The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-03-29
RULES OF THE BRorHrRaooD.
The Legal Inquiry Into the Ann hibor
strike

The Legal inquiry Into the Ann hibor
Strike.
p dispatch from Toledo, o., snys, The
non.union men are running the Ann
hrhor road In good shape. The hearing of
the Lake shore engineers aud fireman who
refused to handle Ann Afbor freight. vns
continued In the United STATES Circuit cont
to-day. The testimony Of the various oi-
iicinls showed that the order of Judge
l.ices NRs not shown Ia the ncn until after
they had 'nid they world not handle the
Ann Aibor cnts.
The oil ials intended that the oolct
should hc the lat resort, after persuasion
had failed The testimony bfinps out the
tact however that the men, before they
snid they would not handle the ears, had
t1id. We puit the service of the company
TIE engineers attorney saw IN ihi, n roo
puihi, ana dweli upon N IN his CfOsgsrNHthis
nation. II was developed. however. that the
order wns ONcd un the bulletin board iu
time. and that II rule required u emp oys
10 consult them hc ore rOiny ont.
The principal witness ui the day wns ! "
Watson. of the iRkc shore Gricvnnce tom.
initicr. II WAS he who sent the dispatch io
,irurral Superintendent tunliff uf The Lake
Shore. reading We ask you Ia the interest
OF peace nnd harmony not tonsk Lake shore
engineers to- handle I'M Ntbur freight"
nnd batter on he scui n dispatch 10 rnniin.
stating that The strike could not be settled
honufnhly, nnd the laws Of the Brotherhood
would bc enforced
lie was asked IN accordance with what
rule ot the Brotherhood he sent such n no
ucc
The rule that allowed every man 10 do
~ he pleased ~ mn individual snid Mr.
Watson. The attorney laughingly stated
tnnt II was strange thing for u l., DIV "a rn.
"a "a "a al IA, "A aaf Inv ,.f.
Mr. Watson was asked Ia produce the rule
"" d,d not have II. He Wns requested to
req eat 1t from memory. lie could not fc.
mcmb'r IT, not even the substance.
linallN.nitcr being hnrd pressed he stated
That the rule hc had IN uind was tu The
effect that brotherhood men must not han.
dl" ~" freight oi amy road on when the
brotherhood men are Oui on u strike.
'Iiy what authority did you send certain
ielrIiams to the Lake shore officials rclat-
lnr To the action the men would ,akc7"
by the authority vested in me by the
action Oi the engineers
Asked what was his first information con-
ccfninr the trouble. Mr. Watson said he had
known nothing about II until he received n
telegram from Mr, Arthur, which was in
substance ~ follows: There N n LEGAL
strike Oh the Ann Arbor. Notiiy all men
to he governed accordingly
Mr. Watson went on 10 saw that hc Motif
ed ~ many Of the men ~ possible. Asked
now the boycott WIS declared OIL he said by
an Ordrr signed by thiri Arthur stntfig
that in consequence Of ncpOi intiOns httwccn
i,nilfond Commissioner kirkby and Mana.
ger Arhcy, certain rules of the Brother
hood would not be enforced
The obligation referred 10 in the rule, the
attorneys wanted to know about, is not
tnE"n " idrr oath. Witness wns unable uD
give the substance Oi the obligation. con.
tlnuiiur. " snd that the members Of the
" oihrrhond were not guilty Of violating
the rule, Of the order in refusing 10 quit
wort,
Leonard Clark, n Lake Shore engineer and
one oi the only two employees Of that com.
pany who are members Of the brotherhood
was first placed ON the stand for the defence
III" counsel of the complainant hoped TO
worm ont of Clark an admission that hs
had resigned his position ON the Lake Shore
immediately on learning that he would be
Obliged 10 ndrdc SIX cars Of freight from
the Ann ArDOr. clark cndcayOrcd 20 avoid
u direct admission Of his resignation under
these circumstances, but eventually stated
that such had been the case.
quite dramatic scene ensued when Clark
In rrpy aqucstion from Mr.. Potter as to
why he refused 10 handle Ann hrbur
ire ght, snid. lm pretty near nay grave
now and don't want 10 go through the rest
OF my lite n sCHb
The spectators applaudcd this loudly
while Judge liicEs vainly endcayOfcd 10 re-
store order.
The rule referred to- and which Chief Ar
'hur filed with the court, as lac was ordered
TO do j. ~ follows
"lhat hereafter when an issue has been
sustained by the Grand Chief and carried
into effect bv the brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers, II shall he reco,niz-
ed ~ II violation Of obligation for a mem
ber Of the brotherhood OF Loco.
motive Engineers Association. VINO
may be employed on n railroad running ia
connection with or ad AGENT TO said road 10
handle the property belonging to said rail-
road or system IN any way that may bene.
III said company in which the Brotherhood
ui Locomotive Engineers is at issue. until
the grievance or issue ~ whatever nature
Or kind has been am icably settled"