New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-20
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OF THE STRIKE
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Buffalo. Aug 19 Public opinion has developed
in an unexpected direction to-day. Five nun
drcd men are on strike and 5000 soldiers are
here to keep them ont Of mischief 1hls VIII cost
Erie County, as nearly as can be estlma'eu,
$50 900 a dav. Hcnce, & taxpayer has hf'eo
up his voice, and the striking switchmcn nave
turned large part Of public sympathy In their
favor by an urgent request that the soldiers VINO
have been pouring into the city all day be sent
home again at once This is the most significant
news OF the day.
A committee Of four: representing switchmen'
trainmrn and nou-union men, had long con-
ference with Mayor Bishop and Sheriff Beck in
the Mayors Office to-day The chairmen snin
they had come as citizens and taxpayers TO ask
what they were entitled to demand' That 'he
armed force he takca away from Buffalo, ana the
rcope relieved Of their presence and the expense
af their keeping He di1 rot sce why they shouio
he brought mere at the instance OF II. "ai'er
Webb and the oil er railroad magna'es' ana
used az q force against the workmen- INC
military had been employed for purposes
other than those for which they were intended
They were now being used to keep men at WORK
who were anxious to leave II allowed to go,
day by intimidation and in violation of the State
laws.
The second DELEGATE said he was working
man and a taxpayer. and hc thought he had
better RIGHT TO ask that his property he pro-
,ectad from unjust taVa'ion created for the bene-
Of the railroads than the roads had to insist on
military protection, when 1t was not ncedcd I'd
guard life or property, but merely to protect the
roads in tie employment OF nod-union hV'rerS
The third dclcrare said There's one thing
vou certainly should investigate Mr.. Mayor, ana
that is the slavery which exists right out there
NJ East Buffalo. I was furnished this morning
with the names OF seven mcn who are eager ana
willing to quit work il they were allowed 10
ret ont OF the railroad yard They were brouiht
here from the East and are guarded while at
work. and locked In the Lcitch Valley round
house at other times, 80 that they cannot get
away
Major Bishop was aso visited by a large
delegation Of taxpayers. not connected with thc
strike and from them he heard much the same
plea.
The first delegation argued from the stand
point that no harm had been done. that no
acts Of lawlcssncss had been committed. and that
+, wos a useless waste of money 10 keep the
Great number Of troops here at such an expense
to the county.
we do not want any one TO come from New
York and dictate TO u.s." slid ole of the men.
We arr lawtabiding citizens and are only
demanding the rights We are justly entitled
to-
The mon asked that the officials appoint n
time when they would give them decided answer
q. 10 whether or not they would withdraw the
troops.
"Now." said Sheriff Beck. ave don't know what
will haprcn bat we do know what has taken
place We know that on Sunday night the prop
crty OF the railroads was set on irr ana destroyed
apl that passenger trains were held ana othcr uH-
lawful acts were committed. We do not know
who did H. bat the fact rmains that 1t WAS done
and the militia is merely bcrc 10 see that thes'
things do not occur again. The troops are not here
10 protect tie railroads. but TO preserve peace anil
suppress riots.
For my part. said Mayor Bishop, :" can only
,,v that AS soon rs business is resumed and men
and trains pass unmolcst"d, the troops will he with
drawn
We'll gentlemen said one OF the party we
have received the answer and withdraw The an
s,vcr means that the militia will not he withdrawn
till we are compelled to cmigratc and others have
Iecn brought TO fill our places
The Supervisors committee on laws and css!a
ton will hold n special meeting at tn" City Han
tomorrow morning to consider the advlsablllty oil
calling u special meeting of the Board oi SuprNS-
mrs 10 take action in the matter Of the retention Of
the troops.
"Thc EnouIrcr" in an edtrial this afternoon
said that 10 order ont 5000 men three days after
outrages had ceased "savors of imheclllty
Both Police Commissioners said to-day: "I!er"
wa no necessity Of calling out the military 80 Tar
as the city Of Buffalo is concerned. II was done
without our sanction. and: in fact, against our
will
It. il generally called 10 mind that General
Peter c. DOYLE, who gave the word for calling ont
the whole State Guard. is general northern freight
agent on the l.chigh Valley.
LFuIGH TRNNMEN AND FIREMEN.
Tn TO o o'clock tonight there had been no new
strikes hut the fact has developed that the lhigh
frcmcn have grievances Of their own, and are really
TO strike Oh their own account At o'clock n dele
CATION of I,high nrcmcn came up from Sayrc,
Cenu, and at once went into secret session with
Grand Master Workman Sweeney, Of the switch
men No one would tell what took place. but there
are more indications than at any previous time
that the frcmcn and tranncn are going out.
decisive meeting is being held tonight. 1t ap-
pears that the engineers of the IrhIgh road now
want To come out, and committee, IL If SAID. has
gone TO Toronto to lay their case before Grand
Chief Arthur, Of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers Should he give the order for them to
strike, then the engineers all roads except the
Central. may be- expected to DC called out to aid
the engineers on the lchgh, and If this IS done,
trainmcn, conductors and lremcn on all the road'
will probably take band in the fight in short
order That would mean the enin suspension
of railroad business, both freight and passenger.
And - this complication there Is iilbic to De
added n railroad tclcgraphcrs' strike. The New
York Central engineers will not be- called out
in any ease, for three,y"ar contract exists be-
tween them and the officials Of the Central road.
There is more talk of arbitration Com
missioner Florence f. ID D,novan said this after