Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-03
THE CENTRAL STRIKE.
The New York State Board of Arbitration
Begins its Investigation.

Begins its Investigation.
NEW YORK, Sept 3.-Messrs. Purcell,
Robertson and Donovan. cf the state
board Of arbitration, Tuesday began
their investigation Of the causes of the
stake on the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad. H. Walter
Webb, third vice president of the com
plry, ap2eme ed with Frank Loomis,
counsel for the road, and Hamilton Har-
ris, OF Albany, to advise him.
Gen Roger A. Prior was present as
counsel for the Knights of Labor. ]. j.
Holland and A. w. Wright. of the gen
4ral executive board of the knights.
wcIe also present
Vice President Webb was called and
enid: - he company has no controversy
nor has it Lad with any of its employees.
Dn Aug. number of our employees
voluntarily left our service. Since then
their places have beal filled and the road
is operated successfully. The cause IL
legged for these men leaving was because
titly-eight mHl OF the %, 900 ON the road
had been discharged because they We're
knights of Labor. These men were dis
charged by my order for good and sl,iti-
cient cause. The company hal right
to discharge any of these men without
giving reasons fgr SO doing. On the 9Th
Of August Mr.. j, j. Holland called up
on me as Il representative of the Knights
OF Labor to talk the matter. | refused
and have done 50 each time "a PROPOSE
tion has been made to be SINCE
The Gross Ex Exlmination.
On being eros cd examined by Gen.
Pryor. Mr., Webb said the men had been
discharged foi lack Of employment and
unsatisfactory service. His knowledge
WAS oLttined from the secret service
bureau Of the road Witness could not
produce the :eports made by his secret
service as they were not now in exist
elce.
A question by Gen. Pryor as t.
whether the road had ever discusse the
policy of employing knigh Of Labor
was not allowed by the beard
Mr.. Webb stated when he first az
ranged for the employment of Pinkerton
men. Mr.. Harris objected but the
beard held that the employment Of
ageGcia 4 protect it, property was q
matter cf public Interest and not a
private matter, us he'd by the counsel.
fherCupol Mr.. Harris directed Mr.
Webb not to answer. On being asked
il he ever requested aid and protection
from the police before he employed
PinKerton men, Mr.. Webb sail that he
had not.
This ended the testimony for the Cen
tral.
The knights SIDE.
William a. Valentine, master work
man of Assembly No 1860 and one Of
the discharged employees, was the hrst
witness for the knights The witness
received Il written communication from
the assistant superintendent which
stated that his services would not be re-
quired after Aug 4, Then in ralnb-
ling way the witness told how he had
been cautioned net to appear too prOmi-
nently rs Il Knight Of Labor, rs it
would interfere with his promotion.
Dennis Mccarthy, train baggagemaa,
81. On Aug. /, he asked Mr. Toucey if
his discharge was final Thea Mr..
Toucey accused him Of being one of the
"kiclsers' and Knight of Labor.
The witness appealed to Mr.. Toucey
to remember his twenty years of faith
ful service, and the latter revoked the
discharge, but when witnessed reported
tor dnty afterwards he was ordered to
give up his badge and keys by snbor-
dinats Of :ir. Touccy's, and was then
discharged,
L. ]. Lee. master workman Of Dis
tlict No. 2A6, testifies that District No 246
ordered the strike because the company
had violated an agreement with the
men III which it was agreed to give the
reasons for all discharges. Witness had
always performed his duty faithfully
and at the time of his discharge was an
extra. hand and WAS on leave until he
was ready to report for work
On August MIR Toucey told the wit
ness that he was an agi.rtor aud would
not be taken back, hut that he would
not re blaclllisted, and if he could get
situation on the New Haven road he
Crtucey) would give him arecommenda-
ton