The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1892-08-27
MUST HAVE HELP
Buffalo Switcllmen Defeated In
less They Receive Prompt ::
Assistance.
Other Labor Organizations Will
Doubtless Be Asked to Go
Out at Once.

BUFFALO, Aug. 23.-For ten days Master
Workman Sweeney, of the switchmen's
order, hos been i'll this city seeking to en-
courage and planning ior the welfare of the
men, about 5000 in number, who were
formerly the movers of freight traffic in the
various railroad yards hercabouts. He has
seen the companies secure new forces. and
he has witnessed the almost entire restora-
ton ofthe conditions as they were before
his followers quit work. He las now asked
the heads of all the other lator organiza.
tons allied with the switchmen in railroad
work to meet him here.
Already Mr.. Sargent is here and the
others are expected tomorrow and next
day. Mr.. Sweeney will lay the circum-
stances of the recent switchmeu's strike in
this city before his colleagues with the
purpose, it is fair to presume. of securing,
ii he can, the consent to strike of the
men represented by each of the executive
heads who will sit III conference with Mr..
Sweeney. That the switchmen's leader
would be able
TO INFLUENCE THE FIREMEN
to strike was hope which. ii entertained
by Mr.. Sweeney, was to-day promptly set
at rest by Mr.. Sar-ents statement that he
would never consent to the withdrawal Of
his men from their occupations unless
Joined ~ the members OF other railway
organizations. With this position as an
early precedent in the conference situation
of the leaders it is not an unfair ass MP
ton that other executive heads will take
the same position. II this shall prove to
be true, then all must go out or none will
quit.
The trend of fair Judgment leads 10 q con-
viction that there will be no concerted
abandonment OF work by the organizations
to be represented in the conference. Mr..
Arthur. o. the cngn, ers, has not as yet re-
sponded to Mr.. Swceney's invitation. and
while he may attend without previous
notice OF his intention to do so. it may not
be regarded rs surprising should Mr..
Arthur be represented through commune
cation rather than in person. Well in
formed persons here, when api rised of
Mr..
sARGENT's ULTIMATUM
to Mr.. Sweeney concluded without hesita-
tion that no positive results will grow out
of the meeting which Mr.. Sweeney has
called. 1t is thought to be fair inference
from Mr.. Sweeney's action that he has
Icuched the limit of his power locally and
that he has, by summoning his colleagues,
evidenced conscious weakness o: his own
position as related to the recent complica-
tions in the railway field here. In brief.
Mr.. Sweeney. by his action, lie regarded as
having called Tor help. He will have the
courtesy OF counsel, but the concensus of
opinion is that neither lie nor his followers
will be aided by any sympathetic strike
among the engineers. the tiremen, the con-
ductors, the trainmcn. or by the Order OF
hallway Telegraphers.
DANGEROUS DELAY.
The arrival Of the executive heads invit.
ed will be such that no conference can pos
sibly occur before next Wednesday, while
the likelihood is that the first session will
not he held be orc Thursday. Meantime
there is an interregnum in which specula-
ton may be expected as to whether Mr..
Sweeney, left to his own resources, will or
der out other switchme West or East, OF
both. or whether lie will announce official
ly and formally the defeat of his men who
in the Buffalo yards.
Alter aH the talk of the withdrawal of
troops it may be as we'll to state that no
troops will be withdrawn until time shall
have made improbable any !urthcr attacks
upon the present switchmen in this city by
those who were formerly 80 employed.
Sporadic cases Of abuse and outrage will
arise to be recorded, but such will be Incl
dents only to situation which is now se-
cure unless perchance Mr.. Swceney's
conference should result III the birth of
new considerations or new complications.
SECRETARY nEIMERLE ARRESTED.
General CONSERVATION was thrown into
the switchmen's camp tonight by the ar
rest of Jo.eph Heimerle. the recording sec
retary and treasurer of Buffalo Lodge No.
49, oi the Switclimcn's Mutual Aid assoca-
ton. He is looked upon as one ofthe
most powerful men in the order, and so far
during the strike he has acted as a leader OF
the men when Grand Master Sweeney and
Master Morlarity were otherwise engaged.
He is uccused by the railroads of assauIting
their green hands. of threatening them
union forces and with inter erin. with the
running OF their trains.
A SET OF GRIEVANCES.
There is All interestin. report in circula-
ton here to night. 1t is to the effect that
fremen held meeting last night and drew
up set of grievances which they will pre-
sent to the railroads. and il they do not get
their demands they will strike. Mr.. Sar-
gent will neither admit nor deny the truth
o. the report.
W. E. R bbins of Erie. a non-union
swilchhiun, was struck on the head with q
club on Michigan street tonight. The
blow produced conclusion of the brain.
The police blame the strikers for the as
sault.
a Postnaixtress Resigns.
WASHINGTON. Special, Aug. 23.-Mrs.
Mary A. Lusk, postmistress at Maryvllle,
Mont. las resigned. The candidates for
the place are c. A. Mathews. John b. Con-
rad and Moses Dering: This office has