The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-19
BLACK HOUR FOR BROTHERHOoDS.

Railroad Employees Now in the Tiehtest Place
Since the Beginning of Unionism.
SPECIAL to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, March 1s.-The pro-
ceedings in the United States Court, grow
ing out Of the Ann Arbor railroad strike.
are looked upon, at headquarters of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, as
being most important to railway labor or
ganizations. Two questions are likely to
reach q final decision for the first time In
the history of the relations of these organi-
cations to their employers. They are
the legal right of organized labor to order
strike and thereby intiict damage on the
the employer and the right, or at least the
wisdom of q boycott strike on q railroad
that hauls freight for another railroad on
which there is a strike.
Grand Master Sargent, OF the Brother
hood of Locomotive firemen, returned to-
day from the scene of the strike. He says
the outlook at present isnot bright. but the
loss will not be much. as the tremen and
engineers are now making wages
of common iaborers. and they will
as when employed. THE engineers
receive S1.25 to S1.40 day" said Mr.. Sar-
gent, land twenty-oDe hours work day
,.n on an "a, average; The strike was not CALLED
"
not feel discouraged at the company re-
placing our men,. The influence of
the Ohio COMMISSIONERS had little
effect on the trouble. The tempo
rary injunction of Judge Taft. of the
United States Court, against Chief Arthur
and myself restraining us from ordering 8
strike of railway employees. does not effect
the brotherhood of Firemen. The injunc-
tion Is issued against an alleged boycott
brought about by the refusal of the en-
gneers employed on the Wheeling
road to handle Ann Arbor freights.
That Is one of the secrets or the Englneers
Brotherhood. but we have no snch law.
The engineers have decided to make a fight
on the injunction. to ascertain If the courts
can compel a man to work If he does not
want to. providing he Is not vagrant.
expect some important developments with
in the next twenty-four hours"
Toledo, one notifying, him of the
suit for $4,000 damages brought by the
Ann Arbor road against himself and Chief
Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Engineers.
jointly, and another that three members of
the brotherhood of Firemen had been dis
charged by the Lake Shore for refusing to
haul Ann Arbor freight. He gave instruc-
ti0ns that the names OF the men and the
fact of their discharge be reported to the
Brotherhood of Engineers.
This telegram gives q clew to the relations
of the two brotherhoods to the strike. and
involves the responsibility for boycotr
strike as we'll as the danger OF Q spread of
such strikes throughout the country. In
the constitution of the Brotherhood of
Engineers there is q clause that no freight {
shall be hauled to or from q road on which
the engineers are on strike. 1t was
adopted after the disastrous c., b. ~
O. strike. The engineers now believe
in it, and therein lies the possibility of q
serious general strike growing ont of the
strike on the petty Ann Arbor road. Chief
Arthur told the engineers to obey their
constitution. which means q boy cott strike.
Then came the order of the United States
Court against the boycott. Chief Arthur
obeys, but will the men. as individuals, do
sof If they do not. will they be held in con-
tempt of COURT
1t is an acce pied fact that the roads con.
Meeting with the Ann Arbor are on good
terms with their men. These roads are or
deed by the court to receive Ann Arbor
freight. Are they to be made to suffer at
the hands of the men who have no grev-
ance with them' The anomalous fact is
presented that the Brotherhood OF
Engineers. heretofore regarded as the ultra
conservative organization. is the one now
trying TO use most dangerous
weapon. Grand Master Sargent has
not issued an order 10 fremen for q