The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04
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attempt to do before the rising and setting of
many suns
Over hundred of the xReading employees
were at the Briggs House to-day. The strikers
too, were there in force, and they labored with
might and main to induce the NJ wcomers TO turn
their faces eastwards. But in the long run their
arguments fell upon deaf ears. and only sixteen
could be induced TO believe that they would be
better off IN the East than in any OF the
Western States. These sixteen were provided
with tickets over the Fort Wayne road and
some loose change, and left tonight or home.
The eighty and odd. however, stood firm, and
met the Establishments of the opposition with
arguments that seem invincible. Said a stall
wart Phiiadelphian after man from Mon
mouth had endeavored TO impress upon him the
fact that IN trades-unionisln there was but one
brotherhood-that of common humanity:
That's true TO certain extent but Dir. Ar
thur is running this thing. | tell you I shall
never forget the morning after the tie-up on our
road, when we saw Mr.. Arthur walk down the
main track at Port Richmond with President
Corbin. pat him on the back and heard him say:
III get youea for every place vacant
am with you in this and then we saw two hun
dred and fifty Brotherhood engineers walk down
the tracks and take our places. am willing to
do anything TO help man IN h is
struggle for better pay. but
have q wife aud six children and they have
nothing to eat put my money, as fast l
could save it. into payments little home. and
then Mr.. Arthur and his Brotherhood took my
job and left me penniless."
"Arthur is not to blame" replied Detweer,
che has done all he could He has ordered the
brotherhood off the Reading. but they have not
obeyed him.
LET him expel them. then" said new man.
WELL he will do that if necessary" replied
Detweiier.
IN bet You he will not said the Pennsyl-
vanian. we must have the means of living of
which the Brotherhood deprived us, and until
they give it TO US they need not talk to
We want work; and if they can give us work
we will go back, but not till then
Eighty of the hundred took the same view of
the matter, aud they went down on a special to
Missouri points tonight
AT the general offices OF the Burlington, to-
night. the officials had nothing than the
usual protestations that they wouldn't give in,
come what may. For the ffteth time or more,
General Manager Stone reiterated that all ru-
mors of compromise were unfouuded: that the
question was simply one as to whether the
road should manage its own property or not,
and that it had passed the point where either
compromise arbitration was possible. He
declared that it must be surrender the part of
the strikers or nothing; that there was truth
In the statement that managers OF other roads
had brought any influence TO bear in favor of
the strikers. and that he emiuently satisfied
with the success of the company.
Paul Morton said: I'VE close up the week with
better progress than expected. Over
one-half of the vacant places have already been
filled with competent men. Dispatches from
Iowa. Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri say that
the new men very much pleased with their
field of labor. On Monday we will com
to receive freight in Chica go for points in
Illinois Our reason for not wanting business
for points west of the Mississippi river that
we prefer to move slowly. and not undertake
ton. BY the middle of the week, however, we
expect to begin taking business for far-West
points"
The representatives of the Reading Knights
insisting tonight that Chief Arthur will ex-
ercse his authority and expel the recalcitrant
members of the Brotherhood in Pennsylvania.
1t is understood that the chief fully
admits his authority in the premises
would be fully justified. but that
at the same time he does not exactly see how the
would aid settlement of the trOll BILE. mas
much as the men expelled, recognizing the fact
that they were foot loose from the Brotherhood,
would feel themselves at liberty to accept en-
ployment upon the Burlington
There will be developments in the strike
for the next thirty-six hours. and matters will
remain in statu quo until the meeting on Mon
day. Among local trades -unionists a strong
opinion prevails that tie-up of the Western
roads. which would have the effect of largely
pAralyzing the business of the entire country
would be fatal error and would turn the tide
of popular sympathy against the Brotherhood.
The mass meeting called for Monday night has
been postponed until Tuesday.
at Chief Arthur's headquarters, tonight it
was given out that on Monday morning prom
inent Chicago firm would bring n mandamus
salt in. the United States Court against the Bur-
llngton railroad, to compel it to carry freight
to compel it to show cause why it did
not do so. This action is, il is claimed,
to bs3 brought under the common
carrier act. The engineers. from Chief
Arthur down, absolutely refused to give to the
press the name of the firm or the source of their
Information. Il was also said by the Brother
hood that they were in receipt of news. brought
by members of the order who arrived here to-
night, that public meetings were being held in
Iowa. at which it was resolved to call the atten-
ton of the Railroad Commissioners to the fact
that the Burlington company was employing in
competent men to run its engines.
Keeping Up the strikers Spirits.
CHICAGO, March 3.-Chief Arthur and Grand
Master Sargent felt very confident, this even