Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-20

wnen une oruer preparatory to firing was
given, there was a scarcity of strikers.
No arrests were made by the police.
Looks Like Something Was Doing.
The New York Central is moving freight
in good shape. Assistant Superintendent
Rossiter stated that thirteen trains had
been sent out up to late in the afternoon
and more wens out last night. "The prin-
cipal work we are doing" said he, 3is to
care for all of our live stock and perishable
freight That is being finely cared for and
our grain and dead freight is being
promptly moved. At Ohio street we are
working as if nothing had happened and
with full crews. No attempt is being made
to work the Black Rock yard"
Picking Up Links and Pins.
Superintendent Brunn, of the Erie, was
busy at the wires when reporter called.
ave have ten engines at work with III
men," said he, "and tonight we will have
135 men, more than enough to do the yard
work. We took three trains of grain
from Ohio street and sent out five trains.
Two of these went out at o'clock and
and the rest at 6:30 o'clock. Our men
spent the most of their time today
Strengthening up the yards and picking
up the links and pins removed by the
strikers. The yards are now in very good
shape. "
SWEENEY MAKES A PROPOSITION.
He Suggests Arbitration and His Sug-
gestion Is Ignored.
Frank Sweeney, grand master of the
Switchmen's union, has furnished the Of
ficials of each one of the roads involved in
the strike with copy of the proposition
made by the switchmen to the railroad
officials in June last asking for read
justment of the number of hours of daily
labor and of the pay for over work.
Sweeney recites that the switchmen had
been unable to get any reply to their ap-
peal. They now propose to the railroad
authorities that the disputes at issue be
submitted to a committee of three citizens
of the city of Buffalo, zone to be named by
the officials of your company and one to
be named by the switchmen and the third
to be named by the two thus appointed.
Men to Go to Work Meantime.
"This committee to investigate all mat
tiers in dispute and hear all evidence by
either side, and after such investigation
and hearing the final conclusions of the
committee to be binding upon the officials
and switchmen. If this proposition should
be favorably considered by you, and pend
ing the final conclusions of the commit
tee on settlement, that 1t be agreed that
the switcEmen who prior to Aug. Is, 1892,
other employees of your Dad who have
since been discharged on account of their
refusal to do switchmen's work, be per
mitted to resume their work"
This proposition has been entirely ig-
nored by all of the officers to whom it was
addressed.
Believes in Moral Suasion.
In an interview with Sweeney he was
asked if he knew who it was that are COM
mitting lawless deeds, he claiming that
the switchmen were not the guilty ones.
He said he did not-wished he did. He be
lieved that the only legal and proper
method of proceeding for the men was
moral suasion-that was the only thing
that came within the law. Pulling pins,
throwing switches and threatening men
at work was all wrong. He was asked:
"Is Your order ready or willing to insure
safety to any non-union men who may be
put at work?" Tine switchmen will only
resort to means within the law"
Who Were These Men.
In order to fix the responsibility on the
right persons for the acts which Sweeney
disapproves and which he was quite posi-
was asked: what do you think of the
men who went to Alden and pulled the
pins on n freight train? These men paid
their fare over the Lackawanna, walked
across the country, and took all this trou-
BILE without apparently having any in
tention of doing more than delay traffic.
| There were thirty of them and only six
men on the train, which they could have
looted easily if they had been so disposed.
Do you think those men were strikers or
trampsf" 81 do not know and am not sup
posed to know anything about that"
WANT THE TROOPS WITHDRAWN.