New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-12
which had been made ready to start with freight trains
and all mid 10 mead
NO AID FOR THE STRIKERS II THE WEST.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BROTHERHOOD IN
CHICAGO RECALL THE OLD FEUD WITH
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

Chicago Aug II (Spccian.-Thc New York Central
strike only affects the Vanderbilt, roads ont Of Chicago
10 the extent that individual shippers or passengers
NAV believe it more expeditions 10 choose some other
route The Michigan Central. Lake Shore and Nickel
Plate are taking all freight pcrishabe and ohcrnsc,
Offered 10 them Every train goes time, but the
incoming through passenger trains are many hours
late.
The newspaper talk about the knights Of Labor
calling ont the men the Michigan Central and Lahe
shore roads 10 aid the STRIFE in cwN0r is all poppy
coct9 aid Richard GgihthS II may be presumed
,hot VIZ griffith, knows what he is talking about,
Tor f,v men stand higher in Knights of Labor councils
For many wears be was next 10 Grand Master Work
man PoNacrly i'm authority auC no" hr l. at ID" hc@d
If the senior district assembly in Chicago. do not
hclcve there i, any reason TO appichcnd uat the
strike will spread outside of the jurisdiction Of the
Dartic,llar district which declared IT, District as
eembIc, have the power to declare strikes. but mas
,h,,,ldcr the consequences. The blame for the dis
ric mistakes or the credit for it, successes cannot
he given 10 the general order. know that the mat
ter has not set brought to the attention OF the
General Executive Board Of the order. Members oi
that hoard have been Individually called into con-ul'a
tion merely a, advisers for they are all careful ana
conservative men The strikers sent for Mr.. Holland
,ocauso he was the member Of the executive Nearest
tbe sent Of trouble. Mr.. PoWdcrly, too Is merely adj
Using District Assembly No. 216 started this strike
and if +, for District Assembly no 20 and not the
general order the Chicago assemblies to scltle IT,
4 man high i'm the councils Of one Of the organize
lions Of railroad employees said; Il have received as
matches thi, morning which convince me that the back
If the Ncw-Yorl Central strike is broken. The men
viii 1oye 70 20 back to work at the company'> terms
within short time The Brotherhood ot Locomotive
Engineers and the brotherhood OF Locomotive Fircm ~
the brotherhood Of TrTinmcn and tle -witchhohH
Mutual Aid Assocat have been appca cd to- and have
each refused to give any assistance whatever to the
81 tl. "a
the Michigan Central cannot Is any possibility ne
tied up. and that motherhood men stand ready to
handle New-Y York Central cars. To make the situation
clear II will be necessary t" 20 i9D some eNr'notoh
When the Knight, Of Labor lrst orraDizcd u foot
hold was ,iincd H. New Nor" >t'tc, especially oven
the lines OF the New York Central. Railroad men al
over the country il is 'rJc following the example CT
the New York Central men. became Knight unde
the impression that the great araigmation Of labor
inc men would and them rs svItoiInen, trcmen and
engineers The experience OF few costly and I'M
successful STRIFE; tauehj thCm their mistake, how
ever and the COnsr lucucc Wa general "llIuI"""'
Of railroad men from The Knight; OF Labor ON the
New-York Central alone did the knights Of Labor
lower remain IN any CclTec firm. and even there u"
various br0therhoOds succeeded IN gaining a Coca
MANY Knights. The result a Gsht between the
Knights Of Labor and the lrothcrhoods, which has
been waged sometimes with heat and sometimes
quietly from that day to this. Every time broihcF
hood men have declared strike knights 81 Labor men
have done something 10 prevent H. success. N"'"
the same la been the C0uI~' m the hrothcEl''N~'
Consequently when the executive officers were icqu''
On saturday tp give t~-I-tf G." tn' hi-iir '4'~
was inmcdateiy wired bach. The other broiAr!ho ~
have done tie -amc th!Ae. To MAKE the situation
worse for the striker Hc Weston knight oi LABOR
AN, against giving lo.A central IIri an! a.
,i,iance on the ground that Tie calling out - t"c
men wa. injudlcous and unnecessary. II they wanted
10 give help 70 the strikers they could not u up any
Of The Western Vanderbilt line, for 'hc\ nave Ho'
baker, dozen OF knights ol Labor on iho-' rut'.
The collapse II the strike VIII mean the -fcnfthchIil
Of The brotherhood, IN Sew ork and VIII hcncni the
railroad men al over the country
on saturday morning an advrrtlsemcnt appeiI'n ~
several Of the daily paper,. ,tathe udt IrlF
sentative Of the Ncw-lo.k Central WOuH Gc Al ''
sherman House 10 hire brakcncn ana s"itchhch 70
take the places Of strikers reporter nadc all4.i
don for a place. He engaged ana wa" lh7Fu' ga
Ia report al the ST. Charles Hotel IhcIc a III
named Parker. put the reporters name IN ICON.
The Tew.Y0rk Central agree 10 pay swiichmeh 80
mouth bIakemen receiving go Ihls il aD"ul :" D
month more than the road a. iuaIIi pays y r"lon
Parker Is not known In this cty among railroad men
and II is evident that he has been sent mere I" no
work for the COMPANY -, ,,,..., ro,,,.i,,
orders were received by inc PlnKefI1h btr' -. ~ v
Agency on SATURDAY from the Ne" lOfk Ce.'n
nrnnertv along the line. William Plnkcron Va, PH's
if1cd a. 10 the number OF required. but Ia alb
solutely refused 10 say word III cApiihaNon'