Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-16

Ecircular is understood to have been issued
to remind the engineers of the liability o
the Union Pacific IL it refused to receiy,
Burlington freight. He said the com.
pany, to protect itself against the penal
ties OF the interstate law, would have Il
order it done or quit. There was
rumor last night tast the Burlington
brakemen were on the verge of a strike
A brakeman, when asked shout it, said
"The men are getting disconnected, bu
whether they will strike or not I cannot
say, and the trouble Is because they are
afraid to run with green engineers"
THE STRIKERS ISSUE CIRCULAR.
| CHICAGO, ILL March S-The follow
ing communication issued this afternoon
by the Brotherhood explains itself:
ITO the Public.-O wing TO reports that
are being circulated in regard TO the at
titude OF the locomotive engineers and
firemen in the present strike which now
exists, and there being tender cy on the
part Of the press to indorse the stand
taken by the railway companies, we deem
it necessary in our own behalf to state
that the two organizations which are en-
gagged in the present trouble are COM
posed OF coDservati men and are ready
and willing now, and have been, to meet
the officers Of the Chicago, Burlip gton
and Quincy Railroad and arbitrate the
question In dispute. They (the BroEkeF-
hood) are not only willing to do this
through their executive officers, but
are also willing to place the
whole matter N the hands of three
railroad managers and abide by their dee
clsion. Now in csndor We would ak
any honest. thinking man II the organIza-
tons already mentioned, can do any more
sad maintain the privileges granted them
by the constitution of the United States !?
II this trouble still continues and the
public at large suffer on account Of the
same, the blame must rest where it be-
longs, and that is with the parties who re-
fuse to srbitrate. Signed
The Brotherhocds Of Locomotive En-
gineers AMI Firemen.
CHICAGO, ILL March S.-The folloH-
ing letter is in reply to one writtenNb
General Manager Stone Of the Burlington
in which he requests the Rock Island
Company to state their reasons for reius+
ing to handle Burlington cars yesterdays
CHICAGO, I'LL, March 8. lsSe.
To Mr.. II. r. Stone, General Manager of the
Chicago, Blu lington and Quincy Railroad:
MY DEAR SIR-That there may be no
Misunderstanding as to the position of
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad Company in regard to the ex-
change of TIRE ftlc with the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy Railroad Company, 1
desire to add TO my hastily written note
Of the 9Th inst, the following: This
company Is willing to perform all
duties imposed upon 1t by law
as common carrier, and will do So when
able. 1t will not refuse to perform such
duties to all because Il is rendered by cir
cumstsnces for which 1t is notreSponsible,
unable to perform them as to one. II
will not suspend the operation CT it's en-
tire line, and ipf'ct incelculable iriurv
upon the communities dependent upoa il
for transportation, because circumstances
render it impossible for It to exchange
traffic with another railway company. rs
engine rs and fremen positively refuse to
handle sny freight received from or deliv-
cred to your road. We have done nothing
to I'M uce this resolution. To discharge
them would not enable US to exchange
with you, while 1t would render 1t impos-
sible to carry for snYbody else. We oc-
cupy no attitude of non intercourse, but
do refuse to iDiure all Of our patrons by
the excuse 1--WE can't help you" 1 can
not see how the bringing about Of gen.
eral suspension OF the operation Of rail-
ways in the west can aid you in your
present struggle, while can see that it
would work great injury in the country.
We are not willing to attempt tee impos-
sible with knowledge that the attempt
will iDjure many and benefit none. Re
spectfully yours, f. ST. JOHN,
General Manager.