Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-05
NO GENERAL STRIKE

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TEEnK HAurE Ind. Aug a5-The
Knights Of Labor asked for bread and
their brethren Of the unitel Order o.
Railroad Employees better known a.
the Federation. has responded Nith =
tone. II il true that the morzel IL con-
eeAled in : jar Of honey. but IL wili b.
une the mere digcstible q the Knights
OF that account IL was = common re-
mark here last night that the final de-
eislon Of the conference could not ave
been more 10 Mr.. webb's taste had the
third vice-president Of the New York
Central and his associates manipulated
the wires that controlled the twelve
mon who composed the supreme body.
The unfortunate Knights aroleft 70 their
own resources They are hot even offered
the balm Of ~peeuniary support and their
general master workman Is referred by
the chief Of the Federation 10 the press
dispatches for the official reply 10 his
appeal The outcome may prove a
death blow 10 the Knights At the
same time IL Is . vinaieatieh Of the con-
seryatism and prudence Of the Fedora
ton IL was formed 20 prevent strikes
instead Of to promote them and in the
very first case upon which its supreme
tribunal has been called 20 sit in judy
ment has demonstrated its intention Of
living within its laws, and vet IL was
only after a warm struggle that the con-
servatives prevailed as against the sup
porters OF war TO the knife.
When the members of the council
came together yesterday morning every
man was determined that the issue
must be faced without further delay.
The report OF the committee was taken
up and debated in detail. Downey, OF
Chicago, one of the representatives OF
the Switchmen's Union distinguished
himself by a two hours speech in which
he brought sledge hammer arguments
20 bear against the proposition to en-
broil the united orders in a strike. and
there was no lack Of speakers on the
other side, and the debate, waxing at
times exceedingly warm. went on
for nearly five hours. Finally a vote
was reached. just how IL resulted
numerically is known only to the dele
gates and viii appear only in the secret
records Of the order, while the former
are as tight-mouthed as clans. Ii is be-
lieved, however, that the three dele
gates from the ~Switchmen's Union, two
from the conductors, two from the
trainmen and one from the fire.
men voted in the negative. which
would make the vote eight to
four, and it required the vote of
two OF the three members representing
each order to decide which way that or
gunization should vote, but Ii also re-
quired a unanimous vote of all four or
ders before a strike could be ordered.
Hence, even had two representatives Of
three orders been in favor of backing
the Knights y a general tie-up the
solid opposition of the three switchmen
would have defeated the purpose, as it
was the friends of peace had enough
votes and to spare.
The delegates breathed q sigh OF re-
lief after the crucial test had been APP
piA'A ahu hhth PAbN'RdtA NASA aAa1AANg
to prepare a general statement for the
public regarding the strike and the po-
sition of the Federation in the affair.
This consumed considerable time and
then another debate was precipttated
by the introduction OF a resolution so
changing the constitution of the body
as to require a two-thirds vote of the
organizations embraced under the
constitution to declare a strike
instead of a unanimous vote, as
at present In support of the
proposition strong arguments were
made. II was declared that it was al
most an utter impossibility to order q
strike as the constitution now stood,
and It was urged that the amendment
proposed would not in any way change
the case, calculating the disposition OF
the membership, or make strikes any
more frequent than they are under the
existing code. But the talk was of no
avail, for the proposition, on being put
to a vote was defeated. another victory
for the conservatives.
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