The morning call., 1893-03-24
A LOGICAL SEQUENCE.
Irons VIII Be Heated to Brand the
RecaiCitrant.

New YORK, March 23.-President Gun
ton of the School Of Social Economics lee
tured on the Ann Arbor Railroad strike
and the order of Judge Kicks TO Chief
Arthur to recall the boycott and strike.
Professor Guuton regards the order Of
Judge Kicks as an act of socialism and
logical sequence TO the interstate commerce
law, which forbids discrimination in rail-
road rates against any one. This piece of
paternal legislation, which has handed
over the railroads to the Government, it
now, appeared, has also handed over the
laborers as well. and the railroad emDloye
now practically worked for the Govern
ment. Edward III Of England in 1850 de-
clared that every man who asked more for
his labor than he had done several years
before would be put into prison ana be
branded with a red-hot iron. Professor
Gunton said if matters went on as they
were going red-hot Iron would again be
brought out of the fire to brand employees.
TOLEDO, March 23.-The Lake Shore en-
gineers testified to-day in the Ann Arbor
Railroad strike case. They declared they
had resigned and were no longer employed
by the company when requested to take out
trains. They did not know any Ann Arbor
cars we're in the trains.
Several witnesses, union and non-union,
testified they would under no circumstances
haul Ann Arbor freight
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 23.-Thomas
w. Harper, general counsel for the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, has been re-
Quested by Grand Master Sargent to fight
Judge Rick's decision and he will go Friday
and enter the case with Frank Hurd, who
will appear for The engineers.
Cr AS-r, March A
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
in an Unofficial communication as to the
position the brotherhood occupies in the
Ann Arbor strike, says. in part:
I'm all cases where engineers and fremen
have con ntract with railway companies we
have no trouble and find it much the best
way. The great trouble has been, on the
small roads especially, a tendency to take
advantage of the men in making them work
for less wages and giving no pay for over
time. In the last case every honorable
effort was made to adjust tho difficulty. but
without success, and here it is said that the
men stopped work without giving notice.
This is not true. as | myself addressed
letter to General Manager Ashley, inform
ing him that his engineers and firemen were
determined to leave his service at 6 A. NJ.
on March 8. thus giving him ample time 10
decide whether he would grant the reason
able requests OF his men or not When l
Informed him that | would appeal to his
father. the president, he remarked very
abruptly. He is an old man, he does not
know whether / am paying cents mile
or 81, and must not be disturbed
"lf there had been head to the Ann
Arbor road that believed in living and let
ting live we would not have had any
trouble, but so long as this grinding process
is carried out by the railways just so loug
will there be trouble with the companies.
If men are ot at liberty to quit work when
1t suits their convenience then certainly the
same rule will apply to railway company
and deny them the right to discharge a man
at any time they choose without consulting
his convenience or comfort. We are at any
time ready to subscribe to any rule that will
apply alike to the employer and employee"