The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07
Which. However. Is Expected To Be Rudely
Broken by Series of New and Highly
Important Strategic Movements.
Rumor that the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Line Will Be Tied Up To-Day,
And There Are Indications that Any Road
Accepting the Burlington's Cars Will Very
Speedily Find Itself in Serious Trouble.
ANOTHER WARNING.

other Companies Must Cease Assisting the
Burlington, or All Work Will Re Stopped.
NEW YORK, March 6-The press committee
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
have given out statement regarding the modus
operandi of a strike by members of the Brother
hood in which they say:
1.-THE grand chief cannot order anybody out.
Before strike occur any road the en-
gineers on that road must VOTE by a two-thirds'
vote, to strike. The grand chief, after he has
been fully informed of the situation and all
efforts for settlement have failed may give
his permission for. or sanction, strike With
this permission or sanction, OF course,
goes the moral and financial support of
the entire organization. Now for the present
situation. In every railroad Office in the country
of any note there are scores of applications of
would be hremeu and engineers. Under ordinary
circumstances not one in q hundred of these men
would be employed, but when the manager of
road anticipates trouble he asks the managers
of other roads for men, and by common courtesy
they are bound to assist their brothers in dis
tress IL large number of men are wanted.
recruiting offices are opened, and it is easy
matter for the managers of would-be assisting
roads to send the names, residence, etc, of the
applicants for positions on their road to the re-
cruiting agent In addition to these covert
acts, several roads assisting the G., B. % @
10 handle its freight and passengers-all in d-
rect violation OF goud faith with their engineers
Therefore, we now say to them, individually as
men. and collectively an organization, that il
the pending fight in which they have individual
ly and collectively labored for our defeat is not
settled before given date we will all stop
work until it is. ALI the grand chief has to
do Is to say. You have my permission
and the thing is done. If be says No. 1t cannot
legally be DONE according 10 the rules of ths
order. In the present case he cannot consist
emily withhold his permission under the existing
provocalion and his personal failure TO effect an
amica5le settlement Realizing the magnitude
OF our proposed plan of action. we have given
the c. B. & @. and the public due notice of our
intention. And we may add that the Brother
hood are fully prepared to Withstand a siege of
months. If nesessary, to gain the success to
which it is entitled.
IAN evening paper edtorializes to the
effect that "a strike is war; and says we have
acted as Germany would should she declare war
with England and Italy because she had dis
nute with Russia. But il Germany knew that
England and Italy were secretly sending men to
Russia. would she not be justified declaring
war against both2 We do not much object to
the connectinR lines of the c.. B. d. O. carrying
freight and passengers for the c., B. 6S @, as
we are aware of the duties of common carrier
as TO the other roads supplying them with men.
and thus enabling them To carry said freight and
passengers And we would also ask the few pa
pers who are so zealously defending sae c., B. Is
Q. 10 take into consideration the entire matter
of recent resolutions and not select certain
clauses for criticism"