The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-28
STRIKES And STRIKERS
The Grand Chief Of The Locomotive
Engineers Replies 10 PoWderly
The Situation at the Chicago Stock
Yards Switching Association
Dissolved Strikers in
Australia.

NEW YoRK, Aug. 27.-The letter given
below was written by u, NJ. Arthur, chief
engineer of the Grand Internationa
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Ia
an engineer on the Third Avende Elevated
road. The letter is in response 10 a let
ter on the subject Of the Central strike
aud is the first utterance of Arthur which
fully defines his position towards the Gem
tral strikers and knights Of Labor. The
letter is as follows
CLEVELAND, ohio, Aug aS.
Dear Sir and Rruthrr-NOuT letter Of the sd
inst, with fOWdrTly's litter aud other clippings
ffOm New York papers enclosed, received. In
reply Will say have not received any letter from
rowderly. lie claims to have written me a pri,
Nate letter on lie trouble aud wants me to define
my position. II hc considers his letter that ap-
pcsITcd IN IN" newspapers a private Onc, do not,
! Will not answer cttrrS that reach me In that
way II Il unnecessary for rUwdrTly or any
one else 10 ash me - define the position
NJ the Brotherhood ~ Locomotive Engineers IN
the present trouble un the New York Central.
The policy bl the brotherhood is Well known Ia
him and 10 She public aS Il has been repeatedly
explained frum public platforms and Published
egraphed him lInraning mrl that ! would meet
him ia Cleveland and when | arrived there !
could not lind linn high or low,
learned the telegram had been r.
Cciyed by him, hut my efforts la locate
him were frilltrSS, Nnw the Facts Ia this ease,
as near rs | can rrcnllcct, are thrSc; Snmr fuu
years ago received a telegram nom puwdcry
| requesting me Ia meet him ai the Union depot
| In Cleveland on the arrival Oi certain train o
| the Lake shore ruad. Owing Ia my absence
| from the Office did not receive the meSS:Ig,
unlll after the departure " the train. aud ~
| Informed him by letter addressing Il Ia him al
scranton. do G0l believe he stopped over and
| leaked for me- II hr had hr would have had ~
| difficulty in Hudng me al my office ur at my
| home, rs | am always AT one Or the other When
| in Cleveland. lie tells "A Williul MlSchOnd whcI
| he says mhrr leaders have been
unable 10 nud me when they tried I,
| do So ANY mau who tries lO hnd M
when ! am In Cleveland can dO 81 with very ~
| ale effort and M man, whrihrra leader ~ pri
| yalc IN the ranks ot labor, ever came Ia my Of
| ncr that hr was not treated COurtenuSly
| While diilrr with men aStn the hrSl methods
| H. be- pmpl Nr,l Ia secure certain ends, ! Away
| have been liberal enough tu cnncedc t0CHcry maj
| the same rights and rlNlrgrS ask for myself
| When the present trouble nn the New YORK Cen
trail first occurred, advised The engineers Ia all
| stain from all participation in Il, and aitrnt
strictly To thrlr own business ! gave the sam,
| advice when the strike occurred on the Gpult
| system few years ago. My advice Ia the Broth
| hood Of Engineers when men rmplOl",
In other branches oi the railroad ser
| Vice have been un "A strike was 10 min,
their own business aud not do anything
| that did not properly belong Ia them rs cngi
neerS. Can r0wdrry do the same? | thinl
| not Whenever the engineers have been ~
| strike, We never asked any other labor 0rganlIa
| tiOn to assist ms, II Il true soInc members -
the order during the G., Il. 4 y, strike impui
tuned Switchmcn Ia quit, but they did IL -an lhei
own responsibility, not 10y authority Of the ~
lTnlatlon. consequently hold We are perfect
| justified IN maintaining strictly neutral posi-
| when others engaged IN "A gnltllgt VIII