New-York tribune., 1890-08-28
POWDERLYS STRANGE IDEAS,
HE SAYS TIE CENTRAL Is ''TlED-UP."
THIS MAKES TIE RAILROAD OFFICIALS SMILE
Mr. ARTHUR is SARCASTIC ABOUT THE

THIS MAKES THE RAILROAD OFFICIALS SMILE
MR. ARTHUR IS SARCASTIC ABOUT THE
HEAD or TIE KNIGHTS.
The fact that District Assembly No ci6 had ordered
all men who had not gone ont on strike III le l'S.
Mace f. quit work this morning, all along the lines OF
tho yorl, Central and the West shore railroads.
did not trouble the oflcias Of the Central Railroad
Company IN the least Not man has gone OUT Oh
strike that | know off, said II. Walter Neob thid
vice pre sidcnt Of the company, yesterday. "Iho
fact is he continued that these men would not 20
ON strike even if ordered TO. They know IL "ouu
crnpiy be throwing away their places u do So
NJ Webb said that there nothing new in the
ALLEGED strike. and wondered why reporters kept com
ing 10 see him.
T. Y. Powdcrly general master workman Of the
KNIGHT, Of Labor, and John W. Ilayes. the general
score, ary have established their permanent head
quarter, In the s. Cloud Hotel. and viii from there
direct such offensive operations may further be
decided upon by the District Assembly and executive
officer, against the lines included in the Vandcr@f
! ,y.t,n Mr. Powderly wa, sick man yesterday ana
was 80 loar,c hc could hardly speak. but SAID "The
! question OF calling out more mon came up AT d
meeting of District Assembly No. 2iG. in Albany, day
befor, YESTERDAY and it was then decided 20 call out
certain men at points along the line OF the road
speaking Of the state Board OF Mediation and Aroiar
IN. Mr.
i.-ne shonld be made a test by the state Board
! Til, matter is one Of great moment and the members
II the Board are not entitled to take vacation at
| such a time
John W Hayes. the general secretary said - tmhk
that the Central IS effectively tied up. We VIII hoI
| call out men on other roads who handle CentIai
| freight because VIC might clash with the laws OF ths
and other states. but -e will allow Tie district as
scmbli,, 10 order strikes and the General Executive
| Board Will ind0!sc them
Tho members of local assemblies Nos. looOo, 0'o2o
| and 3i4 held meetings yesterday in Their various
| headquarters at which were made many encouraging
,pcechcs and secret circular sued by Mr. Powderly
was read at all the meetings. The circular showed the
men The means which were being u,ed 10 raise money
10 carry ON the strike aud mapped out IN detail the
| plan OF campaign to he followed on the vanderbilt
| system and especially in New York state This plan
| {, To call ont certain local assemblies and organize
| green hands.
| Mr.. Powdcry, when seen last night. was extremely
angry that this circular had been given out. and at
/ once issued long statement for pIblicatiOn which
| went over q deal oi narrowed ground and plaI;cd
| nothing there. Mr. Powderly also wrote long
letter in explanation and refutaion of the charges
| brought against him by Thomas Barry. who said he
had received brb0 OF 100000 at the time OF the
| strike on the Northwestern Railroad.
The letter given below wa, written 10y r. VI. Arthur
chief Of the brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, %
, man in this city. The letter In response To one
on the subject Of the NcwlorS Central strike and IL
the first written uttcrancc OF Mr. ARTHUR which fully
defines hi, position toward the Central strikers and the
| knights of Labor. The letter reads:
Your the 23d inst, VITA NJ. PoNd ry's letter
and o.hcr clippings Ncw-l of Iap,rs lnclosed.
| il, received aad contents carefully pcfusod.
Ia reply VIII say that received letter from
Nh PowGcly lie claim, - have written me priv ato
letter on the trouble. and want, o. define position
Il he consider, his that appeared IN the newspapers
ir!,9tc one don't; Will answer letters tha; reach
| ne IN that way.
1t &, unnecessary Mr.. Powdcrly else to
ask me position OF t. BIothcthooi OF Loco
motive Engineers In the present trouble on tn" New'lorA
Central and sor road. Tho policy ot tn Brother
hood j. well 10 him and tn public. a. II has been
rcloatcd,y explained from tie public platform and pub
,hci In the newspapers Hc says some time aso tcc-
erlphed him (ncanng mcl that would meet him In Cierc
land aud when arrived there could not find him hsh or
| ow learned talt the telegram had been rccoi\ed by
| him. but my Efforts to locate him were iruiucss
Now the facts In the case near a. can recOlect.
are these Some years l received telegram from
powdorly requesting meet him at the Union Del"t
I'm Cleveland the arrival OF certain train on the Lake
shore road Owing my absence from the Office did
not receive the message until after the departure OF the
train and 20 informed him by letter addressing II 10 hm
40 Scranton do not believe h. stopped over and looked
for me II he had he would have had difficulty In hnd
ING INC at my at my home as am always at one
r the other when In Cleveland He tells wiul false
hood when he says leaders have been unable TO ind
| me when they tried TO do 20.
| ANY man who tries to find wher / am IN Cleve
land can do 20 very little effort AMI no man, whether
q,q,r or a private In the ranks III labor came To my
occc that he was treated courteously. While diner
with men as TO the best methods TO be employed to So
cure certain cnds have always been liberal enough to
concedo to every the same rights and privileges
ask for myself. ,,
Wbcn the present trouble on the NeW-forA ''n'rai
IRA, occurred | ordcrd engineers 10 abstain from all
,,rtlir,ton I'm Il and attend strictly to their own tus
ness | gave advice when he strike occurr"'
fa Years
prohcrhcod Of Engineers when employed In other
h,p,rc. m railroad service have been strike was
IN mind their own business. and not lido anything uaV
did not properly belong 10 them as engineers Gan
| Mr. P0wd,rv ray the same! l think not
whenever the engineers have been OH strike we
,,ycr asked any labor organization 10 aaS's' u'
II = true some members OF ths order, during the o. H.
1 n s.rise ipportuned the switchmen to quit. but
~ di r. on their own responsibility, not ~ the authority
r, ,h. o,c,nizatlon Consequently l hold that we are
,,rtv justified in maintaining strictly neutral pos'
lion wl "a others engaged IN eohhioU WIN 'ne''
! employ O.. :, -
| Mr. powdcrly accuses members OF the b. OF L. H. OF
t,, M nlaces O; striking iremen II that Is true, the
division of which they members VIII dea' win uI9'
IL is not within the province OF my auOnoFiV 10 ue,u
with individual members. 1 wonder II MI fo"oery
had the knights expelled who took the place OF our men
on the G., H. ana T.
| DESERVING KNIGHTS OF LABOR IN ALBANY.
| Albany, Aug. ~ (special-Therc Is increasing as
,,on omour the Knights Of Labor and their SYM
r,thizcrs Ouarrcls are frequent and bloodshed Is
Threatened This perhaps, is only the result OF the
| ,,,,e, condition Of the men, strikers have
returned to the employ of the road, and Others have
rodc onplicatlon for reinstatement. such men are
old that they must put their applications In writing
aud these Will be considered as from new men, he-
ucantly the Knights admit that their members are
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