New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-18
vUT TIE STHTRE WIS MOI SEIILED.
An ARTICLE WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED I'LL
DISCHARGE. OF NEW MEN TO MAXI
ROOM FOR STRIKERS.

Toledo March l7.-Grand hicf Arthur and Grand
Master sargent have furnished statement IL TO Inc
reason, why the plan for SETTLEMENT II me Ann
Arlor strike agreed upon between President Ashley
and William Kirby, STATE Railroad Commissioner WAS
no, accepted By the engineers and icmcn. The r.
lection Of the agreement was tnu>cd BY the ioI""lhi
article which inserted by klrhty:
Thid-r Is my decision that The late cmp!Nes oi
the operating apartment Of The Tolcio Ann Ar'@r
ami Norlh Michigan Railway Company who may de-
,rr to recnt.F Is service siiall maxi" apph'diph III
Writing 10 the superintendent o; motive power ~
Owos,o Nich.: pi.oa ion, TO De- considered IN The
shali lie assigned to duty wiihou, pr1ui!oc.
chief Arthur and Grand Master sargent urged Mr.
KirAny TO insert in lieu thereof Tie following:
Tliid-u i nv decision that the late cnpoyrs
OF The operating department u The Toledo Ann Ari'f
and northern Mc4en RAli"Jy .omIan' WHO ven
cut strike shall rein-tatci 10 their former p',i
tions Wlthod; prejudice.
President Ashley and hi' son, the fnern! manager
refused 10 make IN" change.
The powers of the United states court have again
been called into exercise the irOablc between thu
Ann AIbor Railway and is striking 'mploy''. AZ
Detroit Judge TAFT, N the application + II. ".
Ashley managcr ol the read. granted temp .aft in
junction restraining CHIEF, Arthur and sargent from
ordering general srih. of rnlfoal cmIl y",. or in
any way melting "a boycott against tie Ann Arbog.
This order was served tonight ~ iie HrotHcIho'd
leader, and created no small "nipi-" am9ns iAr
stiikcrs. II is made i"iurnall" on MTcA -, wh"n
Mc,sr~. Arthur and sargent viii b" obliged 10 appear
FEDERAL IO.Tt in th, city 10 show ,.ii.c
why they should not i. restrained.
se'ond surprise was 'rtng upon chief Arihur
When he served with IN" papfr~ In snl' hl~a
to-day hy the Ann Arh"r company, Whereby II seek
recover 10000. damages alleged 10 hnve been
caused by certain alleged a,i, Of Mr. MiAm
The commercial f"atur" of the strike T. unchanged
Freight was offered by tie Ann Arhor 10 the Penn
sySani and thc Wh,cine and hahc Ei" roads TN,
afternoon III" former taking sNI iN" cars, without
any objections on the part ~ its "mpi'y"'. Tie
Wheeling ha- not yet moved any oi it, con.ienm' NJ
and it /, reported that Ia" cn gin"crS on that road
viii refuse 10 handle II. 'lIol> Arthur and sargent
havc left the city. leaving the management oi the
strike in I'll" hands OF local committee
J. VI. Ashley jr.. vcc-pic,idcnt Of the Tolcdo Ann
Arbor and Northern Michigan Railroad said ycs'"r
day: hear that the trouble has broken ont again.
! suppoccd II was all settled chief Arthur proposed
the arbitiaIion and a'lr' nd Commissioner Kirk
by. Of ohio. appointed 10 arbitrate. An agree
ment Wa, reached that the should BE- taken back
rs vacancies occurred. We would not ngrcc 10 d.
charge the men who had been working FOR us. ]
imagine the trouble 4, caused by the men for whom
there places. chief Arthnr has never re-
puda,cd an agreement reached by arbitration. and
don't believe he Will do 1t now. II T. said that the
employees of tho connecting lines will refuse 10 handl
our freight and If compelled 10 do 50 VIII order
general strike. We have, however an order from
Judge Rcks. Of the United states District Court ~
Cleveland enjoinine railway and their employees from
refusing 10 Interchange traffic With the Toledo ana
Ann ArlOr. Tie reports state that III" order "h'
issued upon The principle that neither a Guas'pnbh'
corpornron nor employees must become eniangled In
any disagreement between amy other quasi pubhr
corporation and lis employees in such manner ihh'
tle pnblc can be incommOdcd thereby. Jndg" Rick-
declared rha, while man was In iAc employ o' Il
roiroad ~ an engineer I'm any other capacity D."
could no refuse 10 hAnhIc lr'1gh' ''h''''" pN
oro;bcr line tlau could the president or sup'rin
t.ud,ni II a railroad corporation refused |" lhl"'
change traffic II would plaC" Itself III contempt ana
,h r.. non .lle officers would be punl he'd if en-
,Inyr. refused 10 receive II they must either pWt
Inc employ Of the company be punished for rrIis
iue 10 obey the laws
Mr. Ashley added that the strike had really cost
thc road little, for TIE hOod> would have stopped
lu.nrss 10 a great extent, II they had had full
complement Of men,