Connecticut western news., 1888-03-07
A FIGHT TO THE BITTER END
Action of Engineers of New York
 Railroads.

A secret meeting of the Brotherhood of To- comotive Engineers was held at Tammany Hall to take action on the strike of the engi- nsers on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road. Delegates from 15 divisions were pres ent, representing all the roads centerlng in this city. These resolutions were unanimously adopted:
 s'Whereds, It is learned from good authority that the managers of various railways through out the country have combined in secretly aid ing and assisting the management of tho Chi cago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in their present trouble; and
 Whereas, Such action is cowardly and un- fair; therefore be it
 "Resolced, First-That we do hereby de- nounce said action on the part of said man. agers and declare that we, as an organization, are justified in resorting to extreme measures in overcoming this outside interference with the affairs of our brother engineers.
 ''Second-That to this end we recommend that if tho aforesaid difficulty is not settled with in a reasonable time, upon & fail and reasonable basis, all the Brotherhood men upon the con- meeting lines of the c. B. and o. system resign their positions upon given date.
 ''Third-That if this action, as means of last resort, is not sufficient to gain the just and reasonable demands of the engineers and fire men upon the aforesaid railway, we as an en- tire organization throughout the Middle States, Canada, and Mexico, join issues with them in & universal demand for their acknowl- edged rights-of being paid the established rates for work actually performed.
 s'Fourth-That the step proposed in Article 3 of these resolutions should not be taken be- fore March 15, and that of Article 3 not earlier than the 30th, so that the travelling and busi- ness public may be inconvenienced as little as possible.
 s'Fifth-That 1t Is the unanimous opinion of the delegates that each and every division ot the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers throughout the country should immediately call special meeings and take action upon these resolutions and notify our Grand Chief Engineer of their decision in the matter al once thereafter and that also delegates should hold themselves in readiness to attend special convention of the Grand International Division of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers on short notice.
 ''Sixth-That, in consideration of the busi- ness interests of the country, we sincerely re- grct the necessity of resorting to those extreme measures, and trust that our friends will not be slow in placing the responsibility where it so clearly beiongs-upon the penurious and tyrannical management of the o., B. and Q. system.
 ''Seventh-That copy of these resolu- tions be forwarded to Chiefs P. M. Arthur and r. P. Sargent, and also to the Associated Press"
 One of the delegates said: 1.-The prevailing sentiment among the engineers in this locality is that the trouble upon the C., B. and Q. mus bc fought out to a successful termination a all hazards, and although they regret resortine to extreme measures, they are determined t( carry their point in this particular case, even if they have to stop the turning of every whee in the couutry."