Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-14
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
he Warmly Commends the Iowa Commis-
sioners' Decisions-The Character of
Men Belonging to the otherhood-
Progress of the Strike.

CHICAGO, March 11.-Chief Engineer Ar.
thur said to an Associated Press reporter
this afternoon that he considered the decis-
ion of the Iowa Railroad Commissioners
| fair and impartial. He also thought the
| letter of Governor Larrabee to President
Perkins OF the Burlington would be COM
mended by the travelling public and pub
lie generally. The Governor, after a thor
| ough Investigation" said he, has found
there is something to arbitrate, the Bur-
lington officials to the contrary notwith-
standing, and has advised the presi-
dent Of the O. accordingly. As
to the situation having been mar
rowed down to game OF freeze
out, y" continued Arthur, lit remains to be
seen how long the directors and stockhold-
ers will sustain the present bankrupt pol
icy OF the management. a policy with no
sufficient cause. For our part we are con.
fdent the Brotherhood can
STAND IT LONGER
than the owners OF the road will be willing
to sanction. Our advices are that but 80
per cent. OF the usual local business is be-
ing done and no through business. The
Burlington members of the Brotherhood
will be sustained by the entire organization
just as long as the men wish or require help
and that is certainly longer than the @. can
60 without through freight or fast passen-
ger trains" None of the Brotherhood men
have deserted, added the chief with evil
dent pride, "and | predict none of them
will.' The Chief then referred to the clause
in the constitution of the order requiring
the instant expulsion OF any man found
intoxicated, and notification of road
employing him that he
is AN UNFIT PERSON
to have charge OF an eng iue as we'll as to
there requirements of character and said:
'During the past fourteen years not a
single Brotherhood engineer ever deserted
his engine without using every possible pre-
caution to save the lives of his passengers,
and The public knows how many have died
at the post OF duty. | attribute this re-
marka BILE record to the fact that these men
must be sober, skilled, moral, intelligent
men o. rye and principle. In all this the
great public have been benefited during the
life of The organization. have only to say
further that the nerve of these men has and
will be demonstrated in the Q strike"
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.
1t is understood that tomorrow or next
day another general conference OF the griev
ance committees will be held for the pur-
pose OF discussing the question OF handling |
Q. freight. At this meeting the eastern as
we'll as the western roads will be repre-
sented. Representa- tives of the Lake Shore |
and Pennsylvania Companies men are
already in the city and delegates are ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow from the |
Michigan Central, Chicago & Eastern Hi |
nois, Chicago & Grand Trunk, Chicago & |
Nickel Plate and Louisville, New |
Albany & Chicago. 1t is not expected, |
unless something unlocked for happens,
that any action will be taken until after |
the announcement of the decision by Judge |
Gresham in the case of the Wabash. |