The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-17
CHAIRMAN HOGE BUSTERS.
a Conference Between the brother
hood and burlington.

CHICAGO. July IA conference WAS
held this afternoon al she Office of the Bur
iiDg;on road. al which the read was repre-
sented by President Perkins. Vice President
nessly and General Manager stone. and
Attorneys Dexter aud J. W Biy. the Broth
erhood by Chief Arthur OF the Locomotive
Engineers, Chief Sargent of the Loconao-
live firefnen and Alexander sullivan,
their counsel The arrival Of Arthur and
Sargent IN Chicago had been kept secret
until the conferences to-day. Chairman
Hoge and Murphy were also present The
officials of fne two broiherhools assured
the railroad men that they had no syrnra-
t1y with dynamisers. At the conference
the strike and the slfnstion as II affected
the pubiic and the parties TO this straggle
was discussed. All agreed that IL would
be well II The strike could b. ended.
President Perkins was seen after the con
ference aisd said that nothing was definite
~ settled. Neither Mr.. Arthur or Mr. Sar,
gent could be fcifBd after conference
Touching the meeting cha;rman Hoge said
to an Associated Press representative,
Propositions were sabmitted by both sides
10 the controversy booking toward settle
nfest of the strike. What these prsrsnsi-
tioas we're ] am not at liberty 20 state.
TheF have not taken tangible form. aud
win not until another conference il held
which viii be In a few days
Mr. Hese then showed the reporter n
telegram which was sent fruin Davenport
20 W. =. Gould. and which reads a. full0xS
-us1ng 70 certain events the men at this
point t.ecide that We had better adopt ex
frsrfs measures This Is only one out of
many kilograms of q similar nature. said
the chairman. (which have reached hers
foday. This une Is addressed 10 Chair
man tiouid, of the Rock Island grievance
oomfaiisee. snd shows which way the
wind IS blowing fls also said that n
gcneTal meeting Of she ehairmen IL the
running csst Of Chicago would be held here
this week. al which action viii be taken
on the wholesaAe arrests and prosecutions
. hieh have occurred in Chicago during
the past 10 days.
What does the writer of the dispatch
mean wtsen he speaks of extreme meas
ures- was then asked.
That remains 10 be seen II rasy ynean
a strike oti the roai represented, ar 1t may
mean boycott on the Burlington. which
would eventually terminate la strike
The meeting viii decide that question:
.-ibr you think there viii be strike
We'll. the nsen on the ssrand Trunk.
Rock Island and the Northwestern among
others. are very sore over tisesr arrests. and
win certainly speak In no undcrtone when
the time comes They d<sE-t believe in
dynamite neither do they believe in rerse-
cssfious.
.-wili this meeting have the youssr to
declare q strike without the sanction Of
Chief Arthur
-Yes. sir; and they will do Il n pees.s-
saFy- The support of ASthar is only FOR
its Esorai and financial effect II any Of
the sy-scsns coacl1de 10 strike and Arthur
refuses 10 sanction the move, ne receive
no support from the brotherhood. bsrf AZ
the same t4rae the chairman of say syxscra
can declare q strike On ths, system pro
yifcd the b-etherhood eraplcscd thcre is
tsesiyous.f