Aliens on the Canada Atlantic.

Just before our August issue went to press, a press dispatch on this subject was sent out from Ottawa, & as there was no time to verify it, we gave it for what it was worth as follows.

The locomotive engineers of the Canada Atlantic & Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry Sound railways are waging a war against aliens. Some time ago these companies leased a number of locomotives from the Central Vermont Ry. for aiding in the hauling of the extensive lake grain trade from Parry Sound. At the same time a number of men were imported to run the locomotives, thus giving to aliens the work which should have belonged to Canadians. At present the engineers are provided with pilots, but these will shortly be removed, & with their removal the old employes of the lines state they will insist on the new men being sent back. It is stated the C.V.Ry. refused to lease the engines to the C.A. unless C.V. men were employed.

We communicated on the subject with General Manager Chamberlin, who replied as follows: We have not now, nor have we at any time, any C.V. engines under lease. We have a large number of engines & cars running through to the U.S., & when business is heavy, more or less C.V. engines run over here as an offset. The statements in the despatch to which you refer were absolutely without foundation, as there have never been any complaint, or cause for complaint on the part of our employes.

Railways: C.A.Ry., C.V.Ry., O.A. & P.S.Ry.

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