The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-28
HE MUST BE TAKEN BACK
THE ENGINEERS TO INSIST UPON
ARDEN's REINSTATEMENT

Chief Arthur to Be Here To-day and
the Demand to Be A1sde Tonight.
| Receiver Conner the Only Official to
| Be Treated With-The Engineers
| Claim Supt McNeeIy Broke the Con
tract-The Conductors to Support
| the Engineers in Case Trouble Re
suits and All the Trainmen TO Do
Likewise.
Chief Arthur OF the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers did not arrive in Sa-
vannah yesterday on account of delay on
| the road, but he is expected by the engineers
! to-day. In consequence Of his absence the
meeting Of Myrtle division. which was to
have been held at Knights Of Pythiss hall
last night, has been postponed until to-
night.
THE meeting, said one of the engineers
yesterday, sis only formal matter. Moth
lug more nor less than the reinstate-
ment Of Engineer Arden is the
demand which will be made,
and that demand will be conveyed by Chief
Arthur and a committee of the local lodge
10 receiver Conner, whom we believe will
treat US fairly and reinstete Mr.. Arden, Il
has always been the understanding between
the brotherhood engineers and the roads
with which they have contracts that the
engineers will not be asked to handle cars
OF a connecting line while it ia in trouble
with It's engineers. and this has been the
understanding heretofore with the Central
WERE THE OFFICIALS IN ERROR
IF Supt MoNeely had told Mr.. Arden that
the Sam car which he refused 20 haul
contained property Of the Central
and was rented by it his
duty would have been to haul the car,
but neither Supt. McNeely nor his
subordinates 30 informed Mr.. Arden, and as
the car bore the name Of SAM" bis duty
TO his order was to object to handling it.
therefore, the error was on the part Of the
Central authorities, and the engineer should
not have been made to suffer.
I'VE are not trying to bulldoze anybody"
continued the engineer, but as we respect
the contracts we make, 50 we expect the
roads to do likewise. The discharge of
mr. Arden was clear breach of
the agreement now existing between the
Central and the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, and in self-defense the en-
gineers will demand his reinstatement. If
1t is refused, which we hardly believe Re-
ceiver Conner will do when he is furnished
with all the facts In the case, there is only
one recourse, a strike. In such an event
the system, and like the Sam road affair the
engineers of every connecting line will re-
fuse TO handle Central cars"
THE CONDUCTORS WILL ACT.
what part will the conductors play in
such an eventp was asked
IF the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gIneers is compelled to strike answered
the engineer, ''the Order Of Railway Con-
ductors will also order a strike, and
the brakemen and train hands
will join In. The conductors and
roads have formed sort Of federation and
tte injury OF one is the concern Of the other.
The conductors realize that Mr.. Arden was
aiding their brothers on the Sam road
when be refused to haul the Sam cars, for
the trouble on that road originated with
the conductors and they were backed up
and carried to success by the engineers.
Grand Conductor Clark will come to Sa-
vannah Immediately if Chief Arthur wants
him and the two heads Of the great orders
will work in harmony
AN OFFICIALS OPINION.
81 do not know what the outcome of the
matter will be-" said Central official, "but
do know that Suprs Wadley and Nc
Nelly considered carefully before discharg-
ing Mr.. Arden, and they felt that they
were acting for the best interests Of the
central In keeping up proper discipline.
OF course, Receiver Conner is the higher au-
thority, but hardly think he will nuIlify
the acts of his officers unless they have
committed grievous error. Both Supts.
Wadley and McNeely are opposed to a re-
instatement of Mr.. Arden"
The grievance committee Of the en-
gineers and conductors he's been In session
nearly every day since the trouble began
and 10 is understood that a mutual UNDER
standing has been arrived at between the
orders TO stand by each other.