Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-21
WILL SPREAD.
The Whole Federation Will
Take Up the Strike.
P0WDERLY MAKES A STATEMENT.
A FruitleSS Interview With Webb
and Manager Toucey.
HAVE NOTHING TO ARBITRATE,
And viii Not Listen to the Labor
LeaderS--The Situation Grows Serious.
A General Strike VIII Probably
be Called.

New YORK, August 2O.-Nr. Pow
derly states that the strike has ceased
10 be one Of local assembly. and has
become one Of the whole organizations
aud it will use every meanS'in its power
to continue the fight He intimates
that the Federation Of Railroad En-
ployes will support the movement. The
situation IS serious.
Grand Master Sergeant. President Of
the Council and Chief of the Firemen's
organization. has ordered meeting OF
the Supreme Council on Saturday morn
ing at Tcrre Haute, Ind, for the con-
sideration of the question Of the New
York Central strike. Whether this
move means that the Council must 90
/ through certain formalitie> before a
general strike can be declared, or
whether no strike will be declared at
all, remains to be seen.
Mr.. Webb told Mr.. Powderly that il
the road should accede TO the demands
OF the strikers, that he would rather be
Grand Master Workman Of the knights
Of Labor than President of this road
because then he could manage the road
much better than in the present one.
VERY SERIOUS.
The situation at 1890 looked very
serious Grand Master Workman Pow
derly at that hour said that the strike
was now no longer one of the local as
sembly Of the Knights OF Labor, but Of
the whole organization. Every resource
Of the order would be used. He inti-
mated that the Federation OF Railway
Workers would support the Knights in
the fight.
Later information makes possible and
true the statement that POwdcrly will
tomorrow, Thursday. issue an appeal to
all Knights Of Labor in the employ Of
the Central Hudson Railroad and upon
the Vanderbilt connecting lines, In
the document he will state the causes
for the strike and the efforts made TO
obtain a pcaccable settlement OF the dif-
fculties, and notify each and every
member OF the intention of the EXecu-
tive Board Of the X. Of l.. TO prosecute
the fight against the Central Hudson
Railroad Company TO the bitter end.
This morning Mr.. Powderly and Mr..
Deyelin waited upon Mr.. Toucey, at
his office. for the purpose Of endeavor-
ing to bring about a settlement OF the
troubles. Mr.. Toucey absolutely refus-
ed to maintain any proposition looking
toward arbitration or an investigation
Of the causes of the discharge Of the
men.
During the afternoon the same gem
tlcmen waited upon Mr.. Webb, In order,
as stated by the Executive Board Of the
knights, to give the company every
opportunity to bring the strike To an
end.
Messrs. Powderly and Deylin asked
the company to agree to submit the
cases Of the discharged men to inyeSti-
gatien.
MIR. WEBB POSITIVELY REFUSED
to agree to this request in the interest
Of peace.
Mr. Powderly even went so FAR as to
ask Mr.. Webb. in view of the conflict
ing statements Of the men and the COM
pany'S officers. II he would consent 10
meet the discharged men and allow him
(Powderly) 10 question them In Mr..
Wcbb's presence upon the charges OF
the company against them. Mr.. Webb
refused to entertain even this PROPOSE
tion.