The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-25

ASHLEY REPLIES TO ARTHUR.

ASHLEY REPLIES TO ARTHUR.
TOLEDO. o., March A-H. W. Ashley,
general manager of the Toledo, Ann Ar
Tor and Northern Michigan railway. fur
nishes to the Associated Press the folloH-
Ing reply to Chief Arthur's statemest,
sent out last night:
Since Mr.. Arthur has made the merits
OF the differences between the brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers and this COM
pany of public interest, it seems my duty
TO state the facts from the other point Of
,iaw
This company pays all It's freight engi-
ncers IS 80 per 100 miles and over time for
over fourteen hours st thirty cents per
hour. The men are not classified. This is
higher rate than is paid by any other
road in Michigan, except the Michigan
Central. Ninety per cent Of the enginemen
run freight trains, There are only seven men
engaged in the passenger service. OF
these two remain with the company and
are still at work. They express them
selves as satisfied. The men on these runs
earn from 81 200 to 81 400 per year. for
service of eight hours, or less, per day.
On trains of two and three cars, scheduled
at twenty-four miles per hour, this work
is considered the most desirable on the
road. The freight enginemen all earned
between 800 and $40 per month This is
process. We have between LOO and
] 200 applications for the privilege or being
''grcund" at these prices; but the MEM
hers of this order. who do not want to
work for these wages. have sought, by
purchase, intimidation and the boycott, to
deprive others oil the right to do so.
Mr. Arthur Ordered" or approved
both the strike and the boycott-not only
with the knowledge tina. both were illegal,
but with the knowledge that the United
States court had issued q mandatory in
junction to his men on connecting lines
not to refuse to handle Ann Arbor cars.
Yet Mr.. Arthur advertises himself rs
law abiding citizen. By his own confes-
sion to the court, it appears that he was
chief party to n conspiracy, either to force
the Ann Arbor company TO pay wages and
submit to rules he thought reasonable, or
to ruin the industry of every corporation
or private person who was dependent on
It's railways for transportation of goods.
he right of men to quit the services of
the company in any manner and at any
time which does not endanger lives or
properly always has been conceded; but
they have denied the right of OF hers to
perform the same service at rate of pay
refused 10y them, and have individually
and collectively destroyed property,
placed the business of Innocent and out
side persons in jeopardy, and made them
selves ielons in The eyes OF the law and
have broken he law In order to accom-
plish their purposes.
TROUBLE AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, March 24-ThP con-
siuctors, motorm-n and other employees of
he Csrroifon Electric Railway, he only |
electric system Ia The city, struck today |
and tied up the. road. A demand was !
made for $50 per month ,ui ten hours q |
day. The rate has been $50 and twelve |
hours. The company refused the demand, |
and claimed that il the request be granted |
II will mean an expenditure which 1t is |
unable To- bear, in view OF the costly inn |
prove ments made. The men were official |
ly discharged tonight. A number of |
applications for the vacancies were made.
AT daylight new men will be put on. The
mayor has promised ample police pro-
lection. A general street Car strike Is
threatened to strengthen the position of
! be drivers, but that has not yet been de-
sided upon.