The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-28
LATEST STRIKE NEWS.
POSITION OF THE LOCOMOTIVE
ENGINEERS.
Chief Arthur Fully Explains the sttitudc
Resort to the stump-strike ofthe Alton

Chief Arthur Fully Explains the stsitude
OF His Organization-The knights ts
Resort to the stump-strike ofthe Alton
swiichmen.
NEW YORK, Aug. SIP. VI. Arthur,
chief engineer Of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers, has written the following
letter TO an engineer on the Third Avenue
Elevated railroad in respon-s 10 letter on
the subject OF the New York Central
strike. ThIsis the first written u,tcrance OF
Mr.. Arthur, which fully defines his position
toward the Central strikes and the Knights
Of Labor.
X. II. Holman: Dear Sir and Brother.-
Your letter Of 2.d instant. with Mr.. Pow
dcrly's letter and other clippings from the
New York papers enclosed, II received, and
contents carefully pcrused. In reply, will
say that | have not received any letter
from Mr.. rowderly. lie claims to
have written me private letter on The trou-
Bile. and wants me to define my position. IL
he considered his letter that appeared
in the papers private one | do
not; nor will | reply 10 any letter
that reaches me so. IL is unnecessary for
Mr.. Powderly or any one else 10 ask me 10
Locomotive Engineers in the trouble with
the Hudson River and New York Central.
The policy of the Brotherhood is well known
10 him aud the public. IL has been
explained from the public platform AMI
published in the newspapers. ''e saws that
some time ago teegrarhed hi (meaning
mel that | would meet him i'm Cleveland,
and when | arrived there could not iind
him high or low. | learned that "A telegram
had been received by him, but my efforts to
locate him were fruitless.
Now the facts in the case. as nearly as l
can remember, are these: -Four years ago
received a telegram from powderly re-
questng me 10 meet him at the Union
Depot in Cleveland on the arrival OF GER
tain train on the Lake shore road.
Owing to my absence did not
get il until after the departure
Of the train. and so informed him by letter,
addressing il TO HIM at scranton. | do not
believe he stopped and looked for me.
\ man who tries 10 lind me when
i'm Cleveland can do so with very
little effort, and no man, whether
leader or "A private In the ranks
OF Labor never came TO my Office that ho
was not treated courteously. When the
present trouble on the New York Cen
trail first occurred | advised the en-
gineers tO abstain from all participation
in il and TO attend strictly 10 their
own business. | gave the same advice
wnen the strike occurred ON the
Gould system a few years ago. Ny advice
to the Brotherhood Of Engineers, when men
are employed in other branches of railroad
service have been on a strike, was 10
mind their own business. and not
do anything that did not properly belong tn
them as engineers. Can Mr.. Powderly say
the sompt Whenever thp QnVinpprs have
been on a strike we never asked any other
labor organization tn assist us. Mr..
POwderly accuses members Of the u. l.. Y.
OF taking the places Of striking tiremen.
If that Is true, the division OF which
they are members will deal with them.
lt il not within the province OF
my authority to deal with individual
members. | wonder il Mr.. powderly had
the Knights expelled who took the places of
our men on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Yours fraternally, Z. NJ. Arthur,
G. O. f.