Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-27
Further on appear. this :

Further on appears this:
"Iti, undorerool that tho tho Of the new or
ganization 8ill bc The National Federation OF
Railroad hmpi0yees in tho lran-p 1rtaugh DO
parfmeuLn AMI according 70 The artile5 oI
n srccrunrt eqch brotherhood or union Ot rli-
road employees will elect ON delegate TO repre-
sent It's own body iu a general council
nfpre follows The provisions 81 the artl-
cos OF federation adopted blythe Firemen.l
rfENTY op MONEY BEHSD THE ORDER.
"Tle nnauciel ha-is of the federation win,"
continue the story, " apparently y" sound as
tho agreement provide, Tor poolhik OF @i 70
sD rge funds Cl tho various ofganl.uon' CONF
ufi-iug She nOF organization, hnd 10 Is sald thht
thc fund aready paid IA from ms source
AGGREGATES over FU0O irrespective OF
ufroar5 of subscriptions ana 30 La-
iclce5 now standing to Ito credit az
e-rauigati0rs which hayo not yot made
&. ..-rns of t1eir account Tho br0therhoods ot
Enrin,sts AMI tir-mcu have paid toward the
sgpu1rt Of the Chicago. lTrlincton aud quincy
afrix,rs s. per mann q month since th9 beginning
of the sirko lnl thiet Arthur, ~ the Engineers.
announced hors 90 the federation that NO per
cent of that asso-sme had been paid without
drawing upon their reserve fund up Co thi7
uue Tho tclcraii.n unanimously passed "a
resolution 20 support tho Chicago. Burlington
ana Ouiacy strikers unil their wrongs arc fe-
dressed.
WHAT An OFFICER SAYS.
In the same connection the Tribune
quotes Vicc-Gr1nd Master john }. Hanna
| ian, OF the Fircmen's Brotherhood, as say
| Ing:
Imu-t decline 10 give any particulars Gs TO
! tho r.lcs or ARRANGEMENTS OF tho proposed ien-
| eraiOu particularly with regard to thr actlon VI
| tu. br0ihsrhOCd5 of Eneincct' ana flleih'h'
You rnaysav tia. the rules ana govern
mont of organized labor ON our i'ilroad 81 stems
vii undergo complete change, and iho
methO1 OF adjusting labor dinlculilt-
VIII Do basoi upon such principles
I a5 viii be strictly iusi u The companies aId lo
the men. We are not autagnui7tic toward our
I cmoloyers. but the gono@ai feeling among an
classes OF railroad employees d thnt the -trke on
/ The "Q' roa1 was tho elimination et mtpy
| grievances patiently pOruc uy tho men, ana thsl
fha1 sir1xo forced uuOn usthe necessity ~ ekiug
auch decisive steps ns wOiid insure h ilef rr az
] .0cut al the hands of employers and bet,er ser-
! vco by employees Ina the men hhFa
nor sought % parade iher gF'cFtn'c4 'r
/ iuName faiblic agitation i5 RppafrM Uy me quiet
! aud orderly uarupr iu Which W3 have upheld
| tho strikers during the last three months since
| mo excitement occaloucd by tho strike abatod,
aud thc ASTON II this conyeuron' thongh 4oh4
know how you learned anything about 10, "hl, l
believe. place maticr- ON sound and las Ing
| basis which VIII bo satisfactory e. al parties"
MR. ARTHUR DENIES
81 should be glld," said Mr.. Arthur, "ii
| Won would deny this statement in the De
! patch for NE. Tue entire story is false. |
| have signed no article OK federation, nor am
| | authorized 10 sign any. What you pub
| llshed m the Disoatch Of sunday ll,t relative
J IN Grgnd-Nastef Sargent and Others repre-
| senting the Flremen and Swiichmen
appearing before our convention and
presenting their views on the SUBJ
! iect of federation Was entirely correct and
| told the whole story. Yes, sir, you can say
/ truthfuly that nave signed no articles %
! federation nor has the subject been consid-
! cred for one moment by the contention"
80 FEDERATION.
HWhat appears 70 be the sentiment OF the
brotherhood with reference 10 the adoption
| Of the federation schemei" queried the
| scribe.
"Well, con only give you my opinion"
| renlfpd Mr.. Arthur, land that il that there
/ Will be no federation OF course, 7 cannot
| say positively that there will not be-"
! "Your ideas on the subject have under.
gone a change, then, since your arrival in
| RichmondI"
4" No, not exactly that. When I came
s1id to yeu that my impression was that
| federation would meet with the approval 0f
| the body; but do not think thc sentiment
( i as strong IN that direction now As It was
| then. This, however, IS just my individual
/ opinion, and without stating or inhmaiing
/ INV OVID lDs4llull III tl1 ilAattFls
Mr. Arthur was uuable To say when the
committee having this matter under cOuside-
ration would make their report or what tle
| tenor Of il would be; but he expressed the
| belief. and his friend cOncurred with him,
| that the convention will adopt some measure
| looking TO cooperation on the paSt Ot all
/ branches OF railway operatives. The idea In
! brief ia that a. FAR as practicable one organi-
| Zafion will all the other in cISe Of trouDe,
/ and IN no case sill a member OF one brother
/ hood in any way whatsoever interfere With a
member OF another.
TIE KNIGHTS.
"Will the knights Of Labor be introduced
! in this system Of cooperation 7" was inquired
! Of Mr.. Arthur.
"That cannot say. cannot venture 70
/ surmise what the committee will recommend
/ or what the convention will DO with the
/ recommendations when made. | AN OF the
! opinion that there will at least be friendly
/ relations between all organizations OF work
lngnen. | cannot estimate the strength oi
/ the Knights Ia any one OF the railway orgrni.
cations. and therefore cannot anticipate the
| result"
| Fhe telegram 10 Chief Arthur from Grand
! Master " orkman POwderiy, OF the order OF
knights OF Labor, published in the Dspsteh
several days ago, has been acknowledged, and
| he advised that after the adjournment Of the
convention be viii be informed IS to its ae-
| ton on The proposition concerning which be
communicated with the body.
The "or STRIKE.
The committee TO whom all matters per-
! tanning to The great strike on the Chicago.
burlington and Quincy road weSe refeTrtd
have not yet reported. Mr. Arthur thinks
the Brotherhood win continue To support the