Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-11

and unfaltering in his duty 10 thetrusts con-
fided with him up to the last"
"Have you any particular Information as TO
the results of Judge Dundy's decisiopl"
''No; but the Union Pacific is taking our
freight"
"Anythng new in regard to the business of
the roadi''
''No, It is going on as usual We brought
IN some more stock this morning"
"How muchr,
II don't know exactly, several trains"
Have you read Abraham Hughit's speech
before the Williams alumni"
II never tire reading it. Just listen to this
1t has the right ring about it: What is all
of the tyranny OF the past, compared with the
claim which is deliberately made in this
country now, that II shall be in the power OF
one man-call him Powderly, or call him
Arthur, or call him what you will-to paralyze
the entire industry of the United Statesl
Was there ever In the history Of man des-
pot who laid claim 10 any such power as thatl
Where, at any time in the history of the race,
has it happened that conclave OF
ten or twelve delegates should be SIT
ting In room, as they are tonight
to determine whether the bread and the fuel
and the necessities OF life should be withheld
from those who are ready to work and work
ing for the support of themselves and their
families T. Now you Just put that and Gen.
eral Manager St. Johns letter in parallel
columns and sec how they compare If the
| other roads had done as they should from
| the first, we would have ceased hearing of
| any strike long ago"
| Workman Sergeant, when he was appealed
| TO for information ON the situation. ~ don't
| know anything that have not told you over
and over again. The situation remains un-
changed. The men cont 70 firm and deter
mined to fight this thing out There is
nothing more for us to do now, and Mr..
Arthur and myself remain quietly in our
rooms doing nothing, but simply watching
developments, and we will remain doing so
| until this thing Is finally settled'
What do you think of Judge Dundy's de-
| cision 2i'
"Well, have nothing to say about it. 1t
| does not affect me in any way, but it appears
| to me that If l am an employe on any rail-
road in the country and want to resign my
position at any time like to do so, there is
| no law in the land to prevent me. Arthur
has not ordered any strike anywhere. I
| have not done so. Neither of us has any
| single man anywhere to quit work and
| never have had hope this strike
| will not spread any farther than it has now,
| but If it does it will be simply by each man
acting for himself on his own responsibility,
| and without any arrangement or conspiracy
| with anybody else. And if all the men on
| any road should do that at the same time.
know of no.law in the land to prevent them.
| This strike is not over yet and is not going TO
| be Tor long lime to come. The brotherhood
has got plenty of money and win pay these
men as long as they need it,. They are not
dependent on charity, nor asking public
| charity or assistance. There is not a loco
| motive engineer in the country that does not
| sympathize with them, and want to see them
win, and they will be supported as long as is
| necessary. We are bound to win this fight
| and are going to do so il it takes all sum-
| mer."
'tThere appears to be strong public senti-
| ment existing that the brotherhood is in the
| wrong in the matter. How do you account
| for ita'
! "If the brotherhood is in the wrong, how is
| it that the Burlington company refuses so
| positively to have the question submitted for
| the consideration and decision of men capable
| OF understanding it and rendering an eluit-
| able decision upon the points at issue. We
have said from the very first that we were
| willing to arbitrate the whole business We
| have stated that we are willing to submit to
| board Of railroad presidents, and if their
| decision is against us we will abide with it
and go to work again at once, and the whole
| business will be finally settled If we are in
the wrong and the Burlington want to set
| us right, they can very easily do So"
Why are they so opposed to the order of
| arbitrations"
because they say there is nothing to
| arbitrate; that you have left their employ
ment voluntarily and they have given your
| places to other men, who are doing their
| work on their own terms.'
| "Well, that is all right. Then if we are
| out of their employ and they are able to do
| their business without us, why all this out
1 cry about us being in the wrong and about
| this strike! am sure we are not doing any
thing to interfere with them doing their busi-
ness. We are not interfering with their men
or bothering ourselves about them IN any
| way Ii they are doing their business let
| them so ahead and do it and stop talking so
much about the strike and what the brother
| hood is doing"
A dispatch received from Des Moines this
| afternoon says: 1.-THE railroad commissioners
| have closed their investigation of the charges
made by citizens of Creston and the
Chicago, Burlington 81 Quincy railroad COM
pany was at present employing incompetent
| TO the danger of the public. The commits
| sioners report today to the governor that
| they IND tne Charges sustained by the evil
| dence and that they have ordered the rail
| road company to stop the employment of any
| but competent and experienced engineers to
l run trains" e..
A Chicago, Burlington & Quin cy engine
| that went to the yards of the Milwaukee &
| st. Paul recently was roughly handled. AS
1 soon as the 20" engine arrived in the ST.
| Paul yards the engines commenced footing
| the whistles, all kinds of missiles were
| thrown, the Oil cups were taken OFF, and
1 emery anu Sanu poured INTO the oil D0Xes
| and on the driving rods. Mlssels were
showered upon the engine and the engineer
and the Pmkerton men, who We're also
aboard, crouched in the cab. After an un
successful attempt to get the 20" cars the
engine was abandoned.
General Manager MiIler's Views.
| CHICAGO, March 10.-Roswell Miller gen
eral manager of the Milwaukee & st. Pau
road, when asked today to give his views as
to the position of outside roads towards the
Burlington, said: at seems to me TO be
ridiculous for court to order road &c
handle Burlington freight when il is not il
condition to obey the order. How can the St
Paul haul Burlington cars when the engin
GERS refuse to work! Discharge them and
get men that will That's all very well, but
suppose we did discharge our engineers
would we be in better position or the pub
lie be in a better position if we stopped oul
road altogetherl l could stop the St. Pau
road to-day but don't propose TO do it, be
cause it would only result in injury to the
public. Tho st. Paul is not responsible fol
| the present situation of affairs"
| Both sides in the Burlington strike were
| apparently resting on their arms to-day
| Railroad officials think the strike is weaken