The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-14
RAILWAY ORDER CHIEFS.
Mass Meeting at Chattanooga Al.
dressed b. the Leaders,
THE GOOD ADVICE OF CHIEF ARTHUR.
OrGNntscd Labor tho Only SRlva-
tton nj tho Working Mnn--Nvithal
Junticc Must Ne sought.

cunicreuce OF railway trNtnmen beinx netu
In this city. at which the grand chiefs Of
engineers. fircmen, conductors and repre-
scntatives of the tclegraphers and train
men are in attendance, resolved itself into
a mass meeting at the city auditorium and
q regularly prepared programme OF speech.
this afternoon. commencing at a:so o'elock
and continuing until $3.50. About 5000 pco-
pie We're present the spacious auditorium
being well filed. The chairman OF the
local committee ON arrangements explained
the object OF this meeting this evening,
which he said was to give the public a
more thorough understanding Of the prt-
cIplcs Of the various railway workers un-
ions as announced by the grand chief OF
each. He said the railway workers We're
proud OF their orders. aud they wanted
the people OF the South to thoroughly uns
derstand what their purposes were and 10
meet tho mon who presided over their
destinics. Ss @4s as~ n rs
The delegates and the strangers in the
crowd. and esrecially the distinguished
leaders who were OH the platform. We're
then formally welcomed 10 ihc city by
Mayor Watkins, when the regular oNer-
.uises were carried out
Addresses were made ny Grand Chict
Arthur OF the y. OF l.. L., Grand Chief
Frank +. Sargent Of the y, OF l.. II, u,
u. Clarke, grand master OF tho order Of
Railway Conductors T. h, Dodge, chair
man Of the executive committre of the
brotherhood az Railway Trainmon and
representing Chief w, =. Morrlsscy, and
Colonel Tpmlinsun and George ochs, OF
this city, were the main speakers.
The address OF Chief Arthur was ono Of
the most notable Of the day. He gave .
brief review Of the history of the order OF
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers,
which was founded thirty-iivn years ago,
he said, by Twelve engineers on the Mich
igun Central railroad. Since that time TO
the present II had grown and increased,
until today II was the strongest labor Or
ranization In existence, In the course
OF hts speech. Mr.. Arthur made use OF the
following language. which was vigorously
npplaudea by the large audience
II differ with many labor leaders as 10
the methods 10 he pursued In bringing
about the best results. | say that organ
aed labor is the hope and salvation OF
The working man. The great stumbling
block tina, has injured us In many ways is
the so.calcd labor organization which at.
tempts to dictate Ii can not sec two
sides 10 any question We must give anu
take. The interests OF capital and labor,
say, are identical, and the only way
theae matters KAN be settled is by fair,
honest Notwithstanding ] might say.
We must do unto others rs we WOULD
have them do unto MS. We must recog-
nige the fact tha, we are all entitled ia
certain considerations. What Is capital.
You work. accumulate money and get into
business Must you be condemned for ihat
say no. That ~ capital, II Is only when
! 1t becomes tyrannical tina, we resist it'
He closed by appealing TO the working
men, especially railroad men, to shun tho
saloon. be temperate, Industrious, and
mindful Of duty, and then Will the coun,
try be happy. labor and capital go hnna
blossom as the rose"
The other speeches we're devoted to CIV
Ing brief reviews of the work accomplished
by the order represented by the speakers.
The evening was given up TO secret meet
ngs OF the various unions, at which the
grand chiefs presided, and at which moth
Ing OF Importance was transacted