The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-19
THE BROTHERHOOD or LABOR.
Six Hundred Armed Pinkerton Kill
ers at the Albany Yards.
Asks Young Mr.. Webb to Arbitrate,
But His Request Il Refused Dis
courteousIy--The End IL Not Yet.


succeeded in getting out twelve trains
Dressed-beef cars were crowded on the
East Buffalo siding, and some meat must
be spoiled by the delay. Stockmen CON-
plain bitterly because thousands of dol
lars worth of stock must be sold, since il
cannot be shipped.
Grand Master Sweeney, of the Switch
mems Aid Association, Chief Conductor
Howard. OF the Brotherhood of Railway
Conductors, Grand Master Wilkeson,
Grand Vice-president Morrissy, of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and
c. Frank Sergeant, head of the Brother
hood OF Firemen, constituting the executive
committee of the supreme council of the
Federation of Railway Brotherhoods, left
for New York tonight. They viii lay the
matter before Webb tomorrow. One of
two things will result: either Webb
will uphold Division Superintendent
Burrows's ruling in the case of
the discharged switchmen, or he
will arbitrate with the committee. If the
latter, all well and good; if the former,
word will be returned to Buffalo and John
Devlin, who will be ON from the West in
time to take charge of the strike tomorrow,
will order all the men belonging to the
brotherhoods to strike. The Steam Rail-
road Protective Union of New England
federated with District Assembly No. 244,
knights of Labor, may follow.
Delegates today canvassed local assem-
blies and found them favorable for assist
ance if needed. In other words, Lake
Shore 6remen and grain shovelers will
strike at the drop of the hat if Central men
are called out.
NO TROUBLE AT ALBANY.
ALBANY. Aug. 1S-There was no trouble
in this vicinity today of any nature, al
though the crowds tonight at the several
crossings between this city and West
Albany are as large rs usual. The Pinker-
ton force at West Albany was increased to
800 men today, and an additional number
of rifles was distributed among them.
ONE OF THE PIHKERroE VICTIMS.
Physicians tonight say the boy Dwyer,
who was shot by . Pinkerton guard yester-
day, is in critical condition.
The executive board of district assembly
2l6 posted bulletin tonight saying that at
union meeting held in East Albany this
evening, consisting of 104 engineers and
iremen on the Hudson and Mohawk
divisions Of the Central road. it was unani-
mously resolved that they should stand by
the knights of Labor in their struggle for
maintenance of their organization, and
they pledged themselves to do all in their
power to prevail upon those working upon
their engines to come out with them.
PowDERLY APPEALS TO WEBB.
New YoEK. Aug. 1S-The correspond
ence between Vice-President Webb, of the
New York Central, and Grand Master
Workman Powderly was made public to-
night. On August 16 Powderly addressed
letter to Webb, saying he had been in
vestigating the cause of the Central strike,
ana asking tor an interview, but at the
same time expressing wish that the mat
ter be presented to him in writing. Pow
derly wrote again the next day, saying he
had been called away from the city and
that he was obliged to commit to paper
what he would rather say in person. He
says:
If am correctly informed, old and faithful
employees Of the New York Central have been
summarily dismissed from the service of the
company because they were active members of
the Knights OF Labor. 1t ID represented to me
that up to the time of their discharge they were
faithful to the interests OF the company and not
one word OF discredit stands against the indus
trial records of any of those who were dis
charged prior to August g. 1890. That, in brief,
the statement of the men. The frequency of
the dismissals left but little room for doubt in
the minds of the men that they were all in dam
ger of discharge ct q moments notice. and
hence the strike The whole question hinges
upon the discharge Of Knights of Labor because
they are such.
If it can be shown thar these men were work
ing injury to their employers, rightminded
men will say they were treated a. they de-
served. II they were discharged for cause the
railroad company has everything to gain and
nothing to lose from an investigation. If they
deserved dismissal from the service of the CON-
pany none of US will ask for their reinstatement
IT, however, they were displaced because of
their connection with the Knights Of Labor, it
should be known, for If 1t is policy OF the New
York Central that no knights OF Labor are to be
employed, then the statement to that effect viii
clear mp all doubt and there can be no future
misunderstanding There will be nothing then
to arbitrate 30 long as you hold to that opinion.
The interests of the public, the interests of
the owners of the company you represent, and
the rights of men to organize for self-protection
are all involved in this protest The policy Of
the order of Knights of Labor is to work peace
fully in the line of duty and legislative reform.
1t is NOT the policy of this institution. no mat
ter what its enemies say, to enter hastily upon
a strike. The present strike may be pointed to
In reutation of that last assersion. hut until an
Investigation into the causes is had that must
remain disputed question. Hundreds of cases
that have been peacefully and quietly adjusted
sfhrough the intervention of the knights OF La
Dor. although not heraldei broadcast, as they
would have been had they ended in strikes.
prove that our aim is 10 AVOID strikes rather
than precipisate them.
The interests OF the public require that freight
and passenger traffic should work smoothly. The
interests of the company require exactly the
same thing, and in addition that such traffic
hall prove remunerative. The interests of the
working people are the same as these OF others
but their rights TO organize and select the or
ranization they wish 20 belong to Is fully a dear
to them as their peeuniary interests can possibly
be Here il an organization, the aim OF which
IA TO work for educational and legislative ad.
yantages, called upon 10 defend fss
members, who up to tho TINA
AZ their disrnis.al had worked
oniy In an educational and legislative
direction. Surely we have the right 10 question
why they were DISCHARGED. Each man, no
matter how bnmhie, Is Is much Q part Of the
public a. any other man True, the New YORK
Central l. tributary TO the comfort and we'll
being OF the community. but the community
gives 10 the corporation in question its strength
and wealth. and OF that community at lessf 80
per cent. are working people and belong to that
same eiemen. OF society that dare not organize
for their own welfare.
Some one has said since this strike was begun
that money ID not everything in this world He
was . railroad director, believe. He spoke
truly. for liberty 10 far dsaxsr toGths iabores.