St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-09
If Wholesale Arrests Of Bur-
lington Strikers Occur
in Chicago
Every Road in the City Will
Be Tied UP in Thirty
Six Hours. q
A Powerful Central 0rganiZa-
tion Reported Ready for
Immediate Action.
The Brotherhood Men Say
They Are Merely Wait
ing for the Word.

CHICAGO, July s.-A local paper says:
If the present crisis in the affairs of the
two great brOtherhoOds does not result
in general strike it will not be the
fault of the radical faction. Their lead
ers were busy yesterday 'bracing up"
the more conservative members of the
two organizations. Hoge is the recog
niZed leader of the radicals, and voiced,
the general sentiment when he saids
eff the railroads throughout the divis-'
ion of the Burlington are ready to de-
clare open war upon the brotherhoods,
we are ready for them. 1t is claimed,
and l am inclined to believe the state
ment is true, that wholesale arrests of
men prominent in the present strike
will be made when Stone, of the Bur
lington, gives the word. have said be-
fore, and l say it again, that if any such
thing takes place, every road in Chicago
will be tied up inside of thirty-six
hours.''
'Are the men ready and willing to
make such move?'
"Are they ready and willing? should
say they were. Do you imagine that
tiiCy WOulu w CiC SOfi-
summation of such an outrage? No, sir;
they will not"
THIS KIND OF TALK
was not confined to the Burlington
strikers. During the evening engineers
from the Milwaukee q st. Paul, the
Chicago & Northwestern and the Fort
Wayne and other roads called upon
Hoge and held long consultations. The
complete failure of the strike added to
divisions. The "Q' strike has been
the topic of discussion in every brother
hood meeting held since the strike was
declared over four mOaths ago. The
radicals have jumped at every preteXt,
and sought to precipitate strike.
During the last two months central
organization has been quietly formed,
embracing representatives from every
road leading to Chicago. 1t has been
impossible to ascertain the exact nat
ure of
THE AGREEMENT
existing between the employees of the
various roads. One of the prime NOV
ers in this organization was seen, and
made the following statement, after ex-
acting promise that his name be not
used: "The great majority of the
brotherhood meu now recognize, as a
few of US always maintained, that an
awful mistake was made when the boy
colt was lifted. The O. men are not
liked as the matter now stands. We
know what that means. 1t means that
another road will be selected and made
nOn-uniOn as soon as opportunity Is
presented. 1t means that the railroad
companies have decided to abolish the
brotherhoods. The fight is bound to
come sooner or later, and if the defeated
o. men are made the victims of con-
spiracy, we will take hand in it our
selves. The men on our road are red
hot. They would strike tomorrow
morning if gave them the word. We
are making no bluff; we mean business.
Our existence as an organization is at
stake, and, if the fight must come. let
her cOme."
NOT YET RIPE.
The question whether Smith, BOwles
or any other of those arrested as sus-
poets in the alleged dynamite conspir-
acy have made confessions is still a
| mooted one. Affirmative differences can
only be taken from conversations with
those directly interested in the manage
ment of the case for the "Q' ROAD.
William A. Pinkerton closes his eyes
and refuses to affirm or deny, and adds
that General Manager Stone has
been agreed upon as the spokes-
man and that all the news must
come from him. The latter, when the
question is put squarely at him, ap-
pears to dodge the issue by saying that
the case is not yet ripe for publication
and that when it is the public will be
duly informed. The opinion prevails
very strongly that confessions have
been made, but that they do
not reach the game which it is
sought to reach among the
higher of the brotherhood officers.
and that therefore the 30" officials de-
sire to keep what they have ascertained
from the knowledge of those interested
on the other side. General Manager
Stone was seen tonight. and he ex-
pressed himself strongly pleased with
the condition of affairs. He says the
road is bound to make out case against
those already implicated and perhaps
against others
NOT YET ARRESTED,
but who are under the strictest surveil
lance. He scouts any idea of insincerity
on the part of the road in these prosecu-
tions, and says that they wish no deal
ings whatever with the brotherhood,
neither do they propose to be in any
way molested by its members. What
was a great conspiracy, he says, has
had its backbone broken and the
loss of life and property has been
avefted. The local papers are still
engaged in Investigating that part of
| the statement made by General Manager
Stone Friday, which deals with the
secret circular said to have been sent
out by Chairman Hoge. The latter, of
| course, is as emphatic as ever in stamp
ing it as forgery, and denies further
that such letter was ever discussed or
even thought of by Arthur, Sargent or
| himself. The location of the man
| Sewers, whose name appears
| in it as the man who would
furnish further instructions than in the
letter contained, has not yet been ac-
com plished.r Hoge, the proprietor of
the National hotel, where Sewers was
4 said t0 havp raci6ad apd whara ha woo