The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-26
A General Strike VIII not DO Or.
dered, However .... The
Reasons Therefor.
THE VAR AGAINST THE K. or I.
Denounced as al Outrage....Pow'
derly's Course Endorsed
by the Federation.
The Meeting of tho X. Of L. Execrtirs
Board - tirieyanccs Of the Men
Hcarl-The Other SIdc-yIce
President Webb Interviewed.
The Steck Yards Strike.

o'clock this evening tho following mes.
Hage was sent ou. by the Supreme Coun.
Gil Of the United Order Of Railroad Em.
ployes: it5
r. Y. Potri.r'p. Gd'Tal Mdsier Workman Hniohh
Labor, staa,eics Iiati, Albany. ~ T.:
The Supreme Council adjourned this
afternoon, after carefully considering
the strikt in all It's details. You will
note the result OF our deliberations in
to-nights dispatchcp, which it ia hoped
will meet with your approval. The
Council was unanimous in endorsing
Your position and the position OF the
Grand Executive Board, and most earn.
es,ly hopes that the right which you
are championing in the great conflict on
the New York Central may finally and
powerfully prevail.
[Signei] F. P. SARGENT, President.
w. A. SitEEHAH, Secretary.
THE STRIKE APPROVED.
The official statement Of the Council
has just been given out.
1t says the reasons set forth by Mr..
Powderly for the strike were the dis.
charge OF fifty or sixty men because they
were members OF the knights OF Labor !;
that they had asked for IN adjustment,
but had been refused. Mr.. Powderly's
efforts we,e also fruitless. and he sought
conference with the Supreme Council
OF United Railroad Employees. This was
granted, and they met him in buffalo.
From that place the Council accompsn-
led him TO New York. knowing that
the railroad officials should listen to the
men. This Was refused in toto.
While in New York, the Supreme
Council heard and saw both sides, and
detming the situation grave, called the
present meeting at Terre Haute. The
members in New York found Mr.. Pow
derly's statements fully correct, while
Mr.. Webb utterly refused to listen to
any oftheir propositions. He claimed
the right 10 discharge victims at. will,
without any explanation, and without
reference to the rights Of any organiza.
ton.
The position of the Knights Of Labor
meets with our unqualified approval.
MR.. WEBB ROASTED.
The course pursued by Mr.. Webb
shows an intention to disrupt labor or
ganizaiions, as was done by Austin Cor.
bin on the Reading. Webb outrages
every principle Of American citizenship
with his PinkeIton thugs from the slums.
hired to kill working men because they
dnred to know what is right.
That tho efforts now being put forth
by Ii. Walter Webb to destroy the
Knights OF Labor would, were circum.
stances changed, in like manner be made
10 destroy the organizations OF en-.
gineers, firemen, conductors, trainmen
and sIi,chmen, and il successful, it ia
only question OF time when similar
effort will be made 10 seal the fate Of
other labor organizations.
In view OF the foregoing facts, the Su.
pIelne Council puts upon record its
unanimous and unqualified approval oi
the strike on the New York Central and
Hudson River railway for the cause sel
forth by z. V. Powdesly, General Mast
er Workman, as also the efforts made by
Mr.. Powderly to bring the strike to M
honorable termination.
The power Of tho Supreme Council in
the matter OF the strike has been exertet
to nid tho Knights OF Labor to secure q
hearing 10 obtain settlement.
1t now becomes necessary for the su
preme Council to say that owing to tht
fact that the order OF the knights OF La
Dor is not member OF the Federated or
der OF railway employees, the laws OF the
Supreme Council do not permitits doing
more than it has done to aid the knightl
of labor and its inability to. participate
otherwise in the strike is now known
and appreciated by Mr.. Powderly.
coSCisELY Presented.
Referring to the laws OF the Supreme
Council relating to strikes the matter II
concisely presented as follows:
"In the frs. place, il tho members o
either OF the organizations on any rail
road have grievance it IL submitted Il
the proper officers Of tho road by thu
local grievance committee. In th'
event OF iailurc to obtain satisfaction
the chief executive officer OF the 0rde
having the grievance is called upon ant
in connection with the committee seek
TO amicably adjust the difficulty. !
failure It'll attends the efforts Il
adjust the trouble, then the Supreme
Council is convened at the headluarter
OF the railroad officials, with whom
conference Ia requested, and i,s inliuenc'
10 .exertpd to obtain q settlement allk
Just to a,l parties. ltfailure still follow
efforts to remove the cause OF complaint
and the Council, by unanimous vote
decides the grievance 10 be Of sucl
gravity rs TO justify q strike, it
promptly ordered, III which event III
The members OF tho various organiz
tions employed on the road where th
grievance exists, viz: firemen, condri
tors, traiumen and switchmen, abandon
their work. ~
THE RESOLUTION. ~. 6.
In conclusion, the Supreme Oouncl
places upon record its high appreciation
Of the manlineBso OF the Knights Of Lsbo
employees on the New York Central ii
struggling to maintain principal sacre
to every workingmsn on the continent
and to all who love justice and hope 10
the triumph OF right over wrong a
ilsgrant as ever stained the pages Q
"Resolrtd, That the aetion!of Presidcn
T. II Sargent, Vice President G. W
Hoard and Brothers S. D. Wilkinso
and Frank Sweeney, Of tho suprem
Council, in responding TO the request 9
General Master Workman Terence '
Powderly to confer with him and 'th
General Executive Board Of the knight
OF Labor in the matser OF strike now l.
progress on the New York Central an
Hudson River Railroad, meets with oa
hearty annroyal. and having perlec