Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-02
ARTHUR AS A STRATEGIST.
THE BROTHERHOOD CHIEF GETS A
TWIST ON THE RAILWAY.

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| Dor engineers aud firemen who went on
strike on the Philadelphia 81 Reading Dec
a last In return they receive the pledge
| that all Reading men would abandon their
work on the Burlington, and refuse to ac-
| cept any positions soon as it was ascer-
tanned that the brotherhood men had left
the Reading The kilograms carrying out
this plan were forwarded Thursday after
noon, and the business is under way that
will probably put two railways In bad shape
where there was but one before
Joseph Cahil secretary of the executive
committee of what is known as the Heading
pa knights of Labor convention, reached
Chicago on Thursday. He at once put him
self in connection with Officers Arthur and
Sargent, and laid before them the grievances
of the Reading knights, in which he held
that 100 brotherhood engineers and flremen
had taken the places vacated by knights on
that road, thereby preventing immediate
success of the strikers. He plainly told Chief
Arthur that until this little matter was set
tied he would not discourage the knights
locked out from the Reading system from
taking the places vacated by the brotherhood
engineers and firemen on the Chicago, Bur-
liHgton g. Quincy. This bold declaration, to-
gether with evidence of the fact that from
$50 to 2OJ ex-Reading engineers were on
preston upon Chief Arthur and Mr.. Sargent,
and thew received the bold knight from
Pennsylvania with great courtesy. Takin4
it all together it was case of "you killed
our dog and we'll kill your cat" Chief
Arthur, under such circumstances proves
himself philosopher every time. He de-
clared that he was not aware except from
newspaper accounts that brotherhood en-
gineers had taken the places of knights on
the Reading system; it was thing, he said,
that he heartily condemned not only in
union man but in an individual. He was
not long in convincing Secretary Cahill that
he was innocent, and very likely the visitor
was not anxious on that point.
"What would you that l should do unto
your quoth the grand chief of the
gineers.
THAT you will order the brotherhood en-
gineers and firemen on the Reading to quit,
and guarantee them financial support"
"That we will do, and at once, on the con-
dition that you will prevent your knights
from taking the places of our men on the
Chicago, Burlington a. Quincy, and guaran-
tee thom financial support" replied the willy
chief"
agreed" said the Pennsylvania knight.
at is done" rejoiued Chief Arthur and
Grand Master Sargent in chorus. Thus
factions quickly settled. Both were In great
straits, and both were correspondiugIy ready
to aid the other
II ahould he said here that tbese nsgot ia
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the efforts of Mr. George Il. Detwiler, editor
of the h. OF L. organ in this city.
Another feature OF the matter is that dur
ing the whole day negotiations were pro-
coeding at long range between President
Perkins and Chief Arthur, and this also
through MIR. Dstwiler by concessions on
both sides such progress was made that at 8
O'Clock p. m. an agreement was reached with
the exception OF single point PRESIDENT
Perkins had agreed TO the mileage system,
and to pay engineers 81 % for 100 miles run
OF passenger trains, ana "a Tor lOO miles
run OF treight lraihs the Iuu miles 10 cover
ten hours, when necessary from delays; but
he would not consider the point OF cIassifica-
ton; that IS to say, only hrs-class engineers
were to receive the above rates. Subs, or |
extra men, when running hrst-class trains,
he held were TO receive ABOUT % cents day |
less. ms ChleI ArIhur woulu not agree 10, |
and the negotiations came to standstlll.
SO much Tor THIS part OF The report. Just |
how the company looks upon the present
situation Is indicator py the Following dis |
patch, which was wired to every superin-
tendent and master mechanic upon the
system Thursday evening:
The reports which understand have been sent
out to our Ola engineers ana others 10 the effect
IhiI tl,e COMPANY 70 ,h'e"unS 10 y,eu 'ne posi-
.i'i 1t -''' ''''''' az "''"''' 'o''''''"
iSignedl Ii. b. STONE
Mr.. Stone said that the conference of
Wednesday night was not sought by the
railway officials and that no terms of conn
promise were offered or suggested He did
not think there would DO any more confer
,nces vet awhile. He thought that by a
week from Monday next, at the latest, every
and freight train on the road
would he running as though no strike hnd
occurred
The reports received during the day Inv
General Passenger Agent Morton indicated
hat the company was making substantial
,ropress. The suburban trains were running
IN time and so we're the most imnortant of |
he tbrourh mails. Two trains were sent ont
If the local lumber district. while two mora
yere unloading grain at the elevator for the
irst time since Saturday. On the Illinois di-
,ision mora trains were running than on
Wednesday. In Iowa the freight blockade
lad been broken, twenty trains in addition
o the passengers being reported running. A
number of passenger and freight trains were
unning on the Nebraska division, while on
he Hannibal 81 st. 10 things were in an i'm
proved shape. Two through freights had
'een started from Denver for Chicago, and
altogether the freight blockade was consid-
red broken.
The $50 engineers that arrived here
Wednesday night from Pennsylvania, New
FORK and other eastern states went through
- e mos no i,ctod Tvo-thirds ~ The n,,rr
nor ware sent west and the remaipder will he
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