The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-09
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A BOMB In THE STRIKE.
THE RAILROAD TAKES THE FIGHT
INTO THE COURTS.

4N " IE1h COOhIO.
An Injunction Sought to Restrain
Chief Arthur and the Brotherhood
From Interfering With the Business
of the Road-The Strikers Not Scared
by the New Tack.
CHICAGO, March S.-This morning the
| fight between the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad and its striking engineers
and fremen was changed from the lines Of
the road and strikers headquarters at the
Grand Pacific Hotel to the United States
Court. At an early hour big petition was
| filed in the United States Court by the
| counsel for the railroad 1t set
forth the history of the strike,
with the grievances of the road,
and wound up by praying an injunc-
tIon against Chief Arthur and the En-.
| gineers' Brotherhood, as well as an order on
the Wabash road compelling it to handle
Burlington freight in the discharge of its
duty as a common carrier. The hearing
upon tho application is set for tomorrow
evening at O'clock
THE FIGUREHEAD.
The Burlington road makes Charles z.
| Beers act in the capacity of chief cOmpiain-
ant in the case, although the suit is the
work of the company Mr.. Beers is a big
| lumber merchant, and as his business has
| been tied up since the strike began, he
! gladly threw his lot with the Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy in the hope of obtaining
| some relief for himself There was consid-
erable surprise among the st ikers and their
| chiefs when the news of this latest
move of the road was broken to them.
Chief Sargent, of the Firemen's Brother
hood, said an injunction, if granted, would
| have no effect on the strike as far as the
engineers and firemen are concerned.
"Chief Arthur, he said, docs not order
strikes. He does not order the men to quit
work, and has no power to do so. The con-
stitution of the Brotherhood of Engineers
does not give him any such power. An in
junction against them, therefore, to re-
strain him from ordering the men TO dis
obey the orders of the road employing them
would cut no figure whatever"
COURTS CAN'T COMPEL.
Chief Arthur could not be seen, but tha
press committee authorized to speak for
| him, said: "Au injunction against Chief
! Arthur would not be worth the paper it is
printed on, simply because he does not order
the men to quit work. An injunction
against the Brotherhood is equally worth
less, because it is not an Incorporated body.
If the engineers of the Wabash road do not
want to handle Burlington freight, no COURT
can make them do it.
The position that the engineers as body
will take in any event will be a very simple
one. Whether they appear in court to-
morrow by counsel at all has not yet been
| decided for as q matter of fact, they are,
or appear TO be, quite Indifferent as to
whether the court will or will not issue the
order prayed for. They are determined,
| and so expressed themselves to-day in a
score of instances, to refuse to handle train
on any road that aids the 60" and no law,
they claim, can compel man to work when
he is not willing to.
DRAGGING IN THE WABASH.
On the other hand the difficulties of the
Wabash line are steadily on the increase.
The Burlington appears TO be determined to
draw that road into the vortex along with
itself, an it is nearly sure 10 do so. If the
| court tomorrow grants an order requiring
| the Wabash, It's agent,, officers and em-
ploye5 to perform its duties as a public car
rier as respects traffic with the Burlington,
then IA general tie up Of the Wabash road
| must follow. The engineers will, of course,
refuse to handle Burlington cars, and if
Receiver McNulta wants TO save himself
| from punishment for contempt of court
and his road from heavy damages he Will
be obliged TO discharge his engineers and
hire ones that viii do the work.
A SIGNAL FOR WAR.
| The moment the first man is discharged a
strike will follow. This is Chief Ar
thurs assurance to his men positively
made yesterday. The Burlington company
has as yet. taken no action in regard to the
other roads which have refused to handle
| their freight, but Manager Stone says
! that if the proceedings against the
Wabash do not have the desired effect, that
similar action will doubtless be brought to
bear on them The Lake Shore road has
| been receiving freight from the Burlington
to-dny without protest from their engineers.
The officials of that road say they will con-
tinue TO handle freight transferred to them.
Most of the Eastern roads have signifies
| their willingness to do the same. but with
the exception of the Union Pacific, all the
Western roads remain firm in their refusal
to touch Burlington car.
TO REMAIN PASSIVE.
II is understood that Receiver McNulta
will simply remain passive in the matter.
A strong fight in court against the Burling-
! toms petition will be made nevertheless. IL
will be conducted under the auspices of the
Brotherhood. They have engaged Alexan-
der Sullivan and his partner, Thomas o.
! Windes. 1t is doubtful whether Mr.. Sulli-
van will be able TO be present in court to-
morrow, as tonight he was in Springfield
on business before the State Supreme Court.
Ex-Secretary of War, Robert T. Lincoln
will appear for Gen. McNulta.
After the injunction proceedings were
begun to-day, the strikers quit striking for
time. Their caucuses and conferences
adjourned without action. Altogether the
men seemed glad that the matter had got
into court and confidence was renewed on
ali sides that there would now be a speedy
settlement of the strike.