The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-21
GROWING MORE SERIOUS
Every Prospect Of the New York Gen.
tral Strike Reaching Out.
PowderIy and Devlln Make an Ef-
fort 10 Arbitrate But Webb Re-
mains Ooiurats and the Fight
Grows More Bitter.

NEw YORK, Aug. O.-Powderly and
Dcvlin Of the executive board of tho
Knights of Labor called on Webb this
evening. Toucy was with Webb, and the
four gentlemen had an interview which
lasted ~ minutes. The offer Of Powderly
To submit the matter to arbitration, Webb
refused on the grounds already presented.
In other words, he said the company was
not jumping on the knights Of Labor;
they did not discharge men because theT
were knights of Labor, but for good rea-
sons.
Neither Depcw nor Vanderbilt we're OPP
posed to the Knights Of Labor as an or
ganilaton.
Powderly once more urged that the
matter be- arbitnted, but Webb remained
firm.
Deylin asked Webb IL he would consent
To an investigation into the causes sur
rounding the discharge of the fifteen
men" Webb reiterated that there was
nothing 10 investigate; that the company
was managing the road, aud hc did not
see why their actions should he ques-
TONED.
Devln then asked him il he did not owe
the public and the employees any duty re-
garding the management, in which all
were more or less Interested.
Webb did not reply. Dcylin then said
there was no use in further discussing
the matter, as the railroad company had
declared themselves in favor of an indie
| pendent course.
Toucey then said that Master Workman
Lee was primarily responsible for the
| strike. Dcyliu asked roucey IL he would
l.a % ...I
consider the discharge Of other men.
Touccy and Webb retired and that ended
| the conference.
| powdcrly and Deylin then withdrew
| without making any threats or intimating
what they intended to do. Webb gives
| this version of the interview aud said the
! whole conference was carried on IN tho
most pleasant manner, At this hour (9:i5
! p. n,i the situation AZ the depot is un-
| changed.
| puWdcriy tonight stated the strike had
| ceased To- bc the one of the local assem-
! bly, aud has become one of the whole or
| gauizatiou. which will use every method
IN It's power To continue the fight. lie in
Inmates that the federation of railroad
employees will support the movement.
| The situation is serious.
Grand Master Sargent, president Of the
council and chief of the iremen's organi,
| cation, has ordered meeting Of the su,
prcmc council Saturday at Terre Haut,
Tor the consideration Of the question oI
the New York Central strike. Whether
this move means the council must 20
through certain fornalitirs before "A gen.
cral strike can be declared, or whether no
strike will bc declared AT all, remains "a
he seen.
Al meeting Sergeant said he would
| lay the whole case before the council. He
fully endorsed the position Of the execu-
tive board. The executive board" said
Puwdcrly tonight, "says To the Knights
uf Labor and the public that the position
finally assumed by the company makes /,
necessary Tor them Ia yiudiratc the right
Of labor To organize 10y prosecuting the
strike Ia the butter end"
When the OMNIBUS condition Of affair.
became plain late tonight that the strike
If all the employees of the New York
Central would without doubt begin to
night or tomorrow morning, reporter
went Ia the Grand Central depot to inter
yivw the railroad officials, Webb auC
Voorhees,, who sleep there. Both had re
tired Ia their improyised cots aud wer,
clad IN their night clothes. After rubbinI
their eyes to get the sleep out Of them
they received the reporter cordially
Webb said he considered that the strik,
Was b'fllitu w tus hfllci Antt hnc Ten
trail management were opposed 10 tn,
Knights uf Labor. lie wished TO reitcr
ate the statement that this was not tn,
truth.
When told that strike over the who'll
: road would bc declared tonight or e.
morrow Webb said that in spite of all tn
road would run all the trains in the morn
ing rs usual. Neither he nor vorhees ap
, prarcd much depressed. Tie wished IN
public To- know that he had no official n,
, tIcc from Powdcrly of the strike aud sal
all this time the company had not bee
, lying idle. When told the strike mean
, all employees but the engineers he al
pcarud somewhat startled. Neither
] nor Voorhees, made any comment thereon
$ Powlcrly was asked tonight wha
. would be- the next move. lie said Il Ia
f. not been determined but lac would {,
4 morrow issue an appeal to the mechanic
and all other employees of the Contra
Hudson system aud connecting line
. tn" document will be based upon the r,
fusal ~ tho company To arblIrate tho di
: llCultics.
: ON THE DIAMOND