New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-24
COUNCIL AT TERRE HAUIE.
tCou,iuucd from first PnaeJ


that Chief Arthur Of this order, would decide thai inc
encipeers on The road would be compelled 70 dechnc
IN work with non.union men. The engineers nave "o''
however received such instructions, aud t'es nav
several debts to pay to the knights. MI. Fo"uc''!
wanted the engineers to promise that tieF WON" 40.
work with non-union men, and he hoped thaV Nhe'
Arthur would agree to TINS -. A.,
All OF the reports which we're receiver az 'r'
Grand Central station from points aohs '"' '
road were Of the most encouraging nanIe'
The third vice-prcsdent was so easy III "
regarding any action that might be taken W W.
supreme Council that he left his once III tue o"'
Central Station early in the day, ana diu ho' ~
turn until late IN the evening. Then he dd hot to
main more than a minute or so. lie sad tl'' nv
,Yas going 10 his home tonight Ia enjoy one soou
nights sleep anyway. lie had received no "o.u
from Terre IIautc other than the brief teleghs III
the evening papers. -
During the dav superintendent VOORHEES, sent Out
the following notice along the line OF the ralro'a u
the Offices of the shipping agents In this Guy
We have notified all connecting lines that on
and after Monday morning next we will receive ana
deliver all freight that We may be relulr'o ="
handc.p , ,,, n, ,bo
Knights Of Labor in the 1t. Cloud Hotel y'spTuas
r. V Powdery. general master workman, and Johh W.
HAYES general secretary. cheerful all day SEND
ing ont dispatches and orders By telegraph to all parts
Of the state in preparation for the expected cAteo"
Of the strike TO- morrow night. Telegians were ai'o
received from all district assemblies OF raroad hc"
on the Central. a telegram was also received Ho''
Mr. Sargent in Terre lIautc. saving that a'arS "''
making satisfactory progress
A. w. Wright. speaking for the master worN""" "'"
the General Executive Board said The mis-
takes Of the men have been more than co"hterD'l4.oN
by the mistakes OF the company t""N 49,
Webbs statement to-day saturday gool ti"t ' ''
mon. Why was Mr. Wcbb's charge Of drunkenness
N
ynirhts Of Labor were lived up to the order wo""
mot last six months There have been several changes
made In past years and 1t will be further chSnEe"'
This strike will probably result In clause oc"f
introduced In the constitution that hereafter II"
District Assembly shall be empowered TO order slr"e
NJ its own accord. This is not likely 10 come up
in tho General Assembly. but Will be suOmit'eu "
the action Of the various District Assemblies
I'VE could call ont the on the Boston ana
Albany Railway tomorrow. but We are not Thoroughly
organized on this road
The following statement was issued by Mr. Po~dery
last night in answer to that OF Mr.. "epo piin"u "
fun in The Tribune yesterday
sec that YOU have last vennred TO break the long
silence that scaled your lips In relation to the causes
which led TO the discharge OF the ny or sixty employees
! OF the Ncw.York Central Halnai Your al'2N ~
lanaton Is even ci,dltablc TO you man h' se'
IL ma, broken and doc, not in any way cNcuS" we 'Vu
vou have taken Your statement Is eI"n'"tP worthy
90 man who can see 10 investigation IN cases
Of drunkenness. ncapacity breach " dut' anu i"'''
| nation. Let quote your exact worIs
.rhe conrauy has discharged i'r sccttEe OF tl'
,,cubotsfp In the order Of the Knight OF Labor Tor
a-unkenness ipcapacv breach OF duty lnsubofdhauoh
and for lack sufficient work to employ ueh anu wiz
| continue TO do whenever proper occasion arises
Tho Knights Labor have never questioned your rFns
% toll, such action a. il outlined IA that statement our
order l. a. much interested In The maintenance Z" d'cpe
as YOU can possibly be- You are ihordha'N '''''' ~
the choice Of words. for you say 1.-THE company nus us
charged men Irrespective Il their membership ''c' cc.
