The sun., 1890-08-26

Gil was In secret and almost un nbroken session
from early morning until nearly 8 o'clock.
when the public manifesto which committee
had been two days In drawing up was finally
given out. With 1t came the news, which was
authoritatively forestalled In Saturday nights
dispatches to The Sun, that no strike would
be ordered. This Is tho public statement:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE SuPREME(
COUNCIL OF THE UNITED ORDERS
OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES. TEBRE
=, - HAuTE. Ind. Aug. 70, 1890
MEY AND BRoTHERs: On the night OF Aug. 7
a,strlke began on the New York Central and
men in the employ Of said road. who were
memb Of a great labor organization known
by I. V. Powderly, chief executive OF the order.
may be summarized as follows:
The peremptory DISCHARGE Of between fity
members o.. tho Knights OF Labor. because
Renm Sng whSsover Ser
Prior to the strike the mon involved sought.
through the rSnresentatiyes Of The the tS order to
peals being discarded q strike was inaurated,
ihS EnGnrS Tho o Ssnea
tered upon the task OF adjusting the difficulty,
and OF making such arrangements as would
eor5s eSass' we're "ae anavainr @ Mr. Pewderly soms
Third Vice. President Of :he company. to make
war upon the knights OF Labor and ulti-
nhtelY unOn all lADOr OTRADlSatlOQS repre-
sented on his road. sought a conference with
the Supreme Council OF the United Orders Of
iffs The request i Of Ir. powderly was granted to
the extent that four members Of the Council.
Sargent f er q Grand AM Master Of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen and President Of the su;;
| Chief Of the Brothe rhood OF Halfway Conduc-
tors and Vice. fHI president Of the supreme COpn-
brotherhood OF, Hallway Trainmen, and Frank
! Sweeny. Grand Master of the switchmen's
Af at Bu the
Of the s9premss M so, Council became bee ae, satiS.
shoa %see M % eHGr and addps som:
having been reached, the members Of the su:
G d 9 to ss5 ase s 70 fs
~ wSer %ssb Thd
Of the company. the official having full author;
FoTdery Master II h 'Ea Worfnaa naa
Of the knights Of Labor having the au.
msht 80 end sh Sa
ing been secured. Mr. PoyderIy sought to have
the @ M heSFa II she n ns
NE PoTdey pFHEposed arbitration whish was
made by MIR, Powdery having for their object
the honorable settlement Of the existing trou-
Rle' 81 M q which were refused on the part OF
The members of the Supreme Council while
opportunities to thoroughly inform themselves
upon all matters CONCERNING the strike They
I'll" gravity Of the situation. and eomprehend-
f to % eT
Supreme Council for deliberation and such
conclusions as facts should warrant. In re-
sponse to tho order of +. r: Sargent. President
vened in tie city OF Terre Haute Ind. on Sat-
nrday. and remained in session until noon on
In making their report to the Council the
members who went to New York to confer wit
BY him fully corroborated By the facts In an
interview with MIR. Webb he refused to enter:
dK6atg am He wond SfpE 4
question nor make any explanation Or cons
cession whatever with regard to the DISCHARGED
employees at will without making explGna-
tion or giving 70 the victims Of his power any
manage his road to suit himself without refer
ence to any rights claimed BY labor organize-
tions TO Interfere In the matterto protect their
The Council having heard the statement of
yaS Sd I
OF affairs. exhaustiyey discussed every Inns
portant proposition, and arrived at conclu~
First-That tRe position Of the Kniehts Of La,
b1r as set forth by T. ,N v Powderl{ General
Board OF the Knights OF Labor meets with
our unqualified approval.
waiter webb At toward @ MI Mr.. PoWderiy sI and ID the
knights OF Labor Notwithstanding his dec.
disrupt and destroy labor ORGANIZATIONS on the
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad,
as was done BY Austin Corbin on the Philadel-
Third-That the policy OF H. Walter Webb is
despotic 10 an extent that ontrages every prip-
adopted would. ii successful reduce American
workinGmen to the degraded condition Of
,fourth-That Fl, Walter Webb by the en-:
ployment OF Pnkerton thieves. thugs. and
brothels OF New York and other cities, TO Kill
worknGm3en E3S n because thsy dared area. to protest
name i OF H. Walter Webb forever with those
who; dressed in little brief authority, have
used their money TO secure power TO degrade
Fiith.fhat, The, efforts now being put forth
Labor would. were circumstances changed. In
Ike manner be made to destroy the organtza-
men. and switchmen. and. II successtul. Il is
only o quest ion OF time when similar effort
will 6e made to seal tho fate OF other labor
sixth-That Il, Walter Webb. BY the course
ne hSs as pursued toTSra ihs bh9igGts 81 LH6Sr
has shown a total disregard Of those princi-
pies Of citizen sovereignty desired by every
American worthy OF the name, and consider
ing only HIS money power and the corporate
power OF the company he represents his acts.
which speak louder than words. say. in the
language OF W. Il. Vanderbilt ouce the auto
crat OF the New York Central. The public b0
damned"
Seventh II. Walter Webb seeks to support
his arrogant attitude toward worklngmen and
labor organizations by assuming that the New
York Central ana Hudson River Railroad 10
private property, and that his acts In the treat.
ment OF his employees is In no sense matter OF
public concern: thnt he can with impunity
discharge mon and remand them to idlOness
and poverty, and render them homeless wan
dereTs, without giving any reason or ex-
PLANTATION whatever for h conduct. disre-
gardinG the iRct that the corporation for which
ne plays autoclnt i a thing created by laws, In
the making OF which tho men he seeks to
degrade have a voice which, once unified. will
bring his cooperation 70 the bar Of Justice.
Gliding questions OF this kind.
In view OF the foregoing facts, the Supreme