, other than
themselvesH They apply to switchmep,
brakemen fremen, conductors, any one
and every one they think can be per-
suaded to aid them, and as soon as the
trouble is over commence to pirate of their
organization that keeps itself from ALI
ance with any other. It's members who
place their skill on a par with the IN
skilled labor of other organizations by
assisting them. Behold them on their
knees to the switchmen and brakemen's
associations 1t is time for the conduct
oIs to teach railway officials what the
engineers themselves already know and
are anxious to conceal! That nine -tenths
of the conductors of the United States are
capable and trustworthy engineers. The
conductors ON the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy have already demonstrated
this, and they are ready to do it on other
roads. hope, sincerely, that the time is
close at hand when they will not only be
ready, but willing, to do so all over the
Uni ed States. To-day an engineer rs-
ceives pay for the intelligence, knowledge,
skill, experience and the responsibility of
their conductors. They have been able to
accomplish this result only through the
aid, or at least the sympathy, of the con-
ductors themselves.
RETURNED TO WORK.
CHICAGO, April 3.-The Michigan Cen
trail yard employees returned to work at
ppm. Upon what terms the strike was
declared off they would not say.
MANAGER STONES AFFIDAVIT.
CHICAGO, April 3.-When the Burling-
ton railway asked Judge Gresham for an
order to compel the Rock Island to handle
20" freight, the Rock Island answered by
charging that the present strike was
simply part of the Burlington programme
to force other lines into joining railway
''trusts," which, it was said, the Burling
ton desired.
H. B. Stone, general manager of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, makes
answer to the charges in affidavit, which was
filed this afternoon. The affidavit denies
in detail all charges of the Rock Island
which it pronounces scaDdalous and
false.
It says: "The rate war was initiated
by the Book IslaEd and other lines against
the most earnest efforts of the Burling
ton"
The "trust" story is pronounced utterly
false. Mr.. Stone denounces as "false'
and RECKLESS" the charges of the Rock
Island and that the strike was allowed to
coerce the Burlington's competitors into
acquiesence with the railway trust, and
calls attention to the "inexcasable falsity''
of the Rock Islands charge that, "com-
plainant has been in bad faith crowding
traffic exchange on defendant with the
purpose of disabling it in the operation
of its road" Affidavits are on file and bills
of lading accompanying several blockaded
shipments, whereby it fully appears
that they we're all shipments made by
private consignors, and that complainant
had nothing to do with the origin
thereof.
In conclusion Mr.. Stone declares that
contrary to the Rock Islands assertion
, made in their answer that it was in posi-
/ ton to resume its former relations with
the complainant, no notice has beer
, given com plsinsnt that the engineers and
tiremen of the defendant had given NJ