New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-03

ANAlVV 4~4SA&
siare and win s Just Is,a ce ,.s,s
cs@s' o the %:' rod ~ s @sH
poss work hereafter under secret orders rae sne
dlvuge nothing to the outside world Is TO the movc
Put %reans,ers u to wGEs on hs
s Service n Of IL, Sea on S' DO
e 1f ht s's ssn ' &c Relied 'Hs
Ilavo them give as reason. II asked; tnat tney are
offered better wages and Inducements e"o"hcrc'
rOwDERLY TO LEE.
fear very much that history Is about to repeat ~
self and that the disaster Of the Reading Railroad = to
e p sna the 1 two River Rsod
along The s ss e. r. % the E AND
S3s' eS .s ' ):
have the men strike and they arc GETTING ting
ready fan into he trap Some ss Of { throT sn t hsHe
Selves ont * work and lose their situations for want
the s sSS,sns as.' e: is best
thai there arc not m ssn %sn
@0 two xthoS must must e, a
cnaancey ~ Dpew knows human nan, nat mstu aay hf
every railway In this country will stand behind tie
a ana fs %a SUPPLY sor IS and u always
p pssnce COG e pn nS x sn'
in order 70 cad them to hasty acton n 40 Su t0i
a Think for one moment Sss ,s sna WON ySa w
aa ssmy to .o win ,S Sa ssa Witt takes sd
vantage Of the proper time and discharges men. I'M,
or does 0hGr tnf 70 viii nGe be
against them. and then when the men fa INTO Te
trap they call Ind out IT, the m ~ Or e eSe mc1 pub
opinion in their favor.
York Eot Central 1 to sna on Striking they
ana you know IT Us wei, o 49, will Inv sv 'f iSat gu,
sri s,s on system Of railways succeed In these
days. c, ,oo.n.r. ,rov TIM, -
organization can be kept up among the mon until the
worlds Fair. they will not be able 70 refuse the men
SeS Sss yoH ave snecceded in
and with defeat now they know the chances fcr a
ing re e year ,soS viii i be rcsdes 1893 the
viii viii not hold out to remain organized quietly Will.
doing his part to organize other parts SO that they WI"
" It is but rSht that you should be officially notified
of the condition of the order SO that you VIII aSU no
to assessments to support strike no matter how Just
sas sh sa ssSH III a Sa
hard lot has rendered II impossible TOT them !" lay
up enough to maintain themselves In strike.
Mr. pOwDnRLYS TESTIMONY.
T. v. Powderly, Of Scranton. Penn. was looked
at with great interest by all present when he
took the witness stand, but his testimony was MS
tame as it was brief lie told Of his interview
with Mr. Webb and Mr. Touoey. and his failure
to obtain their consent arbitration or investiga-
ton of the cases of the discharged nlcn-whicl in
was to have been ,nc occqs Of he
railroad Mr.. l0wderly made this declaration
1--WE are opposed to strikes, but when the eA-
istenoe of the organization and the right OF man
should I've met, and met properly ! contend.
our organization contends, that you have no more
right to question mans belonging 70 the knights
of Labor than to % church or party - .
General Pryor said, interrOgativcly: III 10
turned out that the men had been discharged
by the for nc e0n no ,sr Af
W ffnt%ln'y say 9ae I nS%aef snnis arhv
Charles Malloy and Thomas Conlin, oil DISCHARGED
knights Of Labor and could think Of no reason for
their discharge except that they belonged Z" 'hat
order. ,v;u,..
Ontario members of the General Executive Board
Of the knights. testified rs TO their intellectual
crorts to prevent the strike or 10 have IT settled
Edward Por,lcy, Of Albany. n member of the
EXrcn,lve D0arn OF Dl,lIl' .assr; ,,:-s '' ~
that the strike was ordered because inenncrs "i
his organization were discharged by the company
without no cause being assigned, AMI we thonght
it was because they were Knights of Labor
Int that they lived in the eighl,orlood Of Albany.
~ p".iI Ia .Lat H. llon rI intended Ia sit nj
III. IoFi ~ .''H q. onsn. az mni..s either
AioatS ou' that IL pIoPo"E up Iii -. nj,
side In the controversy snouiu can tWI 10
Witnesses to subpoena Mr.. IOuccy. Mr.. voorhees,,
Mr. Hisspll Mr. buchanan, Mr. Stephens and Mr..
LYONS Of the Ncw-York Central Railroad.
'Wr Ioomis nromised 10 have such OF those
called to-day. when the Board will meet at !"