Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-04
THE BOYCOTT OFF.
All Striker Return 10 W0rk at Chicago
This Morning Except the Burlington
Men-HOw this Result was Brought
About.

All Striker Return TO WORK at Chicago
This Morning Except the Burlington
Men-How this Result was Brought
About.
CHICAGO, April 4.-The final result of the meet
ings OF the employees OF the various roads In this
city which began yesterday afternoon and lasted
until a late hour last night. as announced this
morning is the declaration that the boycott OF "Q
cars has been permanently RAISED, and that hence
20" system. This raising or the boycott means
that all strikes now on except the 40" are TO stop
forthwith and that all those which were immf-
nent are TO be averted. The business OF Chicago
Is to be restored and maintained by the strikers
with strict decorum. Other roads are absoved
from the requirement OF neutrality, and violence
is TO be discOuntenanced according TO the WELL
known policy OF the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Tue arrangement agreed upon, it is stated, is d.
rectly due TO the exertOns OF Chief Arthur OF the
Brotherhood OF Engineers; Grand Master Sargent,
OF the Firemen; Grand Master Monag han, OF the
Switchmen's Association; Mayor Roche, and Marx
Crawford, who also represents the switchmen.
The flnal decision was hastened by the mass
meeting held with closed doors last evening, and
which was addressed by General Manager seffery,
OF the Illinois Central road. Fifteen hundred rail-
senting elements which had previously been at
times antag0niStfc.
Grand Master sargent, Of the Firemens Brother
hood, was the nrst speaker. He stated that he
came not only as the representative OF the fire.
men, but also to voice the views or Chief Arthur,
OF the engineers. The strike on the Burlington
road was for just cause, and they had used every
honorable means TO treat with the company. With
such a record behind them IL would not be proper
for the strikers to stand by and helpless people
suffer from the base practices OF the company
Sargent urged, therefore, that the boycott be
raised and the 20" deprived OF its most dangerous
weapon.
Grand Master Monaghan. OF the Switchmens As
sociation, dwelt upon the dangers attendant on a
further extension OF the strikes and reminded his
hearers or their interests as citizens and men or
families.
After a number OF other speeches OF similar
clared raised, but the meeting declared its undi-
vided confidence In the cause and conduct OF the
80" strikers and urged them 70 night with even
was to De left undone TO bring the 80" 20 terms
Everyb body connected with the system who could
be called out would be, and one embarrassment
after another was TO be enforced SO long honor
AT a later meeting Of the men the action of the
mass-meeting was ratified, and the employees or
each road were instructed TO notify their employ
and be ready TO report for duty everywhere ex-
cept at .9e Bqsnngton yards ,,, .Saay 70,
and later reported that all had accepted the &C
ton OF the meeting, and that the restoration OF
monious as It had been since the engineers aban-
doned the 10" OF course, the action OF the meet
ing does not affect the attitude OF the 20" strikers
HOPING TO ovKRwHEIM TIE BURLINGTON WITH
BUSINESS.
The strikes on competing and connecting roads
afford every aid TO those roads in intercnanging
all the freight possible with the Burlington. BY
thus overwhelming the burlington with ousne91
the men argue, the fact will soon be demonstrated
that it Is by no means prepared TO handle It with
the new hands now In ITS employ. The plea OF the
Burlington that the places Of the strikers have all
been nlled, and consequently that it has nothing
to arbttrate the engineers think will be demolished
and that the company be compelled 70 arbltrate
When General superintendent Clark, Of the st.
Paul road, was asked about the settlement he
said their men had called upon him early In the
night with their proposition 70 return. was
teleRraphed TO General Manager Miller and an
answer WAS received from MIN Later on accepting
the virtual surrender OF the mer, promising that
every man should be given his former position and
places found for the lew new men who had been
roads made similar promises to the men.
CARRYING OUT THE AGREEMENT.
When the appointed time came this morning for
the cessation OF the strike on the 81. Paul, all
hands. nremen, engineers and switchmen, pre-
sented themselves for duty, and the usual course
OF things as far as the Milwaukee ana sc. Paul Co
b concerned was resum q at once. At the Fort
thai road continued. The engineers and nremen
were ready 20 carry out the understanding, but
the switchmen were oodurate. Al am, however
everything was satiofactor1ly arranged and the
great Burlington boycott was apparently every
where at an end
TIE REsuNPIl0N on TIE 81. PAU.
MnwAuKER, April x-General Manager Miller, OF
the Sc Paul road, said this morning that al men
accord have returned 70 work. sfhe oaiy en-
ployes who are out" he sa1d, are those thrown
outby my order OF Monday. shall issue a. orucr
this morning cancelling the order Of Monday. To-
0ayB order viii 60 mo eject on Monday NEXT"
The order In question was that reducing The force
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