The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-20
-, ,Ic..cm Regards Them as
,,,,o,y. and Refuses to Arbi-
,ratr With Them.
.;,u,ti,n BrcOminG More Ser
I'm. !Icurly- Rioting
Feared.

increasing COIiIpiiCdtioho' iiS
,-s Of the strike have witnessed the
mont and massing of troops with
inc determination to meet every ad-
y, their opponents with counter
Before tomorrow shall have
nod 5000 troops in the state service
he onon the field here, to watch and
nj about eighty strikers. The
once Of So large a number Of soldiers
cl upon by the railway officials as
yer under which they may put to
pon.union men already engaged to
K the freight blockade. What the
fer stroke of the strike leaders may
h this situation was at nightfall pro-
hattie. but it is not beyond The range
ear possibilities that the tiremen and
|nmen on ali lines where strikes now
all may he called out.
he situation may be broadly stated
The latest addition Of strength to
striking switchmen was ninety men
tte Nickle Plate yards who struck
ause they we're compelled to handle
colted freight. So it is now that the
kchmen upon the entire Vanderbilt
ktm in this vicinity are out. The
Ee Shore men. to be sure. were work
on the western schedule at the same
ks for which their colleagues IN Buff
went or a strike last Sunday. They
h out solidly to add strength to
Iement of their fellows. The
sle Plate men who went out
b. struck only out Of sympathy
they we're receiving at least 10 per
t higher rate than the men who
mated the strike. The Michigan
tral. which is Of the Vanderbilt sys-
practically has no yards in Buffalo.
/; switching being done on the Cen
Is tracks. So stands the Vanderbilt
ten so far as the strike in this city is
erned
(he leaders Of the striking men held
ght that the Vanderbilt roads are
up and inactive at this point. They
hin addition that the Erie, Lchigh
Icy and Buffalo Creek roads are like
paralyzed by the strike. They feel
the movement against the roads by
men has now reached such n agnitude
completeness in this locality that it
' not be necessary for any men in the
led trades to be called out at this
nt The reserve ground for opera
rs is possible calling out of the
itchmen on the Delaware, Lacka-
nns X Western, Buffalo. Rochester &
t,sbulg, the Western New York ~
|nnsyyania railroads. The relations
these roads with the strike leaders are
trmely amiable, and they will not be
led out except to make the strike alb
u'eiy complete in this vicinity.
deed, It is more probable that the
tHen and trainmen will be called
4 Gu lines already effected by the
fllchmens strike. The writing Of this
eest Of the situation at the hour of .
fl0ck Is embarrassed by the fact that
|th before the dawn Of tomorrow the
|ltchmen Of the various roads affected
Pre- may he called out at Suspension
fldge Hornellsvillc, Jersey City and
E,chester, The Delaware, Lackawanna
Western, which has already conceded
Y demands Of the men, went even fnr,
PG today and formally notified its EN-
(O!ees that they would not be asked to
elOle a pound of boycotted freight
|leesuIt is that the men of that road
eHremely loyal to it. One of them
le Yards today remarked that he and
colleagues would be ready even to
El for their employers. The strikers
Igard the Western. New York ~ Penn
Ivanla officials and the Rochester a
,.'g!sburg officials as a "gcntlemanlv
mere can be no doubt tonight bu'
~ n before yielding this tightthe leaders
VI extend the strike west even to CHI
70 and eastward to New York, ultl-
:. a..eiy calling out perhaps not only the
'l'chmen but firemen and tralnmen'
" strikers look forward to som" sen
nonal developments in the next three
w. Although he is keeping hIs
profoundly secret, there
! be little doubt but that Master
orKman Sargent of the Locomotive
ie'hens organization is in this citE
ie n strikers claim full sympathy on th'
Y. u OF the firemen and they state that
.hey are called out they will quit then
slhes Whenever the order may reach
e'h Master Workman Wilkinson oI
e Irainmen's order is here
=, a 1t is said his men are
auy to Join the switchmcl
,eneVer =, ordered. But that the fire
Gu e. II called out out will probably b'
lrst called. 1t is well to remember
weighing the claims and statement
W we strikers that this movement. un
y mat of two years ago upon The
,nIal: .ears the stamp OF oilicia
ssularlty. 1t has been handled an'
.Vclea with delibcration and the strik
,tonight say that if deemed neccssar,
n I"e ! next three days the movemcn
y oe extended form New York t.
u JScago' As to the condition OF TIN
,S1'up roads in this city there oiliciate
me ~ statements strongly contradiction,
.he claims of the men thai
W ~ freight traffic is paral'zcd
~ ,at as the New York Central IL con
.aed' the strikers are in error Tha
wv y, Is moving freight, not in II desultor.
Il ~ q lew cars at time, but IN trains