St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-20
TEST COMES TODAY.
Enough Non-Unionists Are
Available at Buffalo, il
They viii Work.
Strong Indications That In
ported Men Have Been
Deceived.
Five Thousand Troops Spread
Over Hundreds OF Miles
OF Track.
Taxpayers and Buffalo en-
Gals Kicking on Unneees-
sary Expense.

sary Expense.
BUFFALO, \. I. Aug. 19.-Unless
new complications are developed before
morning II The switchmen's strike.
WHICH closes its first week with mid
night tonight. the public nav fairly
measure the accuracy Of statements
made by the affected companies in the
movement OF freight. which shall be ar
complished tomorrow. Each OF the com
I panies has definitely and repeatedly
! stated that they had enough men 10 re-
place the strikers and 10 handle al their
freight If protection should be assured
10 HE new switchmen.
The Fourth brigade. Of 1000 men.
was placed on duty, but the railroad
Officials held that 1000 men were nut
sufficient 10 protect their new employes
IN traffic on the 800 miles Of yard TRACKS
WHICH lie within tbs city and vicinity.
hence 5000 m0re troops were ordered
and are here. The arrangement Of nil
tia al ali points where the ned-up com
panles feel there might he danger has
been going forward TO-DAY. Tonight
every command ms been placed. Every
Inilitiaman viii be plcheIea in 1he Inor1-
ing. and under these conditions 1iae
companies must tomorrow be Eeld 10
practically demonstrate that their re-
Iterabed claims Of abundant help have
been well founded.
Non-Unionists Restrained.
Careful inquiry through The strike
districts today has demonstrated beyond
DOUBT that tie companies nave al hand
the men they have claimed. During
The afternoon and tonight there have
been circulating Tum0rs and statements
from The lnen who are out III effect that
many Of the men being held in readi-
ness by the companies are now being
restrained Of their liberty An accom-
panyinE statement from The same source
i thai the men were employed IN the
East 10 work on Western roads. and
they did EOt know until arrival here
that their service Was ID be on
lie ued-up roads IN Buffalo.
If these allegations are true.
then il means impaired forces
in the yards when the men are 50 placed
al WORK that they may desert upon op-
portunity. II Is not deemed probable
that such defec1ions. should they occur.
WOEld constitute more than a small
minority o. he numbers now waiting
10 work
50 that one viewing the situation
broadly comes back 10 the companies
allegations that they have enough ana
more men available than viii be needed
v4irs11 1ft2 Tla0-g1ra vpqHS cr-11u 5ri an
Grafton. IN the Central yards ObServa-
ton OF the men who are waiting leads
10 the conclusion tlat the new men are
restrained OF their liberty. The Lake
Shore road. one Of the Central feeders. has
enough Iuen ID lis ward tonight 10 man
the usual number OF switching engines.
They arrived Thursday night aud VIII
undoubtedly ba put 10 work IL The
morning. The Erie TO-DAY
Moved Five Trains
with ten switching crews. and has in
quarters more than the nuin3er Of men
formerly employed in sending OuI the
EIie7s daily quota Of twenty trains east
bound II is abYiOusly 4 fact thai the
men VINO have struck have meager
means Of Information as 10 how many
men The companies have scared. anu
while their Claims that the companies
statements are misleading are. among
tie rana and HE. undoubtedly made in
good faith. Yet the cold facts are as IN
doubtedly contradictory OF the strikers
and cOnlTmaIOrv OF The companies. To
morrow the companies should not COM
plain i. falling ID operate their Tards
normally. allowance Is made only upon
the ground that the new men there are
inexperienced. and unable 10 do as
much IN given time as the old en-
ployes.
The Central road is tonight moving
traffic IN its yards Tor the first time
since the strike began. The Lehigh
road has in one OF its rOUndhouses men
sufficient. the officials assert. 10 move
its traffic under protection. ana the
Nickel Plate the last road tied up. Is
possibly the only one of these affected.
Kicking or RatiOns.
The men al various points IN the city
are complaining that rau0nS nave not
been served 10 them properly, and al
various hotels this evening mllitiamen
were seen securing wholesome meal.
Gen. Doyle states that tomorrow he viii
see Lnat the men are properly cared for
if lie has 10 charter trains ID the name
Of the state 70 convey provisions 10 the
various posts.
The only trunk line uuinterruptediv
carrying freight eastward Is The Della
ware. LackaWanna & Western. One Of
the Western trunk lines from this city,
the Lake Shore, Is elOCged. and the
Grand Trunk OF Canada Is threatened
with a strike. The Michigan Central.
the other feeder westward. Is involved
Ike the Lake Shore. and only the suc-
cess OF toln0rroW's efforts Of the roads
10 move freely Is now 10 be relied upon
Tor eastward carrying Of traffic.
Al exactly this point the tactical Do
sitlon Of the Lackawanna Is brought
strongly 10 light. This position OF the
LackaYanna Is Just as thoroughly ap-
preciated by the strike leaders as bE
any others. and the importance Of what
the men upon that line viii conclude TO
DO as 10 z sympathetic strike Is beyond
caYii.
Word was received from military head
quarters at East Buffalo tonight OF
trouble there. Il WIS reported that Z
tralnioad OF soldiers had been attacked
BY strikers and that several arrests had
been made 1 report was received that
the striking switchmen had succeeded
il mixing with the ROn-uniOn men in
the East Buffalo yards. ana rad made
efforts 10 induce them 10 return home.