New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-23

end that the threatened strike may be avcred and
abrupt interruption Of travel and transportation Of trains
interrupted
Mr. Powderly's reply was as follows:
take pleasure In acknowledging the receipt OF your
letter Ia which the General Executive Board Of the
Knights Of Labor invited TO Joint conference with
the officials OF the New-York Central Railroad Our
board are willing comply with your request and hold
themselves in readiness to respond ut moments notice
We hold ourselves In readiness TO do any honorable
thing terminate the strike or avert another one and
sincerely hope that either arbitration or such othef
methods may be agreed upon will have the desired
effect
Recognizing in you an oncer OF the State and assuring
you that we have from the beginning been willing and
submit the matter 10 your board FOR adjustment
/ am. ETC. 49,
The third vlce-president gave out last nlght lhs
statement:
No man has been discharged from this company because
I've a ''Knght OF Labor" or memter OF any other
labor organization The company has discharged men,
rrespectye OF their membership IN the order oil the
Knights OF Labor for ncapacity breach Of
duty INSTRUMENTATION and for lack OF sufficient work 70
employ them and it will continue to DO so whenever
proper occasion arises
The people Of this State granted TO this company Its
franchise and made obligatory upon 1t to render certain
services to the public and provided that all It's duties
including the employment and discharge OF all classes OF
agents should be performed ty certain officers; ana us
officers do propose to surrender abandon or transfer
the discharge OF thcs, duties, or any part oil th U"
any one except their duly appointed successors.
1t would be moral, and probably CRIMINAL he9iec'
o. duty for omit TO discharge swtehower man iof
drunkenness when upon his sol riety ana hd 10 auy
do,ods tho safety Of life and limb OF some OF the
o,s ~ messengers transported annually by this COM
lsny. 49,,
We could temporarily supply the place OF man WHO
absented himself from work for two dhyS "i'ho" 'a
md without excuse but what business, private OF pup
lie can be carried under such conditohsi "ha'
private or public business be carried on subject to
the dietattn from the workmen that there sha DC per-
formed only this or that amount OF WORK VIVA. '
nIovcr can tolerate nsoence and insubordinatoA peu
upon the belief that offender will be supporter u'reh
by secret organization which he belongs and by e
OF which the employers business can be damaged
or stopped
The foregoing gives without setting forth the name or
Mace OF employ ment the causes which called Tor the us
charge Of the ATTY sixty men referred to In
ouueal For these discharges and 10 avoid threatened
strike l have been asked by Mr. Powderly ana MS as
socatcs to consent to the monsrous absurdt Of sa'
Ing by some Of arbitration or investigation persons
other than the duly constituted authorities OF the company
that these causes existed demand which, as long "a
occupy che position with which sn intrustcd feel IL
to be my duty firmly TO decline.
II. WALTER WEBB third Nceprcsideut
The strikers we're in high spirits yesterday over
the prospect of cooperation between the Fcdera'ou
of Railway Employees and the Knights Of Labor, ana
the greatest confidence expressed by all cohceheu
among the strikers in the ability Of Mr. Powdery 70
force the Central Company at least to Investigate the
causes for which the men were first discharges.
Mr. powdcrly rested quietly all day in the ST. Cloud
Hotel and received calls from district leaders lie
refused TO give out anything for publication yc'tr
day other than his letter 10 the Commissioner oil
Arbitration. ~
Local Assembly No 1O.jG9 held q meeting In Wmtc
Oak Hail. sixty-nfthst. and Ninth-ave YESTERDAY ~
which mnch enthusiasm shown. Two bulletins
were posted up outside the meeting room aud were 10
the effect that had been received from ne uloa
employees of the ST. Louis division OF the "Blg Iour
Road that they had Endorsed the strike, ana WERE
ready 10 walk out at a moments notlcr news WI
also declared 10 have been received that the cnpoIc' Oh
the NicLel Plate Road. at Bellevue. ONO had d
ecred their readiness 10 walk ont whenever necessary
Another bnIctin said that o4I new men cul-
Moved AT Albany and West Albany had deserted VI"
fpompanv and only fifteen men were now employed ai
thcse points and that promises of hnancial aln nau
come from all points, TO the amount OF $1,000 per
,yenS The merchants Of Albany had already pre-
scnted 10 District Assembly No. 2i6 %i.OW
cowans ian Twenty -sixth-st and Eighth ave.
The members Of Local Assembly No. 3if met III iul'
force and listened several speeches ana many TO
norris MANY Incredible bulletins were posted a.,
Meanwhile the officers and rank ana me OF VIC
Knights OF Labor viii do nothing until after tc meet
ing of the Executive Board of District Assembly, No.
o46 Master Workman Powdcrly and The uchcral EAc'"'
tive Board, in Albany next Monday