Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-08-29
LABOB'S STRUGGLE.
po"derIy Again Shows uu
Chief Arthur.
0AlIINd FOR DEPEW TO Return
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Labor News.

u"'e seen yet. A simpl
expression from bis lips in opposi
IIoh to taking the places Of the fire
men by the engineers who are broth
erhood men would settle the matte
and that he has not done vet
Ihose who took the places of tn,
engineers on the @ road had alread,
oeen abandoned before they did thai
act OF treachery. When they wenl
west from Reading, I warned
the order of fOrganized Labor against
them and did it publicly. When
Sargent, for whom | have the great.
est respect, wired me asking me il
these men represented ME in any
way, my answer was, "They violate
their obligations as Knights 10 do.
Ing as represented, pay no attention
to them. They represent no one but
themselves, and their actions will
not oe sustained by the order Of the
knights of Labor. Such men
should be ostrlcised 10y all honest
men,"
Powderly is still at the st. Cloud
hotel. He refused to talk, saying
that he had been misrepresented by
newspapers.
Two shots were fired at train
passing through there at 1880 this
The chief Of police, who
was near by at the time the shots
were fired, could find no trace Of mis-
Piukerton has informed
the chief of police that if this work
is not stopped there will be trouble,
and that he will be responsible.
The strikers were jubilant when
hey learned the state board of
aud arbitration had de-
,ided to investigate the causes which
ed to the strike. They say the in
re.tigation will not be finished at
he earliest until Depew returns,
when the true facts of the case can
,e laid before him, and knowing the
lecided views Depew has heretofore
expressed on the benefits to be de
lived from arbitration, they expect
speedy settlement of the contro-
'ersy after his return.
When Master Workman Lee
was shown the resolution OF the
BOARD of arbitration he said: ut
: lust what we wanted, In the
irst place, and the only reprehensi-
Die thing about it is the delay over
he matter. The board has waited
or three weeks when it should have
,oted at once. | shall appear my
,elf before the board both as witness
md as the head Of the strikers. l
,hall ask for subppnas for every dis
man and for every divis-
on superintendent where these
nen were discharged. | am sure
ye will be able to establish before
he board, the fact that the men
discharged were not dismissed LOT
drunkenness or any other vice, but
they were Knights of Labor
The road will find it pretty hard 10
prove otherwise"
CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-Switchnen
n the employ of the Lake Shore
.oad have struck, completely laying
IN all the business on the road, as
ar as Chicago is Concerned Inc
ropbIe grew out of the stock yards
roubIe. Supt, Amsden took a ere"
= men down to the stock yards
,vheu they reached there the men
,asortad and Amsden discharged
hem. THIS precipitated the strike OF
.be night men. At a meeting oi
be doy force at wich Amsden was
resent. ,hirty.four out OF sixty
,ressnt signed paper agreeing 'o
.tand by the company The ie'
Sainder decided to go with the
strikers. -, saitcb.
l,,s Mutual Aid Association held
= .i'on naee,ipq ~ with the grievance com
: nIltee, il and switchmen on all the
-l.ds running into Chicago were
mi o,' Tie meeting was called q
20 means, If possible, 10 se''l' -
hs, .'5, a. 5sficulty threatening the ran
,ray ,,,y trafiic Of the city. Before pre-. ln' a.
way '.as,ing was opened Grand Organ
l,,srIi 'rsy Hall said 10 reporter 49,. :
'As. lTbe situation Is just this j.. !
..r ro,d attempts to compel ,.. u
any ,y,.hmep to handle freight IRON
'%l'yl,i' ',nnE wards. it will speedily ha''
'le 80 80; on il. hands. Ia TINS way
a sur s,,er will be brought TO tn'
'ns -.n,i1n Of the association "nl,'
a'lyu,',, !s .,'.te a fight Of its own IN 'ha
"..g r.l, '''llI A general tieuP Of all ma. ma.
way, ~. I. reality. There Is a pre- h,'
become bee, q, ,hs seitlemru, fthe ..'.i. Chi
Peel . o. Anon .,nke. A eommi''e.
easo q 80. a. +. nov in confrreno
% ai,b the general H'anasef
STRIKE EsDEp.
c.,c,so. H., Aug. al .,l.,5, noG. :.
'hi'N [.I,spse Of every s'nss u y
today a.. had. had occurred and work ! !.
thi- c.ll H-'' .- h...g.g ag.in D
eaTnr-L
n, Psr,,' and . Bet ST., d,
80. rssa tomrd'ea.I. 'e,s',' -.,.,r' n