The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-01-18
THEREADING TRou BLEs.
Delegates from the Strike Districts Nee
and Talk Oyer the Situation,

Delegates from the Strike Districts Meet
and Talk Oyer the Situation.
READING, Pa, January 1.-Two meet
! iDgs were held in this city today of Read.
ing railrosders. The employees conven.
ton, which met here over two weeks ago
and ordered the present strike, met
first. One hundred and fifty dele
gates were present. AT the former conven-
tiOn 800 delegates were in attendance.
Today only railroads were directly repre-
sented, though a number of mining author
ities were on the floor and participated in
the proceedings. Bernard j. Sharkey. of
! Port Richmond, presided. Chairman John
L. Lee made q speech, in which he ex-
plained the situation on the railroad and
IN the mines, and urged the men to stand
together until the miners got continu-
aDce OF the advance and the discharged
train hands are taken back.
National Master Workman Lewis who
bad failed to secure President Corbin's
consent TO arbitration, explained the stu
ton ss ii appeared to him. He believed
that the company had assumed a position
from which it must back down sooner or
later, and urged the men to be inhexlble
in standing mp for their rights.
Reports were received from a number of
delegates. The substance of these was that
the compapy's business was badly
vile, Palo Alto, Shamokin. Gordon
and Msnohony Plains. Coal traffic, il was
stated, was at standstil. The visitors
from the mining regions on invitation, re-
ported that the miners were with
the railroadeIs, and would not 60
back until all their difficulties were set
tied. Coal mining, it was re ported, was
completely tied up in the SchuylkilI coal
regions. A telegram was received from
District Assembly No. 40, OF New York.
promising financial support from its $50
assemblies. The convention will meet
again at the call of Mr.. Sharkey.
A meeting of the new Reading Railroad
Employees District Assembly No. 224.
which will ultimately include all hands
employed by the company, was sub
sequently held. P. w. Hawman, of this
city, presided. A number of assemblies
were admitted, but permanent or
ganization was postponed until the next
meeting in Pottsville some time in April.
Impartial observers of the proceedings
to-day believe that within the coming
week break in the strike will come. Not
coal train passed down the road to-day.
PHILADELPAIA, January 15.-There was
nothing to rutfie the usual quiet of the
fourth Sunday OF the Reading Railroad
strike. Very few Of the leaders were in
town, they having gone to Reading to at
tend the convention Of their new district
assembly. A largely attended meeting of
the Federated. German Trades was held this
afternoon, and resolutions were unsni.
mously adopted severely ooRdemning the
action of the German Benevolent Union of
this city in inducing German immigrants
TO take the place of strikers, which they
allege has been done to considerable ex.
tent.
New YORK, January 15.-DistrIct As.
sembly 49 discussed the Reading strike at its
meeting today and adopted resolutions
pledging the local assemblies of the
district TO support the strikers morally
and financially.