The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-24
NIB. ARTHUR'S VIEWS
Defends the Acts of Engineers
in Ann ArbOr Strike.
RAILROADS roo HARD ON MEN.
Western Uniea Omcials Explain the
ers' Organisation Ignored.

CLEvKLASD, March 23.-Chief Arthur. of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
in an official communication as to the posi-
ton the brotherhood occupies in the Ann
Arbor strike, says in part:
In ali cases where the engineers and hremen
have contrac. with railway companies we
have no trouble, and find IL to be much the best
way to do. The great trouble has been
on small roads, especially that they take
advantage of men, making them work
Tor less wages and giving no pay for
overtime In this last case every honorable
enort had been made to adjust the diftculty,
but without success, and here il IL said the men
stopped work without giving notice. which 10
not true. a. myself addressed letter to Gem
eral Manager Ashley, informing him that his
sngtneers and dremen had determined to leave
his service at 6 o'clock on the morning Of March
., thus giving him ample time to decide whether
men or not When informed him that would
appeal to his father, the president of the COM
pany, no remarked abruptly: HE 10 an old
man: he does not know whether ] am paying
cents mile or y, aud must not be disturbed"
II there had been head to the Ann Arbor road
that believed In living and letting live we would
not have had any trouble, but so long a. this
grinding process IL carried out BY railways. Just
30 long Will there be trouble with the compan-
ies II the men are not at liberty to quit work
wnen IL suits their convenience, certainly the
same rule Will apply to q railway company, and
We therefore deny their right to discharge men
at any time they choose without consulting
their convenience or comfort We are at any
time ready to subscribe to any rule that will ap-
ply alike to employer and employed.
NEW YORK. March 23-President Gun
ton, of the school of social economics,
lectured on the Ann Arbor railroad strike
and the order of Judge Kicks to Chief
Arthur to recall the boycott and strike.
Prof Gunton regards the order of Judge
Kicks as an act of socialism and logical
sequence to the interstate law, which for
bids discr mination in railroad rates
against any one. This piece of paternal
legislation which has handed over the rail-
roads to the government it now appeared
also handed the laborers as well. and the
railroad employe now practically worked
for the government. Edward III. of
England, in 1850 declared that every man
who asked more for his labor than he
had done several years before, would be
put into prison and be branded with
red hot iron. Prof. Gunton said that if
matters went on as they were going the
red hot iron would again be brought out
OF the fire to brand the employees.
1NDIANAPo1Is, March 23.-A secret meet
ing of locomotive engineers has been in
session here since yesterday afternoon.
They decline to state what the meeting
was called for, except to say that it was to
consider matters pertaining to the welfare
of the brotherhood.
TOLEDO. March 23.-Lake Shore engi-
neers testified today in the Ann Arbor
railroad strike. They declared that
they had resigned, and were no
longer employed by the company
when requested to take out train. They
did not know any Ann Arbor cars were
in the train. Several witnesses. union and
non.union, testified thatthey would under
no circumstances haul Ann Arbor freight.