New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-12
THE lease IS CLOSED.v
Mr.. DEpEw sHATTEIsS THE HOPES OF KNIGHTS
OF LABOR WHO CALL UPON HIM.

OF LABOR WHO CALL UPON HIM.
There vas no delegation Of New York Central strk-
ers headed by the Grand Master Workman. Mr.. Pow.
derby, sent down Ncw-York Bay on Wednesday morn
ing 10 meet President Dcpcw under deusion that he
might devise some extraordinary method OF relieving
the from tho consequences OF their own fouy But
visit wa made the presidents Office at the Grand
Central station Yesterday by five Of thes former en-
pIoyes Of the company. of whom Thomas oaiiney was
chairman The men provided with seats in
the ante room. and their names taken in on slips OF
naper 10 SECRETARY On Val. Each man attached T. his
name the word "crployc." II took Mr. Oh Val only
a few second Il conversation to draw ont The adniis'
sion that cA7 should have been preixed I" the other
word But to n.n received kindly BY the pre-i'
dent ot the NV "l Central. they lad what case they
could make ont before him. and they were "olrteonsy
informed Of a.. rr"Yocab!c nature OF the step "'"
they took ua.cr the n> guidance Of Master Workman
Lee
As soon As Mr. Denew had finished his Work Al
meeting taking place tho directors ROOM ne '1'le"
himself az hI, desk and called ont checr!F Sho" Nr'
GaHney and his friends I'M The hvc men hIed 'h''
the presidents rom with the freedom a''""en !"
kiclinc, delegation Of commuters. In response 70
,,,, oo,,,, from Central's president, Mr. Gat'ney
said: I'VE have called 10 see II you can DO Something
10 settle tbs >trihc.'
do no, see that there is anything can do'' re-
red Mr. DrIew. lou chose u leave the e"Pio' u
the company while was In Europe. mo omcers hH''
,lcd your place, with other men. who came undsr
pledge of protection TIL road is being opc,'eu Sa"'
factorIy and 30 far am concerned the case IL
closed regret extremely that this should nave nap
nsncd but the matter has gone beyond me-
rh. .nol,sman OF the strikers intimated again tnas
tho strike was still on and that there was cnanos
II settling it even now.
There i, nothing settle that can see' replied
Mr. pcpcw "Iou i-ncd your situations while
rt Nr Wcbb
,,.-,,ir, d.p,rtmcut h., employed other men, HIS
action ha, been ratified by the loard OF Directors OF
IN. company. and that is a power superior 70 me-
do not .,e that can d. any thing for YOU the case
ha, been closed
.uut Mr. p,pew. urged another o. the strikers.
the new mrn inexperienced There Is constant
tr,nnc or tho road the yards ~ s'xtyhih'h ST. arr
full Of broken ears, and We have reports that fNieh
trains don't ran time The situation Is not ""A'
d, represented t. you hv Mr.. Webb
II cannot discus, Any matter Of that Sort 70
Piled NJ. Dcpcw. impcrturl"hly. MT. "eoo Is INV
head II our operating department.. lie rpor''
me that the road i being operated satisfactorily Inc
evidence which comes ne Is the return OK eaEHs''
and these are entirely satiSftcorN'
"Th, strike wouldn't have happened II you hAH
hsen here, was the half melancholy remark OF ons
# the "conmittce.' Mr.. Webb wouldn't aFoNrs'e
or do anything .
II can't say what would have happened II had
v,, ,.,on he'd hen heard of the strike was hN'
t,xs hct,r, The news reached NE. ard II >poilfo
lrr, par of nv vacation. The employees ot me ven
,r,l have always been w"lTtrcaicd and Al easy n's'
ing given :, all complaints. thnk that every s''"'
l., , ml.,,hc and ia. New ork central WIS INC INV
rns., on which would expect one I" occur
DO Won .hiik Mr.. Wchb a'tcd iaiiy i"eF''i NV
II the .,
Il An, NOT here To discuss What i a back h"Wu'r
r,.,l.n,cd Mr. Drpcw, with NiAl.r " Nr' "c'''
cans, IA, lcrn appr.>cd by The mana-"mch.' s"'
nls,,, have h-n nllrd ty other men ana ''''e "
n,thiu. mat | can do 10 .rlp Non.
v.u Mr. p-irw" >ad Nr. ,'ailney, hrdlN, up
pn,, ,.,u lu\r,ticatr the matter ana let n' ''u' "i
Suu Later. 90 ,, u- D,ncw with
ou,,t ,muhn>l> Personally an very SOFT, 't 80
lmi / a., not want Ia - away WIN tii.c ma
~, moi uu,rr> land me- - LAY that ""u" w." i'r,
i,ur me-, ,,,lv MIA Mr. Wr!h dt II ma n."
I,u ,, ir>tinn Your reinstatement Ii, -, o'i:r
,,l.L AID 81, ms IN hop" that Hnn VIII Ms''r,v
.r,,,> ,t ,,upl,N urut. wait Id ''''' cic.p
wv, n.,,ttl,,ly M nt.rr that you may rs,, ,h.n' n
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