Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-10-06

CHICAGO, September ga local pape,
prints this morning,a copy of e lengthy circu-
lar issued by Division No. 80 of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers to members
OF the order at large. The circular begins
by saying: ga great many think the strike
on the 90" is getting to be an old story, but
such is not the case. The men are Just as
determined and solid. The company is los
ing money as fast, if not faster, than when
the strike first began. Wrecks are numer-
Gus. Only few days ago they had great
one on the Kansas City division. On the
9Th they had one on the east end, so bad
that the track was built around it.
All trains were delayed five hours,
but not q word was published in
the Chicago daily papers. Before the
strike it was SO unusual to see a wrecking
car go out that everyone would stop and ask
where it was going. Now it is impossible
for the wreckers to do the work and great
many wrecks are burnt to help hasten the
clearing Of the tracks. The company has
for the past ten days been tying to &c.
some of the old men back, but they will
never get any number of strikers unless q
settlement is made with the whole, through
their representative. We must not think OF
ever giving up this fight, for it is not long
till winter will be upon us. Then they will
have to come to it or have their road sink
into the hands of a receiver. He will have
to settle with the strikers if he wishes to run
the road, for as it is nov the best of
weather, and the scabs having wrecks and
in the foggy weather which is sure to come?
We hope great good will come of the next
convention. Our constitution and bylaws
will be changed, so that when we 60 to war,
We will have better rules and laws to work
by. We also hope that there will be feder-
alton of the four brotherhoods, and laws
passed 60 that when there is going to be a
strike every man can know of it and keep
away scabs and have committees stationed
all through the country to instruct the men
SO that We will not be working in the dark
so much. We hope that all brothers will see
the necessity of being prompt with assess
ments. The strikers cannot live without
money. Winter is approaching and they
will have to have something to keep warm
with. We hope you will consider what it is
costing the striking brothers in comparison
to what it is costing you.
"We can assure the brothers that the 20"
is losing ten times as much money as is
raised by the brotherhood, and we'll can the
members afford to pay their monthly assess
ments to down the 80" in this test fight,
for that is what it is. A test fight and the
one that wins will carry off the medal. 1t
will be brotherhoods if their members do
their duty. We tell you, brothers, we will
win even if we have got some men in the
ranks that will carry stores for railway COM
panies. When this fight is won and the fed
Grafton is formed, the railroad corporations
will act more like men aud not SO much like
tyrants. It is costing the strikers great
DEAL but they are satisfied if the brother
mood at large will support them in the future
az in the past. Forty dollars is small pay,
but when We consider what we are working
for, we do Tot grumble. Now, brothers,
this fight is not one roads fight, but every
system in the country"
The circular says the order of railway
conductors should be taken into the fedora
thiZers." 1t proposes that committee
from each order form an adjustment board
with full power. The members of the
brotherhood are urged to consider this plan,
also that of establishing large sinking or
strike fund that the railroads may know
that they have something to inset expenses
with. Lodges are asked to instruct their
delegates to the next convention to work for
some such plan ''that will do Us good in the
FUTURE" The circular closes with the fol-
lowing:
"Money has been very short with the fire.
men. 1t would be we'll for brothers to take
into consideration the money that is earned
by engineers in comparison with 1iremen
ard help them along. The money paid to
this cause is only loan and We will all re-
ceive full value and reward hereafter" The
strikers are all firm. Communications, it is
stated, should be addressed to j. A. Bauer
eisen, Aurora, Illinois.