New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-22
KNIGHTS SHOUTING WAR.
1T LSA FIGHT TO THE DEATH.
so SAYS MIR. POWDERLY IN A LONG STATE:
MENT.
HE CALLS FOR SUPPORT FROM EVERY ONE BUT
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SEEN sHY-CEN'
TRIAL OFFICIALS FIRM AS EVER.

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SEEN sHY-CEN
TRIAL OFFICIALS FIRM AS EVER.
When the yesterday it found the
executive officers of the Knights of Labor and
the Federation of Railway Employees up and busy
preparing for the fight which they declare is soon
to begin between organized labor on the one hand
and combined capital on the other. Before
a. m meeting was held in room No. 20 in the
St. Cloud Hotel by T. V. Powderly, General Master
Workman; A. w. Wright, J. J. Holland and John
Devlln, of the General Executive Board Of the
/ Knights of Labor, and John w. Hayes, the secre-
tary, and T. =. Sargent. s. E. Wilkenson, George
! w. Howard and Frank Sweeney, all Of the Fedora
ton of Railway Employees. The meeting was
short one, and Messrs. Sargent, Howard and
WilSenson started for Terre Haute, Ind
Before they left however, they assured Mr..
| Powdery and his colleagues Of their sympathy
| and hearty goodwill
Mr.. Sargent, who is at the head Of the Fedora
tion Of Railway Employees and chief Of the Brother
hood of Fremen, speaking before he started on
the probability of there being n general strike
of iremen said that everything would depend
upon the action which tie Supreme Council OF
| the order might taNe at It's meeting tomorrow In
| Terre Iiaute L shall simply lay the case OF
| the Knight of Labor and the company before
| the council and that body will take what action
! 1t considers best under the circumstances The
! Executive Board of the Knights Of Labor has done
everything possible to bring about peaceable
! settlement of the trouble, but Mr.. Webb has been
| headStrong and it was impossible TO get him to
make any concessions"
Mr. Sargent also said that if the firemen went
( on strike it would only be after they had decided
TO do so through their officers in the Supreme
Council.
SAYING THEY WILL NOT GO OUT
Several engineers and iremen were seen yester.
day in the roundhouse in the Forty-fourthst. yard
by Tribune reporter. and one and all assented
, emphatically that there intention on their
part of going on strike ont of sympathy with the
Knights of Labor. One of the engineers said:
We are going to pay back the Knights of Labor
/ In their own coin. They went back US when
we &ere in trouble and intend to get
square"
I'm other words, the engineers are not only not in
sympathy with the strikers, but are anxious to see
! them beaten, as it means a Brotherhood engineer
in the place of every striking engineer belonging
to the Knights Of Labor Several Of both the en-
gineers and remen said, relative to the assertions
that there was an agreement between the Broth
erhoods Of Engineers and Fireman by which the
engineers are pledged not TO work with green fire.
men, that there no such agreement and that
the engineers are at liberty 10 WORN "lu "ioin-
soevcr they pleased.
But" said one of the hremen, do not think
many fremen would strike OIL this road, even u
ordered to do So The Central Railroad Com.
many has never done anything 10 antagOnize the
members OF the knights of Labor working on tho
Central road on tie contrary, the Knights have
always been accommodated by the company, ana
when they held their big meeting in Albany only
two months ago four special TRAINS were paceo
M their disposal TO carry delegates and members
TO and from the meeting"
Another fireman who is q member OF Metro
noitan Lodge No 3G3 of the Brotherhood OF
locomotive Tiremen, said During my last few
trims between here and Albany | have seen and
talked with nearly every fireman on the road De-
tween this city and Buffalo, and with only lew
exceptions all Of them saio oheS n"1
NO thought of going strike but on
the contrary. they were perfectly s"''e ~
vould stick to their engines.
"You see, he continued, before any hremen
can he ordered Oh strike tie particular grievance
for which the strike is to he ordered must ilfs1
Lo submitted TO the local grievance committee ioI
adjustment. il possible, then 10 the sectioh or
road committee: if the grievance Is not se'"cu
then. il must be submitted TO the executive oi-
accrs of the Brotherhood and the Executive Oohi.
nittcc. and as a last resort, the Supreme Couhcn
takcs hold of the case, and then, AFTER all ae
,,n,s ot q peaceabe settlement fail, strike Is
ordered but not until then. If there is any strike
in this case It will he purely sympa'he'io one'
LONG EXPLANATION.
And vet. despite this tone. whch can soai,vo
be called encouraging 10 tne hhiS"ts' '"'
Powderly expects to win. and yesterday he s''
ont the following long statement rearoi"s VIC
strike. its causes and what ne calls Its lneVnape
end yo,,.xo., Contra,
'o ,,y.. wt,er Railroad have been dschargng ens
- ro have been active in labor Affairs IL happens
i,at All Of those who have been dsn'ssou "r' i"s
OF the order knights of Labor "nd nave a. Que 's
ar another been officers OF the oFder' OIL nav $50 W -
,,,,,... which waited oa the officials WITH VIC" W
u,o..ntug gr!c,anccs These discharges became % re
aunt and we're 50 clearly evidence o, set'.d ppO'o
ON the part Of the comp'ny TO disrupt '"" u'9C' -,
,canyatlon OF the knights of Labor upon u'e Nei"s1
-, ,h., tho Executive Board Of District A>seh'oV
No e.G In which the Knights OF Labor upon 'n' 'sse-
, ,rtolled found necessary 70 coil specai inee'"s
a. ,..vyork Ia consider the situation. In the meAhths
the General Executive Board having poen app
o condto of Affairs Of It's members Mf. D. q
uoll,nd 10 New.York. With distinctions 70 use al p'
n, r,t n trna about an amicable adjustment of ene
difficulty. , ,... . o...
,rc with the represent Of the District Assembly.
! in the course Of which he obtained fuh N'oM'eso
tho trouble from the standpoint OF the men, "ai'eu "pA
MIR H. Walter Webb. third vice-prrsdct old ac'"x m.h.
~ Of the company On being ushered into the presence "
Mr. Webb Mr.. nollind stated that NJ haa caiieu "i'A
him 70 endeavor ADJUST the unpIes'ahmeSs eAisUs "
- rho comuany ana knights o! Labor employees
Mr. Webb denied that there was any trouble eh's'"s
ho,ucen the company and its employees MI ho'a"u
, t,ll him that he a member OF the ''enerai hA'ou
Ro,rd Of the Knights OF Labor had come AZ 'ne req
:, a ,nsn ,nde through organization IN "Dch e'ey
hoo,rcd District Assembly 2iO. Mr. WOOD o"squ.y
3 d,,lar.d that he would not discuss the hA.0, s
with any not an enP"9e -. 30
y, o ,he settlement OF their grievances inpossoiS'
and heinz convinced that it only qu'suon =, ~As
aud the convenience of the company when me. o'
and ALL be discharged, unless they for'e' "'.'. ,.,
aod abandoned their privileges a. citizens OF iee
,he,r right TO Join fellows IN an orsani
1oon calculated 10 protect their Just rans
,rSnchna upon those Others the psrs' ~
BOARD had no alternative but to orcer s"-A''