Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-27
THE 20" STRIKE.
A Lengthy Appeal Sent to the Brotherhood
by the Chicago Division.

CHICAGO, Sept. GA local paper prints
this morning a lengthy circular issued a
week ago by Division No. 30 of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers to mem
bers of the order at large.
The circular begins by saying: ga great
many think that the strike on the 90 is
getting to be an old story, but such is not
the case. The strike is just as good as it
ever was. The men are just as deter
mined and solid, and the company is los
ing money as fast if not faster than when
the strike first began. Wrecks are numer-
Gus. Only few days ago they had a great
one on the Kansas City division. On the
9th inst, they had one on the east end so
bad that q track was built around it and
all trains delayed five hours, but not a
word was published in the Chicago daily
papers. Before the strike it was 50 unusu
al 20 see wrecklng car ~ out that every
one would stop and ask where III was 60
ing Now it is impossible for the wreck
ers to do the work and a great many of
the wrecks are burned to help the wreck
ers to hasten the clearing of the track.
THE company has, for the last ten days,
been trying to get some of the old men
back, but they will never get any number
of the strikers unless a settlement is made
tives. We must not think Of ever giving
up this fight for it is not long till winter
viii be upon us, and then they will have
to come to it or have their road sink into
the hands of receiver. He will have to
settle with the strikers If he wishes to run
the road, for as it is now with the best of
weather the scabS are having wrecks and
breakdowns how will it be in the winter
and in the foggy weather which is to
come?
eve hope that great good will come of
the next convention. Our constitution
and bylaws should be changed SO that
when we go to war we viii have better
rules ard laws to work by. We also hope
j!.at there will be a federation of the four
''B's' and laws passed SO that when there
is strike every man can know of it and
keep away "scabs'' and have the commit
tees stationed all through the country to
instruct the men so that we will not be
working in the dark SO much.
Eve hope that all the brothers will see
the necessity of being prompt with their
assessments The strikers cannot live
without money. AS winter is approach
ing they Will have to have something to
keep warm with. We hope, brothers. that
you will consider what it is costing the
striking brothers in comparison to what it
is costing you. We can assure you, brothers,
that the 90 is losing ten times as much
and well can its members afford TO pay
their monthly assessments to down the
20" in this test fight, for that is what it
is, n test fight. The one that wins will
carry off the medal. 1t viii be the Broth
erhood's If the members do their duty. We
tell you, brothers, We will win, even if we
have got some men in the ranks that will
carry stories for the railroad companies.
When this fight is won and the federation
is formed, the railroad corporations will
act more like men and not SO much like
tyrantS 1t is costing the strikers great
deal, but they are satisfied if the Brother
hood at large will support them in the
future as in the past. Forty dollars is
small pay, but when we consider what we
are working for we do not grumble.
Now, brothers. this fight is not one
roads fight, but every system in the coun-
try and every small road also"
The circular says the Order of Railway
Conductors should be taken into the fed
Grafton, IF it will kick out its scab SYM
from each order form an adjustment board
with full power. The members of the
brotherhood are urged to consider this
plan and also that OF establishing a large
sinking or strike fund that railroads may
know that they have something TO meet.
The lodges are asked TO instruct their dele
gates TO the next convention to work for
some such plan that Will do US good in
the future"
The circular closes with the following:
Money has been very short with the fire
men. 1t would be well for the brothers to
take into consideration the money that is
earned by engineers in comparison with
firemen and help them along. Money paid
to this cause is only a loan. and we will
all receive full value and our reward here
after. The strikers are all firm"
\ III communications. 1t is stated. should
be addressed 10 j. A. Baureisen, Aurora.