The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-03
BRAG Oh BUSINESS.
The Chairman Of the Brotherhood
Grievance Committee
COofsrs With the officials of the c.,
3D. Q. Road.
The Olive 8ranch Offering With
CudgeI Attachments.
Support for Strikers Will be Con.
tinusd indefinitely.

CHICAGO, Jan. "a. r. Cavener,
chairman of the general grievance
committee of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, which is in the city
meeting with other officials of the Chi
cRgo, Burlington & Quincy road, said
to a reporter last night:
Many of the statements made recent
ly are erroneous. The brotherhood
men were never so enthusiastically in
favor of continuing the support of the
strikers as at present. The support
will continue indefinitely unless the
strike be declared off. Again, there is
no dissatisfaction with Chief Arthur's
management of the strike. He was
hampered by the inadequacY of our
laws, and for that reason, and in order
that we might be able to rise to the ex-
igencies OF the case, this committee,
of which am chairman, was appoint
ed by the Richmond convention. This
general grievance committee represents
not only the 25 600 railway engineers,
but as many more men in other or
ganiZed bodies in railway lines. 1t was
empowered to act without being re-
quired to report back to the grand
officers or to any other body. The
strikers do not feel disposed to be
kicked now that they are down. We
come to the Burlington bringing in our
hands the olive branch of peace. We
do not ask for much, but what little we
do demand is Just and right and should
be conceded
''Supposing that the Burlington
should refuse to make any concession
whatever" Then" said Cavener,
without moments hesitation, There
would follow most serious trouble"
''On other roads?'' Yes
'Why should they be implicated in the
trOuble?" I'VE can prove by unim-
peachable authority that the Burling-
ton engineers are being prescribed and
blacklisted by the roads generally sup
posed to be friendly towards them"
The Daily News says: Whether the
country will experience the greatest
railroad strike in the history of mo-
dern industrial struggles between
labor and capital will depend upon a
meeting to be held at the gen
eral Office of the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy railroad tomorrow
morning. Chairman Cavener of the
conference committee of ninety, this
morning gave the first hint, very de-
cided one. of the disastrous cOnse-
quences of refusal of the Burlington
officials to accept the proposition of the
authority said Mr.. Cavener, land
know just what we can do and obey
the laws, and we are not afraid of any
state prisons, county jails or conspiracy
laws. / say it in all seriousness, that
if the Burlington railroad does moi
agree to our reasonable proposition the
brotherhood viii at once commence
the struggle, and viii nar-e1
surrender. We know just what
our resources are, and the country
far aud wide will hear from us in
very decided way if the meeting to-
morrow doesn't result in harmOnp."
What will the brotherhood dop'
THAT / am not prepared to say, but
as said, it will be as radical move
as was ever made by labor organiza
tion.'
1t is understood that the counsel EN-
ployed by the brotherhood is Robert
q. Ingersoll.