Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-31

be any more grea, .trIhe., II We tive i",
it mraus that We live up tie msn gpmen,
Of the road to the men II -. tIy man on
the road except the D.:e.sI Passenger
Agent struck, W. should keep mp ID,
fight. We have 'hr 'av CH uur side AEd
We don't prCpose to back down Mr.
Arthur pronis, :lat he wcud call the
strike OF il the Burlington couii get aior :
without the Brolherauoi We DID ,."t
along without tl,m, and he inaueurAtrd
the boycott Tn" courts ruled against the
boycott, and then followed the switch
mems strike We shall not weaken after
having gone 30 far
There was but little the members Of the
Brotherhood OF Engineers had TO say this
morning, to the press representatives. re-
garding last nights difficulty. The action
taken nv the men on the ST Paul road
was so far as can be learned, taken 90
their responsibility. There is no hkeli-
hood of their going back until the road
agrees to refuse 20 freight. Should any
'Q' freight be offered to any other Of the
Chicago roads, there is very little doubt
that the enginemen and swltchmen will
NlllLN az Sbbu az Aut bllIttllOulu4t NiIe
touch their tracks. lnasmuch n il il the
present determination OF the "Q' 10 send
transfers to the Illinois Central, the Fl.
Wayne and the Northwestern at their ear
liest opportunity, a strike in the city orer-
alton departments Of the roads may hr
looked for at no distant date. The Broth
erhOOd officers are extremely careful to say
that such boycott IL not in accordance
with the Brotherhood : orders Ga the con
trary the Brotherhood, Gs an organization.
has nothing to do with it ii is the
men acting individually. Chef Arthur
will leave this oyensnr for Cleveland,
where he will call the Executive Commit
tee OF the Brotherhood together and levy II
general assessment for the prosecution Of
the present "Q'' strike
INTERVIEW WITH CHIEF ARrHrR
Chief Arthur WAS questioned to day as
to the attitude Of the Br0thCrh0Od loward
the ST. Paul strIkers The trouble on
ST. Paul road yesterday was an affair Tor
which the men are individually response.
BILE knew nothing of II until sometime
after it, occurrence. II the men choose IN
strike, OF course AIN pow,Ile,s to prevent
them
But Twill tho Brotherhood men who
strike receive financial aid from the order"
''No sir; not a cent "
What have you TO say about the ru-
mOred combination between the BgotEcg-
hood and the switChmen?"
Just this There is not the slightest
foundation for such rumor The switch.
men who strike will not receive cent
from the brotherhood " Aud the Chief
spoke in manner that carried conviction
with il.
''No assistance of that sort can be given
without my authority, and ! am sure
have said nothing to that effect. It is pos.
sIble, of course, that some O! the ~wiichin.
engineers " no have worked TOR years with
the switrhmcn may have SAID 10 them.
Now, il you will strike this thing will br
settled, and the Brotherhood will do -.
and so. But the Brotherhood is not n
spon,ible for any such talk. There j. po,
Itiyely no combination between us
"a there any probability Of a grand "
ganizltIOn OF railroad operatives taking IN
The Brotherhood swItchm,n, brakemcu
and uouduct0rs?"
There Is none 80 lar "a know, aud II
there were, there would be no objection to
say 50.