The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-01
TALK WITH THE CHIEF.
He Does Not Think the Trouble VIII Elk
tend Beyond Chicago.

He Does Not Think the Trouble Will Elk
tend Beyond Chicago.
CLEVELAND, o., March 81 To Plain-Dealer
representative to-day Chief Arthur said. in an
swer to an inquiry whether not he intended
to resign his Office, owing to the revolt of the
radical element in the Brotherhood. mo, sir.
The radical element, as you term it, represents
but small percentage of the brotherhood. The
vast majority of our members sustain the
course of the executive officers. Until such
time as the opposition may gain the ascendency
the officers will stick to their posts and do their
duty have no intention of resigning."
1.-The afternoon dispatches state that all the
engineers on the St Paul road have been called
out, and that the strike is likely to extend TO
every road leading out of Chicago. What do
you know about these movements?"
Nothing The men are striking on their own
accord. They will not receive the support
OF the Brotherhood. They not
receive that without my sanction.
have ordered no strike given my permission
to anyone, except the Burlington engineers, to
of course. which would induce me to sanction
such strikes. bnt they have not mp to
the present moment"
What is the status of the strike?"
There is change. The Burlington COM
psny is not doing at the present moment 10 per
cent of their regular busines 1t is simply
quesblon OF enuuraDce; now long Will the stocK-
holders of the Burlington road sub
NIT TO the ruinous policy pursued
by the president and general man
ager of that road. Even if the strike
should be- ordered off tomorrow it would be
year before the Burlington could recover its
normal traffic which has been diverted to other
roads The stockholders have vast financial IN
terests at stake and 1t is not probable that they
will deliberately wreck the prosperity of their
valuable property to achieve hollow victory
over the engineers"
DO you think that the strike will become gen.
eralP
Il do think that it will IF we had listened to
the opportunities of the hot-heads. every road
IN the country would have been tied MP to day.
It lay in the power of the executive officers to
stop railroad traffic in the United States entire
ly, but we refused 10 do so. These
new strikes in Chicago are mostly local
and affect business in Chicago. l believe that
the different roads will reconsider their action
in compelling their men to handle 20" cars. and
that the trouble will be settled that way. Please
understand that the Brotherhood has not ordered
any strike except that of the Burlington The
men acting their own responsibility, and
will not receive cent from the treasury of the
Brotherhood unless we sanction their conduct.
The Santa Fe strike was an outrape-no. / do
not know as / will say that; it was a grave mis-
take, which we rectifed as possible.
There has been conference in this city be.
tween officers of the Brotherhood and the Lake
Shore management the grievance committee
of the Lake Shore road is in Chicago and Will
attend TO their own affairs there"
In conclusion Chief Arthur repeated 81 DO
not intend to resign. We expect 20 freeze toe
Burlington company out. We have not ordered
any new strike. We do not approve of strikes.
We have received assurance from members OF
the Brotherhood all over the country that they
will furnish financial aid 1t is simply ques-
ton of endurance / do not believe the strike
will spread outside of Chicago to any extent
The conservative engineers still control til
Brotherhood