The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-03
Some Interviews.

CuicAGo, ILL.,, March 2.--Tho rotunda
OF the Briggs house was the forum for the
orators Of the engineers brotherhood last
night. One hundred new arrivals from the
Reading district reached the hotel on tho
night trains and were Immediately met by
the brotherhood committees. Knots Of
excited men gathered around the leaders
and the war Of words wagad thick and fast.
The Reading men openly accused Chief
Arthur Of causing the troubles on that
road, but despite the gcsticulation and
loud talk every one was In favor OF a SGT.
tlemeat Tho Brotherhood delegates told
the new comors Of the settlement between
Arthur and Powderly. ''wo won't 20
hack unless we are recalled by Corbin
himself" shouted several Of the Reading
men.
"But II Chief Arthur calls the men of
the Reading will you not 10 back and fight
your own battles2"
"Yes," said several, and this basis oi
settlement seemed osatlsiy them all, ospo-
cially those who wanted 10 got back 10 their
wives and families.
Mr.. Cahill, the eastern knight Of labor
delegate, who had the conference with
Mcssn. Arthur and Sargent, said Ia n re-
porter that II will be known by tonight
whether the orders issued by Arthur and
Sargent TO their men on the Reading road
are 10 be obcyed
III their men 90 out we viii withdraw
ours here In the meantime our men In
the east await orders"
CAS- 10 the Reading strike" added Mr.
Cahill. "the prospects arc In iayor OF the
strikers II the brotherhood men are taken
oil. We have no love for tho Chicago,
Burlington 4 Quincy. Individually had
rather see my body today under the earth
than 10 scabbing on account OF our internal
| differences. We recognize that there IN a
direct effort made by all the corporations
In the country 90 wipe ont OF existence all
labor organizations. We are positive Oi
that fact. II started In the state Of Penn,
sylyanla, our own State. The miners ol
the schuylkill and Lchigh demanded from
tho different companies an inorcasc OF
wages OF 4 per cent, on the basis Of s2.5O.
The Reading railroadi In September granted
the increase. The Lehigh company, OF
which Mr.. Harris u the chief mogul, 70.
fused even 20 receive tho committee ol
their men. The result was that In the
Iehgh region there was strike, and 20
| 600 men were either on strike or locked out.
| The Reading railroad employees organika'
tion then turned In and gave the lchigh
miners all the moral and Imam
cial support our organization had.
We had the strike virtually Won
when the Reading railroad insisted on
our hauling certain freight and doing Other
acts injurious 30 them. We believe thai
there was common movement on Dccem
Der ~ by all the combinations and big
corporations In tho State OF Pennsylvania
10 inauguraie this strike"
Mr.. Cahill looked upon the Darlington
strike as connected with tho Reading
Eve had the attempt 10 crush out labol
organizations there" lac said, today w'
have Il here"
General Manager Stone, Of the Burllng
ton road, was seen by a reporter. and IN
formed Of tho agreement reached by th'
brotherhood and Knights Of labor. ~
makes no difference 10 us, SAID he, we
will 90 on Just the same"
II u learned that twenty OF the 100 new
engineers and trcmen who were sent on
ON the o o'clock train last night dcserte'
after going out n abort distance and 70
turned 70 the city.