New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-20
THE ERIE RAILROAD STRIKE.

TIE COMPANY'S ULrIMATUM-ACTIoN or TIE
MEN.
The Erie troubles are drifting toward their
end which, from all appearances. cannot be far distant
The 10 Jersey City have utterly failed to coerce the
Company Yesterday Cancellation tried but that also
was "a complete failure. The Port Jeryis and Susque
employees thought .ho Jersey City men to blame
for and refused TO commit themselves
the extreme measure OF strike on their behalf They
sent delegates TO try and effect amcabe adjustment
that much they agreed to do 1t IS bat right TO say that
the delegates asserted, should mild means fail, then
tho men OF the shops which they represented would
20 the whole hog" Yesterday mild means did
fail. The delegates who came seeking q truce on
Tuesday "interyIewed" Mr.. Fisk on that day.
as already reported in THE TRIBUNE Mr.. Fisk
referred them 10 Superintendent Rucker The delegates
failed 10 lind Mr. Rucker on Tuesday evening, Ddt ga"
him Yesterday morning he was walking along inc
" What about 70 asked Mr. Ruckcr. About coming 10
sone settlement IN relation the STRIKE" said MI
Firth Mr.. Rucker answered. have no further settle
mcnt to make that which was made one week ago
today at - in the afternoon" After which according
To the account given, Mr. Rncker walked Oh "lthonl
waiting for further parley aud dd not receive he dele
CATION into his "augnst presence as was eApfesseu
hy rho men Mt the hall when, at . "a. III. yeSer-
day Mr. Firth reported the result of the interview
The men realized that the Company was III earnest
that they themselves stood rs hOpe.essly excOihuhl
Gated. some encouraging words we're spoken by mem,
beers present. and 1t was determined that tue deegaes
s nen rise Gss"'i' u '''''
Harvey, representing IOft JtINl- htSSrr. IIIlp,
and Mason Susqut hanna, ana Messrs flnlay ana
wall from Buffalo, went up the road at D. III. BEFORE
departing they had several private meetings at when
thew decided their programme and course OF action
is supposed. They Nil were 10 stop at Port JerE aso
night Mhere meeting OF the workmen was 10 be con
yrned The delegates say there Is moral certainty at
there will be general strike along the lue Tomorrow
About half a dozen new men, machiuists aud black
smiths were taken on the shop yesterday. one or
two applications from repentant 5ttkcs' 10 DC reau
nitpd were refused and The same course, IL Is believed
viii bg pugsued toward all the maicOnents who may ask
for readnIssOn. Mr.. Brown says lie knows there are
many among the workInen who were drawn INTO the
strike and are sorry for what they have done but the
oct Was their own commission wthal The plcket5 ol
tic strikers" coune their efforts To posuasOns. Ihey
have not committed any overt acts OF Violence though
thare are CON plants intimidation used 10y them Two
men who applied Tor work, said they were Ousied from
their boarding houses III jersey Iy ny certain hu'
u,ers who we're their fellow bOarders. -
The report that Mr.. Fisk or Mr. Hi, or any other ON
cor of the road was coming yesterday morning win
a force az his back utterly untrue. These ohcers IN
t that some discipline must be maintained on the road
and argue that industrious men must DO protected ,
contact with disturbing cemenh, ana lhaL theso must
moi lie forced INTO strikes. II those periodical strikes arc
To occur derangiug business Of the road inc men, to
Irrr. charge might well the road themselves,
and all officers anu supernendents be Dispenser VIII