The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-11
The Brotherhoods and the Laws.

NEW York, March 10-Prominent members
of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
tonight defined the position of the organization
regarding the conspiracy and interstate-com-
merce law as follows
They do not propose desire to commit any act
conflicting with the laws of the country 1t may
we'll be understood by the public that the laws of the
Brotherhood OF locomotive Engineers have been
modified, under The advice OF eminent counsel so
that authorized acts of members may not conflict with
stringent conspiracy laws notably those of New York.
of the officers of the Brotherhood purely
tive. All of its committees under instructions
from the bodies they represent No officer or conbi-
nation of officers ord er strike. Each individual
member is free agent 70 in strike or not,
as he may elect. Members declaring are in no wise
debarred from pursuing their usual voeations. The
brotherhood never has will attempt to die
shah not employ In the case Of the G., B. & O. we
do object their hiring such they get
to run their engines; nor do we say to the manage
ment of connecting lines how they shall go
toward infringing the interstatecommerce law;
but presume that they, knowing our demands to
they can. but we do object TO the managers OF
other roads supplying the c., 3. & @. with men to
take their places thereby consprng to our defeat and
thus depr living of the rights of fair fight to
any body thereof interfere with any railroad COM
pany the discharge of its duties common car
rier but any individual member of organization
shall decline to work for any railroad company hand
ling G., B. & O. traffic, he has perfect right do
if they choose with equal right Il the course of
the railroad companies in assisting the c. B. Il G. in
bic to themselves they viii at least have the consolation
of knowing that it was their acts that brought it
who have been instrumental in supplying the c.,
B. & Q. with men, of which have abundant proof.
drawn, said men, we will quit their employ upon a
given date. It occurs to that if capitalists may
merce of the land but the very necessaries of lfe
and the members OF such trust not be anenable to
the civil criminal that labor is equally justia
bic in organizing into bodies to protect their inter
ests. and should well be free from prosecution
therefor.
Belief that the Strike Has spent Its Force
Special to the indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO, March 1O.-The Burlington road
will on Monday resume the movement of live
stock freight in illinois, and it is expected that
later in the week livestock tr aims will regu-
larly on all divisions. General Freight Agent
Ripley said, to-day. that after two weeks
of the strike the road found itself
in nearly good q position
it before the strike began.
He did not apprehend any further trouble or
delay in the movement OF freight any part Of
the Burlington system. 1t would probably
however, be few days before all the Burling-
ton connecting lines would be in position to
handle its freight promptly.
Solicitor Wade, of the Burlington. to- day said
there was likely to be a large number of suits
fled by shippers against the connections of the
Burlington for refusal to deliver freight
signed to them from points on the line of the
Burlington road
Receiver McNulta, of the Wabash, was in
the city to-day. In answer to- an inquiry as
to what attitude his engineers would take
in the event that Judge Gresham or
ders the Wabash to handle freight. he said
II cannot, of course. say definitely, but am
satisfied that they will not strike. In fact. the
grievance committee of our road was in confer
ence with me to day, and feel confident that
there will be trouble on the Wabash road.
Of course shall cheerfully obey whatever
order the court may make in the Burlington
matter"
It is the opinion generally, of railroad man
ayers here that the bounds of the engineers
strike have been set. All of the roads, they
think, will gradually resume traffic citations
with the Burlington, and before long Chief Ar
thur will have completely dropped out of sight,
the engineers will have retired from the fight
disguised, and the wheels of the Burling ton.
will DO again rolling over the rails of every
road in tho land.