Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-03
BURLINGTON STRlkE.


y scloo, March 2-OAief arth,, ana
oie hsutenants and of6cials a - mi.
road both report no imroftans A.
AopWoote b The Glxihe s1Saaaion Al,
r1ssnina. The road olaic,e 10 s. maj.
in9 sssady Rains il the nehs; ,has tHeir
1 peoRef service h peaetioaliy ahe
0me - oefoEe the strife and thar aFe
mouce freight On every divisioa OF the d
sioe TO-DAY, and n5s one Of The Readinc
men vhom they employod 10 the oerik.
efe places haa yet desoeted.
~ the Bfoeherhood quafsers n N.
learned teat the men vill b mi "a n.
fennsyivania re9ioas, where thev Mi
eaoeavof 70 psrsuade the Byothefhoo6
men on the Reading faiiroad to eartv
oos soelr part CT tae bargain made ~
l tween Chisf Asthar and TIE Knishss a. |
Labor yeseerday: II vas also Ies1ued
soas unless the Norhvestesn ana p
fao,; Oofcaao Alton, And The Chi ,.sn
nc iIiino.s roads cease aiding u : Bosi.
s .ueoo .sliiosa 10 ehsif pessey. .esr bosi- |
6sis. :. ~ sosy ...: are o!a'med y. have been
ss;s Sssse; :, sos ssfass WI g ,,sdsssd o. I'll
sss.res -. ....es - - -. .eRnson. 4 oon-
tioneS III, - ia = os the lines men,
-" 70 o" mere tomorrow.
1ovs n m nAIL czxsxa
L q -uFys, March 2.-Is 10 stat
S.G all the mail ciesks Of the |
.;". sion Of the Darlington roads |
ssrHs petition 10 the general supsrin- |
- Int to have the government compel |
- : railroad to pot competent engineers |
a the mali trains.
g1ILL 0REKMo 1uH PLACES.
CnIcA0o. March 4.-The agreement
between the Brotherhood Of L3como-
tive EoRirerfs and Riremen and the
Anish.s OF Labor had no apparent ef-
Feet on the nambes Of applicants at the
harrington offices this morning. The
majority ct the men, however, lock
more like hremen than engineers, The
ofnciAis OF the company claim that the
situation 10 steadily improving. Four
seen passenger trains Wefo sent Oat
from Chicago today acd came in. The
coupouy commenced Sunning coal
trains on the Chicago division today,
and they claim that they are running
local freight on meet parts Of their sys.
tenn.
Al the round house on Twelfth street
the foreman eaid to reporter today:
Il am tired Of looking at some Of the
meo Who are employed to take the
places OF the strikers. The engines are
- AOsssosS 0o0tCs oLCG GI OOI 000St 4
locomotives ars ruined, and others are
badly broken down."
IMPORTANT MOVE. |,
4 most important move vas made hy I
Oatef Arthur today in the strike. Tee
followtoR telegram vas sent TO each
chairman OF the general grievance com
n,ttees OF the Brotherhood Of Engineers
and Firepsn on the following lines Of
railroad, viz: ChicsRs 4 Alton, Chicago
q Northwestern, Chicago, Rock Island
a Pacioc. Wabash. Wabash l. Western,
Missouri Pacific. Union Pacific. Atobi-
soo' Iopeka q Santa Fe, and Wiscon
sin Central:
Dear Sir AMI Brother:-You ara here
BY authorised end ordered to come to
the city OF Chicago ht once and report
at be 'dqaarters. There are many im. |
porsapt matters TO consider 10 connee.
ton With the Chicago, Burlington & 4
quincy strike, and your imme diete
pfeseoce - Imperative. Be prepared to
convene your committee from here at q / {
mcmsnt's notice.
WHY TIE MIN ABE srRnuol
CHICAGO. Mar. ,. - Chief Engineer
Aftnnr tonight gave ont q long stste-
nent concerning the position Of the ,
engineers and firemen a. TO she attitude
toward the Burlington road. In IL be !
says In part: "Ihe men are striking,
not to compel the railway company to
pay them for services they do not pes-
form. nor to compel the company TO
accept blind men 20 RON their engines; {
neither Go they demand that the com.
pany ehall furnish free passes for all
theis relatives. The main issue il, shall ,
the Cincinnati, Burlington and Qaiucy
railroad pay tbs same wages for
the came work that are paid
By ninety per cent. in mileage
OF al railways in toe United states ,
Tbis 10 almost the only question at is-
sue. The principle Of grading the men
according to the years Of service ss en- /
gineers. adopted BY the Chicago. Burl
ington d Qoincy. is illogical and unjust.
Under that system q msn serves from
three to five years as q fireman. when
be is supposed to be an apprentice
learning the rudimenss Of engineering.
de then takes q place az hostler
and runs the engine from the
round house, in which capacity be
may serve for year or more before be
gets switching engine for another year ,
or two vhen be may set on the road. !
by this time be has served an appren-
ticeship Of from i've to niue years and
still the company excects him TO serve
three years longer before be gets foil
gay. There is no other trade ip exist ,
enoe that asked or would submit ,
to the inj7stioe OF being aI
cand date for the superanuuAted ,
list before bscomina fnll hsdged mas
ter Of bis trade. There is practically
no difference in the service rendered or ,
resai,s to the rsiieay between an eaai ,
ueer Of she first grade and one OF tbs ,
third. There 10 no trsde or calling In :
vbieh years Of service will determine q ,
mans ability, as an engineer Of one !
year's service u often better qualified TO :
run an engine than one Who be 20 years
OF experience. There 10 oue and only
one iast role to determine the question,
and that 10 equal pay for equal service.
Ia the present controversy the engineers
sn3 dremen can afford to lose the fight. Z
bot there IL no possible way iu which
they can recede from their demands on Z
the question OF wages except at sscii-
6os Of their entire organisation. There
- no other way out Of the difficulty tut
by concession on the part Of the con-
psnv on tie question of wages, or dsht
20 the bitter end
0sIA1LY HxA0dR1AIKD.
PHIIApFLPaIA. March 2. - General
Superintendent SssiasYd OF the Bead |
ing company aid this afternoon that !
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