The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-03

city Of OulCAR0 bt Ouc6 buu Lepoib aS bH
headquarters. There are many importar
matters TO consider in connection with th
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy strike, an
your Immediate presence is imperative
Be prepared to convene your committe
from here at q moments notice.
Fratsrnslly, P. NJ. ABTHuR, g. y. Z.
F. P. SARGENT, g. NJ.
"What does this meRn?" was asked o
Grand Master Sargent.
sit meana that we are here to stay.
cannot tell you what move is contempla
ted until after the chsirmen arrive"
"Has it reference to the alleged sellint
Of Burlington tickets over connecting
linesP"
"NO; SO you can draw your own con
Clusions."
II was determined by the heads Of the
Brotherhoods to-day to hold
AMAss NETTING
at Battery D on Monday night. It will
be addressed by Chief Arthur and other
prominent leaders.
1--WE want to have everybody come"
said Chief Arthur, $50 that the public
may jndRe for themselves our position.
We will have no long speacheR but our
leaders will present facts tersely."
Chief Engineer P. NJ. Arthur tonight
gave to the press the following concern.
ing the position OF the Brotherhood ot
Engineers and Firemen as to their pres
ent attitude toward the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy railroad:
II will not do to assume that the en-.
ployes OF the railway company are re.
sponsible to the public for the present
condition OF atlairs OF the Chicago. Bur-
lington & Quincy railway. They, the en-
pIoyes, have q legal and moral right to
place value ON their labor, and II the
company cannot, or will not pay II, the
employees are perfectly justified in refusing
to work. No one with the least concep-
ton OF justice will deny this proposition.
There is no pretense that the slTikers
have used any means except moral suas-
ion to prevent those who desire to work
for the Burlington from following their
inclination. The striking employees are
extremely anxious that in this contro-
versy they may be sustained by the
INFLUENCE CT PUBLIC OPINION.
They have carefully rsirained from do
ing anything that would justify public
censure, and are determined that while
they will resort to every honorable
method TO compel the railway company
to pay them q Just remuneration for their
eervices, that they will do nothing that
may bring reproach upon them or the or
ganiEation they represent. The men are
striking, not to compel the railway CON-
pany to pay them for services they do not
perform, nor is 1t to compel the company
to accept Brotherhood men to run the en-
gines. Neither do the men demand that
the company shall furnish free passes for
their wives, their cousins and their sunts.
The main ieeue 10 the question OF wages.
Shall the CbicsRo, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad pay the sama wagea for the same
work that 10 paid by the Chicago & Alton,
the Chicago & Northwestern, the Milwau-
kes & s.. Paul and ninety per cent in
mileage OF all the railways in the United
states2 This is the main question and,
in fact, almost the only question Rt:issue
between the parties to the controversy.
Comparisons are made which show that
less wages ere paid for the same services on
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy than on
other roads.
Chief Arthur said tonight that il an or
der as strong Rs that Of the engineers-one
that had been applauded throughout the
world for its conservatism aud fairness
could not win 80 iust q quarrel as. the
one between the engineers and the Bur-
llngton company, he would resign his
place as Chief. Further than that, he
would recommend that the order disband.
The remarks quoted were made in dis
cussing the situstion with newspaper
man. 1t ispropsr to state that Mr.. Arthur
did not display the slightest expaCta tion
that his resignation and the disban dom
ment OF the Broh0rhood could be called q
possibility. He was simply voiCiug the
intensity Of hiB determination to win, and
the belief Of the engineers in the justness
OF their cause.