The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-09
CHEERING ON THE "Q,' Men.
A Big Meeting of the Brotherhoods a
New York

A Big Meeting of the Brotherhoods at
New York.
NEW YORK, April S.-The members of
the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
and Locomotive Firemen to the number of
1900 met at Tammany hall to-day, and
again discussed and resolved about the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy strike. J. j.
Hanahan, Vice Grand Master of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen aud Joseph
Porter of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy system addressed the meeting, and
told what they had seen and heard on their
recent trip over the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy system from Chicago to Den
YER Mr. Porter denounced, what he
termed, ''The wanton destruction of life
and property and damage to business inter
ests" which have occurred since the begin
ming of the "Qn strike. He laid the blame
for this destruction and damage upon the
management of the road. and declared that
the resulting loss already amounted to mill
lions of dollars.
DISABLED BY SCABs.
Among other things, he declared that
already 157 engines had been disabled
through the incapacity of 'scab" engineers,
and it was not true that the road was now
doing 80 per cent. of its usual business. The
Chicago newspapers suppressed the facts of
the case and only published carefully edited
accounts of the strike. In the towns along
the line of the %" the papers were con
trolled by the 80" management, which ex-
ercised a careful censorship over all strike
news
Remarks were also made by leading mem
bers of the Eastern Division of the Brother.
hoods of Engineers and Firemen, of which
Nos 25 and % were respectively repre-
sented.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The meeting unanimously adopted these
resolutions:
1. ResoIred That the action of the Chicago
strikers acts of violence excepted are hereby
endorsed and approved, and that it is the opin-
ion of the delegates herein assembled that if
the suggestions contained in the resolutions
passed in this hall on March had been carried
out as advised the strike would have been set
tied in less than three days after said PROPOSE
tions were declared to the parties concerned.
,. That our pledge of financial and moral sup
port to our striking brothers of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad is hereby re-
newed and will be continued as long as neces-
sary.
g. That although our brothers in the West
may not succeed in obtaining all they desire,
we consider The principle involved worth a
thousand times more to us than it has or will
cost the Brotherhood.
T.
in the slightest degree impaired the power and
usefulness of the Brotherhood, and that to-day
they are stronger and better prepared to main
tam their positions than ever before.
5. That we favor conservatism when it is ade
ouate to the end in view, but when dealing with
radcalism and aggression we do not feel bound
to be more conservative than our opponents.
6. That the reports that our Grand Chief
would advise the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers to disband, and that he would tender
his resignation if he failed to gain victory on
al aRaAa folg nv.1,
out foundation.
z. That the egotistical conceited and Mug
wumpian utterances of the Chief Secretary of
the order of Railway Conductors regarding the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, does not
express the sentiments of majority Of the
railway conductors toward our organization,
and that his statement that most of the con
ductors were competent engineers, is well known
TO be absolutely false and dotic
s. That the twin Brothernoods Of Engineers
and Firemen will be honored and respected
throughout the land long after the names of its
present enemies shall cease to be mentioned
except as a reproach