Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-04-03
ROCK ISLAND SAYS NO"
WHEN ASKED IF 1T WILL HANDLE
BURLINGTON FREIGHT,

And the 20" People Say They VIII See
About It-other Roads Ready to Fight
For the Privilege of Obeying the Inter
State Law-The 20" Only Wants To BE
Let AIone-Nothing to ArbItrate.
CHICAGO, April "a report was indus
| triously circulated Monday evening and OBJ
| tanned so much credence that it was pub
lished in extra editions of afternoon papers,
| that the Burlington officials had at last de
| cided to effect a compromise with their strik-
| ing employees. Inquiries at the general offices
| of the company, however, developed the fact
that the report was simply II canard, and one
| of the general officers. after conference
with General Manager Stone, said that the
| latter would appreciate the action if the
| United Press would state once for all that no
compromise could or would be effected even
if the present condition Of affairs existed
| until dOomsday. Our position" he said,
sis precisely the same as it was two weeks
| ago. The places of all the striking engineers
and firemen are filled. They are no longer
our employees, and il they gave up the battle
Internationally tomorrow very few of their
number would be given employment Hence
there is nothing to compromise, and all we
are now asking is that we may be allowed to
carry ON our business without molest0tion,
business with us as they are compelled to un-
der the law. and as they did before we filed
the places of our striking smployes with new
men We have annie facilities for moving
both freight and passenger traffic. and all we
ask is to be let alone
The most sensational a,,ant nr the day WAS
the absolute and unqualified refusal on the
mart of the Rocl, Island to accept any cars
from the %" During the afternoon train
WINS ,na,Ia mn for transfer Ia the Rock Island
+rnnl,. o,,d on, of th. s,Or oniriols notifed
the announcement az tho cnmnatinp line of the
f,ct at tba same time rcnuostino n reply.
None ca,ne Then the B,,rlington's attorney,
Frank Collier. sent a similar message This
also was IGNORED For n time thereafter
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o'clock on Tuesday morning to decide
whether or not they would let it-and as
many more as are oIfered-go to its destina
tion. They were told by the division super
intendent to go home and talk the matter
over with their wives, but the women were
conspicuous in meeting held at night by
their absence. Should the men refuse to
handle u" freight and strike, the company
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