New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-21

have been filed by experienced men. who were got IN
various cities throughout the country ana y aSy WI" d
August are the two worst months Of the railroad
Then there are hgndrtd' M OF n ot
do not believe that the hrcmen will go ont. II
they do. il will be very much against their VIII and
only by a close vote IN the council strike called %
one oi half Of the men. The freight business may be
DELAYED nt., but not much II the rehen cahe tSe
work of building up the system from the foundation 10
what it now IS will be undertaken.
Mr.. Powdcrly in the morning endeavored to
get the railway officials to agree to let the DIM
cultics between the men and the company oc
settled bt arbitration. Although Mr.. webb had
frequently declared in newspaper interviews, III
interviews with the labor leaders and in his letter
i'm renIv TO one from Mr. Powderly that there
vas mo- noint az issue between thr company and
the Knights the leader of the knights OF Labor
decided that he would make the attempt IN Pr PR
son. About 1 o'clock yesterday morning . flI.
Powdcrly and John Devin, the Western member
of the Executive Board Of the Knights OF Lapor,
called on John NJ. Toucey, the general manager
OF the company, and had a short consultation WIN
him The other representatives OF the men re-
mancd at the ST. Cloud noeel ,,r 10
await the result OF the conference Mr.
Powdery wanted the General Manager TO get Nj a
Webb TO consent TO an interview WIN hlt ~
his Mr. Toucey readily consented, and nc stepped
across 10 the room occupied by the thlIu VIZ
president and saw Mr. Webb. The meeting Dc
cornpany was extremely cordial, ana MI row
dcrly opened the conference ny giving ms reasons
why he thought that the company ought 10 con
sent to allow the case 10 go peloLe coiIidi cId ho
of arbitration, the members OF when woulu o
agreed upou by both sides. lie declared thar
men should not be discharged from their places
because they were members oi an orRanlI''vl'
and he thought that the causes when led 10 ine
discharge of the men on whose account tins
strike was ordered were questions for arbitration;
Mr.. Tonccv told him that the company would
.1,a .agtft tpn
not recede IN the least from the position I,ad t;me
had been taken already. lie had afhrmea llihe
and again that the men were not dlscharge'ii
! because they were members OF the hIhghts Vii
Labor but the reasons for their discharge oo"i"
The strike was discussed in cordial manner
| for a few minutes longer, when MI foWdcrly aalu
| Mrl Drvlin withdrew. When Mey Seit MI
| Toucey's Office, both were smiling ana o2tn ap,
reared to he in excellent spirits. Ihey hurried
back to the 81. Cloud Hotel 10 report tnc reSul.
Of their interview with Mr. loucey 10 thc aoor
! leaders there Both refused. however, Ia
/ say whether or not the conference WIN WIN
| the officials had been satisfactory To mem
| Their visit 10 Mr.. Touccy was partly
the the work Of Chief Sargent, Of the BrPthGr- S,r
| hood of Locomotive Firemcn who talked WIN Ar,
| Webb on Tuesday afternoon MI Sarschl uocs
not intend 10 net unless he can ma some n, gop, r
! reason for doing So lie wanted To he frst sure
| that the railroad making war on orGahi,Ncii
! labor and his talk with Mr. NebD ana not lc''l
''',TrT HTtrr Wr' Powdcrlv and Mr Dcylin had gone
back To the ~. Colud Hotel Mr. WebD said 10
! Tribune reporter;
The object Of Mr Powdcrly and Mr. Dcvlln,s vis ~
TO Mr. Touccy 70 see if there waS any Ihah'S nan & %
| Mo cnmnanyis rcccdlng from the position. when wa,
taken in my letter to Mr. PoTdcry N Wm'h rny iay
| U,nt there was nothing at all Ia arhtrat'. ney
.,,,od to nnd ont II there any way Of Settlinl
thc tronblc between the men and the company ny M n
brTon This | took 10 be an attempt on thclr p,us'
~ icorn whether or not would reinStatc the men Wh'
wcre discharged or settle the troubles 10y arhtra3n
told them that the COMPANY h'u '"Ao" Il Po''''''
| and would adhere to II to the end
vi. Touccy said 10 the reporter: Ihey wanted .'l
| nc n ogrcc 70 arhitratc the dinicnJtlcs ana we
| would not. That is all the conference amouh'cu
to-