St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
There Is No Fear of a Recur-
renee of the Trou- :
bles. n
4
The Terms of Settlement
Have Been Adhered to by "
Both Parties. 10 -
Itt
Committeeman Hayes Elk.
plains the Reasons for the
February Assessment. i

| SuOTt tiinc ago, WAS again l1dlter Ol
controversy, with the prospect of the
men again being ordered out, caused g
furry among Brotherhood engineers
and railway officials in the Twin
| Cities. Inquiry among the engineers
| developed the fact that while consider
ably agitated over the dispatch, they
were inclined to doubt the report that
the strike would be declared on again.
considerable number, however. ven
turing the opinion that but few of the
striking Burlington engineers had been
re-emploged.
William G. Hayes, one of the best
| known and most prominent brother
hood men of the Northwest, who was
| one of the now celebrated committee of
| nine which effected settlement of the
| 20" trouble was seen, and he denied
most emphatically that either party to
| the agreement had violated it in any
way, or that there was any reason to
| fear recurrence of the trouble.
''There is absolutely no foundation
| for the report that the strike practically
| is in force to-day, as much as it was a
! year ago. Mr.. Hayes ssaid.@ ION the
contrary, the best of feeling prevails
between the management Of the
Burlington and the men who par
Feb. 27. 1883. The strike was practic-
of engineers, consisting of A. r. Cav
ener. chairman, an employe OF the
Southern Pacific road: w. G. Hayes, OF
the Minneapolis d. st. Louis; A. w.
Perley, of the Oregon Railway and Nav
igation company; Thomas RoHinrake,
of the Grand Trunk railway of Canada;
Thomas Humphreys, of the Hooking
Valley; A. w. Logan, of the Erie; L.
II. Bellows, of the Memphis, New Or
leans & Texas; Edward Kent. of the
Erie; A. Lemay, of the Chicago ,&
Northwestern, and }. E. Dixon, of Bar
aboo, Wis.,, and T. A. Mooney, of St.
Joseph, Mo-, representing the fire.
men, had prolonged conference with
First Vice President Peasley, Second
Vice President Stone, General Manager
Ripley, General Manager Holdridge.
burlington d Missouri RIVER, and sey71
eral subordinate officers OF the Burling-
ton system. The only
HITCH IN THE AItRANG EMENTS ~
for ending'the strike Immediately was,
one of the minor demands of the colIi-l
mittee, which the officials did not feel
justified in granting without first con-
sulting with President Perkins and the
directors of the company in Boston,;
Telegrams were exchanged with the
Boston Office, and subsequently dis
patch was received from President Per-
kins which put an
END TO ALL THE TROUBLE.
/ In his telegram President Perkins
said: 81 am authorized by the directors
now in session that this company wills
not follow up or blacklist any of the
men who engaged in the strike. but will
furnish all who have not been guilty of
overt acts or improper conduct during
the strike with letters of Introduction to:
the management OF other lines, giving
their record while in the employ of this
company and assist them in any other
way possible to procure employment.
The first duty of the management of
the Burlington company is to protect
the men now in its employ. We must
protect their interests and reward their
loyalty by promotions and every means
in our power. Beyond this, when there
are vacancies in the service, those who
engaged in the strike are not to be ex-
Guided, but it they are the best men
available, will be given employment
whenever an opening occurs"
This was a cOnceSsiOn," continued
Mr.. Hayes, .'of everything the commit
tee had asked for. Vice President
Storm said the old "Q' engineers would
not only be placed again upon square
footing instead of being blackliSted by
nearly all the railroads in the country,
but the company would give the ex-.
strikers employment i'll preference to-
The committee agreed to declare the
strike Off and an official order to that
effect was promulgated by Grand Chief.
p. NJ. Arthur. Subsequently A. W.
Perley and myself were appointed
subcommittee to make tour of the
80" system and personally explain to
the men the
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT. /,
This we did; and having covered the
ground and sized up the situation came,
to the conclusion that the chances of
the thousand and odd idle engineers for
obtaining immediate employment on
the o." or any other line, were slim.
Hence we recommended that the geil-
eral tax of 50 per month, levied upon
the brotherhood engineers, be contin-
ued indefinitely. This accounts for the
levying of the tax for the month of Feb
fore; and it will be continued until all
the men have been provided for. There
is absolutely no ground for the suppO-
SitiOn that all the men not guilty of
violence would resume work at
the beginning of this month. AS
fast as vacancies occur and
brotherhood men apply for
them they will be given employment.
That is the understanding with the
Burlington people, and [ am satisfied
they will adhere to the letter and spirit
OF the agreement. So long as the Broth
erhood men are granted all that they
demanded-and the concessions secured;
by the committee are considered in the
light of victory for the engineerS-we
should not expect more. OF course
there are many men out of employment
and
THEY MUST DE SUPPORTED y
by the working brotherhood men until
able to shift for themselves. There was
no disposition among the delegates to-
the Richmond convention to cenSureS
Chief Arthur for any action he had
taken in the matter of the Burlington,
strike. On the contrary, the convention!
was unit in supporting him, and the
brotherhood Will stand by him so long.
as he is grand chief. So far as MIR. Cav,
ener is concerned, the committee of
which he was chairman having ac
compliShed the purpose for which
it was appointed. there is nothing
that comes within It's sphere, and
neither Mr.. COnnOr or Chief Arthur, if
so disposed, could without more author
ity then is invested in them at present,
order the men out again. The Brother
hood feels very kindly toward the
GLOBE and the press of the Northwest
for having Invariably given the plain
facts in regard to the 20" strike, and
the GLOBE can now state it as fact.
that the strike is settled. and for good.
Ifthere is any dissatisfaction in Chicago
or the East over the settlement. it has
not yet extended to this point, and | am