The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-05
And Allow All Chicago Roads to Interchange
Business with the Burlington Road With
out Any Discrimination,
But the Fight Against the Burlington
Is To Be Continued.
The Policy Is to Crowd that Road with Bus
mess So as to Demonstrate the Incapacity
of Its Present Employees
The Men Decide 60 Allow All Roads TO Ham
die Burlington Freight.

In this city, which began yesterday afternoon
and lasted until late hour last night, is an
nounced this morning. in the declaration that
the boycott of 20" has been permanently
raised, and that henceforth the contest will be
confined strictly to the 20" system. This rails
ing of the boycott means that all strikes, except
on the 20" are to stop forthwith, and that all
those which were imminent are to be averted.
The business of Chicago is to be restored and
maintained by the strikers with strict decorum
Other roads are absolYed from ths
requirement of neutrality, and violence
is to be discountenanced. according 10 tho
well-known policy of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers. The arrangement agreed
upon, it is stated. ID directly due to the
exertions of Chief Arthur. Of the Brotherhood
of Engineers, Grand Master Sargent. Of the
iremen, Grand Master MONAGHAN, of the
Switchmen's Association, Mayor Roche and
Mark Crawford, who also represents the switch
men. The final decision was FASTENED by the
mass-meeting held with closed doors last even
ing, and which was addressed by General Mana
ger Jeffery, of the Illinois Central road. Fifteen
hundred railway employees were present at the
meeting, representing elements which had previ-
ously been at times ANTAGONISTS.
Grand Master Sargent, of the Firemen'a
Brotherhood, the first speaker. He stated
that he came not only as the representative OF
the firemen, but also to voice the views OF Chief
Arthur OF the engineers The strike the
Burlington road was just cause snd they had
used every honorable means to treat with the
company. With such record behind them it
would not be proper for the strikers to stand by
and see helpless people suffer from base prac-
tices Of the company. Sargent urged, there.
fore, that the boycott be raised and the &c" de-
prived of its most dangerous weapon.
General Manager Jeffery, of the Illinois Cen
trail road, told the men that railroad companies
had certain delegated duties to perform. These
duties could neither be disregarded nor abused.
The interstate law was especially severe in its
commands. and that law had been enacted by
men elected by the ballots of the people. includ-
ing men engaged in this strike. Mr.. Jefsry
spoke of the disasters that would follow gen.
eral tia-up, and appealed to the men to shield
their fellows from such inhction. his
speech occupied nearly two hours and was re-
ceived with the most respectful attention.
Grand Master Monaghan, of the Switchmen's
Association, also dwelt at length upon the dam
gers attendant on further extension of the
strikes, and reminded his hearers of their in
terests as citizens and men of families. The
Burlington road, he claimed, had acted in bad
faith toward other lines to get them into trouble
so that in their crippled condition it could re-
gain its lost prestige. The boycott Was, there
fore, a great weapon in the hands of the CO.
He wanted that weapon removed, and he knew
society would applaud the men il they disarmed
the foe of social order. Mr.. Jefferv had assured
them that they would not be black. listed for the
sincere effort they had made for the men who
were fighting the 90" aud everything was to be
and To ha. .-st hxyr al rh
largo
After number of other speeches of a similar
tenor, vote was taken and the boycott was de-
clared raised. but the meeting declared it's un-
divided confidence in the cause and conduct of
the %" strikers, and urged them TO Eght with
even greater, though always honorable. fury.
Nothing was to be left undone to bring the 90"
to terms. Every body connected with the sys.
tenn who could be called out would be- and one
em barrassment after another to be enforced
SO long rs honorable and proper. at later
meeting of the men the action OF the mass
meeting was ratified, and the employees OF each
road were instructed to notify their employers
and be ready to report for duty everywhere. ex-
cept at the Burlington yards to-day Commit
tees were sent out at once TO visit the different
officials and later reported that all had accepted
the action of the meeting, and that the restors-
tion of traffic this morning would be as com plete
and harmonious as it had been since the
gneers abandoned the 20" OF course the
tion of the meeting does not Affect the attitude
of the 20" strikers.
The strikes on competing and connecting
roads are therefore to be abandoned. Theman-
ayers will afford every aid in interchanging all
the freight possible with the Burlington. BY
thus erwhelmng the Burlington with busi-
ness, the men argue. the fact will soon be dem
onstrated that It is BY no means prepared 10
handle il with the new hands in it's
ploy. The plea of the Burlington that the
pla ces of the strikers have all bsen filled, and
consequently that it has nothing to arbitrate.
the engineers think, will be- demolished, and
q Arbitrat@
que eston at issue.
When General Superintendent Clark, of the
St. Paul road, was called upon and asked about
the settlement, he said their had called
upon him early In the night with their proposi-
tion to return. 1t WAS telegraphed to Gsneral
Manager Miller, and an answer was received
from him later on. accepting the virtual sur
render OF the men, promising that every man
should be given his former position and places
found for the few new men who had been hired
since the strike
General Manager McCrea OF the Fort Wayne
road. said the company had prepared to start
MP with an altogether new force when the COM
mIttee came to him and asked upon what terms
he would take back the strikers he informed
them that no discipline would be inflicted upon
TT EN- for the strike they had nausurated, but that
they must come prepared to handle any and all
freight offered. They accepted the proposition.
Mr.. McCrea has telegraphed their agent in
Philadelphia not to send the men who were
being hired TO take the strikers places.
A report Is in circulation to the effect that
Mr. Powderly has had hand in bringing about
the present state OF affairs his antagonism 70
the brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Ia 30
we'll known that t was considered very strange
when the Burlington svitehrnen, who were
Knights of Labor. quit work in order 10 back up
the striking engineers. There 10 no doubt but
that they did so without Mr.. Powderlyls knowl-
edge or consent, and for the past few days there
have been numerous commands issued from
headquarters ordering the switchmen 20 let the
engineers fight their own battle. The switch
men finally agreed to abide by the advice of their
chief, and the knowledge of this fact. II 10 said
by those qualified to speak led the engineers and
firemen 10 drop the boycott
MIR. Sargent the man who stands at the helm
of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen. was
very much absorbed in his morning paper when
q reporter opened conversation with him. rs
this return work the result OF any request or
action of Chief Arthur
''(shisf Arthur had nothing TO do with il. Was
1Ir. Sargents reply. 1T Was the mems own in
dividual Judgment that led them TO so out, and