Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-28
WAR DECLARED.
Powderly Touches the Button for the
Final Struggle on the Central.
A K. Of l. journal on the Webb,
Vanderbilt and the Brotherhood Of
Engineers Denounced.
K. OF L. JOURNAL COMMENT l..


PHILADELPHIA, PA. Aug. 27.-lu an
editorial on the New York Central strike
| which will appear this week in the Jour-
nal of the Knights of Labor will appear
| these passages: 1.-THE company has
distinctly challenged the right of work.
ingmen to organize for mutual protec-
ton and for the lettering of their condi-
ton. MIR. Webb has neither the conr-
age nor manliness TO openly avow this.
He takes refuge in the old time worn
subterfuge. Does any one believe that
If Webb, or those whose mouthpiece and
instrument he is, felt any confidence IN
their ability to show that the men were
discharged for good and sufficient rea-
sons, and il such be the fact the COM
pany cannot but be in possession of
proof, he would be ready to lose the
millions of dollars the strike has already
cost the company, and more millions it
will cost before 1t is settled, rather than
agree TO arbitration or investigation
which would quickly and triumphantly
vindicate his position? 1t is because
Webb knows that the statement he is
paid to make is probably false, that he
breads investigation, and it is because
the people recognized this that public
opinion is so very generally with US.
With public opinion all things are possi-
Bile; without it little is possible; against
IT nothing is possible. 1t was a Wander
bilt who said, Public opinion be
DID, 1t is now the turn of public
opinion to d--n the Vanderbilts. The
decision of the grand council of fedora
ton of the railway employees is most
gratifying and in marked contrast with
the pusillanimous conduct of the MEM
bers of the Brotherhood of railway engi-
neers employed on the road. The board
believes if the members of the order re-
main true, and if they do their duty
in unfolding the general officers, the
order is fully able, and unRided, to bring
this contest to a successful termination.
They do not conceal from themselves,
they have no desire to conceal from the
order, that the struggle will in all proba-
bility be long and bitter one. -
ANOTHER STRIKE REPORTED.
CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. PIT is re-
ported the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago switchmen have struck.
THE CURRENT TURNED ON.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-The Knights of
Labor have played their last card against
the New York Central. All that they
can do now is to await results. By to-
night they will have called out every man
who owes them allegiance, and a strike
will be enforced as strongly as the or
gsniZation can enforce one.
Railroad officials state they are laugh
ing at the efforts of Mr.. PowdeIIy to tie
up the road, and say they are managing
their business better than ever, notwith-
standing the shouting of the strikers.
General Master Workman Powderly
and Secretary John Hayes of the execu-
tive board have again taken up their
quarters in the st. Cloud hotel, and
spent the morning arranging programme
for spreading the strike. Mr.. Hayes an
nounoed the plan of campaign to report
ers. "We don't intend the strike be-
yond the New York Central railroad for
some time yet said MIR. Hayes.
CAN our energies for the next few days
will be devoted to tying up the Central.
War has been declared, and there is no
compromise. l think we have crippled
the road pretty badly already and it will
not take much more work on our part to
tie it up. We will not call out the men
on other roads who handle New York
Central freight, because we might clash
with the laws OF this and other states,
but we will allow local assemblies to call
board, of course) will indorse their &C.
ton. I think we can bring the freight
traffic to a standstill, Notwithstanding
the declarations of Webb and Voorhees,.
Why, only two freight trains of thirty
cars left New York yesterday -
CHICAGO AND ALTON PEOPLE FIRM.
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 27.-The strike
of swltchmen on the Chicago and Alton
continues to-day. General Manager
Chappell is determined to fight it out,
AND to this end went personally into the
switchyards this morning and proceeded
TO earn his $40, 900 a year salary by turn
ing switches and coupling cars. This
the firemen and engineers de-
oided not TO go out in support of the
switchmen. AS it has been intimated,
the firemen were especially anxious to go
out, but wiser counsel prevailed. Even
the striking switchmen opposed the
move. Later in the day a number of
nom union switchmen were secured and
set to work under police protection.
ALTON, WABASH AND VANDALIA LINES.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 27.-Officials of
the Alton, Wabash and Vandalla lines
state that the business of their roads is in
no way affected by the fight between the
switching association of Chicago and
striking switchmen. All roads are re-
ceiving livestock and perishsble freight,
and apprebend no trouble.
ANTICIPATING TIE-UP.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 27.-The report
that the switchmen of the Fort Wayne |
road had struck proves 10 have been
without foundation, in fact. The strik- |
ing fever ID on, however, and the men,
not only on this road but others and |
probably every road entering the city, is |
likely TO be tied up Tomorrow.
THE sToCKYARDS SITUATION. |
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 27.-The execu- |
tive committee of the railway switching |
left for the stockyards this
to confer with the packers, and |
1t Is expected committee of switchmen
will be present to make a proposition at |
the stookYards this morning. While bust |
ness is not a standstill. operations are
not being conducted with their former \
facility. The Michigan Central took out 1
q train of thirty cars of dressed beef for 1
Swift, which had been standing in the |
yards since last Friday. The Baltimore |
and Ohio, and Lake Shore, Fort Wayne /
and Illinois Central have engines there
which are manned by officials, except |
those of the Lake Shore, which have
their regular crews. All packing houses
are killing to-day. Secretary
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