The sun., 1890-09-03

who can naintain themseiyes.ter i've months
sestl %ssfi;aSs i s' s sFE
that Is not won in ten days is lost. -
Bear Be- stSaSi n Mind SysrS fsWsE THIS
this tIgRt" "secretiy, OF corrse,1and they viii
gupuiy men and money 10 win Tor them the
der dog in tho fight. and meyer viii have the
patience to put up with indignities that are
RSstS action. p"edd DO mot say that strike should
not be entered upon, but know that now Is
t he time or sod so iaxs xsn snSh % Eno%
that whenever q concession has been won from
capital Il does not act = on MI the spur Of the mo:
tiousiy !; It lakes advantage OF tho proper time
does sono other thing TO drive the men to
strike ut timo when public opinion viii be
against them. and then, when the men fall Into
the trap, they call out the militia or else con-
troll the public prees and by means OF 1t they
mould public opinion In their favor.
THERE WAS SOMETHING IN PICKLE TOR '93.
Brother Lee. 1T is madness for the men q the
New York Central to think OF striking. They
cannot win, and you know It as we'll as do.
Only the enthusiastic, who never count the
ways can succeed in these days.
The New York Contra! management know
nSn msn unti the Worlds Fair. they viii not Be
able to refuse the men any Just concession.
have succeeded In organizing other roads and
with defeat now they know that the chances
{or reorgaplzatton before lSgS Is an n impo,ssi-
iS, The, year 1892 will be Presidential year. 1898
the Worlds Fair. but the patience OF the work.
ingman will not hold out to remain organized
quietly while doing his, part to organize other
parts so that they will be as one man when
these years come.
STRIKE ASST BsMENTs ARE PLAYED OUT.
II is but right that you should be officially
notified OF the condition Of the order 40 that
you Will take no step in the dark; We ca cannot not
workmen OF this age will not respond to assess.
ments to support strike. no matter how lust
and watch The battle between the men OF, mil:
lions and the men whose hard lot has rendered
maintain themselves In strike.
Mr. VERBS TESTIMONY.
The Board sat In Part l. OF the Superior
Court William Purcell was on the bench Ms
F, on His right was Gilbert Robertson. Jr., the
third Commissioner The Central was rep
ess Yee Counsel Of the Company. Hamilton Harris.
and d. ". Tears. Cen. Roger A, Pryor. ap-
s Hges 1 LfoT ~ hs e
era Master Of ,bs t5e RE-
OF the General Executive Board and several
other knights. The court room was moderate
ly well filed with Knights who seemed TO take
no remarkable interest in the proceedings
COMMISSIONS Purcell began proc oceedings by
Board to bring about an amicable understand
ing between the Central Company aud It's en-
moke pnbc ne inVeseaton into TIE causes Of
'nH Just then Il. Walker Webb. the Third Vice.
President OF the company came INTO the room
with his private secretary. Arthur /. Leonard.
He bowed, politely to the Boerd Il and l. the
had not been subprnaed. but was willing to
ieii the Board ali he kney about tho discharge
% S Rs b9a1 vent
right along and told what is already pretty
@ S o the S on
and their places were promptly iilled. Before
far as he knew. were Knights, OF tho
seveniy.ejshf only seven, sever, had had s,.a asked
eon OF na tie M Webs thouSh
arose out of belief on their part that the men
and that it was the desire OF the comany to
break, up their organization. The men had
ieft gen worS M Webb % said eente9an from
another State. and a stranger. called on him
and began az asking questions nest about the dis.
SnsFas ensTsrsa M Wee6 sad beuausS he fee that
there was reasonable doubt regarding the
Wrs J. Holland Of the General Execs
tive Board q q the knights; .,,
map had been dismissed because he was a
knight. All the men were discharged either
r sek % or hT
TO know why he had been discharged the COM
% of eaaE sEdG d r s he gathered
the that certain M tSs
the Information was obtained from the reports
of subordinates and through the secret service
Gen. Pryor at once tried to get the names Of
some of the men who were discharged for un-
seryces sd o9 rba9mS 2o so oe
objection,
How many men ns were discharged for lack
About forty-two Nearly all these mon
were emuloyed in the car shops at Albany. All
the others were discharged for unsatisfactory m
for the same cause were Mccarthy, Malloy.and
We're any men discharged for drunken
ness :" Gen Pryor wanted to know,
the names Of these men should be mentioned
without their PerP%iss9n ,ta but d GharmGn PTr,
the inquiry. Mr.. Webb then said that two men.
named Connerz and Morgan, were dismissed
WAS Morgan a Knight of Labor?" asked
Il think he was." replied Mr.. Webb
We're any men discharged for 1ncompe-
Yes, Yes, and for insubordinatlon and neglect
:" AN you name any, man who was dis
one Of the men was snamed-McCarthy."
=" Hadn't he beenlan en- ployee Of the company
for twenty years.?
- Perhaps go"
Had there beeniany previous charges made
Against him I"
is" He had been marked by the superintendent
for neglect Of duty"
What do you regard as insubordin alton? 2"
Arrogance and insolence to superior Of
hcers?"
Lee was insolent to General Manager
Toucey. He threatened Mr.. Toucey TO tic up
every one OF the Vanderbilt roads II he and his
associates didn't get some OF the money OF the
."How long after this was it that he was dis
Not very long after heard OF It, assure
you."
Lner were Knights had nothing to do with
their discharge
Gen Pryor asked Mr. Webb II he had ever
heard the officials of tho company discuss in
their meetings the knights OF Labor as an Or
RQnlZntiOn or as Individuals