St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-11
MAY YET WIN THE FIGHT.
Chief Arthur Believes the Engineers
Will Come Out Ahead.
THE MEN ARE DETERMINED.
Some Good Reasons for the Chiefs Be.
ief---The Company Losing
Money.
Special to the Globe.

Special 10 the GlODo.
CHICAGO, April 10.-Chief Arthur, OF
the Brotherhood of Engineers, left here
tonight for Cleveland, and will not
probably return again unless some I'M
foreseen emergency should arise. Be-
fore leaving Chief Arthur said he be-
lIeved the brotherhood would yet win
the sQ' fight He said: Il find that
the men are as determined as ever. and
from information have received, which
regard as authentic, [ am prepared to
state that the Burlington road is not
doing so much business as it claims.
After a full and careful consideration
of every point involved in the matter
the brotherhood has determined to sus-
tain the striking engineers in their fight
just as long as they are willing
to continue the conflict. We
believe that their cause is a
Just one, and are determined
to stand by them at all hazards" In
reply to a question as to what he
thought the final outcome of the strike
would be, he said: ''To answer that
question requires an ability to look into
the future that do not possess. In my
opinion, however, the owners of the
road will soon be brought to realize the
necessity of
A CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT.
Just as long as the present manage
ment purSues the same policy that it
adopted at the inception of the strike,
Just 50 long must the road continue to
do business at ali enormous loss Scores
of engines are laid up for repairs. Some
of the men running them are utterly
incompetent, and no road can do bust
ness with a profit as long as it has in
competent employees. What the man
ayers at present think, of course | aml
unable to say. However, there is one
thing certain, and that is that the stock
holders will not continue to lose money
for any great length of time without
making vigorous protest. If change
in the management of the road is made,
it will, of course, be a victory for the
strikers, as il will be an open confession
that the policy at present pursued is
wrong. In such an event the old engi-
neers would undoubtedly be taken
back" Chief Arthur was asked if there
was amy truth in the report that the
Knights Of Labor and the brotherhood
had patched up peace, and that the
knights would order general strike on
the Burlington ToGd. in reply he said:
That is something that.l know nothing
about. If the Knights Of Labor are
contemplating any such action they
have not informed me of it. As far as
patching up Il peace is concerned, will
simply say this; That there has never
been
ANY JUST GROUND OF ENMITY
between the organizations. | have been
grossly misrepresented in this matter,
but have set forth the true facts in the
case to Mr.. POWderly, and there is now
b2tter understanding between us. 1t
was claimed during the strike on the
Reading road that / supplied brother
hood men to places Of the striking
knights. This is absolutely false, as
did not interfere in the matter at all.
In fact, when workman engaged in
fight for the betterment of his condition
goes out on a strike, | regard the man
who viii, under such circumstances, take
his place as utterly unworthy" Chief
Arthur said he should not attempt to
hold any further conference with the
Burlington officials unless they eX-
pressed a desire to meet him. If any
disposition of that kind were manifested
the men would doubtless make some
concessions.