You do not say company discharged any on' OF INC
nv or sixty whose cases Ia dispute You NAV nav {
referred 70 them you may have had fe''i'n'e 70 %
discharge OF employees who were fofc'l on' " l"'
| Of the company ten years ago. anu ""' ' NV
| the knights Of Labor. .
Granting that men "'rr dischsfS'H 'o' w
reasons vow assign and that Tom Jones was u>'hatEu 'o
drunkennc.s HiI jenkins foi ncaIacIv. F"'fcA Mp'V'
f,r characterization aud Harry smith of la'" Z"
k, n lc. MIN employed why do you snlrch The 'a''
aetc, OF Mr. smith by charging him Win al o' N'' o
oncncc.7 why b" just enough " name IN W." WV
~ hs,yod for these caLscs aud not east unjust su-'
,,o, ON al OF them smith was diS'hafSra ioi
want OF sufficient keep him cmpoYed ana Vet II
,a..ed with those VIII" diuLhen d'tnrbeiS "e ap
~ 20 another concern employment and Is faced by
vour ba statement which includes ha amongst io''S ''
oone,an,s Your attitude before that statement was m'''
wa. pcrliar 70 The last II II nov appears - tha o'
one driven to last extremity ia o'gci 10 He'u !''
AFT Won charge all alike with the offences Of the worS'
.mcoq them 80 Just tribunal viii s'ntan You IA your po'
| siton.
| An Of these men have the hight 10 know whether n'y
were DISCHARGED foi You canno, assert win any
gree Of accuracy that oHe Of es' NJ n vas csss'u
for the cause you sct forth. You must drpnd on the
statements made you BY subordinate your super
,ntndents and focmen do the favor to sho"
YOU what manner o. have to ie on for your sup
ny OF truth John Briggs Is foreman In tio employ Of
yout company He the hiring and dsehsfEr Of WORK
| men Upon his word you decide the late OF ph- poor
fellow who appeals vow aganet the decision Of the sau
John Brigg-. Appended TO this COZ nuiicatoh you VIII
md sndaVts from number Ot the e"piol'' VI 'H' w
York Central which may unbs~od p'opr - uin"
TIM, drunkenness Is eNcussLc II tie drInka1 Viii onJ
sbnre hi. wh.key alih tie who Inspire your s"'e
mc,s You VIII furthermore learn int IN order To feta"
.nployncnt In the best corporation ia America 70 ue
men the poor have ~ pay hc boss several
do,-, raoh nont, ia order win favor from the mar on
whose statements you lean when asserting that you have o
right TO discharge man ioF any one o. doth ca"sr'
without tens him which one apllio- to him have YET
10 cam any why your simple "ofi Dasea o. AZ
any should rtand STONED that IL should have any
| NOR, weight that q an honest worAnsmSn.
For from nye 70 twenty years the discharged men were
n the employ Of the company you represent but IL was
/ only when they Joined the Knights Of Labor that you
di.cover,d they were drunkafds ncompetcnts or natn
| tive 70 duty.
| you continue 70 assert that there nothing TO arb
rt Can YOU be 50 blinded by your associations and sur
roundngs US reaz. that the travelling public ought
| ,o know which of IL the dfunkaH which The
incompetent and on, that they may not trust he'
lives in the hands such characters, either In your ser
vice should see III again TO employ theh OF IN ~'
| employ Of any Other concern
We're you student VI economic questions you wOuiu
know what the sweating system means would kne"
that 10 csSsee among the worst features Of the com
u.ttye system Under your nose b"ntath your own
eve and carried by the very upon who's" bare Wofd
YOU dismissed old employees exists form VI the sweating
sy.te which lnds parallel only in that practiscd Oh
the sewing girls Of London You cannot br blind ~ ms
thing II you 1t il because you VIII not arbltia''
because you Will not lny,stgae because you stick your
head into sand (Which your prOmtefs have piled W
before youJ while leaving the Of your anatomy ~
rsed 70 the gaze Of the public and the consequent con
deu,natlon which must come when calm resuic'
ber.sway ond deliberately review tho situatpI
apart from self.inteIest