The New York herald., 1870-01-20
THE STRIKE ON ERIE.
The Men and the Company Still
at Issue.
The Bend or Break Move Attempted and
Failed-The Erie Shops in the West
Appealed To Departure OF
Delegates - The ISsue.

Appealed To - Departure Of
Delegates = The Issnc.
Yesterdays HERALD announced that "Bend or
break" was 1.-THE order for" Wednesday. And 1t was
so only 1t turned out differently from what many
expected. The Erie Company would not ..bend."
and Is Is now with che employees whether they
themselves VIII bend or break. The case
YESTERDAY MORNING
stood precisely as f0lows:-The committee Of deie-
gates from the different shops along the line Of tAe
Erie Railway being unable to see Mr. Rucker on
Tuesday afternoon, they concluded to hotd confer
ence among themselves In the evening and agree
upon plan by which they hoped to sette all
The differences between the company and
the men In Jersey City. This meeting
was held at Engine House No. Z. IN
Jersey CITY. on Tuesday evening. at which tho fol-
lowing gentlemen attended:--w. Cockayne. Presl-
dent Of the general organization Of Erie employee;
James Finlay, Vice President; Richard Alien, James
Atwater and Michael Curran, delegates Of the Jersey
City shops; Walter Harvey, delegate from Port Jer
Wis; DAVID Mason delegate from Susquehanna, ana
Charles w. Wall, delegate from Bunalo. the meet
ing was secret, already announced In yesterdays
HERALD and precisely what did transpire Is now Of
bur little moment the principal resolve agreed
upon Is. however, OF interest, which was the REIN
statement In q body Of all tho men now on strike
in Jersey CITY, being prepared to negotiate with the
officers OF the company on all the other points at
issue. With this end In view the entire committee
OF delegates proceeded to the depot early yesterday
morning to have an interview with MI L. ID. Rucker,
the general superintendent OF the road, ana whom
they had been referred by Mr. Fisk at previous In.
terview. The committee assembled In the waiting
room OF the depot ana Mr. FIRTH the president, went
out To seek Mr.. Rucker and arrange with him As to
the time wnen they could confer with him. Mr..
Firth met Mr. Rucker as the latter gentleman was
brlskly walking along the track leading out Of the
depot and, addressing him. was
UNCEREMoSIoUsLY sNUBBED.
Mr. Rucker on being addressed did not slacken
his pace but walked on as quickly as BEFORE and
Mr. Firth stated afterwards that were he not ~ tall
as he IS, blessed with long legs. capable OF long
strides he could not have kept up with Mr. Rucker,
SO energelicaly was the latter hurrying on. TIE
conversation-without pretending to give the very
wo,dsIwas ns ,as substantially Ina as 70 foows;= o.. -
That's my name SIT; what's the maIterr'
IL am the president OF the general organization or
Erie Railway employees, and | would ask when
committee OF a tue machine and carshops or the
company could have an interview with you, to settle
the dlrlcuty between the company and the Jersey
There il nolhIng to SETTLE" replied Mr. Rucker
"Tne whole tning was settled last Wednesday ton
afternoon, when The men quit work and discharged
themselves That settled 1t. There IL NO otner
settlement about IT," and Mr.. Rucker walked on.
THIS was about x. There may have been some
more conversation between the two, but ali to the
same purport. that the matter was finally settled
when the men squt work, and that ITO other settle
menJ could be,thought OF.
GRANGE SENTIMENT.
This declaration and the consequent abrupt ter
minaton OF the interview. Mr.. Firth communicated
TO the committee and quite change OF sentiment
was visible III them all. They mad come with view
some amicable adjustment and prevent recurrence
Of strikes In the iuture These were their instruc-
Buffalo. To be thus unceremOneously snubbed In
the person OF their president offended them, and
they considered an insult and at once resolved
resenttng 1t. A. the
FORENOON MEETING
or the strikers, which convened ~ nine O'Clock, at
Washington Hall, this short and pungent interview
with Mr.. Rucker was reported, and 1t was resolved
10 send dispatches 10 the several shops along the
line ana call for meetings, beginning with Port
morrow. The delegates were to start at once ana
exert their influence with tho all along the line
and to provoke action. since they believed that
under the circumstances, a rise was necessary TO
repe the insult. In the afternoon all the dele
gates started for the West and few days will show
whether the men inithe Western shops VIII change
their resolution - quickly ~ did tneir delegates
yesterday.
THE ISSUE
was plainly stared by one OF the prominent onlciss
OF the company to be SIMPLY one between the com.
pany on one side and tho Mutual Protective Asso-
say that they do not know the strength OF tins
gHnlZat0n, but the issue-whetner the one or the
other shall be masters Of the rOad--had to be made
some time, and that time was now just az well as
any other, 1t IS the belief Of some OF the onncers
that few weeks longer will use up what money the
strikers have ana that then. one BY one, they viii
come back. just as the brakemen did last fail who
made suCh noise about their strike. but
that then the company would discriminate
the ringeaders out In the cold. They claim TO have
received reliable information in tho course OF the
afternoon that large majority OF the employees in
the western shops Will stand BY the company ana
disregard ANY oroer OF she association for strike.
THE SHOPS
remain In about the same condition as they were the
day DefOre--deserted and desostc. Mr. Brown
stated tnat they nad numerous applications
for work ont very few came after being
tcrday. bu, they were all persuaded by the
patroi committee not 20 accept work and, one Of
me CAPTAINS Of patrol reported IN the afternoon,
locomotives were disabled since the strike com-
meDced and are in the "hOspital,n but nothing is
done to relieve them Of their tlsabitles:-Nos. 81,
1877, 200, 22s JOG and No. 70. when was 'wounded'
= day or two ago at Un,onve. This was about all
of any interesting nature that occurred yesterday,
ing another squad OF thirty men 70 relieve taose
duty the last twentyour hours and take their places
thB morning.
statement was made IN the HERALD yesterday
that Tuesday. at the Special Sessions at the
Tombs, Thomas O'Donne was arraigned for having
assaulted william McCue, because the latter sought
employment at the Erie shops and was acquitted.
This needs correction In 40 far AZ the names were
reversed, Thomas U'Donnell being the complainant
and assaulted party ana William McCue the defend
ant, who was discharged.
EMIGRATION.
Meeting Of the Commissioners-The Kmisraut
ship John Bertram-Omcial Repofs-nis-
celiancous Matters.