The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-09
RED HOT RESOLUTIONS
Adopted at the Brotherhood
Conference in New York.
ENDORSING THE 70" STRIKERS.
Charging That the Chicago Press is
Controlled by the Burlington
Road and suppresses the
Truth-othcr News.

NEw York, April u Members
of the. Brotherhoods of Locomo-
tive Engineers and Locomotive Fire
men to the number OF 1900
met at Tammany Hall to-day and
again discussed and resoluted about the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy strike.
j. Hanahan, Vice Grand Master Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, and Joseph H. Horter, of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy system,
addressed the meeting and told what
they had seen and heard on q recent
trip over the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy system from Chicago to Denver.
Mr.. Horter denounced what he termed
the wanton destruction Of life and prop
erty and damage to business which have
occurred since the beginning OF the 20"
strike. He lays the blame for this de-
stTGCtion and damage upon the manage
ment OF the road and declared that the
resulting loss already amounted to mil
lions Of dollars. Among other things he
declared that already l57 engines had
been disabled through the incapacity OF
the scab engineers, and it was not true
that the road was now doing 80 per cent,
Of its usual business. The Chicago
newspapers suppressed the facts OF the
case and only published carefully edited
accounts OF the strike. In the towns
along the line Of the 20" the papers
were controlled by the 20" manage
ment, which exercised careful censor
ship over all strike news. Remarks
were also made by leading members OF
eastern divisions OF the Brotherhoods of
Engineers and Fireman, OF which 25 and
% were respectively represented. The
meeting unanimously adopted these
resolutions:
Resolved, first, that the action Of the
Chicago strikers-acts of violence ex-
Cepted-are hereby endorsed and ap-
proved, and that it is the opinion OF the
delegates herein assembled that il the
suggestions contained in the resolution
passed in this hall on March 4, had been
carried out as advised, the strike would
have been settled in less than three
days after saidA propositions were de-
clared to the parties concerned.
Second, that our pledge OF financial
and moral support to our striking broth
ers Of the Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy
Railway is hereby renewed and will be
continued as long,as necessary.
Third, that the fight on the 20" sys-
TEN has not in the slightest degree i'm
paired the power and usefulness Of the
Brotherhood, and that to-day they are
stronger and better prepared to main
tain their positions than ever before.
Fifth, That the reports that our Grand
Chief would advise the Brotherhood of
Engineers to disband, that he would
tender his resignation ii he failed to
gain victory over the go" is hereby
denounced as false and without founda-
ton.
Seventh, That the egotistical, conceit-
ed and mugwumpian utteances Of the
Chief Secretary Of the order OF Railway
Conductors regarding the Brotherhood
OF Engineers does not express the Eenti-
ments OF the majority OF railroad con-
ductors towards our organization; that
his statement that most Of the conduc-
tors were competent engineers is well
known to be absolutely false and
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