Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-28

COUNCIL 10 NOT parmit more than II has done
TO aid the Rt.gBts ID Labor, and its Ina.
bility to phrIicipats Otherwise In tho atrlke
Is now known and Appreciated by Mf. Pow,
derby. Referring TO the laws OF the supreme
council relating TO strikes, the matter is
concisely presented as follows:
In the first place, II the members OF either
OF the organizations Un any railroad have q
grievance II Is submitted TO the proper on
GERS OF the road by the local grievance
Committee. Ia ia4 eVeNt OF failure to OBJ
tain Satisfaction IL aaie; * IrIt Va offlesr
OF the order hAYluG he GRIEVANCE Ia called
upon, and 10 com sctian Nith the Gem
mlttbs seeks to svn,eRblY adjust the dim
Guilty. IL failure sttii ensNds the efforts 10
adjust the trouble, taou tee supreme coun-
ell Is convened st tho headquarters OF the
railroad officials, with wbun iAiuterenee
IL requested, and Its intiueuca Ia exertod to
obtain settlement alike Just to all parties.
IL failure still follows the efforts to remove
the cause OF complaint, aud the council by
unanimous vote decides the grievance to
be OF such gravity rs 10 Justify strike It
Is promptly ordered, in which evsnt all the
members OF the various organizations en-
pioyed on the road where the grievance
exists. viz: firemen, conductors, trainmen
aud switchmen, abandon their work.
In conclusion. the supreme council
places upon record its high appreoiati n
OF the mAnlinesg OF th X. OF L. employed
on the New York Central In struggling to
maintain principle sacred TO every work
lngman on the contlneDt, and to all who
love Justice and hope for the triumph OF
right over wrong, rs fragrant as ever at
taiEad IN the paR OF history.
Hesotued, That the action of President e.
r. Sargent, Vice president g, W. Howard.
and Brothers Wilkinson and Sweeney, OF
the supreme oouncil, IN responding to the
Request OF General Master Workman 7. v.
Powderly, to confer with him aud the
general executive board OF tn. Knights OF
Labor In the matter OF the strike now 10
progress on the New York Central h Hudson
River railroad, meets with our hearty APP
proval, and having perfe faith In their
lnterIerence5, as well as thslr ability TO
comprehend thu situation, we commend
their labors az eminently worthy, not only
OF our appreciation. but of the great orders
they so ably represent.
Unanimously adopted,
FRANK P. SARGENT, President.
Attest: W. W. sHEEHAN, Secretary.
WEBB rAKEs II cooLLY.
New York, Aug. 25.-Vice. president
Webb took with the utmost GOODNESS the
news that the Supreme Council OF the
United Order OF Railway Employees had
at Terre Haute, declared against strike.
In reply to the question: "What DO
you think of the action Of the Supreme
Council of the United Older of Railway
Employees at Terre Haute ?" Mr.. Webb
said that theirs was the only wise course
to take. There was no principle involved
in which they could be interested. The
entire trouble was local in character and
had nothing what ever 10 do with organ
lied labor.
ONE STRIKE SETTLED, ANOTHER ON.
The strike of the engineers and Aremen
at tue stock yards in Chicago was settled
Monday afternoon. Both sides made
concessions, the company granting an
advances of cents an hour to the engi-
neerH and cents an hour to the firemen.
That eyepiDg the switchmeR struck for an
advance, aud tbs stock yards roads were
once more tied up.
NJ ROCCO FACTORIES DECLARED FREE.
ThIee snopS Of the Morocco ManuGac-
tureEs' ascot tion vera on Monday de.
clarsd "tret shops" Lennsx 81 Co., of
Peabody, vera the hrst and have received
40 men, paying what they consider the
msn worth Lynch Brothers of Beverly,
have force OF non.union men on, and
N. Weber has six green hands at work.
This act Will soon be followed by several
other shops The locked out fnishers
have maintained perfect order.
KNIaHEs ARE SATISFIED.
ALBANY, Aug. 26.--The papers were
eagerly rsnd by the strikers and the
Members Of the general executive board
this morning to learn the full details of
the proceedings of the supreme council
ut Terro HRute yesterday. When MIR.
levlf.a had 6ofuhaA
he said: 1.-The situation looks more
favorable than we had any reason to ex-
poet. We knew, as ia stated In this
mornings papers, that the supreme oonn-
oil could not help as by ordering gen.
eral strike, as none of the members OF
the federation had any grievances which |
could draw them into our fight contrary
10 the law OF the federation on this point. |
We snail now go right ON and win the |
struggle on ouf former lines of cam |
paisn." Mr.. Wright, who was with Mr..
Devlin, endorsed all that the latter said. |
Mr.. Wright leaves to-day for Schenec-
ady where he speaks at a mass meeting |
'o-night, afterwards continuing to Buffalo,
topping at several places on the line of |
he road to address meetings. Mr.. Deylin |
Will also go to Buffalo for the present. |
Mr. Powdsrly and Mr.. Hayes went to |
View York to-day. Mr.. Mcguire speaks |
It meeting il Amsterdam tonight. Mr..
Wright said Mr.. Powderly would make
lis headquarters in New York city from
low until the settlement of the strike.
WILL KEEP TEE FIGHT GOING.
The members OF the board will be sta
Toned at the principal cities along the |
inc of the road and frequent meetings
viii be held to keep up the courage and
Enthusiasm Of the men.
Superintent Bissell visited the ward at
Vest Albany this morning He said
hinge are in better shape there now than
hey were week before the strike.
Ihout 400 loaded cars are ready awaiting
He could not estimate
he amount of freight which was vide
rsebed in the Ksrnar's yard but II WAS
0t more than half Of that in the West
Llbany yard,
THE STRIKE AT THE srooKYARDs.
Tne strike Of the switchmeu Of the
took Yards Switching Association after
be grievances Of the engineers and Ore.
len had been adjusted yesterday after
ooEsput new phase on the situation and
bis morning it wsR decided to Dissolve
he association aud allow each road to do
IS own switching. Superintendent
Joyce of the HoSk Island and Supsrin-
,ndent Bessler of this Burlington, to-
ether with several othor members OF the
ID directors of the switching association,
'ert to the stockyards to personally as
anne direction of the fight. The striking
witchmen were told that their services
ere no longer required and new men
ere procured TO do the switching. 1t
AS announced that trains would be
ioved by noon. Everything is quiet
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