Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-31
WESTERN STRIKES.
The Situation on the St. Paul Line.
What Chief Arthur Says About the
Trouble OF Thursday.
CHICAGO March 30

CHICAGO, March 80.
The ST. Paul officials have taken matter,
into their own hands from the start. Thi,
/ forenoon squad of policemen of the ST
Paul road marched into the yards, from Mil.
waukee and intermediate stations, and were
given quarters in the freight house sleeping
cars. They will be fed in the dining cars
and kept on the grounds night and day The
/ force numbered about one hundIed and sixty
/ five.
| About dozen engineers have been picked
up among the freight conductors and at the
outside stations. and have been put to work
today.
The strikers were driven OFF the ground by
the police this morning. They held a meet
ing and clinched their determination TO stand
out. They struggled back, later, and at noon
were hanging about the tracks.
The ST. Paul strikers say that the trouble
was brought on by the officials to bluff the
men and teach them that Obedience was the
price of favor. There is no likelihood of
their going back until the roal agrees to re-
fuse %" freight. Should any %" freight
be offered by any other Chicago roads, there
is little doubt that the enginemen and switch
men will strike as soon as the Objectionable
cars touch their tracks.
Chief Arthur left this evening for Cleve-
land where he will call the executive COM
mittee of the Brotherhood together and levy
general assessment for the prosecution of
the strike.
During his absence Chairman Dodge
| will act in his place. As evidence that
there is no dissension in the ranks of the
Brotherhood or disappointment at the con-
servative action of Chief Arthur, the advis-
ory board of the order adopted resolutions
expressing implicit confidence in Arthur and
the way he managed the strike, and thorough
faith in his honor and integrity and endors-
lug him in the stand he had taken in all mat
ters pertaining to settlement of the trouble
Arthur said today The trouble ON the ST.
Paul yesterday was an affair for which the
men individually were responsible. If the
men choose to strike | am powerless to pre-
vent them" The strikers will receive no
financial aid from the order. There is no
truth in the rumored combination between
the Brotherhood and switchmen. The
Switchmen who strike will not receive cent
from the Brotherhood.
Secretary Simmscott of the Switchmen's
Union, said today, that no more trouble was
looked for and that without doubt the St
Paul switchmen would go back in a short
time. All possible contingencies are being
prepared Tor Dv Cnlef OF follce Hubbard.
Additional men are patrolling the tracks and
all men detailed for night duty have been or
dered to remain at the police stations during
the day instead of going home as usual.
The force of armed men at the Burlington
was increased today by 80 men, mostly engl-
neers and tiremen and provided with arms.
The extension of the strike to the Fort
Wayne road is considered among the posi-
bIllties. The announcement was made au-
by the brotherhood that on the
& St. Paul roarl from Chicago to
Savannah, Ill, the engineers left their en-
glnes an dwill stay out until the trouble is
settled.
1t is thought that unless they go back in
a very short time, generalstrike on the st.
Paul system will result in general boycott
Pending an adjustment, about 250 men are
out on the Milwauee and st. Paul.