The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-21
TO THE BITTER END
Is Where the New York Central
Strike is Going.
LABoR's RIGHT To ORGANIZE
Must be indicated, Says Powderly-All the
Employees, Except the Engineers, will
Go Out-Webb Surprised.

Employees. Except Tile Engineers Will
Go Out-Webb Surprised.
New York, Aug. 2O.-Powderly and
Devlin, of the executive board Of the
knights of Labor, called on Webb this
evening. Toucey was with Webb, and the
four gentlemen had an interview which
lasted twenty minutes. The offer OF
Powderly to submit the matter to arbitra
ton, Webb refused on grounds already
presented. In other words, he said, "the
company was not jumping on the Knights
of Labor" they did not discharge the men
because they were knights of Labor, but
for good reasons. Neither Depew nor
Vanderbilt is opposed to the knights OF
Labor as an organization.
Powderly once more urged that the matter
be arbitrated, but Webb remained firm.
Devlin asked Webb if he would consent to
an investigation of the causes surrounding
the discharge of fifteen men. Webb reiter-
ated there was nothing to Investigate; that
the company was managing the road, and
he did not see why their actions should be
questioned. Devlin uthen asked him if he
did not owe the public and the employees
| OF the road any duty regarding its manage
tNS~
interested. Webb did not re-
ply. Devlin then said there was
no use in further discussing the
matter, as the railroad company had de-
clared themselves in favor of an indepen-
dent course. Toucey then said Master
| Workman Lee was primarily responsible
for the strike. Devlin asked Toucey if he
would waive the question of Lees action
| and consider the discharges OF other men.
Toucey and Webb retired and that ended
| the conference.
| Powderly and Devlin then withdrew with
out making any threats or intimating what
they intended to do. Webb gives this YER
sion of the interview and said the whole
conference was carried on in the most
pleasant manner. At this hour g As pm. }
| the situation at the depot is unchanged.
Powderly stated that the strike ceased to
be one of the local assembly and has be-
come one of the whole organization, and it
will use every means in its power to con-
tinue the fight. He intimated that the
| Federation of Railroad Employees will sup
port the movement. The situation is seri-
Gus. Grand Master Sargent, president OF
the council and chief of the Firemen's or
ganization, has ordered a meeting of the
supreme council, Saturday, at Terre Haute,
for consideration of the question of the
New York Central strike. Whether this
move means the council must go through
certain formalities before general strike
can be declared, or whether no strike will
be declared at all, remains to be seen.
At the Terre Haute meeting Sargent said
he would lay the whole case before the
teouncil. He fully endorsed the position OF
the executive board
"The executive board,n said Powderly
4 tonight. says to the knights of Labor an6
the public that the position finally assumed
by the company makes it necessary fol
them to vindicate the right of labor to or
ganize by prosecuting the strike to the bit
ter end.'
When the ominous condition of affair:
became plain late tonight that strike o.
all the employees on the New York Cen
trail would without doubt be ordered either
tonight or in the morning, reporter wen
to the Grand Central depot to interview
railroad officials, Webb and voorhees,, wht
for the present sleep there. Both had re
| tired to their improvised cots and were
cladin their night clothing. After rubbing
their eyes to get the sleep out of them they
received the reporter cordially. Webb
said he considered that the strike was de
clared in the belief that the Central man
agement were opposed to the Knights o
Labor. He wished to relterate his state
ment that this was not the truth. Whel
J told that strike over the whole roat
would be declared to night or tomorrow
| Webb said that in spite of all the road
would run all trains in the morning a
usual Neither he nor Voorhees, appeare,
much depressed He wished the public t.
! know that he had no official notice iron
Powderly of a strike, and said all this tim
the company had not been lying idle
When told strike meant all the employee
but the engineers, he appeared somewha
startled. Neither he nor voorhees, mad
any comment thereof.
Powderly was asked tonight what would
!, be the next move. He said it had not beef
determined, but he would to-morrow issu
: an appeal to the mechanics and other EN-
) ployees of the New York Central & Hud
, son River system and connecting lines. TIL
document will be based upon the refusal o
! the company to arbitate the difficulties an
, will call upon them to stop work at ono
after that.
The st, Cloud hotel seemed barren of in
cident. a few reporters lounged aroun
waiting vainly for the labor leaders, re
: turn. The usual attendance of subordinat
Knights of Labor ceased. The few ths
! on secret errands. Sargent, Sweeney
l Wilkinson and Howard will leave at a
, early hour in the morning for Terre Haul
to attend the meeting of the supreme cour
Gil.
EVERY step we have taken,' said Webb
'shas been approved by Vanderbilt, Depe7
" and others high in the councils of the com
] pany"
e Webb says he could not see why Of all tn
4 others, the tiremen should strike. The
were, he added, better paid on the Centr;
than any other line. Speaking of the col
: Meeting lines, he remarked he was in col
|. slant communication with their chief off
e GERS and that the Bee line, Lake Shore an
u Linked railroad was prepared for the stril
y if it come
!, Hayes, Of the executive board, said t
s night that no more news would be give
). out to night. Whatever the executiN
u board decided upon would be known on
s in results until tomorrow. The board wi
y continue in session all night OF unit
1t after midnight. Powderley, Hayes al
n Holland left the ST. Cloud hotel and wake
q over toward the Grand Central depo
d Here was mystery. The labor leade
g sank out of sight somewhere about tt
L depot The midnight express on the Ce
trail went out as usual, showing the appa
emily fated hour was not midnight. In Il
depot are encamped about seventy-fve fiji
3 men and the same number Of switchme
x supposed to be there to provide for al
r, emergency that might come up.
The Wilkesbarre Cyclone.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Aug. 20.-As tir
e goes on the severity of the cyclone is mo
" and more demonstrated. Immense bull
| ings containing many people were unroofe