Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-28
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into sEHeo,ive sssBlon at noon with Dis
trict A.asu siy GAG. One OF the out or.
st~u saisg ates believes tha most import
ant questions to come up in the Joint
session will be the proposed tie. up Of the
Boston q Albany, Fitchburg aud d. ~ Il.
| roads, aud he intimated that President
Trenholm of the Ralload Employees Pro-
tectiye Union of Boston stands ready 10
do all In his power to effect tie-up on
the two frst-nsmed roads IL the joint ges-
sion to-day deems suoh q course nsees-
hary to the SUCCESS OF the Central strike.
THE DISCHARGED MEN BEIsG HEARD.
The two boards are in joiut session.
| The discharged men are present. ut the
meeting and each one Of them is being
Intercepted by the members OF the gen
etal board as he states the resHons which
he believes led to his discharge.
THE STOCK YARD STRIKE.
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Nothing definite
has developed in the situation ct the
stock yards this morning. The receipts
OF cattle, hogs and sheep are very heavy,
and Armour ia killing few for the city
trade and to fill orders from Boston,
Philadelphia aud elsewhere. Swift and
| Nelson Morris are not killing. Their
houses have shut down and 5000 men
who expected to 60 to work this morning
were forced to remain idle. There was
nothing for them to do.
This morning Mr.. Armour employed
police protection, and 20 officers were
sent to his house. Nelson Morris so re-
ceived guard.
II Is expected that some Of the roads
will attempt to handle some of the fresh
meat that is In danger of spelling. II
they do 1t will probably preoipitate
trouble. No coal ID being handled at the
yards to-day.
THE FEDERATION WILL NOT JOIN,
TERRE HAUrE, IND, Aug. 25.-After
carefully weighing every detail OF the
New York Central trouble the Supreme
Council of the Federation of Railway
Employees, having had the matter under
consideration for nearly four days, this
afternoon reached the conclusion not to
order strike OF its members While
expressing sympathy and moral support
for the men on strike, the decision viz
tuAlly means that MIR. Powderly and the
Knights OF Labor will have TO stand
alone in the battle begun so uneompro-
misingly by Mr.. Webb. The status OF
the federation therefore remains I'M
changed. 1t was haally decided that the
swttchmen who went out, while they
were mem bers Of the Switchmen's Mutual
Aid Association, were also members OF
the knights Of Labor, and went out under
that orr anizati0p.
The following message was forwarded
INN sdiately upon the Adjournment OF
the meeting:
i. V. Powderly general master workman,
K. OF L., Stanwlck Hall, Albany. Ehe
supreme council adjourned this afternoon
after carefully considering the strik5 In all
Its details. You will note the report OF our
deliberations IN to-nights dispatches which
II Is hoped will mset with your approval.
The council waS unanimous In Endorsing
your position and the position OF the
general executive board, and most earnestly
hopes that the Right, which you ara cham
ploning In the great conflict on the Neg
York Central. may hnally and powerfully
prevail. (Signed)
W. T. SARGENT. President,
w. A. bHEEHLN, Secretary.
The Supreme Council issued the fol-
lowing sddresB:
To al LdbOring Orgdnizdtions-M Men and
BrOthers: On tue night OF August TIN Il
strike began on the New York Central X
Hudson River railroad, involving Ab ut
otuVV lilsh III tu6 employ OF bhl1 TOHu, VINO
were members OF 4 great labor Organization
Enown nv the Knights of Labor. The rea-
sons set forth By T. v. Powdery, chief
executive OF tho order, may be Summarized
AS follows Then, after reviewing ali the
causes that called them, by Mr.. Powdsrly's
request, to his assistance, AMI abiding to
every phase OF the subsequent proceedings,
just rs the newspapers have published the
same IN full for WeJk or more, the council
concludesl:
First. That the position OF the Knights OF
Labor as SET forth by r. V. powd3rly, gen
eral master workman, and the general ex-
ecutive board of the Knights of Labor,
meets with our unqualified approval.
COMPARED WITH THE READING ROAD.
Second. That the course pursued BY II,
Walter Webb towards MIR. Powderly and
the Knights Of Labor, Notwithstanding his
declarations to this contrary, evnces pur-
pose 10 disrupt and destroy labor orRanila-
tons on the New York CentfRl d Hudson
River railroad az was done by Austin Corbin |
on the Philadelphia 4 Heading.
Third. That The policy OF II. Walter Webb |
Is despotio to Hu extent that outrages every
principle OF American citizenship, and his |
standards, II generally adopted, would, II |
successful. reduee American workngmsn |
10 the most d graded condition of Affairs.
Fourth. That II. Walter Webb, by the en- /
ployment OF Pinkerton thieves, thugs and |
and brOthels of New York and other cities.
to Kill workiugmon because they dared 20 |
protest against his rule and struck for their
rights, has committed crime OF such
enormity as will associate the name OF Fl,
Walter Webb forever with those who,
dressed In "A little brief authority, have
used their money to secure power to de-
grade their fellowmen.
THE ULTIMATE. OUTCOME.
Filth Tint the efgnrtg MN, haInn, .,,e |
forth by II. Walter Webb to destroy the
Knights OF Labor would, were ctrcum-
stances changed, In like manner be made
to destroy tho organizations of engineers,
hremen, conductors. trainmen and switch.
men, and, II AueoeEsful, 1t IL only a uues.
ton OF time when a similar effort will be
made to seal the fate OF other labor organl-
Sixth. That H. Walter Webb, BY the
course ne has pursued toward the Knights
Of Labor and the representatives OF labor
has shown total disregard
OF those principles OF oitz,n sovereignty
desired by every American worthy OF the
name; and considering only his money
power and the corporate power OF the oom-
pany he represents, bis acts, which speak
louder than words, say, in the language Of
W Il: Vanderbilt, once the autocrat OF the
New YORK. Central: The public damned"
Seventh. II. Waiter Webb seeks to
support his arrogant attitude toward
and labor organizations bv
that the New York Central d
Hudson River railroad is private property,
and that his acts In his treatment OF his
employees Ia In no 30 Sc matter OF public
concern; that he can with IMMUNITY dis
charge men and remand them to idienoss
and poverty and render them homeless
wanderers without giving any reason or
explanation whatever for his conduct, dis.
the fact that the corporation for
which he plays autocrat is thing created