Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-05
THE BURLINGTON STRIKE.
Chief Arthur Confident OF Final Sue.
cess-NeSv York Men Favor a General
Strike.

Chiefs Arthur and Sargent, Of the Brotherhood of
Engineers and Firemen, on SATURDAY. issued an
ADDRESS 10 the C., r., and O. strikers congratulate
ing then on their unanimous response to the order
} 10 quit work, and On the f1rmness they have since
SHOWN In standing out for their rights and ex-
pecting them TO continue TO hold together, conf
IDENTITY promising final success. At Chief Arthur's
headquarters Saturday night It was given out
that on Monday morning prominent Chicago
f1rm would bring mandamus suit In the United
states courts against the Burlington Railroad, to
compel IL TO carry freight to compel 1t to show
cause why It should not do So The action is, It
Is claimed, 10 be brought under the cotnmon-
carrier act III was also said by the Brotherhood
JnaI tncy were In receipt OF news that public
meetings were being held IN Iowa, al which IL was
resolved 10 call the attention OF the railroad COM
InlsSloners TO the fact that the Burlington Co was
employing Incompetent men TO run It's engines.
Chief Arthur said yesterday: "Our reports are
most reasSurfng. The fact that for seven days
there has not been a break In the Brotherhood on
this line is OF Itself OF most reassuring nature.
on the contrary, are IN receipt hourly OF letters
and dispatches from all over the system showing
The loyalty OF the men. know OF my own Enowl-
edge that II IS impossible for the road TO get COM
Petent engineers run the line for year TO come.
IL can't make them from the stock they have.
base my assertion the statistics in my posses
sion, showing that there are not 800 idle compe
tent locomotive engineers In the country out OF
employment, not counting, OF course, the Brother
hood men on the Burlington"
a report gained currency in Chicago last night
That the engineers ana fremen on the Chicago,
burlington and Northern, new line TO st. Paul,
would be called out today. The line Is regarded
as an ally TO the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy.
NEW YORK ENGINEERS FAVOR A GENERAL STRIKE.
A secret meeting OF the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers was held at Tammany Hall, New
York, yesterday, to take action on the strike OF
the engineers on the Chicago, Burlington and
quincy road. Delegates representing all the roads
centering In New York were present. Resolutions
were adopted denouncing the railroads through
the country for the aid given the Chicago, Bur-
llnQtOn OntnPy HALLWAY the
and recommending that II the aforesaid difficulty
is not settled within reasonable time upon fair
and reasonable basis that all the Brotherhood
men upon the connecting lines of the Chicago,
Burlington and quincy system resign their post
sort, is not sufficient to gain the just and reason
able demands OF the engineers and nremen upon
the aforesaid railway, that we, as an entire or
gsnization throughout the United States, Canada,
and Mexico, join with them in a universal demand
for their acknowledged rights OF being paid the
established rates for work actually performed;
that each and every division OF the b. OF L. E.
throughout the country should Immediately call
special meetings and take action upon these reso-
lutIOnS
one Of the delegates says: ''The prevailing SEN
tnent among the engineers 10 this LOCALITY Is that
the trouble upon the burlington must be fought
out 10 a successful termination for them at all
hazards"
At a meeting of engineers at ST. Paul yesterday
resolutions were adopted indorsing the Burlng-
ton strike ana pedging financial assistance. one
thousand dollars will be sent to-day. 1t was
recommended that a general strike pc ordered In
case any or the ChicagO-St Paul roads handled
passengers or freight OF the 10" system.
About 100 men, said 10 be competent engineers
and nremen, were shipped West from Chicago by
the burlington management on sunday. These
men were TO be distributed all along the line west
or Chicago. dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., said
that all Burlington trains except through trains
were running In that state on sunday.
THE KNIGHTS WANT REVENGE.
The employees executive board OF the Reading
Railway employees has issued an address in which
are rected the grievances OF the knights OF Labor
against the Brotherhood or Engineers The adj
dress concludes as follows: ''The Knights adopted
the law or retaliation, and authOritativey state
they viii not reliDQuiSh the position they have
taken until Mr.. Arthur redrcSses the wrongs he
perpetrated against them by Withdrawing every
Brotherhood man on the Reading system, includ-
Ing the Bound Brook division" The address is
signed by George L. Freeman national organizer
OF the knights.