The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-03
A Dose of Their Own Medicine.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Ehgi-
neers has discovered, since it began its
strike on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy system, that there are other labor
organizations. Up to the present tune its
policy appears to have been a thoroughly
selfish one. 1t believed in taking care of
itself and leaving other labor organizations
to do likewise. When the Knights of Labor
engineers and firemen OH the Reading sys-
tenn and the elevated railroads struck some
time ago their places were filed by Brother
hood men. The Knights of LABOR were
virtually told that in 50 far as the Brother
hood was concerned they would have to look
out for themselves. The Knights
waited for their opportunity to get
revenge, and as many things come
to those who wait, the opportu-
nifty they wanted came. The vacant loco
motives of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy system are being supplied with
engineers and firemen by Knights of Labor
Chief Arthur, of the Brotherhood, is
thought to be a man who looks well into
the future, but he failed to look ahead far
enough when he permitted Brotherhood
men to take the places of the strikers on the
locomotives of the Reading system and the
elevated roads. The selfish policy which h
pursued then is now being employed against
him, aud it promises to defeat the Brother
hood strike on the Chicago Burlington and
Quincy.
He is not the sort of man to persist in
mistake, however. He swallows his pride,
and in order to win the fight which he is at
present directing he has undertaken to call
the Brotherhood men from the locomotives
of the Reading and elevated roads, so chat
the Knights of Labor may return to them.
VIII these brotherhood men obey his calll
If they do they may find themselves idle.
The strikers may get back to their old
places on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy and the Knights of Labor may re
turn to the Reading and elevated roads, but
where are places to be found for those who
now handle the locomotives of the Reading
and elevated roadss Are they to have their
interests sacrificed in order that the strike
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
may be won! 1t would not be surprising if
they were to adhere to the policy which
pbiIlilLeu lneIil W Jdk6 JuelT pTeSeuU places,
and look out for themselves
There are those who will commend Mr..
Powderlys circular telling Knights of La
Dor not to accept the places of the strikers
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and
saying that those whodo so will be regarded
as ''scabs." That sort of talk may sound
well, but it will hardly have much effect
with men who have been waiting for many
months for something to do
and who have starving families
dependent upon them. They may not like
to be called ''scabs," but if they are true
men they will submit to almost any abuse
before permitting their wives and children
to be in want of bread when it is in their
power to earn it. The Brotherhood
engineers in their fight with the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy may
be in the right, but, in view Of
the selfish policy they pursued when the
Knights of Labor were in trouble, if they
expect the Knights will make sacrifices for
them now they have a very excellent
opinion of human nature