Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-26

The Chicago, Rock island and Pacific Railway
Med its answer In Judge Gresham's court, in Chi
cage, Saturday. to the petition OF the Chicago,
Burlington and quincy Railroad that the Rock
| Island company be compelled to receive and
handle Chicago, Burlington and Quincy cars.
Among other specifications the answer AYERS that
the Quincy road in February communicated to
the managing Officers OF one or more Of the prin.
cipal systems mentioned It's purpose TO prosecute
the rate war until the officers OF all OF the rail-
ways involved In the disastrous result OF its policy
should consent to abdicate the powers placed in
their hands by the stockholders they represented,
not to the Stockholders but TO what Is gen.
orally denomnated "a trust,D which should
vested With the exclusive and absolute N power
to make and alter passenger and freight
rates. The trust" was also TO make eompensa-
be provided by all OF the companies which should
assent TO such trust for loss or traffic which might
be sustained because OF the rates which the trust
might establish. Each company was to guarantee
faithful obedience to the orders OF the trust by de-
subject TO the control OF the trust in paying fines
assessed for disobedience and In paying the CON-
pensation above mentioned. The officers of the
other roads declined to submit to this demand be-
cause they regarded such action as Inconsistent
with the duties which they owed to the stock
holders OF the several companies which they rep
resented, and as involving violation OF the laws
OF the United states and OF the several st ties In
which their railways were situated. The answer
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practicable adjustment OF recent strike troubles
the chicago, Burlington and Quincy road deter
mined TO use the disanection or its own employees
to its competitors into acQuiescence In its
scheme for the creation OF great Western railway
trust and In the execution OF such purpose de-
layed a flnal answer to their demands and requests
until It had completed its arrangements 10 secure
the services or all the engineers and firemen who
were not members OF unions or brotherhoods, and
who were then out OF employment, intending to
force strikes the lines or its competitors after
had absorbed the entire supply OF skilled labor not
controlled by labor organizations. When the
strike was tnaugurated the C., b. and Q. executed
its plans for controlling the supply OF skilled labor
with great energy and promptnesS. AS soon as it
was apparent that no railroad having any cOnsid-
cradle mileage could secure engineers and fremen
outside unions and brotherhoOds, and because OF
the excited ana feverish condition in the unions
and brOtherhoodS-a condition provoked by the
action OF the c., b. and q. road-no Brotherhood
engineer would remain in the service OF any rail-
road operated west OF tie city OF Chicago If 1t re-
quired him to manage engines which hauled cars
TO or from the quincy line. IL Is expected de-
cislon Will be given in the Case this week by the
court.
Only an inkling was given in the court that the
answer OF the Rock Island was sensation OF the
first magnitude, telling OF an attempt heavily
backed and boldly carried into execution to form
gigantic railway trust having for u field nearly
half the American republic.
FRESH SIGNS OF A GENERAL STRIKE.
st. Louis dispatch OF March %, says: It is
alleged here that Chief Engineer Arthur is calling
prominent engineers and firemen and switchmen
from all parts OF the country to Chicago for con-
sultatiOn regarding the situation. IL is stated
that the conference will be held on Monday or
very soon thereafter IT IS also said that delegates
from Texas have been passing through this city
for TWO days. and that al the roads in the territory
southwest OF st. Louis will be represented. IL is
known that two or three men high in the ranks OF
nremen and sw1tchmen left East Sc. Louis Friday
night for Chicago, and that two prominent
engineers went from Aurora.