Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-05

CHICAGO, Ill March 4-The follow
Ing cisculsr letter signed by Chief Arthur
and Grand Master Sargent has 3een sent
out 10 the Burlington engineers.
EEADoUARrERs oFrHE
y. OF l.. = AND THE r. OF l.. p,
CHICAGO, LII, March ), lSss.
DEAR FRIENDs AND BROTHERS I We
deyg have elapsed SIEGE the great strike
wss insueursred upon the Chicago, Bur
liuston aud Q1lucy Railway, sud from end
10 end she systen is psra'yze1 aud unable
80 move. Tle boast was made nv
che officials that she old vater.
ara 81 She throttle would not
respond Sc tba cal Of The bro,herhoods,
aud n they dli thst they would not hold
out 80 exceed forty eight hours We are
warranted ia ssylng that the Clitlsle
reck0ned without jhvir host, The hrnrs he'd
heroes 81 the thf atta aud the ecpop. ftam
the oldest veteran down Co the Youngest
apprentice, responded in ore voice t. she
huale blast - the brotherhood. and have
shown er deed and example that they nn
deysyeod tbeiy rights sud had
rsH COURAGE ~ MAINTAIN THIN.
SH5o examples ~ devattaa - hFiaeplc
AMI ta;y ull Inspire tho hosts 81 lA6or
everywhere with renewed energy, and In
Gej's good uae the cause q right and
iaat!ee will M vail, Shall We succeed In
tle sfvat eu q 81 IN watch We are now
eest sve> Saal, the two great Bother
hsSts ~ locomotive ,nsinemen stand
dlss,asa sna glorinod before tho world1
We believe We have tho support OF 80 900
psa,e sssu, ard with such an army 10 sus,
taia esy eAasa We can not aud will not
Ia, s. ee upe 10 each other 10 tho dATs
- easae as you have been in the past
SiAe3 Nv ma Hr therhoods and oar
cause, which Is thn cause Ot right and
igs'ies, Is bound 20 utumph,"
srpr ruE hons.
The following tolcgram was sent from
here YESTERDAY sigeed b, live engineers
t5g@sIlY employed oY The L sAdihg Rail-
road, who eaae here 90 take yhe places %
striking BUR leg'oa eegiueersl
john Y Kelly, Master WORKMAN l. A. lo.iol.
sAte q c, Il ttoemsn General secretary
hpt<h's ., iSe>'f, Philadelphia;
I'VE are IN oas way back. stop the
boys"
INTERVIEW WITH ARTHUR,
C&ucAeo, Ia MArea 4-Caivf R1gl.
seer Agtnsr hook rest To-day, /. Was
the least busy day that he aad MS clerks
nave had slsee The sarlpgIoa snd Quincy
su.Ss o>gsa Al, were Feeapoiaiing
tccir epsrs,ys Tor gne meeting 20 marrow,
wc,ch IS - GJ. 9 "a NC wholAeT OK not the
epglpeers ArJ A., N ~ OF The western suu
northwestern railroads viii 50 on g
ssg Se. Amsvs the q ;. things said by
Mr.. Arthur y 5 reporter was:
"Ncu csc ycVY >mHAly that there wss
say S5cl & mSeics 4 The caAlrmeu Of The
grievance coGmlvees held yesttr-
Gay saeh As described Ia mornirg pa
per, /. Is utterly false, The iscE that
the ElrihWesleln Railroad SIM holds 10
TIE clAsslhsS.ion system Is we'll kauwr,
hut ne meeting WAS held 70 discuss thSt.
No session II the grievance committees
hsy5 been Or Viii O4 held until to-
morrow"
He rnen went on to ehNt ABOUT the state
Of aESirs 10 zee Burlington strike As
viewed bT himself aud comrades. "Our
reports" saii hS, "srs most reassurpg,
Tle fact tHss f3r seven days there mas OF
been break Ia the Brotherhood on this
line Il, OF ilssIi, Of a NEST reSSsurug
nature, Ga the contrary We are In re-
caipt hourly OF letters and dispatches
from sh over the system showing the 10y
silly Of The men"
ais - no. fsc-," Mr. Arthur WAS
asked, "saat ali the western roads are
giving the Burlipg on moral support, |
which being equivalent 20 aaancisl gives |
ghe Brotherhood : clear right to dscon- |
tinue work on these outs de roads2"
at have 70 means OF knowing thst |
other lines are giving the Darlington |
moral support II they are Il is 10 violS- |
tiOn Of 5 leDu pledge from the msns- |
gers Of the other roAcs thar they Head
maintain strict neutrality. In giving 81
psrty moral support one is noEnaintsIu-
ing neutral ground" Il
I'If you found tnst theother rosds
were doing this would Tou order
striker" 49,
at 5 grievance Of this nature was
brought TO my attention should care |
fully loOk into it." A
as Il not probable that Congress VIII
bs called on TO Investigate thissstrise1S
Congress will nesA be .ekked 70 took |
into it. There Is no neSsssf.y for investi |
CATION. What we hsVe done has been |
done openly snd has been given to the
pablo throul a the press"
sin your opi8ion, could the manage
nent of the BurIirgtOn hAve had mercen
ary motives IN Permitting The strike, for |
the purpose of depressing stocks aud |
5uysUg The q 10 ST low figures
"No. I yhick the Burlington manage |
m51E uIseTly-not mercensrT. They |
profess willingness to nay their men Is
much ss their neighbofs Dc, and yet they /
will rot"
$50 ycu believe thst al Of the 200 men |
sent forward Tor Distribution on the Bur
Ilagrou for ire past three days sre not
bonsdie s1gIusers srd hremsu7'
son, have heard rumOTs, bat l an
rot going 70 follow the course Of the |
Burlilg t0u and talk gooul hesrsay mat /
rers. B1t will say ;his, kUow Of my /
Own knowledge tbst iJ Is impossible for |
the road TO geG Competent engineers 10 |
run the lire for Yesr to come. L can-
net make them from the stock they have"
"On what DO you base your ssseruoET"
fI base It on statistics in nv possession /
showing thss there are not 500 idle con-
pssent locomotive engineers II the |
country cat Of employment, not counting |
Of course the Brotherhood men on the |
Burlington"
sand you are confident Of winning the |
6ghtf"
"If the men stand nrm it is beyond
question that We VIII"
TIE KILLING OF GEORGE WATTS.
CHICAGO, ILL, March The first |
gstslitY OF the strike WAS reported hy |