Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-01
POLICY OF THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR ENGI-
NEERs.

POLICY OF THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR ENGI-
NEEBs.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, February 29.-The
Knights Of Labor engineers of the
Reading railroad have clearly out
lined their policy. According to
an interview with one of their
engineers they will take the places
of the Burlington strikers, and will
promise Chief Arthur, of the Brother
hood, TO return to their homes if he calls
his engineers off the Reading and Brook
Ign elevated roads.
Five carloads of engineers and fire
men passed through this city this morn
ing en- route to Chicago. There were 300
in one party, and they were nearly all
knights of Labor and mostly former
employees of the Reading road. They
were a Gne-looking body Of men. in m
interview one of them said 1.-The state
ment that has been published OF there
being 800 Kniehts-of-Labor engineers
out on the Reading is correct. The bal
ance are to follow us. The Brotherhood
engineers are filling every place. You see
this party? How can you blame us for
going to work on the Burlington system
We are not going as Knights OF Labor,
but as individuals Every man in the
party Is an experienced engineer, and
each Of us has with him his fireman so
that question cannot be raised as 10
whether we are competent TO take the
places of the strikers. We are compelled
TO make this move. We could get work
no place else. 1t is a question Of home
and family with us. On the Reading
road the Brotherhood jumped in and as
sisted the company TO defeat us, and We
now go TO Chicago to take the places Of
their own. There are 5000 men who
were in Reading who may all 90 to Chi
cago'
A PROMINENT LABOR OFFICIALS VIEWS.
William II. Bailey, of the Executive
Board of the Knights of Labor, was a
passenger on the same train that brought
the engineers to the city this morning.
he did not sanction their move, but
thought they had been treated very badly
by the brotherhood. He stated that he
was not with the party, but that it was
purely accidental that he was on the
same train that brought them to Pitts
burgh Last night, however, while on
the train be mingled among the men and
obtained from them their exact position,
as they talked freely to him, whom they
recognized as representative OF the
Knights of Labor.
Mr.. Bailey intimated that while the
order did not sanction members taking
the places Of the strikers the proper
course for the Brotherhood to pursue
was for Chief Arthur to call his engineers
of the Reading and Brooklyn Elevated
roads, and then the Knights of Labor
and the Brotherhood could each handle
their own strike. 81 am very sorry,
said he. "to be compelled to say that
men are going to Chicago to take the
places Of the strikers on the Burlington
system, but l don't know whether they
will claim allegiance. II is a desperate
move on their part, and one that IS to
be deplored by all having the interests
of organized labor at heart. Yet 1t seems
to be only desire for retaliation on their
part for wrongs that have been commit
ted upon their interests.
MORE ENGINEERS EN- ROUTE
New YORK, February 29.-Over one
hundred engineers and firemen, princi-
pally engineers, were shipped West for
the Burlington and Quincy road to-day
PHILADELPHIA, February 29.-Me-
chanical- Engineer Forsyth, Of the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy road, ex-
amined and accepted forty men to day
from among a much larger number of
applicants. and thirty six of these left
for Chicago on the $3.50 train tonight.
Twenty four of those examined were en-
gineers and the remainder tiremen, and
nearly all of them were from along the
line of the Reading road outside OF this
CITY. The form OF the examination Is
rather critical, and includes "a thorough
color-blind test. Forsyth will continue
his work until he is advised to the con-
trary.
THE BURLINGTON OFFICIALS SATISFIED
WITH THE OUTLOOK.
CHICAGO, February 29.-Taking the
number of trains moved during the day
as a criterion, the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroad may be said to have
made considerable Roadway during the
past twenty-four hours in furnishing ac-
commodation for their enormous passen-
GER traffic and to have gained a point on
the Brotherhood. and so fatteriDg do
the officials of the road consider their
prospects that they predict a re-
sumption of their entire passenger ser /
vice within the next two days. The
supply OF new men come from out OF
town, and every train over the Pennsyl-
yania road brings a number from the
Reading region, nearly all according to
the compsnys story competent in every
way to take the places vacated by the
strikers.
WILLING TO SUBMIT TO ARBITRATION.
CHICAGO, February 29.-Chief-Engi-
neer Arthur, in an interview with an AS
sociated Press reporter to-day, said there
was no foundation IN fact for the story
that negotiations looking to a termina-
ton of the strike were in progress.
In reply TO a direct question Arthur
said the engineers were willing to sub
init the questions at issue to diSinterested
arbitration.
The Burlington company this morn
ing issued this notice
10 Engineers and Fremen Recently |
in the lScrvice Of the Chicago, Bur
nngton and Quincy Raiiroad Com
pany;
can engineers and fremen who do |
not report by II o'clock of this day
"Wednesday, February 29th, will be
considered ont of this company's SER
vice. Men who have not reported at
that bour can get all the pay due them /
ON application to the master-mechanic |