Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25

A Question That IL Worrying the Buffalo
Strikers Today.


Strikers Today.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 25.-Now that the
switchmen's strike is off the question is worry
ing the men who went out whether the rail-
roads will take them back 1t was given out
last night that on several Of the roads an under
standing to that effect had been arrived at.
Arbitration Commissioner Donovan is quoted
as saying: 81 had interviews with the super
intendents of the principal roads involved and
requested them in the event of the strike being
declared off to give employment to as many men
who are out on strike as possible. The super
intendents of the Lehigh and Erie assured me
that they would do so. am not certain about
the Central, but on the other roads
where the strike was sympathetic the
men will all be taken back without
question, am sure. except such as have vio-
lated the law and forfeited the confidence of
their employers by riotous conduct. On these
assurances l recommended to Mr.. Sweeney
that the strike be declared off. Our interview
followed the conference which Mr.. Sweeney
had with Messrs. Sargent Clark and Wilkinson.
Mr.. Sweeney was at firstloth to give up, but
after laborirg with him for two hours he at last
consented il he could get the AGO diescence Of
the local switchmen.'
From other sources it was learned that the
Lackawanna people will probably take back all
their old men
Superintendent FenneI Of the Lehigh Valley
when asked if he would take the cid men back
replied: President McLeods circular issued u
few days ago holds good now. In it am
given discretionary power. On our road about
seventy-fve or eighty men struck. There are
now about twenty-five vacancies. We shall
look around and see who the men are who have
kept away from the yards and have made no
disturbances. These men stand good show Of
getting back"
General Superintendent Bartlett Of the Buff
falo, Rochester and FittsbUrg said: 1--WE have
men engaged and on the way to take the
strikers places and will have vacancies. We
may take back some of our old men, but it
would hardly be consistent We granted our
men everything they asked for. but it seemed
they were determined to strike. When they
went out / discharged them and told them
plainly that they had not acted fairly with the
road
General Superintendent Cunniff Of the Lake
Shore said 1.-THE relations between the men
and the company have always been pleasant
and regretted that they saw fit to leave the
service OF the company. We now have eighty
five men at work. When they we're employed
ii was with the understanding that their places
would be permanent. 1t would be unfair to
these men to discharge them to make room for
former employees. They will give us full
force"
General Agent Kniblee of the Buffalo Creek
road Is reported as having decided to take back
the men on his road. as the work is such that it
requires men of wide experience to handle the
work of that road.
TROOPS PREPARING TO LEAVE.
1t is probable that within the next forty
eight hours the troops will be on the homeward
march. An order sent to the commanders
of the various camps early this morning giving
directions about how to proceed about breaking
camp. There seems to be no chance of q grand
military parade here, such as was proposed.
Gems. Porter and Doyle think the scheme is not
feasible. They do not want to ask the men to
60 through hard days marching after their
trials in camp, and in the second place the ma
jority Of the troops will take trains at their
respective camps without coming into the city.