The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
P0WDERLY WILL APPEAL
knights of Tabor OH All tho
Vanderbilt Lines to Esc
Called Out.
The Conferences of Labor Lead
ers with MI. Webb Amount
to Nothing.
A Meeting Of the Supreme Council o.
Federated Railway Employees
Called for Saturday.

NEW York. Aug. 21.-General Master
Workman powderly will issue an appeal
to all true knights of Labor in the EN-.
ploy of the New York Central and Hud-
son River road, and upon the Wander
bilt connecting lines. In the document
he will state the causes for the strike
and the efforts made to obtain a peace
able settlement of the difficulties and
notify each and every member of the
intention of the executive board of the
Knights of Labor to prosecute the fight
against the New York Central and
Hudson River Railway company
to the bitter end. At the same
time, it is made known that Grand
Master Sargent has called Il meeting of
the supreme council of the Federation
of Railroad employees for Saturday, Aug.
23 at 8 a. H., i'll the city of Terre Haute,
Ind. In connection with the stirring
events above outlined, Mr.. Powderly at
the st. Cloud hotel in this city gave out
the following statement of the interview
during the afternoon with Vice Presi-
dent Webb and Superintendent Toucey
OF the Central's Hudson division.
MIR. Powdcrly's Version.
During the afternoon Mr.. Powderly
and MI. Devlin waited upon MI. Webb,
in order to give the New York Central
every opportunity to bring the strike to
an end. They stated that the knights
would declare the strike off if the COM
pany would agree to submit the case Of
the discharged men to the investigation
of disinterested outside parties, on the
understanding that the men should be
reinstated to their positions if it was
found that there was no cause for their
dismissal except that they We're knights
Of Labor.
Mr.. Webb positively refused to agree
to this request in the interest of peace.
Mr.. Powderly asked Mr.. Webb, in
view Of the conflicting statement of the
men and the company's officials, if he
wonld consent to meet the discharged
mel and allow him (Mr. Powdcrly5 to
question them in Nj. Webb's presence
upon The charges of the company
against them. MI. Webb refused to en-
terrain this proposition. Mr.. Toucey,
who came into the room during the in
teryiew, reiterated the oft-male state
ment that they would insist upon their
Right to Discharge Any Emrloye
so and that they would not admit
the right of labor organizations, or a
committee of such organizations, to in
tervene in the matter. A conference of
the labor leaders followed at which it
was decided to call the confederation
meeting at Terre Haute.
Mr.. Powderly says his appeal to all
employees of Vanderbilt lines will call
on them to stop work at once. Mr..
Webb says he is i'll communication with
the chief officers of the other Vanderbilt
roads and that they are prepared for a
strike if it comes
Given Out by MIR. Webb.
New YORK, Aug. 21.-Vice President
Webb says that at the interview Mr..
Powderly first requested arbitration,
which srefused on the same grounds
as former similar suggestions. He then
proposed a hearing in Mr.. Webb's office
at which the discharged men should be
present. This was rejected as ridiculous.
In the of the interview Mr. Webb
told Mr.: Powderly that if the road
should yield to the demands of the strik-
ers he would rather be at the head of
the knights Of Labor than president of
the road, for he could then manage the
road much better than in his present
position. The interview was an AMIGA
ble one and ended pleasantly.