The sun., 1890-08-23

atenuAhoe anil send Tor persons and papers In IKE
courts Of record or judge thereof.
Mr.. Webb was asked to make some reply to
yesterday. Late last night he consented to do
this. and dictated this statement:
No man has been discharged by this pany
he was knight OF Labor" a member OF any other
labor organization. The company has discharged mon,
irrespective of their membership In the order OF the
Knights of Labor for drunkonesR incapacity breach
of duty insubordinAon and for lack OF sufficient work
to employ them. and 1t Will continue to do whenever
proper occasion ArseA
Tho people of this state granted to this company s
franchise and made It obligatory upon to render GER
tain services to the public and provided that all
dueS including the employment and discharge of all
classes OF agens should be performed by certain OIL
oerS and s officers do not propose to surrender Aban
don. or transfer the discharge of these dutieS any
part OF them, to except their duly appointed
successors
1t would be moral and probably n criminal
neglect Of duty for me to omit to discharge a switch
tower for drunk Iwhen uponIs sobrety and
fidelity to duty depends the safety Of the life and limb
Of some Of the millions OF passengers annu
ally by this company.
We could temporarily supply the place OF man who
nbsented himself from work for days without leave
and without but what business private or pub
lie, can be carried under such conditonsi What
private or public business be carried subject
the dioaon from tho workmen that shall per
formed only this or that amount Of workt What EN-.
based upon the belief that the offender will be Bup.
ported therein by asocret organization which he
longs and by the agency OF which the employers bus
ness can be damaged or stoppedt
Tho foregoing gives, without setting forth tho
or place of employment the causes which called for
the discharge Of tho nifty sixty referred Mr.
Powdorys appeal For these discharges and to avoid
threatened strike 1have been asked by Mr. Powdorly
and his associates to consent to the absurd
ty Of satisfying by some kind Of arbitration nves
t1attna AL ,l. AeI.
thofltieS of the company. that these existed
demand which. as long occupy the position with
which an intruSted feel 1t to be my duty firmly
decline II. WALTER wLnR Third vice.PreSident
In view Of the mNSny ne statements 2 made by the
knights that Mr. Webb was desifous Of break
Ing up their organization and that he was q
nnp,, msnt his statement By saying Just Whit lis
Labor as an organization.
Il have absolutely no feeling against the CT.
need only say that within . month or two two
to TAKE them ,Ear0 to p Ss1d
made an address, Superintendent VOORHEES,
applied to me for the tIain,and Immediately
strike occurred gave several delegates from
local assem- blies passes 10 go to Utica to at
fectly willing that the employees OF this com
pany should belonRto any secret organization,
or TO as many OF them as they please. 80 long
as they do their work properly. / assured MIR.
Powderly OF all these facts, rs we'll rs the di-
rectors and tho gentlemen interested In the se-
stockholders have large interests ct stake. and
they know OF no better way TO maintain these
OF the employees"
In reply to n question as to whether he dis
charged any men because Of any aid given by
them to secure the passage Of the Weekly Pay
his letter, Mr.: WebL replied:
far us know. the mind OF any other official OF
the company.", Nr. ebb SAID he was certain
that there would he no tie-up on the New York
Central road. and he asserted positively that
the road Is in us good cond tion as 1t was two
whether the road was prepared for any grave
situation. such. for. instance. as an attempt on
the part Of the kniEhts a 10 cripple any portion
replied that it would be inexcusa6le on the part
ofthe company TO be unprepared after he warn
Mr.. Powderlys letter that MIR. Webb never did
any bard work, and that the wealth he has
anything about the T6rd Vice. TG to be
utterly false. MIR. Webb never received any
M6eG he heed sho s smS With s9 hin
brother. DR.. Seward Webb. he went first into
the WaRner rarlor car business. and by con
AS Third Vice-President Iof the Central road
he has complete control OF the operative de-
the road open rests with him, lie work Ks early
and late. and since the trouble, brought upon
than half the ct time in his ofiice in The the Grand
Central Station.
General Superintendent Voorhees, said that
there are no vacancies on the road now In any
department. and that there are number OF
names OF men on the list who are waiting to be
would have very hard time Of It in getting
men who are earning good wages to leave
1t is my opinion he said, " that the fire.
men and swtchmen are we'll satisfied with the
condinon OF thing; So far as the nreme9 are
them that they are opposed to a strike"
1t was quiet day at the headquarters. OF the
Executive Board spent the entire day In their
room writing letters and answering kilograms
st til very very angry OVER Mr. re
marks on Thursday. 10 the effect that the Fed
sT Ion baq not to on tie RnEhs
Towderly was % do all the, odlclal talking ier
Wright said he felt confident that Mr..
swseney's, opinions would have but little
people did not nay much attention to him He
said that the action Of the switchmen at Buff
talo showed that Sweeney had very little con-
The strikers have changed their daily meeting
place from Mendel's Assembly Rooms to White
Oak Hail.on Tenth avenue. between Sixty-hfth
and Sxty-SiIth streets There was no formal
meeting yesterday. but tho mon gathered in
telling stories. These bulletins were posted in
a conspicuous position on the door OF the
meeting room:
the Big Four road saying that tho have endorsed
S9 seton s S1G & f. Ssa s. ;R OF OF % a:
road at Bellevue Ohio, arc ready 10 strike. 4 Ug
wreck Of passenger train was ported the Hudson
River diylsion a. schodAck wreck occurred at Mott
all @ ground saa SoRsd nae a Let
O'Clock until +. NJ. This matter has been kept from
tho press
Reports from all along tho line tend to show in.
creased confidence tU our ultimate success Tho fact
Of no departure OF Ar Depew from Europe tends
10 show hts anxiety as 10 how this light will end Ho
that tho Third Vice Pr osident bit OFF more
than ho chew Promises OF financial aid coming
In from all points to tho amount OF $4,000 per week
The merchants of Albany have already presented D. A.
2,G with SiOL Reports from tho stock Exchange show
that New YorG Central stock has fallen IN points
since Wedne day morning and is Stil the decline
Two hundred AMI forty 'soSen new mon that
poyei by rl,o company at Albany and West Albany
have deserted the COmpHny. only hfteen now
employed at ose poll t. No work was being done on
tho piers at siAtyhf Q rect during the day.