Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-05
THE 81 iRIKE.
Chief Arthur Gives His
Views Thereon.
THE BROTHERHOOD'S PLANS
The Engineers Will Garry Their
Point or Stop Every Wheel
in the Country"
Associated Press Dispatches to theHERALr

CHICAGO, March 4 4.-Chief Engineer
Arthur took rest to-day. 1t was the
least busiest day he and his lieuten
ants have had since the Burlington
and Quincy strike began. All were
recuperating their energies, awaiting
tomorrow morning, which is to de
termine whether or not the engineers
and firemen of Western and North.
western railroads will go on a strike
and among the first things said by
Mr.. Arthur to reporter was:
"You can deny officially that there
was any secret meeting of the chair
men of the Grievance Committees
held yesterday, such as is described
in morning paper. 1t is utterly
false. The fact that the Northwest
ern railroad still holds to the classifi-
cation system is well-known; but nc
meeting was held to discuss that, SO
no session of the Grievance Commit
tees have been or will be held until
tomorrow"
Chief Arthur then went into chat
about the state of affairs in the Burling
ton strike, as viewed by himself and
comrades.
"Our reports" he said, "are most
reassuripg. The fact that for seven
days there has not been a break in
the Brotherhood on this line is of it.
self Of a most assuring nature. On
the contrary, we are in receipt hourly
of letters and dispatches from all over
the system showing the loyalty OF our
men,"
"Is it not fact" Mr.. Arthur was
asked, that all the Western roads
are giving the Burlington moral
support, which being equivalent to g
financial one, gives the Brotherhood
clear right to discontinue work or
these outside roads ?"
"I have no means of knowing that
other lines are giving the Burlington
moral support. If they are it is in
violation Of solemn pledge from the
managers of these other roads that
they would maintain a strict neu
trality. In giving party moral sup
port one is not maintaining neutra
ground"
"If you found that other roads were
doing this, would you order strike p
eff grievance of that nature wa
brought to my attention l shoult
carefully look into it."
SIS it not probable that Congress.
| will be called on to investigate thi
strike ?"
Congress will not be asked to lool
into it by us. There is no necessity
for an nvestigation. What we have
done has been done openly and beer
given to the public through TIN
press"
"In your opinion could the manage
ment of the Burlington system have
had any mercenary motives in per
mitting the strike for the purpose o
depressing stocks and buying them a
a low figure ?"
"No, l think the Burlington man
agement miserly, not mercenary
They profess willingness to pay theil
men as much as their neighbors do
and yet they will not do it.'
"Do you believe that all of the 30t
men sent forward for distribution
on the Burlington road for the pas
three days are bona .fde engineers an'
firemen ?"
ooh, I have heard rumors but ]
am not going to follow the course 0
the Burlington people and talk abou
hearsay matters. But l will say this
| know of my own knowledge that i
is impossible for the road to get com
petent engineers to run on the line fol
year to come. 1t can't make them
from the stock it has,"
"On what do you base the asser
ton ?"
81 have it in statistics in my pos
session, showing that there are no
800 competent locomotive engineers
in the country out OF employment
not counting OF course the Brother
hood on the Burlington"
"And you are confident of winning
the fght?"
''If my men stand firm, it is beyond
question that we will"
THE LINE OPEN.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 4.-BusMess
on the Burlington system in thil
State was resumed yesterday, all
trains being run excepting through
trains, which have been delivered te
the Burlington and Missouri River
road by the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy from the East. Fifty-sever
complete train crews arrived from the
East on Friday night, and were put
to work. So far all have given salts
faction. The Burlington and Missouri
officials say they are prepared to han.
die fast passengers and through
freights as soon as the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy can send them
over their part of the system.
A sABBATICAL REST.
There was little Sunday work doins
at the general Offices of the Burling
ton Company to-day. President Per
kins, General Manager Stone and Gen
eral Payne were down for few hours
in the morning, but left for theil
homes early. They superintended
the dispatching of about 100 men
said to be competent engineers, to the
West at 2 p M. This was the fourth
batch accepted by the Master Me
chanic, and they were to be distribut
ed over the entire system. Rumol
that the strike might extend tt
the Northwestern system on Mon
day did not seem to interiors
with the business or pleasure o
the officials of that road. Presiden
Hughitt is still in the East, and in
quiry at his residence showed he il
not expected home for few day
yet. General Manager Whitmore wal
somewhere in town to-day, and Mr.
Albert Keep, chairman OF the Boart
of Directors, left for New York thi
afternoon. At the Northwestern OF
fees there was no anticipation of ,
strike. 1t was said there that Will,
the Northwestern has system o
classification similar to that on tn
Burlington, yet the standards Of pa,
were higher by several degrees.
A Broth RnOOD MEETING