Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-19
GOT OVER THAT collie"
SANTA FE ENGINEERS ORDERED BACK
TO THEIR WORK,

just AvertinG the Idienrss of 1000 More
Empioyes-Judge Dundy Lays Down His
View of the Law to the Union Pacific
Men and 1t Proves TO Have Edges
That Cut Both Ways.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 19-At6 o'clock
Sunday evening the following official notice
was Issued to the engineers and tiremen on
the Santa Fe SySte5:
lam advised by our grand-chef 10 request OF
you that sou return to your respecti-c positions
At once Further, that | report 10 Chicago and
adjust all misunderstanding.
j. CoSRoE,
Chairman General Grievance Committee
The result of the above was that trains be-
gan moving, and Il is expected that by Mon
day night everything Will he at work again.
and none too soon, ms many towns ON the line
were getting short Of provisions, not having
dreamed Of such thing as a strike ON the
Santa Re. Seven thousand employees in the
offices and yards, etc, will also rejoice, rs
General Manager Goddard had sent out an
order to suspend that many men until tho
strike was over. There were signs of "A break
among the engineers before the order 10 go
to work was issued, and one or two had got
aboard and taken trains out
Chairman Carroll, Of the grievance COM
mittee, in explaining the failure of the Gulf
engineers to go out, said that his object in
stating that one road at time would he
called ont until every road in the country
was without engineers was for the purpose of
exciting the people, and also to scare congress
IA little
\ question of considerable Importance was
Just beginning to press for settlement relating
to the mails Vice President Smith, at Chi
enc p,tlp ant M Ina a,afA
with passenger trains The brotherhood men
were willing to haul the mail, but would not,
as usual, hnu the passengers. Mr.. Smith
said that the contract between his company
and the government was in no way special,
but merely incorporated the features of the
general law-to-wit: Every railway com
pany carrying mail shall carry it on any
train which may run over its road and with
out extra charge therefor all mailable mat
ter directed TO he carried thereon" Under
this contract the company could not be re-
quircd to carry the mails alone, The source
of revenue from them was only fractional
part of the cost of running a train, and the
company would not assume the burden of so
great loss for the public convenience.
A telegram from Washington City says
Postmaster General Dickinson took different
view, and was inclined to insist that the mails
go forward He did not specify the statute
under which the company could be forced to
take them, however.
CHICAGO March 19.-The order of Chair |
man Conroe, OF the Santa Fe grievance COM |
mittee, in regard to the men returning to
work was received Sunday night by Chief |
Arthur with great deal of pleasure. 1t is |
believed the order will be promptly Obeyed. |
Chairman Conroe telegraphed Chief Arthur |
that lie would be in Chicago as soon as posi-
Die, and would have a conference with the |
officials of the road and the brotherhood in
regard to the general situation. Chief Arthur
expressed his qualification at this result of his
mediation, and expressed the belief that the
men had realized their error in going out.