Telegram-herald., 1890-08-22

KNIGHTS on The Vanderbilt Lines
70 Be Ordered Out.
4 Com3lsts Tis-Up Of The System
Eaz, Rests from "soo's Re
fssai % AroItrate.


Nv YoaE. Aug. 1.-Ths sita4ti0n
OF tns s1rlze 5 ssrlsgA General Mas
tsf Worknaa P9s3srly a. II o'el0ek
"Wednesday said tazt the strike Nas nov
no LANCER one q tae local assen ably q
tae Knixats oi Labor, bat CT ire whole
organization Every resource OF the
order would be used lie minated
that tae Federation Of Railway Em-
ploYes soaid support the knights Ia The
aghL
Ats o'clock Wednesday afternoon Nh
Pou8srlv ard Mr. nevlin had an inter
view w.ah 81. Webb aud considered the
question of arbitration Mr Toucey
was present The oFer Of Mr Powder
Is 10 submit the matter 70 arbitration
Mr. Webb refused, on the grounds
already presented In other words,
~ said the company WAS not jumping
on tie Knights Of Labor They did
not discharge men because they were
Knights 81 Labor, bat FOR good reasons
Neither M Depew nor SIR Vanderbilt
was opposed 10 the Knights OF Labor as
ar organization.
Mr. Webb told Mr. PowaerlY that il the
road should accede to the demands o.
toe strikers he would rather be General
Master Workman OF the Knights Of
Labor than president OF the road. be-
cause then DC could manage the road
much better in that posi- ton than in the
present ono.
In Mr.. POwderly's statement OF the
events OF Wednesday he says an inter
view vas first held with superintendent
Toucey, bat that gentleman absolutely
refused 10 entertain any proposition
looking toward arbitration or an inves-
tiCation OF the causes of the discharge
Of the men. Then Mr.. Webb was called
upon, and 70 hin WAS repeated the offer
which the knights have made from the
beginning, that they would declare the
strike OF if the company would agree
to submit the cases of the discharged
men to the investigation of dis
interested outside parties. on the
understanding that if It should be
shown that there was TO cause for
the discharge of any men other than
their connection with the Knights of
Labor such men should be reinstated in
their positions, the representatives of
the Knights OF Labor agreeing to bind
themselves 10 abide by the decision of
the finding of the investigators. Mr..
Webb positively refused 70 agree to this
request in tho interest of peace. Ho
also refused TO meet the discharged
men in order that they might be ques-
toned in his presence regarding the
charges against them. Mr.. Toucey,
who came into the room during the in
teryiew, reiterated the oft-made state
ncnt that they would insist upon their
right TO discharge any of their employees
without assigning a reason for doing so,
and that they would not admit the right
of any labor organization or committee
Of such organization 10 intervene IN tho
matter.
Being asked il they took the position
that railroad was the private property
OF the company, and whether the en-
ployes OF the company or the public had
any right TO question the actions Of
the management, they resorted at last
TO refuge in a silence which the rep
resentativeS OF the Knights in vain tried
10 break. The latter said that if it was
the policy OF the company not TO admit
that the public or employees of the road
had any right in the premises, it was
useless to waste time or words on the
matter, and shortly after withdrew
Upon the return OF Messrs. PoRderly
and Deylin TO the St. Cloud Hotel tho
executive board of tho Knights and the
supreme council of the Federation OF
Railway employees held a prolonged con-
ference. TIE position of all the bodies
represented was fairly stated. The re-
suit was that the representatives. of
the federation decided to call a
meeting Of the Supreme Council of the
Federation of Railway Employees for
Saturday, tho 23d. az 9 a m. in the city
OF Terre Haute. Ind. for action in the
matter. At this meeting Nr. Sargent
said he would lay the whole case before
the council. lie fully indorses the posi-
ton Of the executive board
THE executive board" said Mr.. Pow