Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-19
CHIEF ARTHUR.
A Chat With the Head of the Is
of L.. f.

A Chat With the HEAD Oh the Is.
of L.. f.
"P. M. Arthur and wife, Cleveland,
Ohio" was the first inscription made on
the register at the Nadeau yesterday, and
a HERALD man who dropped into that
hostelry during the course of the even
ing, immediately recognized the name of
celebrated Chief of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers. A request for an
interview was at once granted, and the
scribe soon found himself shaking
hands with a white-haired, smiling gen.
tleman of about 55 years of age. Mr..
Arthur has a sturdy look about him
from the ground up, and good
deal of it has settled in his
countenance, which betokens a good
thinker and a man of resolution.
The scribe set the ball-a-rolling by ask
ing if it was true that the Brotherhood
was quite satisfied with the recent con-
ference at San Francisco regarding the
RYAN trouble, whereupon Mr.. Arthur
said eyes, we have the assurance of the
officials of the road that the grievances
will be remedied in the future, and l
have not the slightest fear of any more
dIlolDk Ou bldO cCOl0s Ac W
whether Master Mechanic Ryan will con-
tinue in the service, all 1 can say is that
he probably will if he behaves himself,
but if he does not, he will be called upon
t., make his position vacant for someone
who will. So, on that score, mo one need
bother any more, in fact, ! may say that
everything is quiet all over the country.
There are no disturbances, and no signs
OF any so far as know"
''I would like to know" said the HER
AID man, "what effect the outcome OF the
Burlington strike has had on the
Brotherhood. Do you think they are
liable to tackle any other big system ?"
"Let US get at the foundation of all
such troubles" said Mr.. Arthur. GAS
long as there is capital and labor, so
long will there be troubles between the
employers and the employed, and the
only good way to settle them is by arbi-
tration. A strike is the worst way by
far. and the Brotherhood is as much
opposed to such measures as anyone.
But then what are they to do in case
like that of the 60" strike. They
simply asked that they be paid the
standard wages of the country, and the
com oany refused. Then the Brother
hood offered to aroltrate, but the q.
people said There is nothing to arbi-
trate,' so, as they forced US to it, we de-
clared the strike which was only settled
the other day. That it was disastrous
affair for both sides the whole world
knows. 1t cost the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy somewhere between 50, ,000,-
COO and $5,000,0 900. and it cost the Broth
erhood about 100000. What good has
the company gained by it? Have they
got better men or men who have guaran
'eed them that there will be no strike in
the near future? think not. My idea
is whenever any difficulty occurs that
cannot be settled by a conference
between the railroad and the employees
to refer it to board of arbitration com.
posed OF the managers of three roads
who are in no way interested in the diff
ficulty in question, and by this plan /
hope that we will avoid any more such
disastrous combats between capital and
labor as the one we have just expert
enced."
At the moment reminder came from
Mis-. Arthur that she was ready for diD-
ner, so bidding his interviewer good day,
the labor magnate at once took his de-
parture.