The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
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An Interview With Chauncry NJ. Depew In
Which He Tells tho Strikers They Arc

AL 1uteTblt" VIII SutduHSPy Ns btVcW LII
Which He Tells the Strikers They Arc
Back Numbers.
NEW YORK, Sept. ia committee Of five
of the e~x-employes of the New York Cen
trail railroad, who went out on strike, called
on Chauncey NJ. Depew in his Office at the.
Grand Central depot. They were headed
by Thomas Ballsney, an old freight con-
ductor, and Mr.. Gatfney, another striker,
acting as spokesman. The following con-
versation between Mr.. Dcpew and Mr..
Carney followed;
Mr.. Gaffney-We have come to talk over
the strike on the New York Central road.
Mr.. Dcpcw-I'm afraid there is nothing to
talk about. Thu strike is virtually over
now.
Mr.. G~affney-The strike is not over be-
cause I'll the men on the road who are mem
bcrs of labor organizations havc quit work
and are now out.
Mr.. Depew-They have chosen to resign
their positions. Mr.. Webb, who was man
aging the road in my absence, took new
men in their places when they quit work.
His action has been sustained by the execu-
tive board of management of the road. The
places Of these men have now been filed
and that's the end OF it.
Mr.. Gaffney then asked Mr.. Depew to
wait until the committee had discussed the
matter and said they would then return and
make their propositions to him.. Mr.. Depew
replied:
There is no use in making false promises
to you. There is nothing more to be done.
I do not care to talk over back numbers
Iou have chosen to resign your places. Mr..
Webb has filled them and l nave nothing
more to say
Tl,n, ~, tn1 .l,., We. IT. - y
What the strikers Claim About the New
Men.
ALBANY. n. Y, Sept. 12.-The strikers
have issued a bulletin, which, among other
things, said that their claims that the new
hands employed by the Central road would
leave when the pay car arrived had been
verified: The men were paid off and the
bulletin continues:
''To-night three north-bound and three
south-bound freight trains are laid up in
East Albany yards, their crews having de-
serted them. and the yard there is completely
blocked. In west Albany and Karner's
yards the green hands are deserving in
large numbers. We desire to say to those
in need Of money that we will be able to re-
lievc their Immediate wants in a few days"
Supt. Bissell denied that the new hands
were deserving. OF curse, he said, a few
cramps and ~''wandcring Jews would
probably leave the service, but they did not
number more than twenty men. He said
only ten mcn had told the foreman Of the
different gangs after they were paid off that
they were going to leave The city. w.
Towderly Discusses the Strike.
SYRACUSE, Ny, Sept. 12--Gcneral Master
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of 1000 last night. Speaking of the strike
on the Central, lie said it would not cease to
make itself felt until a law had been writ
ten upon the statute books putting organ
lied labor on an equal footing will organ
lied capital. With regard to the recent at
tempts to wreck Central trains, he asked
for a suspension Of public judgment until
the truth hould be brought out in the
courts, expressing the utmost confidence
that the responsibility for them would be
traced, not to the II. of L., but to the
''thieyes and thugs hired by the railroad
company under the name OF Pinkerton de-
detectives" The following reference was
made to Chauncey NJ. Depcw:
Mr.. Depew has arrived in this country.
hope that he will have the good sense to
speak to the men in the old-tinle spirit. He
is on record as saying that the settlement
of labor questions lies in arbitration.
We Will see now whether he is pro-
pared to square his action with his words.
Why Chief Arthur Smiles.
NEW YORK, Sept. Eff certain things
that are being whispered in the inner cir
Giles of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
ginecrs are true it is not surprising that
Chief Arthur contcmptuousty ignored the
request made OF him by Mr.. Powderly dur
ing the recent strike to define the position
of the engineers. According to a prominent
member of the brotherhood the entire COR
~respondence that passed between Powderly
and Vice-Prcsidcnt Stone, of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy road, during the menu
orable strike on that road is in the hands of
Chief Arthur and his fellow officers. 1t is
declared by people who are supposed to
know that the publication of this CORE
spondence would compel the immediate res
isnation Of Powderly as an officer of the
knights. While it is not claimed that
Chief Arthur is holding the correspondence
in question as a club over the head of his
fellow labor leader. the fact remains tina
Powdcrly, beyond his first letter, has not
sought to repeat the demands upon the en-
gineers that they should keep hands Off.