Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-28

pany to srbitrate or submit to ae inyesti.
cation by impartial men, the question at
Issue, viz, whether the men we're dis.
charged because they were Knights of
Labor. and for the purpose OF destroying
their organization as they believe and
maintain, or for Just cause and proper
reason, as the officials of the company
aliege the general executive board have
by a unanimous vote determined to stand
by the men, who, whether their strike
was opportune or not, had no alternative
consistent with their manhood
~ have no doubt but that IL is the de-
termination OF the management to destroy
the organisation Of labor along the line
OF the New York Central 4 Hudson
River railroad, unless the organization
subsequently bends the knee to the will
OF the Vsnderbilts. During the contro-
yersy hessrs. Touoey and Webb stated
and repeated the statement that the men
were not discharged because they were
Knights of Labor, and they expected
the public to believe them simply be-
cause they say SO. Both OF these gentle
men deny certain things in relation to
their conversation with me, which both
Mr. Deylin and myself are prepared to
make affidavit 10. may, therefore, be
excused II / an not prepared TO accept As
being true beyond question any denial
by them Of statements made BY men
whose word should be OF equal value
with others.
AWAITING A FINAL DECISION.
NEW York, Aug. 22.--This is . day OF ex-
pectha cy In the railroad situation. No one
Knows what tomorrow will bring forth
| whether the great rike. which It Il now
believed must come, will be declared on,
| or whether II will lie postponed till Monday.
There we're plenty OF rumors afiuRt this
morning In the corridors OF the st. Cloud
| Hotel, which is now the headquarters OF
the ave big knights. The difference be-
| tween the statements OF Mr. Sargent OF the
4 frsmen and Mr.. Sweeney Of the switchmsn
/ was commented upon fresly. mr. Sargent
said yesterday that he and his three col
leagues-ths chiefs OF the orders which
1 comprise the Federation were unani-
/ mously IN favor OF Mr.. Powderly's declara.
| ton IN favor OF a strike and that they would
advocate his views before the meeting OF
| the supreme council which Will take place
| 10 Tete HAute tomorrow,
MIR. Sweeney told reporter that the posi-
| tlon OF the Supreme Council on the matter
Was the sam rs 1t WIS before the leading
members oft conferred with Powdstly, and
that the four chsfs were not unanimously
10 favor OF strike. Messra. Hayes, Wright
and Devlin criticised Mr.. SHsansy's state
ment rather untayorRbly this morning.
Mr.. Hays said Mr.. Sargent was the only
/ one OF the four who was authorized to
1 speak on the subject What he said was
! not only correct tut, 50 far Us the four
chiefs were concerned, was official. He
4 voiced the sentiments Of Mes.rs. Wtlksson
/ and Howard when ho made the statement,
4 and MIR. Sweeney, who vas present at the
time, did not dissent. II M. Sweeney made
such statement yesterday as bas be5n at
r. FaHF IN he ta,t aha
4 lrout.lt Is MINISTERIAL what Mr. sweeney now
4 says, said Mr.. Wright this morninR; his In
] Hence in the supreme council does not
| carry as much weight "a MIR. aHrIsnts Who
\ Is the cha rmsn. believe :ns council Will
endorse sargen,s' views. They see there
| Is nothing else for sill OF us do but 70
strike. The principles, the foundation OF
/ the right OF wnrkiagmen TO organize Woald
fe abolished By q r2oleyed Organization aud
| we have got 10 Fight.
| Mr.. Powderly did not make his appsar-
ance with The other kUiRhts IN the st. Cloud
this morning. Cniet Arthur has not been
heard from on Mr. PoRasrly's pertinent
queries es 20 which side Of he fence he Is
going 10 ancamp, aud It Is not expected 10
\ Will until he hn1s out the action OF the
supreme council q the united orders OF
railway employees is going 10 do.
| Al 1880 O'Clock Commissioner Donovan
al the state board OF arbitration reached
| TO the CO OF Nit. Webb. A short inter
! view Was held. MIR. Webb, when questioned
later on. said that thafe was no conclusion
reached by Mr. Donovan and himself. hr.
Donovan was also feticeut aud positively
refused to say anything OF what had taken
| place ~ the interview but said that there
was very little hope o, settlement being
arrived at by means OF arbitration.
Mr., Donovan will call upon MIR. Powderiy
this afternoon. When he has plac him.
| self IN full Possession OF the facts from both
parties he will make known the result this
afternoon for publication, In case no set
tlemeut can be- reached here the commits
sioner Will return to Albany when full
meeting Of tina state board will be held. II
IL understood that the state board Of arpi
tration will n once investigate the strike
! which It has the power to do.
CHIEF ARrHua OK rowpEKLY,
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 20 when Chief
Atnur Of tins brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers, was asked this morning WlAt
| reply he wished to make 10 Nr. PoWd4rly's
4 open letter addressed 10 him through tha
| ASS ciated Press, he instantly said that he
would be pleased to give Mr. Powderly the
Information ne sought. The letter, how
| ever must be addressed to him officially as
I he Fever paid any attention 70 Letters such
as was published this morning. This posi-
ton Of the engineers was we'll known, but
Mr.. Arthur would b3 glad 10 emphsslzs II
II Mr.. Powderly addresses him letter IN
an official way.
CONSIDERING THE STRIKE,
TEanE HAUrE, INp., Aug. 23-Frank
Sargent, president Of the Council OF the
United Order OF Railway Employees and
Eugene Debs, secretary of the order,
were busily at work Ia their Office at
O'CLOCK this morning. They were getting
things in readiness fov the meeting of the
council, which was set for 10 O'Clock this
morning. At the same hour this other
ten members OF the council-Hsnahan,
Nelson, Howard, Lovejoy, Wilkinson,
Sheehsn, Morrissey, Sweeney, Downey
and Hsll-were terrifying themselves for
the days work by partaking of
hearty breakfast at the hotel. Interviews
with Mesarg. Hanahan, Morrissey and
Sweeney show very elearly that each OF
them recognizes that the eyes OF the
country are on them. They and their
associates are 10 decide as soon as is nos.
sible whether or not the greatest strike
the United States has ever seen will be
4 1psugurated. Each expressed the wish
thst nothing should be done hastily aud
that every phase OF the situation should
4 be discussed by them with the utmost de-
1 liberation. Mr.. Sargent and Mr.. Dsbs are
anxious that the people Of the country
/ should understand thoroughly just what
/ the power Of this council is snd now the
momentous question Of general strike
on the Vanderbilt lines will be brought
before it and settled. 10 put il clearly,
nothing is better than to read verbatim
the two lotions of tine constitution of
the supreme council bearing directly on
the subject. Sections Is, l6 and II say;
Section Is. All grievances for the con.