Wichita eagle., 1888-01-01
4 COMPLETE FIZZLE.
WE HAVE NO GRIEVANCE AND
WON'T STRIKE.
The Reading Railroad Men Remain
at Work and Everything is
Very Lovely.
The Leaders of the Knights Of Labor Sat
Upon-I.aborers Who Would Rather
Work Than be Beggars.
Another Exhortation Issued by the Knights
For the Men to 60 Out-0ther
labor Notes.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3l.-The action
taken by the local assemblies of the
knights of Labor last night endorsing the
order of the Reading convention for
general strike of Reading railroad em-
ployes, did not materially affect the busi-
ness Of the Reading company today. The
men did not quit work with the alarlty
which the leaders had anticipated, and IN
many cases they refused point blank to
strike, preferring to renounce allegiance TO
the knights of Labor At the freight de
pot on Willow street warf several
hundred freight handlers and laborers
struck. This caused a delay for time
but in the course of a few hours the COM
pany had fathered a large number of non
union men from various points aud put
them to work The blockade was soon
cleared UP and the officials reported every
thing moving satisfactorily At some of
the other depotS some men went out, but
their places were quickly filled and the
movement of the regular freight trains
was but slightly affected. There were
many applicants for work al the main office
of the compaBy. Everything remained
quiet at Port l,ichmUnu. The strike
continue with unabated vigor so far as the
men of local assembly No. G2115 were con
ceaned. The strikers stood on the streets
and talked about sticking out to the end
but in the meantime the company was
taking in all the hands it needed, and was
hourly getting nearer to condition when
it can conduct business with the new
hands.
~ am simply giving my own opinion, .
said Secretary Hays, of the general eXec1I-
tive board of the Knights of Labor, in dis
cussing the situation, but IT * my im-
preston that the executive board will not
interfere in the matter. 1t has not been
asked yet, and ] do not think II will be. 1t
is matter concerning the employees them
selves"
The most extraordinary efforts were
made bv the strikers in the coal regions and
in Philadelphia today to induce the men
in the shops in this city TO strike. Tele-
grams innumerable were sent here max
ing all sorts of promises of support and
pledging that If the Reading men would
ioin in the strike * would extend to every
section all over the Reading system.
These telegramS were all answered by q
stern refusal, the small per centage of
those in favor of striking not caring to go
out AdviceS from the coal region this
afternoon say the most serious difficulty
there is on the ShamOkin and Mahanoy
divisions where hardly a dozen men are at
work In the Aiahanoy valley there are
standing 1000 loaded coal cars unable to
be moved.
AT POTTSAILLE, PA.
PoTTsyiL Z, Pa, Dec. 3l.-The antici-
pated complete tie up Oh the Reading rail
road failed To InatcraliZe at least so far as
this end of the line is concerned. At Palo
Alto not a man left his post, but instead
additional menawent on, and everything
went forward withouJ the slightest hitch
AT Gordon and Mahanoy the plans were
working as usual. At Tamaqua the centre
of the East MahauOy ami Little Schuyl-
kill branches, not a man struck, and all
trains moved promptly. The address of
President Corbin has had marked effect
and the belief here is practically unani-
NOUS and confident that the miners will
not strike.
AT ALLENTOWN.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Dee. 3l-The Reading
railroad employees here say they have no
grievances and that they will not strike.
AT wILLIAMsPoRT.
WuIIAMsPORT Pa. Dec 31.-The regu
lar freight trains on the Reading road left
for the east today, also nearly all trains
north. There is some little delay, but all
freight is moving. The regular men at
this point are working, being non-union
men.
"A COMPLETE FIZZLE.
NEW YORK. Dec. 31-Presdent Corbin
telegraphed 10 the New York Office of the
Reading railroad today from Philadelphia:
Last and final order to strike has proved
a complete tizZle. "
A BITTER CALL.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3l-A conference of
del gates from the local knights of Labor
assemblies of the Reading railroad was
held here today, and issued an appeal ito
the Workmen and Workwomen of Ameri-
"a and Outside of it, 10 support the Read
ing strikers by contributing otheir causes.
1t is bitter in their denunciation of the
Reading system. charging it with decep-
tion, bad faith and plunder