The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-24

cars in the train they were asked TO haul
This Is the one particular point on
which their attorneys will base their ar
gument. The Lake Shore attorneys are
trying to make the men tell why they
Quit work. The men show remarkable
ability as non-committal witnesses.
Engineer James Lennon was the first
witness this morning. The Lake Shore
attorneys tried on the ross-examination
IN make him say that he took orders from
the company, and was In Its employ after
he said he had quit. Mr.. Lennon was
good witness for his side, as were MS
associates. He told nothing that he did
NOT want to. as the following dialogue VIII
show:
"After you left your train and quit as
Won say. did not some one In authority
ask YOU to take out i3i later
This is to show that Mr.. Lennon had
not really quit.
YES"
what did you say?"
81 said all right. I'll be up"
Now didn't you mean that you would
be on hand to take the train. ana tl''
YOU we're still employed and acting under
the company
NO"
what did you mean?"
THAT I'd be up
Up whereE
Tn"
"Didn't he understand by that you
wol,ld he on hand TO go out2 Wasn't II
n usual business transaction2 What did
he understand
81 don't know what ne understood
What did you wish to coaVey
Just what l said.
"What2'
THAT I'd be up"
Up where?'
UP anywhere"
Now. what did you mean
Nothing"
"Ue thought what he wanted 10. l leit
II open"
The attorney gave 1t up and changed
his tactics.
ON several occasions during the morn
ing the courtroom broke into applause
wnen witnesses stated that they woulu
not hecome "scabs." Yesterday Judge
Ricks threatened to eject any one making
snch a demonstration, but as yet ne mas
not done so -. -
John Conley. one OF the men VINO re
fused TO handle Ann Arbor freight ana
was arrested with the Brotherhoon iheh'
was called as a witness Inc delcuSe IN
tended 10 show by his testimony that ne
us nor a brotherhood man; that he Puit
On nc own responsibility; that no organi-
v,,top Influenced him. that the Brother-
hood had nothing to do with MS aclions'
and might have had nothing 10 90 WIN
the actions Of the other man. lie proved
a good witness ..,s ,b,
attorney.
because I did not think that the Ann
Arhor people were doing right py thelt
n them
in forwarding their freight. 80 l quit De
fore l was asked 70 do So
Chief Arthur Makes "a Statement
CLEVELAND. O.. March 3.-Chlef
Arthur of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers. has issued an ofhclll state
ment regardiLg the position occupied
in the Ann Arbor strike. 1t IS as ioi-
lows:
After reading the various comments
and criticisms in the different papers on
The Toledo. Ann Arbor and North Michi-
can strike. and Judge Ricks decision l
faeI compelled TO state my side OF the
story. Aa.a
In the first place. l find 1t very hard
IN rake the public understand that 40
not order any stoppage OF work ana couid
not II I wanted to- The men themselves
vote upon IT, and II a majority decides TO
stop work, OF course II is done.
I'm all cases where the engineers ana
Aremen have contract with railrOao
companies, we have no trouble, ana ma
II much the best way The great tIou-
ble has been on the small roads esp"c-
ially that they take advantage OF the h'et.
In making them work for less wages anu
giving no pay for overtime.
In the last case every honorable eiort
was made to adjust the difficulty. put
without success, and here II Is sald tldI
the men stopped work without giving
notice, which is not true. as myseli al
dressed a letter to General Mahaser
Ashley. on the Toledo and Ann ArDor
road, informing him that ms ehslheS,S
and hremen had determined to leave ms
service at q A. NJ Wednesday. March sun
thus giving him ample time TO dec,1e
whether he would grant the reasonable
requests OF his men or not. IL. w ASH
lev the general manager, when INFORM
"a him that | would appeal 10 his rather
the president. remarker very abruptly
He il an old man and does not Know
whether I am paying cents a mile OF
60 20 and must not be disturbed
.If there had been head 10 the Ann
Arhor road that believed H. living ana
letting live. We would not have had trou-
ble: but so long as this grinding process
is carried Out by the faiHoat9' 'N0N =
long will thrse be trouble with the com
NAMES. An engineers life Is a nard one
al best, he must report Tor duty many
times when rot able TO do 30, or lose ms
situation, and II he be man OF Iainiy
IL IS not an easy thing to DO. besl'es'
many times the men are made examples
OF 10 crafty the petty spite or super
intendent or master mechanic. ana are
removed on the slightest preteXt IL does
not take some men long TO forget mat
they came frcm a switchman TO super
intendent's position, or from a wiper TO
a master mechanic. All the engineers and
f.remen ask is fair play, and there VIII
be no trouble.
III men are not at liberty TO quit work
when at any time il suits their conyen-
ience. then certainly the same rule will
amply 10 a railroad company and deny
them the right TO discharge man at any
time they choose without consulting his
convenience or comfort. We are at any
time ready 10 subscribe to any rule that
will apply alike TO employer and empioye.
"P. NJ. ARTHUR.
"Grand Chief Engineer. Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers"