The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-02
VICTORY FOR THE KNIGHTS.

Chiefs Arthur and Sargent viii Call the
brotherhood Men of the Reading.
| CHICAGO, March Late tonight it was Civ
| en- out that important kilograms had left the
headquarters of Chief Engineer Arthur, in this
| city. regarding the strike. Master Workman
| Cahill, of the district assembly to which belong
the Philadelphia & Reading striking engineers,
| is in the city fixing up settlement between the
Knights and the Brotherhood. AS result, the
following telegram was sent out:
'4Henry Walton, Philadelphia, Chairman Executive
Board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen:
s.See all member of the brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen on the Philadelphia q Reading
that have taken the places of the men that went
out Dec. "a. 1887, and request them to sever
their connection with the company end Waii
pay them until they can find employment else
where, and allow the men out to return TO
work. By doing this the bad feeling now exist
ing will be obiterated. and will assist to win
our struggle with the Chicago. BURLINGTON &
Quincy. F. 2. SARGENT"
Mr. Walton wired that he would at once
transmit the necessary orders to the Brother
hood lodges. Mr.. Arthur then sent the follow
ing:
Edward M Kent. New York, Chairman Executive
"Go to Philadelphia once and use your in
huence to get all Brotherhood engineers who
took the places of Reading strikers to leave the
service OF the company. furnish them with the
financial support of the Brotherhood. The Chi
cago. Burlington & Quincy is using the strikers
to beat Us in the conflict. We must checkmate
them. P. NJ. ARTHUR
Mr.. Kent replied that he would leave for
PhiIadelphia at once Fi~hty of the striking
Knights on the Rea ng who arrived here
Wednesday night to to-. strikers places, re-
turned late tonight
It appears that Secretary Cahill, of the execu-
tive board of the Reading employees, brought
Chief Arthur and Grand Master Sargent official
information that $50 members of their organiza-
tions had taken the places of Knights of Labor
on the Reading road. Both Chief Arthur and
Mr.. Sergeant have denied repeatedly
that they knew that their had
taken the places of the Reading
striking employees. They assured Mr. Cahill
that they had no knowledge. other than news
paper reports, that this thing had occurred
Both gentlemen expressed q willingness to play
fair with the knights. and an agreement was
entered into by which Mr. Arthur and Mr. Sar-
gent agreed to request their men to quit the
Readings employment. In return Mr.. Cahill
agreed TO keep the $50 to 200 Reading engineers
in the city from taking places on the Burlington.
These men. it was agreed, would be held back
twenty-four hours. IF the Brotherhood men
obeyed the request of their chiefs and quit the
Reading road, the Knights here would return
home.
After the settlement with the eadine men
made, Mr. Arthur and his comrades took
fresh courage and were a trife less ready to
make concessions to the company. They thought
the strike would be brought to a speedy termi-
nation if the agreement with Mr.. Cahll was
enforced.
A trump card that the strikers are holding in
reserve described tonight by the general
manager of railroad other than the Buriine.
ton, terminating here. He said: s'Granting.
even, that compromise is arrived at between
the Burlington and the striking engineers, and
that the company succeeds in filing the places
of the strikers, there is another phase that will
present itself which will not only embarrass the
Burlington company but will prove dangerous
to other corporations. The Burlington with
all it's locomotives manned, can resume local bus
mess and successfully conduct it; but there it
will stick. Through business it cannot
do if the Brotherhood enginee rs should take a
stand against it. They could, and presumably
would, refuse to haul trains in which the Bur
lngton were made up, and such action
would be effectual in blocking the through bust
ness. II the connecting lines should insist upon
the performance of the service it would precpi-
tate strike on their roads, and there is
not much doubt that under these circumstau-
ces. they would refuse to accept the Burlington
cara. That company would have but one re-
source. 1t could transfer it's freight at terminal
points TO foreign cars but this would De an ex-
pensive process, and would place il at fatal
disadvantage against other roads"