The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-21
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PREDICTIONS OF A RA1LRoA


Says Both Firemen and Engineers Are Going
Out-Mr. sweeney's Plans.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 20.-This evening Q
positive statement was made by q railroad
man. who confirms the indications which
have been set forth in these advices since
Thursday. Said this railroad ruan: "The
engineers and firemen are going ont within
forty-eight hours. This is positive I'd bet
$40 on 1t to 10 cents. / am in O position
to know what am talking about. An en-
gineer said to ME this morning: We are
going to help these men out. II they lose it
Will be adeath-blow to organized labor
/ feel certain that the engineers and fire.
men will join also. The Erie trainmen are
going to quit. They are well organized.
The Lehigh trainmen are not well organ
lied. and will likely stay at work. The fire.
men may strike without the consent of
Sargent"
Relative to his arbitration proposal to
the companies Grand Master Sweeney was
this evening informed that his communica-
tion to the railroad officials is regarded by
the strikers. Il considered that before
wrote it," said Mr.. Sweeney. That was
ssa shs% but the msR oRerTuisd Mhsd
them. l desired to put the COM
advances to fair arbitration and have
done so by this means. They profess not to
have received any regular notification OF
our position and grievances. Now they
have no such excuse. The ewitchmen have
look like it, docs 1t. when the suspension
bridge men, sixty strong, went out to-day.
with other counties still to be heard from.
There are 476 men on strike nOw," he
continued, land IL they don't succeed in
getting back their places here. there are
1900 places waiting for them throughout
the country. Swltchmen are scarce. The
'scabs' are destroying railroad property by
their Ignorance. Yesterday one of them
smashed the draft;irons on eight cars
esation Of Tl' firsmen sfUan' from syra. vu.
cuse visited me, yesterday. Not a
Q car has been moved there since the strike
began. They won't feed 'scsbs' at Syra-
cuse or Waverly. A man from Chicago
told me Yesterday that the stock-yards are
dozens OF times an hour. A committee of
New York Central nOn-uniOn men called
on me yesterday and told me if they were
not members OF the order. they were just
as good so far as holding out was con-
cerned."
Speaking of the attitude of non-union.
lists generally. Mr.. Sweeney said: II wish
the board of arbitration would start an in
vestigatiOn soon. | have two non-union
men who are anxious to go on the stand
and tell what treatment they received from
the railroad officials for even speaking or
shaking hands with delegates of the union.
Those who do so are marked men,"
Can you produce those men Oh occasi0nf"
asked the reporter.
I'VE can do it,"
Have any of your men been arrested for
disturbance since the strike beganf"
Two men have been arrested, one for
being engaged In q quarrel with yardmas-
ter Barrett. the other day; the other for
OF them has been arrested for attacks on
non-union men. / think the COM
pany needs all the militia 1t has here" re-
marked Mr. Sweeney. The railroad COM
panies have brought in so many buns and
loafers.
This is the view taken by newspaper of
this city of the switchmens campaign:
The plan of Grand Master Sweeney's cam
palxn Is gradually coming to view. 1t is to
nag the roads into compliance with his de-
mands by successive strikes. The grand
ssngaine of the result of the present
turbed at the probability of failure
here. If the yards are cleared here. it is
saId, there Will be stoppage of work at
shSA ~ ~ soSuoO eshO tuCu az
West Albany, where over one thousand
men are employed. Though MIR. Sweeney
does not appear to be able to keep his men
from mischief, if his declared intentions
are sincere. he is general; there is no
question of that"
Said q close observer Of the strike this
afternoon: The Reading road has prac-
tlcally suspended operations along it's en-
tire 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 Lehlgh he made the
remark that the road would stop itself ut
PIttsburg tonight if Buffalo was stopped.
go 1t proved within twenty-f0ur hours.
The road has no open terminus for its coal
and cannot move it,"
+. The strike Of sixty men at Suspension
Bridge Is taken as proof of the statement
about SwesGoy's plan of campaign.