Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-17
THE BgRLINGroN rIssUBLE.
Important Conference Between .so~ Cq,
cials and Brotl1arhood Men.

sahb SOnAcEtHCS gJSIFeen 80"
cials and Isrotkerhood aEep
CHICAGO, July 16th.-A conference WIS
held this afternoon at the Office of the
Darlington road at which the road yag
represented by President Perkins. Vice.
President Deasl sy, General Manager Stone.
Writ Dexter and J. W. Bly. The Other
side WAS represented by Chief Arthur of
the Locomotive Engineers, Chief Sargent
81 the Locomotive FiTemen, and Alexander
Sullivan, their counsel The arrival of
Arthur and Sargent in Chicago had been
Kept secret until the conference vase over.
Chairman Hoge and Murphy, were also
present.
The officials of the two Brotherhoods-as-
stirred the railroad men that they had no
sympathy with dynamite.
At the conference the strike and the situ-
ation-as it effected the public and the par
agreed II would be well if the strike could
be ended.
President Perkins was seen after the con-
ference, and said that nothing was def
nitely settled. Neither Mr.. Arthur nor Mr..
Sargent could be found after the confer
ence.
FESTIVE BROTHERHOOD MEN.
Touching the meeting, Chairman Hoge
said to an Associated Press representative
that propositions were submitted by both
sides TO the controversy looking toward a
settlement Of the strike. What these
propositions were he was not at liberty to
state. They have not taken tangible form.
and will not until another conference is
held, which will be in few days.
Mr.. Hoge then showed the reporter a
telegram which was sent from Davenport
to W. F. Gould, and which read as fol-
lows:
Owing to certain events the men al
this point have decided that We had better
adopt extreme measures"
Tins IS only one out of many telegrams
OF similar nature, said the Chairman,
which have reached here to-day. This one
is addressed to Chairman Gould, of the
Rock Island Grievance Committee, and
shows which way the wind is blowing. He
also said that a general meeting of the
Chairme!2 of the Grievance Committees of
every line running out of Chicago would
be held here this week. at which action
will be taken on the wholesale arrests and
prosecutions which have occurred in Chi
cago during the past ten days.
"What does the writer cf the dispatch
mean when he speaks Of extreme meas
ures?" was the question.
That remains to be seen. 1t may mean
a strike on the road represented, or NAV
mean a boycott on the Burlington. which
would eventually terminate in strike
The meeting viii decide that question"
\ STRIKE NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
DO you think there will be a striker
well, the men on the Grand Trunk,
Rock Island and Northwestern, among
others, are very sore over these arrests, and
will certainly speak in no uncertain tone
when the time comes. They do not be-
lieve in dynamite, neither do they believe
in persecution"
"Will this meeting have the power to
declare a strike without the sanction of
Chief Arthur ,"
ss"Y =. Yes, and they will do it if necessary.
The support of Arthur is only for its moral
AID financial effect. II any of the systems
conclude to strike, and Arthur refuses to
sanction the move, we receive no support
from the Brotherhood, but at the same
time the Chairman of any system can de-
clare q strike on that system, provided the
brotherhood employed those so desiring" !"