Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-18
WILLRUN THEROAD
Mr. Webb Says the New York
Central
DEMANDS STATE PROTECTION
To Enable l. 10 Garry on Its Business.
The Situation ~ Buffalo
Unchanged.

BUFFALO,, Aug. ia stfiAo OF tue
locomotive lremen on the Lehigh Val
lev may be ordered At any moment A
fireman IN tho LehIgn Valley yard ~
East Buffalo was ordered 10 10 switch
ing. Hs refused 70 do 80 and Was san,-
marty discharged. TIE case WAS taken
10 at the irsman's meeting last night
and discussed. A committee was ap-
pointed Io wait on the Lehign Valley
officials and demand the reinstatement
OF the discharged brotherhood man.
N the company refuses strike OK the
tiremen on the Lehign Valley division,
ant possibly on the entire Reading sys-
tenn, may follow. should TINS occur lt
Is altogether likely that the tiremen
on ths Erie, Central. Buffalo Greek,
and al other lines may 70 INTO the
strike, aud they will 20 out also. II
this should happen the passenger as
we'll a. the freight trains, will be
ted up the entire length of the line.
lt : impossible TO say 10 what extent
tae troable may extend. Grand Mas
ter Sergeant. of the locomotive tire-
mems brotherhood IS here; also Grand
Master Wilkinson, OF the brotherhood
of trainmen. Their presence at this
time IS regarded as significant.
order to Ke Restored.
A brakeman stated to-day that the
grana master had been sent for 20 as
sumo caa ge of tine local situation. Ii
any ~ tAc members are asked to- as
sIst IN any way 20 make up trains or
perform any duties which ordinarily
belong TO the svltoamen. the strike OF
the tTalnmen vii. DO ardered.
The men, 50 the informant says, are
IN the most hearty accord with The
swltchuen and are wiling to strike on
the slightest pr vocation should they
see that sucn u move would bring the
struggle To u finish. Ii Is also learned
from a rells bic railroad man that Chief
Arthur OF the engineers mas been sent
tor. and 10 expected IN the city some
time today. The object of his coming
could not oe earned. Chief Arthur Is
known 10 be one OF the most conserva-
tive labor men IN the United states, aud
his coming Is supposed TO be for tho
purpose OF restraining mis- men rather
than To urge them 10 act. Grand
Master Sws eney TINS afternoon gave
positive denial 10 the statement that he
ta1 srDt uuF >tCH futs>ASc rs 0fA.lu
Secretary Simsrott of Chicago claims 90
have received Further west toe New
York and Pennsylvania men are not on
u strIke- A dispascn from Niagara
Fails states that none of the switch
men have gone out as yet. The sheriff
Uf y agara county has been notified of
the threatened trouble and is expected
here tonight.
webb Wants Protection.
Wee President Webb was seen this
evening. tie appeared quiet and self
sustained and not bit ratified by the
situation. "We intend TO run our
road and move all trans As usual" he
SAID. There wiil be no PinkerGocs
employed. We shall attend strict-
7 Is to business and we snail
look TO the state of New York
- 90 the same and protect our men
from assault. THIS cannot be with n
few nIiiita taen nor = thousand. The
sO-csiled strike on our road amounts
to nothing. our men generally are
we'll satisfied with their positions.
IDev decline 10 work because they
feared nioles,aiion. We shall run the
New YORK Central as Il non-union road
as We nave done for twenty years and
We Ike u. Our men are higher paid
tnan those OF any road and are well
satisfied. We, on the other band, have
been spared the constant firing of COM
mittee men anu grievances at US which
was almost continual, while the unlon
WAS trying to hslp ia run tue road
TIE situation resolves itself into this:
We eau run taIs road now, TIN. min
ute with tue men we have at our dis
pOssi. II We can guarantee them sure
protection Ia the discbargs of their
duties. The state Of New York must
do that at once. We are IN no trouble
Whatever for men,"
All We want is soldiers TO prevent the
Inen being killed or injured at their
posts. As soon "a there are soldiers
enough We will have switchmen and
other help ia abundance. The New
York Central. as said, will run its
road ia IL own way" General super
intendent Voorhees, expressed the
same views Sheriff Beck tnis morning
ordered the salo rs near the railway
yards eiossd for the day and remain
closed until he gives them permission
20 open. Private Eiseser, VINO was shot
tnis morning. died At | p. m. 10 the
ambulance on the way to the hospital.