The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-04
ON THE M1oHIaAN CENTRAL.
The Men in the Yards Resume Work After .
Consultation.


The Men in the Yards Resume Work After q
Consultatton.
CHICAGO, April 3-Not wheel has turned in
the Michigan Central yards since o'clock this
morning, and while no strike has been declared,
the Chicago end of the road at least is for the
present completely tied up, engineers fremen
and switchmen all having deserted their posts.
The officials will not admit that there is a strike
but simply say that they doing work to-
day Ii is learned that committee of Brother
hood engineers are here from Jackson Mich,
who earnestly opposed to strike. and they
are laboring with their brethren here to prevent
one being declared. This explains why the road
will not admit that there is a strike. They
simply giving the little lee-way. The
of the present state of affairs in the Mich
igan Central yards is the presence there OF the
20" freight which was delivered there yesterday
and the announcement by the Michigan Central
that they would handle all freight delivered.
Mr.. Z Hommedieu, who with Superintendent
Browl,, is managing the affair for the company,
said: We intend to give the men as much
grace as possible. At o'clock this morning
Mr.. Brown Gnd myself were here ready to carry
out the programme announced yesterday-that
is TO say, see that all cars received by the COM
pany were handled without any discrimination
or dismiss the who refused just
were proceeding to do this. delefation of our
road engineers entered the Office at 7:05 A. M.
They had few moments previously arrived
from Jackson, Mich. where they had been
deputed by the Brotherhood men the Michi.
gan Central to come here and endeavor to arr
range matters satisfactorily. They said they
would at once call meeting OF yard en-
ployes who were objecting to handling Burling-
ton freight. and urged that all action be in the
meantime suspended AS matter of courtesy
30 old employees we readily consented.
They will be given ample time, OF course"
'How longp
''Well, until noon at least. The statement
that work was done in the yards after a. NJ,
does not mean that the Michigan Central passen-
ger service was interfered with. All passenger
trains this morning arrived and departed
promptly on time, usual The strike was
confined to the switch engineers, fremen and
switchmen in the local freight yards of the COM
pany.
returned to work. Upon what terms the strike
was declared off they would not say.
An officer Of the company said the men went
hack unconditonally. AT conference between
the strikers, officers of the company and the
delegation of Brotherhood men from jackson
this settlement agreed upon. and about
p. NJ. tho men began returning to work. II was
stated at the eompany's offices that the train OF
BURLINGTON freight which has caused all the
commotion would be forwarded this afternoon.
The circumstance that attracted the most
atteE tion during the day was the seven-hours'
strike of the Michigan Centrai's Chicago yard
employees, and the unconditional surrender,
after having talk with delegation of Broth.
erhood engineers who arrived opportunely from
jackson. Mich. The engineers greatly
averse to the strike of the switchmen and are
said to have acted upon the advice of Chief Will
kinson in refusing to back it up The result ia
regarded by many as a return step of the BROTH
erhood to it's old policy of non-sfiliation with
other labor organizations, and preference TO
win lose its fight unaided. The Michigan
Central, this afternoon. after the short-lived
strike was over, sent the obnoxious Burlington
freight forward through it's yards exactly the
same any other freight.
General Superiutendent Clark, OF the Milwau-
kee g. St Paul, said, this afternoon, that there
truth in the published report that be had
agreed 70 give the strikers until noon to-day Ia
come back He said any of them could return
provided they applied for work before their
places were filed by others