New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-24
COUNCIL AT TERRE HAUTE.
A FRIEND OF MR. SARGENT EXPLAINS THE
OUTLOOK AT TERRE HAUTE.
uHE MEMBERS OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL
THINK THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR UNJUSTLY
TREATED-BUT THEIR ACTION on TIE
NEw-YoRK CENTRAL WAS IRREG-
ULAR--A RESOLUTION OF
SYMPATHY EXPECTED
LEY TELLGRAPH 10 TILE TkIRUNE.l

Terre IIaute, Ind Aug. 23.-Grand Master Sar
gent, who at p. m. came out of the rooms in the
hotel where the Supreme Council of the Fedora
tion of Railway Employees had been in session all
day, said that there would De no decision tonight,
ard that in few minutes the council would adj
journ until Monday. At supper time he had ex-
pained that the council had selected a commit
tee Of three TO prepare report or "proposi-
tion, using both words, 10 be submitted to the
council At o'clock he said that the commit
tee could not complete this task. hence the adj
journment
There are two snrmiSes as to the nature os this
report, one being that it is statement Of the
Federaton's position in relation to the strike and
the other that it is to include the propositions
which the council is to submit to the Ncw-York
Central Company before conSentng 10 "a general
strike. Mr. Sargent will rot say which it is,
but the best inference from his guarded remarks
is that the Federation will put itself on record
as the champion of organized labor and yet explain
why it cannot go into the strike. 1t is well
fnown to the intimate friends of Sargent and the
grand secretary, Mr. Dcbs that their ideal of the
Federation which they brought into existence is
avoid and to prevent strikes, especially those
started by minor assemblies of railway brother
hoods Mr. Sargent and Mr.. Debs tonight deprc-
Gated the warke tone OF the report sent out from
here: Mr. Sargent especially rejecting the idea
that he came West with the intention of ordering
n strike.
Colonel Maynard, the former editor of THE
indianapolis Sentinel is a close personal friend
of Messrs Sargent and Deos lie is associate
editor of The Frcmcns Magazine At noon
to-day he gave it as his private opinion that the
Council would adjourn shortly and that the
members would all get away tonight
"Will strike be ordercd?7
Il think not Indeed, am almost certain it
will not be p
What will be done ?'
"Mr Sargent will tell the members of the
Council what hc saw and heard while in New
York. lie will go over the whole ground. He
is satisfied that these We're discharged
because they were members of the Knights Of
Labor and that 1t is the deliberate purpose of
the Ncw-YorS Central 10 oppose organized labor
and he will tell the Supreme Council SO. Ii IS
principle worth fighting for; but, ms thc
matter now stands, the strike was irregular on
the part OF the knIhts. and the laws OF the Fed
Grafton absolutely forbid strike unless the mem
bers of the Federation have IA grievance. They
can't take up tine grievance Of those who do not
belong 10 any Of the four orsaniz1tlons when
| compose the Federation of Railway Employees.
/ | think "A resolution will bc adopted cNprcssins
sympathy with the Knights OF Labor ANA declar-
ing that their strike is just but IL will stop there
Moral support j. all that the Federation can give
Colonel Maynard is bitter IN his criticism oi
! the grand chief engineer, J. NJ Arthur, ana u'
engineers because. satisfied with their hig pay,
ihey refuse 10 concern themSe Ives with the trouble.
Of thos. less fortunate. He declares that thc idea
Of federation l. Ia the air. and that The engineers
will M some future time come In lie lntimateo
! that in time OF peace preparation can be made
for war. and that IN some future contest laboI
/ Will be more universally united.