St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-21
The Buffalo Situation a VOL
canO That May Be Loosed
in Short Order.
Reports That Firemen Are
Determined to Uphold the
Situation.
Grand Master Sweeney's
Campaign Is Develop
ing.
1t Is Alleged to Contemplate
q Series of Successive
Strikes.

no more mincing of terms as to the fate
of the striking switchmen here while
the status which prevails tonight is
maintained. Unless the labor leaders
adopt decisive measures in new direc-
tions, the switchmen in the Buffalo
yards are undoubtedly defeated. They
know it themselves, but still cling to a
conviction that something will yet hap
pen. Their faith is in their leaders;
they hope the firemen may come out.
1t is asserted on what appears to be
is to be added to the switchmen's strike
before many hours. A fireman is au-
thority for the statement that there will
be strike of firemen on the roads now
In trouble with the switchmen. Mainly
it will be strike of sympathy, but the
flremen have also some grievances.
They feel that they are the next weak
est body to the switchmen, and If they
let the switchmen fail, when they ask
for any concessions they will get the
same answer the switchmen have re-
ceived. The plan of Grand Master
Sweeney's campaign is now believed to
be to nag the roads into compliance
with his demands by
Successive Strikes.
Sweeney is said to be not at all SAN
guine of the result of the present strike
here, but he is not greatly disturbed at
the probability of failure. If the yards
are cleared here it is said there will be
"a stoppage of work at Rochester and
then at West Albany. He is also build
lug on the aid of kindred organizations,
which, he says, cannot afford to let
him lose the fight. An engineer is
quoted as saying: 1--WE are going to
help these men out. If they lose, it
will be death blow to organized labor.
l feel certain that the engineers and
lfiremen will join the strike, and the
Erie trainmen are going to quit. They
are we'll organized. The Lehigh train
men are not we'll organized, and will
likely stay at work. The firemen may
strike without the consent of Sergeant"
The Reading road has practically sus-
pended operations along Its entire line.
This was anticipated by Sweeney.
When he was asked why he did not call
out the men at Pittsburg and other
points along the line of the Lehigh, he
made the remark that the road would
stop itself at Pittston if Buffalo was
stopped. So it proved within twenty
four hours. The road has no open
terminus for its coal and dare not give
1t. The strike Of sixty men at suspen-
sion bridge is also taken as proof of the
tot oil Nf
cpaign.
Officials Not Alarmed.
[. The New York Central officials here
do not appear to be at all alarmed over
the rumOr that the engineers and fire.
men are going to strike. The man who
originates this sort of talk and who has
succeeded in breaking up the strike of
the swltchmen here, so far as the Gen.
itral is concerned, is G. A. Beach. of
Syracuse. general trainmaster of
the road. Mr.. Beach said to-
night to reporter: ''There is a
good deal of talk about the engineers
and firemen striking. l do not think
they will; they are too level-headed.
If they do. their places can he filled.
The West is full of idle engineers and
firemen, who were thrown out of en-
ployment by the Burlingt1n strike.
They Will come East to take the place
of the strikers at moments notice. l
think this road could fill their places
easily. But do not apprehend such
strike. The men are too intelligent"
RailrOaders, Meeting.
The various bodies of railroad men
are holding meetings frequently as
usual at such times, but the leaders
evidently have their men we'll in hand,
and they are uncommunicative as to
the probable action. The switchmen
still keep up their bold front, and at
late hour Master Moriarity. of the
local union, claimed that something
would break loose soon after midnight,
but he declined to furnish any details
to support the assertion. 1t is reported
that the telegraphers employed by the
railroads in this territory are holding a
meeting tonight. but it is thought
hardly possible they will take any spe-
cial action unless the situation should
become more extensively involved than
now seems probable.