Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-16
A GENERAL UPRISING.
Strike Declared on the
Santa Fe System.
THE A. AND P. FOLLOWS SUIT
Other Roads Expected to Go Out
T0-Day-An Alarming
Situation.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

DENVER, March 15.-A repor
reached here this evening that all th,
engineers and firemen on the Atchi
son, Topeka and Santa Fe road, run
ming south OF La Junta, Colo, hae
struck at A O'Clock this afternoon
The cause of the strike cannot be as
certained.
AN ACCOUNT FROM MALBUQUERQuE.
ALBUQUERQUE. N. M, March Is :
This afternoon all the engineers OF
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa F,
and the Atlantic and Pacific roads a
this point refused to work longer, ant
in consequence the through trains ar
rlving at this time we're side-tracket
and the engines run into the rount
house. There is side-tracked train
load of California oranges destined
for Eastern points, which will spoil i
not moved in a few days. An excur
sion train OF Boston people arrived
this evening, and it is rumored thai
the engineers have refused to move
the train.
LATER DETAILS.
All the engineers and firemen OF
the Santa Fe system, including the
A. q P, went out at A O'Clock this
afternoon. Not wheel is turning On
either road except of the passenger
trains in transit at the hour named
which are to be taken through tc
their destination. All freights are
tied up here. Trains made up anC
ready to go out are left on the side
tracks, and as fast as the engines
come in they are taken to the round
house. Nothing is doing in the yards.
CAUSE OF THE STRIKE.
1t is understood at this point thai
the cause of the strike was because
the company requested the men to
haul Burlington cars. A committee
of engineers waited on the manager
of the road and informed him of theil
determination. The officials told the
committee that the interstate com
merce law compelled them to haul
Burlington cars. This the engineers
refused to do, and about 1000 engi-
neers and firemen on the Santa Fe
and 1000 on the Atlantic and Pacific
quit work. All the passenger trains
which started before O'Clock this
evening will be taken to their desti-
nation.
TOPEKA INFORMED.
Topeka, March 15i This afternoon
J. T. Goddard, General Manager oil
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad, received the following tele.
gram:
J. r. Goddard:
Engineers and firemen of Santa Fe
system quit at O'Clock this afternoon
(Signed) T. CoNRoE,
To which, Mr.. Goddard transmit
ed this reply:
Topeka, Kansas, March Is.
T. Conroe, Chairman. Grievance Com
mittee Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad, Kansas City:
cat 8 80 this afternoon l received
your telegram notifying me that the
engineers and firemen whom you re-
present would quit at four O'Clock to-
day. AS we have faithfully kept every
written and verbal agreement made
with your organization your action is
a surprise, and l would be glad to
know on what it is taken. Also, do
you intend that it shall cover the pas
senger train service as well as freight ?
"(Signed)
~. f. GODDARD"
THE SITUATION OUTLINED.
The Associated Press agent has
learned the facts concerning the rela-
tionship Of the Brotherhood of Engi-
neers to the A., 7. and S. f. Company,
and brief statement of tae facts with
out comment, will probably place the
railroad company and the Brotherhood
in the proper light before the public
For several years the Brotherhood of
Engineers has been recognized and
fostered as legitimate trades associ-
alton by the tanta Fe Railroad
Company, and fully ninety per cent.
of engineers employed by the Com.
pany have been for years Brother.
hood engineers. From time to
time, the representatives OF
the Brotherhood have met with the
managers Of the railroad and dis
cussed the grievances or entered into
friendly consideration of matters
looking to improvement of condition
and remuneration.
Itsf A PUBLdC-sPIRITED POLICY.
The company have done this in pur
.suance Of the policy which it is be
lieved it was it's duty to the public t.
pursue, viz, to have stability an(
experience in it's motive power depart
ment in the interest of safety anl
life and the property of its patrons
No Just request which had ever beer
made the company by Representatives
of the Brotherhood has ever been re-
fused, and but very recently the very
schedule which is the cause OF tht
quarrel between the Brotherhood an(
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
was submitted to the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany, and in friendly conferenc,
was accepted and put into force BY
the company. The Atchison, Topeks
& Santa Fe. Railroad Company
through its proper officers, thereupon
about February 1st, entered into 9
contract with the locomotive engi
neers and firemen upon the Santa F.
and Southern Kansas systems B,
this contract benefits were givel
to this class of employees.
THE FIRST PROVISION
OF this written contract is in sub
stance as follows: "That no enginee
or fireman should be suspended o
discharged upon any charge whateve
without first having y fair and i'm
partial hearing. A Board Of inquir.
| is established, composed of division
) Superintendents, division Maste,
mechanics and disinterested engineer
! from the division from which tn
| complaint NAV arise, who shall iI