The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-01
@" MEN ON A BLACK LIST.
The STRIKERS UNABLE TO FIND
EMPLOYMENT ANYWHERE.

Threats that All the Engineers, Fire
men and Switchmen in the Country
Will Be Called Out lathe Boycott is
Not Removed A Conference that
May Bring Peace.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-A local paper says:
"One of the leading spirits of the recent
railroad engineers meeting in this city said
last night to reporter: This meeting we
are holding is one of investigation rather
than en- action. We have learned by re-
ports made at this meeting that all the
great roads Of the country with the
exception of three which run out
of Chicago have been assisting the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad financially
and boycotting all the striking engineers
who were applying for work. The magni-
tude of this and the figure it may cut in the
future may not be appreciated until | ex-
plain it little later in detail. Last April,
when the brotherhood was boycotting
the 90 road and others which were
attempting to help them out, several gen.
eral managers said to me: Raise your
boycott against roads other than the q. and
we will hereafter treat the striking .. engi-
neers or an equal footing with the others
as far as giving them employment is con-
cerned.'
RAISED THE BOYCOTT.
1--WE accordingly raised the boycott. We
nave just learned of the support Of the com
pany and the boycott of the 20" strikers,
which has appare itly been running now for
several weeks. We had reports from skilled
sober and reliable striking O. engineers
who have Travelled all over the United
States looking for work. 1t was refused
because they were @ strikers, and Uhe re-
fusal to employ them was part of an agree
ment which covered all the roads of the
country with the exception, as l have
stated, of three of the Chicago lines.
THE EVIDENCE COMPLETE.
"'Our evidence that other roads have
helped the % financially is complete. To
say that the brotherhood men are wild
over this discovery is drawing it mildly
Unless this financial support and boycott
by these roads is discontinued soon, this
country will see the greatest strike that has
ever taken place. The railway transporta.
tion of the country will simply be paralyzed
by it, as it will be a fight to the death be-
tween organized labor and organized cap
ital. The fremen, brakemen, switohmen,
and every class of organized railway labor
will be arrayed on our side"
PRoTRACTED CONFERENCE
protracted conference was held to-day
lington and Quincy road and the grievance
committee of the brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, with a view to a settlement
of the differences between the company
and the engineers, who have been on
strike for many months. No con-
clusion was reached, and the con-
ference was adjourned until tomorrow
After the adjournment of thesconference
Writ Dexter solicitor for the road said
that the meeting was only an informal one,
and that simply general talk was the result
He said, however, that the committee would
meet the officials again tomorrow, and it
was almost a certainty that the trouble
would be patched up then. 1t is
the general opinion that at the meeting to-
morrow the committee, on behalf of the
brotherhood, will declare the strike off, and
that such Of the strikers as can be en-
ployed will be given employment. In
speaking of the strike to-day, q
Texas and Rio Grande engineer
said: "The brotherhood has grown tired
of supporting 90 strikers who are unable
20 obtain work, and entered SO strong a pro-
test against it that it was decided by the
brotherhood to cut off all allowances to-day,
and t0is would leave many of the men en-
tirely without support. Over so per cent
of the strikers are still unemployed, and are
in fact blackliSted by all the roads in SYM
pathy with the 90" It has already cost
the brotherhood $4,000 to support the
strikers, and something must be done and
that a Ouca u