Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-17
BEYOND THE ROCKIES.
Brotherhood Chiefs and o."
Officials.
A JOINT CONFERENCE HELD.
Advances Toward Reconciliation.
Chairman HOge's Significant
Statements.
\ JOINT CONFERENCE HELD,

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
CHICAGO, July 16.-The cross-examin-
alton of informer Smith was finished this
afternoon and an adjournment taken till
tomorrow.
A conference was held this afternoon
at the Office of the Burlington Road at
which the road was represented by Pres
ident Perkins, Vice-Pr esident Deasley,
General Manager Stone, w. R. Dexter
snlJ. w. BLY,. The other side was repre-
sented by Chief Arthur of the Locomo-
tive Engineers, Chief Sargent of the Lo-
comotive Firemen, and Alexander Sulli-
van, their counsel. The arrival of Ar
thur and Sargent in Chicago had been
kept secret till the conference was over.
Chairmen Hoge and Murphy were also
present. The officials ofthe two Broth
erhoods assured the railroad men that
they had no sympathy with the dyna-
miters. At the conference the strike
situation as it affected the public and
the parties to the struggle was discussed.
All agreed that it would be we'll if the
strike could be ended.
President Perkins was seen after the
conference, and said that nothing was
definitely settled. Neither Mr.. Arthur
nor Mr.. Sargent could be found after the
conference.
Touching the meeting Chairman Hoge
said to an Associated Press reporter
propositions were submitted by both
sides to the controversy, looking toward
q settlement of the strike. What these
propositions were | am not at liberty to
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form, and will not until another confer
ence is held, which will be in few days.
Mr.. Hoge then showed the reporter
telegram which was sent from Daven-
port to w. f. Gould, and which reads as
follows:
Owing to certain events the men at
this point have decided that we had bet
ter adopt extreme measures.
'This is only one out of many tele-
grams OF similar nature, said the
Chairman, which have reached here to-
day. This one is addressed to Chair
man Gould, of the Rock Island Grievance
Committee and shows which way the
wind is blowing. He also said general
meeting of the Chairmen of the Griev-
ance Committees of nearly every line
running out of Chicago, would be held
here this week, at which action will be
taken to resent the wholesale arrest and
persecution of Brotherhood men, which
has occurred in Chicago during the
past ten days.
"What does the writer of the dispatch
mean when he speaks of extreme meas
ures ?" was then asked.
"That remains to be seen; it may
mean strike on the road represented,
or it may mean a boycott of the Burling-
ton, which would eventually terminate
in strike. The meeting will decide
that question"
t'Do you think there will be strike ?"
"Well, the men on the Grand Trunk,
Rock Island and Northwestern, among
others, are very sore over these arrests
and will certainly speak in no uncertain
tone when the time comes. They do not
believe in dynamite, neither do they be-
lieve in persecution"
"Will this meeting have the power to
declare strike without the sanction Of
Chief Arthur
eyes, and they will do it if necessary.
The support of Arthur is only for its
moral and financial effect. If any Of the
systems conclude to strike and Arthur
refuses to sanction the move, we receive
no support from the Brotherhood. At
the same time the Chairman of any eys-
tenn can declare strike on that system,
provided the Brotherhood men employed
there SO DESIRE"