Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-22
HE THReATENED STRIKE.
Chief Sargent Says 1t VIII BE Promptly
Ordered-Other Views.
TBy Telegraph to he Dispaich.

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New YORK. August 21.-.Ihe chiefs of tho
Federation of Railway Employees lett for
Terre Haute, Ind, this morning. Mr. Sar-
cent. OF the Eremcu's Brotherhood says
that the meeting of the Federation Will be
held there. al whicha strike on the Wander
bill system would undoubtedly bee ordered.
He said that the firm refusal of Nlce-fresl-
dent Webb to arbitrate had rendered this
action necessary. Mr.. Webb's arbitrary
methods made 1t useless TO deal with HIM
any longer.
The Central officials are preparing TO
meet "A general strike If one should be or
dered. Mr.. Webb saws that he did not
doubt that tho Supreme Council OF the
Railway EMPLOYEES Federation would call
ont the men. but he did not believe as
many Of them as the labor men expected
would leave their posts. The majority OF
the company's employees he thought, would
remain at work.
ADIFFEEENr COMPLEXION OK THINGS.
NV YORK, August 21.-Grand- Master
Sweeney. of the Switchmen's Association,
put different complexion on the condl-
ion of affairs this afternoon. tie SAID the
Supreme Council may not endorse the ac-
tion of the chiefs of the four orders. and
il is purely a supposition TO say that they
will order general strike. Another
thing. there has been no unanimous opn-.
ION formed by the Executive Counch or
the Federation that the company was
making an attack on our organizations.
On the contrary, We have been divided on
the subject. The reason for conNening
the Supreme Council was because the re-
sponsibihtv was too heavy four men OF the
Executive Board to shoulder"
MIR. Sweeney also said that Sargent has
never stated that he would recommend
general tie-up TO the Supreme Council.
Sweeney added that since the strike began
23l carloads of beef have been destroyed
on the Central between here and bunalo,
and had to be buried. and there are now
many loads of fruit at Buffalo which Will
probably meet the same fate.
THE NUMBER LIKELY TO STRIKE.
The New York Central officials have been
making some computations to-day regard
inc the number OF men who are likely 10
90 on strike. They say that there are w.
900 men employed on the New York Cen
trail road. and between G0,000 and 10000 on
the other roads of the Vanderbilt system.
OF these men there are on the entire van
derbilt system % 900 Knights OF Labor and
6 900 members of the Federation. Three
thousand men have left the Central en-
ploy since the strike has been declared.
The General Executive Board of the
Knights of Labor reported tonight that
everything was very encouraging, ana tnat
they were in constant communication with
the strikers all along the line.
PowpERLY's MANIFESTO.
The following manifesto was given TO the
press by Powderly tonight:
To the People, For some time the man
agement Of the New York Central and hud-
son-kiver railroad have been dlscharglng
employees who have been active IN labor
affairs. IL happens that all OF those who
have been dismissed are members OF the
order Of Knights OF Labor and
have at one time or another been
officers of the order or have served
on committees which waited on OH
Gals with view 10 presenting
grievances. These discharges became 50
frequent and were 50 clearly the evidence
OF settled purpose on the part oil the
company 10 disrupt and destroy the Or
sanitation Of the Knights OF LABOR upon
Board of District Assembly NO 2i6,
IA which the Knights of Labor upon
the system are enrolled, found 1t
necessary 10 call a special meeting ~ New
York TO consider the situation. After re-
viewing the general Executive Boards eff
iorts Tor arbitration he continues; Inc
public may have formed an erroneous I'M
preston OF the position OF the knights IN
TINS controversy. We do not pretend 10
cictate 10 the company that II SHAH not
Iischarge employees, but IN all harness
tle discharged man should be told why
ns Is dismissed. During the session OF the
State Legislature the Knights OF Labor OF
mew York were active in the passage OF the