Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-09
FRIENDLY SYMPATHY.
New York Engineers and Firemen
Vote Resolutions Regarding the
Strike on the Burlington,
They Pledge Financial Support IN the Con
tinuance Of tho struggle Facts Sup
pressed bV tho NswspRpers.

NEW YORK, April s-Members of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
ard Locomotive Firemep to the number
of 1900 men met at Tsmmsny hall to-day
and again discussed and resoluted about
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
strike. J. j. Hanshsn, vice-grsnd master
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, and Joseph Porter Of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy system, addressed
the meeting and told what they had seen
and heard on their recent trip over the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy system
from Chicago to Denver. Mr.. Porter de-
nounced what he termed "the 1anton de-
struction of life and property, aud DAM
age to business interests which have &C.
Cured since the beginning Of the 90
strike" He lays the blame for
this destruction and dsmsge upon
the management of the road ,and declared
that the resultant loss already amounted
to millions of dollars. Among other
things he declared that already l57 en-
gines had been disabled through the in
csp.ollity of "scab engineers" and it
was not true that the road WAS now do
Chicago newspapers suppressed the facts
OF the case, and only published 8 care
fully edited account Of the strike. Ia
towns along the line OF the 20" the
papers were controlled by the so" man
sgement, which exercised careful! CEN
sorship over sll strike news.
Remarks were also made by leading
members OF the eastern divisions Of
the Brotherhood OF Engineers and Fire
men, of which twenty FIVE aud twenty
two were respectively represented. The
meeting unanimously adopted these
resolutions:
Resolved, 1. That the action of the
Chicago strikers-acts of violence except
ed-are hereby endorsed and approved,
and that it is the opinion Of the delegates
here assembled, thst II the suggestions
contsiled In the resolutions passed in
this hall on March 1, had been carried
ont as advised, the strike would have been
settled in less than three days after ssid
propositions were declared to the parties
concerned.
2. That our pledge of financial and
moral support to our striking brothers of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rlil
road is hereby renewed, and Will be con-
tinued as long as necessary.
s. That although our brothers In the
west may not succeed in obtaining oil
they desire we consider the principle in.
volved worth thousand times more to
US thsn it has or will cost the brother
hood.
4. That the fight with the 80" system
has not In the slightest degree impaired
the power and usefulness of the brother
hood, and that to- day they are stronger
sud better prepared TO maintain their po-
sition than ever before.
5. That we favor conservatism when
1t Is adequate to the ends in view; but
when dealing with radicalism and eg-
erosion we 90 not feel bound to be more
conservative that our opponents.
6. That the reports that our Grand
Chief would advise the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers to disband and
that he would tender his resignation If he
fai!ed to gain victory on the 80" is
hereby denounced as false and without
Z. That the egotistical, conceited and
mug Wumpisn uttersnces OF the chief SEC
rotary of the Order Of Railway G nductors
regarding the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers does not express the senti-
ments Of the msi ority of railway con-
ductors toward our organization, and
that his statement that most Of the con-
ducsors were competent engineers is well
known to be absolutely false and idiotic
8. That the twin brotherhooes of en-
gineers and aremen will be honored
the land long after the names
OF its present enemies shall cease to be
mentioned-except as reprosch.