The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-01
STRIKING ENGINEERS.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers
Begin Strike on the Chicago, Burling.
ton 6 Quincy Railway---The Great
est Labor Organization Pit
ted Against Railway.

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CHICAGO, Feb. 27. Especial. The
Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy strike is
on in earnest, the men having left their
engines alone at o'clock this morning,
This begins a struggle in which over
1000 men, representing the strongest
labor organization in the country, is
pitted against the most powerful rail
road corporation in the great west.
Chief Arthur asserts that the men made
every effort to settle the difficulty am
icably but failed, and the only alterna-
tive left them was to strike. 81 hate to
see the strike" said Arthur, "but- |
could do nothing else / had to ap-
prove this strike or resign. The de-
mands were so reasonable that con-
science compelled me toapprove it. If
had said No the men would not
have gone out. But [ would
have been branded as a coward
and as trucking to the railroads. The
men on the entire Burlington system
are unanimous for a strike. | told
them all the difficulty they would have
to encounter. They decided to go into
it and we will fight it as hard as we
can. The strike is purely our own
affair and we will fight the battle alone" I"
1t is evident that the G. B. & Q. Off
cials expect to break the force of the
BrOtherhood's strike by securing strik-
ing K. of L. engineers from the Reading
road. The latter claim that when they
went on the strike, Chief Arthur, of the
Brotherhood sent engineers to Phila-
delphia to take the places of the strik-
ers. Arthur denies this, but it is Ger
tain there are Brotherhood men
now on the Reading. The result has
been a declaration of war on the part
of K. fl against the Engineers Broth
erhOod. Already fourteen striking
Reading X of l.. men have arrived in
Chicago and secured positions on the
q. b. q Q. Others will arrive today
and Tuesday. The X. of l.. men claim
that their time to get even with the
Brotherhood, which has often refused
to stand by other labor organizations,
has come. 1t will be a three cornered
fight.
X. l.. ENGINEERS NOT TO INTERFERE.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.-[ Especial. l.
X of L. engineers here deny that they
will make any organized move towards
taking the brotherhood places on the
G. b. q r. railway They hope to
shame the Brotherhood of Engineers
by remaining away from Chicago and
teaching them the duty of one labor
organization to another. The outcome
of the strike will be watched with in
terest here.
THE TIE-UP COMPLETE.
CHICAGO, Feb. 81 Especial. + Re
ports from along the line of the G. b.
Il @. indicate no trains running and no
switching being done. The tie-up
seems to be complete. in anticipation
of this condition of things, many bust
ness men who live outside the city are
compelled to move into the city, which
they did Saturday.
AFFAIRS AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-[Special. THE
great building corner Adams and
Franklin streets, occupied by Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Co.. was besieged
early this morning by large number
of men, whose objective point seemed
the office of the General Superintendent
and their mission to secure employment
as engineers in place of the strikers
At 10 o'clock fifty men were gathered
in the corridors waiting turn for an
interview 1t was reported that the
fast train which left Chicago at $50
o'clock last night, would be tied up at
Creston, Iowa. Oh the way to Omaha,
that station being the end of the divis-
ion. At the Burlington office, nothing
has been heard in the matter, and it is
supposed that the train went through
to it's destination. 1t is reported on eX
cellent authority that General Master
Workman POwderly arrived in the city
at an early hour this morning and pro
ceeded to the Grand Pacific, where he
had long interview with Chief Ar
thur. Later they called upon Mr.. Stone
and after short interview returned to
the hotel. POwderly's name does
not appear upon the register, but the
hotel clerks will not deny that he
is in the hotel. Prominent members of
the X. of l.. are responsible for the as
sertion that there is no i'll feeling be-
tween that order and the Brotherhood,
and the Knights in the employ of the
C. B. & @. will go out to a man if or
dered. This statement is significant in
view of the fact that the Burlington
had been anticipating recruits from
the ranks of the striking Read
ing Knights.