Telegram-herald., 1890-09-04
WEBB DEFIANT.
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President Webb q ire Central on Tues
az issued she following statement after
e0ming from she lnFestigAtloa q the
Board og Arbitration
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NitAoat glFlnE 49, re4so1 fer sgch 1iseAzrge.
s.a e Ieales lae rigAt % az ore c. iEqg-re
i1to the causes is@aiag - tAe discharge
81 TIE sssenty sat mea referred - eg to iAs
siscAzrge Of sHy % lts employees
.efners is % - llaiting ~ restricting ne
rlxat q corporation er iHtlyidaz. 10 discharge
smployes. Or prevent.ag the latter fsoa leaving
their emploTmrut sheaeFeF they nay 50 choose
nor c4B eitAeF party IS required 10 siFe rr ASKS
Tor exercising such risut
It vii Be manifest 10 every one thai il tee
management OF this company is 20 be required
% give - The pubic OF 20 outside parties tce
reasons IA each case OF IN any number % eases
for The discharge u employees 4nd Dc required
- justify tbe same, il would AZ once become
I'm possible 10 maintain that rigid discipline
that Il absolutely essential % the safety q the
travelling public. To take away from the man
agenent tue sose slte and sole figaL 70 employ
oaiy those men whose ndelity, watchfalness
and thorough obedience 70 The regulations Of
the service Is assured j. 10 leopardize tae lives
and property committed 10 its care ard %
greatly lessen the responsibility for the safe
transportation o. the millions Of passengers an
nually travelling on its lines
.-At present the management Is alone re
sponsib.e 10 the public and 10 the law that
nothing skail be left undone that humaa fore
sishs can suggest 10 insure safety and reduce
the probability OF accident 10 minimum. II
the management thus responsible has not the
sole right 10 decide on the fitness of its en-
ployes for The various duties they are to per
f0rmit Is certain that the discipline upon which
the public fas the RIGHT 70 rely viii be greatly
impaired and the highest measure OF security
against danger eoTrespondingiy diminished" a"
NEW YORK, Sept. g. Before the State
Board of Arbitration investigating tho
New York Central strike Tuesday,
Z. J. Lee introduced tho correspond
ence which passed between himself and
T. " Powderly. The latter advised
him 20 move cautiously, as he was COM
peting with a corporation that controlled
millions of dollars where the labor
party controlled cents. On August 9
Mr. Powderly wrote:
~ regret TO hear Of the condition Of affairs
II there Is 70 be trouble il will be when Nf.
Depew is away / advise you to avoid a strike
at all hazards as Ele order can not support
you now. Act on the following suggestion:
Select from your men such as are good and re-
liable and secure places for them in the West.
Then have them ask for shorter hours
and higher wages. This the road will not
grant. Then have them quit and take the new
places secured for them. Do this secretly, and
wait till Mr.. Depew returns He is Presi
Dental candidate, and would not care for a
strike on his road
General Master Workman Powderly
was next called. Pending the strike
| he had had no interview with any of
the roads officials. He related his in
terview with Mr.. Webb and brought out
nothing new. This ended the examina-
tion for the day.
New YoRK. Sept 3-The New York
| State board of arbitration continued its
| Investigation into the Central strike.
| After hearing testimony in which little
that was new was developed, the board
| adjourned TO meet in Albany on Friday.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3-Tbe report cur
rent in the street that the loss to the
New York Central on account of the
strike will probably involve the passing
| of the dividend. due the 1st of next
month. appears TO have been started sim
| ply for stock jobbing purposes. The esti-
mated loss to the New York Central &
| Hudson River railroad through the con-
| fict with the Rights of Labor was said
to amount to over 81, 900, OO0 This esti-
mate was ridiculed by the officials Of
the company.
ALBANY, n. Y, Sept. 3.-The striking
railroad men have begun to return to
work Tuesday morning about 200 ap-
peared at their accustomed places in
the West Albany shops, and about
one-third of the regular fore is
now enrolled. Only the best hands
are taken back. Four freight crews
were given their old positions. The
railroad officials are jubilant and pre-
dict that within month they Will be
better equipped than ever before. The
company announces that IL could no
longer lodge. feed and protect the
green men; no clearinghouse would
receive them. and few stores would sup
| ply them with food, SO they are fast
dropping out of sight When the next
pay-car arrives it is believed that not
per cent of the non-union men will
be found in the company's employ.
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