Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-25

TOLEDO, O., March 24.-General
Manager II. a. Ashley, OF the Toledo,
Ann Arbor and North Michigan rail-
road, furnishes to the Associated Press
the following reply TO Chief Arthur's
statement sent out last night:
"Since Mr.. Arthur has made the
merits of the differences between the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and this company Of public interest 1t
seems my duty TO state the facts from
the other point Of view.
"This company pays all Its freight
engineers $500 per hundred miles. and
over time, after IA hours, at 30 cents
per hour. The men are not classified.
This is higher rate than is paid by
any road in Michigan except the Mich
igan Central. Ninety per cent. of the
engineers run freight trains. There are
only seven men engaged In the passen-
gor service: OF these, two remained with
the company aud are still at work.
They express themselves as satihed.
The men on these runs earn from 81, 2OO
to 81, 400 per year for service OF eight
hours or less per day on trains OF two
and three cars scheduled at "a miles pei
hour. This work is considered the
most desirable on the road.
THE freight engineers all earn be-
tween 500 and S140 per month. This
is what Mr.. Arthur calls the grinding
process We have between LOO and
/, 200 applications for the privilege OF
being ground at these prices; but the
members of tns order, who do not want
TO work for these wages, have sought,
by purchase, intimidation and boycott,
TO deprive others of the right to de so.
Yet he advertises that the Brotherhood
is a law-abiding society-organiZed for
the moral and social advantage OF It's
membe
son Sunday, February 26th, less than
twenty out of total of forty-six mem
bers OF the Brosherhood, met in secret
session at Owosso, and a small majority
OF those present determined to maze
demands for more pay and new rules.
These demands were refused.
They claim, and members OF the
Brotherhood have testified In court,
that neither q strike nor boycott can
be effective without Mr.. Arthur's order
or consent. 1t seems immaterial by
what name he exercises his authority
il is not denied that such conspiracy
cannot be made effective except with his
approval. The men themselves speak
OF il as 'Arthur's order
"In this Instance Mr.. Arthur 'or'
dered' or approved both strike and boy
colt, not only with knowledge that
both were illegal, but with the knowl'
edge that the United States Court had
issued 4 mandatory injunction TO hi:
men on connecting lines not to refuse tc
handle Ann Arbor cars. Yet Mr.. Ar
thur advertiseS himself as law-abidinR
citizen.
"By his own confession TO the court II
appears that he was the chief party tC
the conspiracy to either force the Ann
Arbor Company to pay the wages and
submit to the rules he thought reason
able, or TO ruin the industry Of every
corporation or private person who was
dependent upon its railroad for the
trans sportation OF his goods.
II do not understand that the desira'
bility or legality of organized labor is
in question. The discussion raises the
question only Of the right Of men to la
Dor or not as they may elect, and OF tine
righ: OF other men who do not belong
to an organization TO engage in their
places.
The right of men to quit the service
OF the company, in any manner and a.
any time which does not endanger lives
or property have always been conceded
but they have denied the righr
of others to perform the same ser
vice at the rates OF pay re
fused by them. and have In
divdually and collectively destroyed
property, placing the business Of in
nocent and outside persons in jeopardy
and made themselvs felons In the eyes
OF the law in order to accomplish their
purpose. Yet Mr.. Arthur continues tC
advertise himself as a law-abidine
citizen"
This afternoon Manager Ashley
Altered 81, 900 reward for the appre
hension or conyiction of the person OIL
persons who caused the derailment o.
passenger train near Owosso oil
Wednesday night. A switch lock wa
| broken, the switch thrown and th'
danger signal broken of the top OF th'
owitch.