The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-12
THE LEADERS SOLD OUT.
XEw ORLEANS STRIKERS INDIG-
NiST WITH THETR MANAGERS.
The Backbone of tho Labor uhions Are
Broken and the Rank and lilo of the
Striksr. Get tho Worst of Lockout.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. u.-There is in
tense Indignation among large number
OF the workingmen this morning over the
manner in which the strike was settled,
and the committee OF five representing the
interests Of the laborers are openly de-
nounced and charged with treachery and
having sold out the labor element.
thousand men were crowded into Ex-
change alley this morning. They in
cludcd whites and blacks and represented
many men who had been unable to Sc
cure their places again. They have been
out for nearly three weeks and their
families are in want The leaders. they
said had sold them out and had sur
rendered everything that had been con-
tended for
The street car companies have at last
broken up the Car-Drivers' Union. and
the contract that was broken viii un-
doubtedly remain so. The companies viii
employ new union and non-union men
iudisrrimnatey. All the ringleaders of
the street lines have been discharged and
tho unions are SO badly disorganized that
they cannot DO anything about the mat
ter Business is gradually being resumed
None Of the union men arc being dis
charged The colossal failure OF the
strike is proven, in that the back OF the
unions arc broken and that the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor Is out OF busi-
ness.
Governor Foster expressed his Gratlt-
cation to-day at tho settlement, when
prevented the necessity Of putting tue
militia actually on the streets, ana inc
merchants are Of course, abunddntly sat
isfol with the result.
At A. VI. strcct-cars commenced run
ming on all lines. and business to-day
was fully resumed in all branches. Inc
committee Of i've. representing the Ia
L0rcrs did not 90 back TO their mead
quarters this morning when the stilhe
was settled to report the matter TO th-
laDorers. who were left 10 SHIFT for them
selves. and only learned the result of the
strike through rulnor and the morning
press. The Indignation of the laborinS
men over the action OF their leaders who
have deceived and deluded them is in
torso. The strike has almost ruined the
labor unions. The car drivers huS%-ed
back 10 their cars this morning, but were
not taken back under the old terms as
fbcv had broken the contract, and vcrc
told that tho company reserved the right
10 employ Whomsoevcr they chose. The
only prn taken back were those VINO re-
maiued passive ana were torced OUT, an
the monitors and leaders being refused
employment.
The STANDARD oil Company declined TO
take back their old men, and many Of
the merchants did likewise, as most OF
them had employed other laborcrs. TIE
laborers who went out on strike on OctO-
Der 23d were the teamstcrs, leaders, ware
housemen and packers, including about
1.5lp men. The other forty-siX labor or
ganizauons struck through sympathy.
having 10 grievances. There was nothing
In their cases 10 arbitrate, therefore the
paragraph following the third article of
agreement Between their arbitration COM
iuitteee WAS inserted. Car driver were
included in the list OF sympathetic strik-
ors and have lost all the benefits they
had gained by previous strikes. Many
other labor organizations are in the same
fiN. non-union men having been employed
in their places.