Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-03
WILL THE sTRIKE EXTEND.

FeaSs that the BrOsherh0Od WAn TIE
Up An the Roads I'm the West In Or.
der 10 Wtn-Easserm MEN saSA % -
Returning Home.
CHICAGO. March 2.-Referring 70 the summoning
here OF the grievance committees OF the various
railroads by Chief Arthur and Sargent the Tones
says: opinion In railroad circles Is divided a. 20
the probability OF the strike being extended be-
yond the Burlington. Those who take the view
that it Will be confined within ITS present bounds
hood could nos co%t sSea 81 se ss a
folly as TO block all OF the Western lines, throw
100000 men out OF work, stifle trade and destroy
twelve or fourteen hundred men. The Optimistic
ofncials argue that there is enough Conservatism
gtneers 10 prevent them from taxing 30 radical q
step. On the other hand there are many OF the
leading railroad ofcials who are anticipating ths
ing up 10 general and disastrous strike summed
up from a railroad standpoint, there are q few OF
WIN dare take The responsipility OF Ordering zen
eral strike, while large majority OF the opin-
ion that all Of the Western lines VIII become In
volved. They VIII admit that In the event of q
general tie-up the railroads would be unable 20
oner any effective resistance; thai there would be
neE sns
there wiz be atotal cessation OF railroad operations
west OF Chicago except OF the Burlington road"
lington road, from the shAmokin division Of the
Heading system arrived via the Pennsylvania
came In over the Michigan Central. the shamokin
men said 70 reporter that they had come here
with the intention OF going TO work but declared,
Brothernood men were called on the Reading.
James II; Gleason. Knight OF Labor from Phila-
delpnia who told the reporter he was here 70 AID
the men who were being brought out were not
staying "Nine Reading men went home Last
not begun yet Walt until you sse the end. These
roads are helping each other out, and we now
must DO the same That's the long and the short
rather think, wiz 60 back home and take their
old places before long"
some time after their arrival last night The re-
suit OF their conference could not be learned
FORT SCOTT ENGINEERS CAREY rHErR POINT.
Fort Scott, and Gull Railroad Co, at secret con.
ference With the grievance committee OF It's en-
gtneers yesterday, granted the following concess
engineers 81 cents per mile; all other than local
freight, 4 cents; local freignts, AZ cents They
also agreed 70 abolish all classlncation. The en-
Burlington strikers are asking.
MONEY PROMISED TIE eTRrKKRs
ArCuIBoN, KAN, March 3-The striking engf-
neers on the Burlington system held secret meet
Ing here last night IL Is Understood that a tele-
gram was received from the Northern Pacific en-
gineers pledging them $4,000 II necessary.
rn BRorHERHooD AND TEE KuGHrs
PHILADELPHIA, March 3-Richard n. Mash, lrst
assistant engineer OF division No 32l, Brotherhood
alleged orders OF Chief Arthur seem . be eensr-
ally misunderstood They are only directed 10
those men who have taken the places OF engineers
and 1remen who LETT the company employ when
the late trouble was begun by the Knights OF
Labor. with this the different divisions have
nothing TO do should the men see nt 20 disregard
the reQuest-for n Is request and not an order
TO quit work-that Is all that can be done
about it. A refusal on their part would
not AFFECT their standing IN the Brotherhood
There Is not the remotest possibility OF any sort
OF strike being inaugurated BY the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers, because we have no eriev-
apces and We never strike without every attempt
being MADE 70 settle everything nrst by arbitra-
tion or other peaceful and common sense meanA
AS 70 the number OF Brotherhood men who have
md fourteen Another error want 70 show you.
II all the men have been hired and sent TO Chicago
70 move the c. b and o. X that are reported
enough men have gone West 20 equip half doso6
raflrcsada with engineers and dremen-r