Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-18
THEY WANT THE WHOLE GUARD.
Citizens of Buffalo send an Urgent Message
to Gov. Flower.

to Gov. Flower.
A midnight conference at Buffalo between
Brig. Gen. poyle. Mayor Bishop. Sheriff Beck.
Superintendent of Police Morgenstern and
Walter Webb. Daniel X. McMiilay, W. 3.
Bissel and f. C. Sprague. on behalf Of the rail-
road, and several citizens resulted in agreeing
to send the following telegram to Gov. Flower:
BUFFALO, Aug. IL.
To Roswell P. Flower, Executive Mansion,
Albany:
We have become satisfied that the situation
here in Buffalo under the pending strike has
become so serious that we ask that the National
Guard Of the state be called out to protect the
lives and property Of citizens of this city and
county. ArGusr BECK Sheriff.
CHARLES Z. BISHOP, Mayor.
At ! 80 this morning the Lake Shore switch
men quit work. A gang of them were seen and
said they had been ordered out and that the
Lackawanna switchmen would follow them.
VICE PRECEDENT wEBBs VIEWS.
Vice President Webb Of the Central, who was
seen yesterday afternoon. appeared quiet and
self-sustained and not bit ratified by the situa-
zion. ''We intend to run our road and more
all trains as usual he said. "There will be
no Pinkertons employed We shall attend
strictly to business and shall look to the
state of New York to do the same and protect
our men from assault. This cannot be done
with few mil;tiamen. nor n thousand. The
so-called strike on our road amounts to moth
ing. Our men generally are well satisfied with
their positions. They declined to work be-
cause they feared molestation. Many OF them
returned TO their Elacea this morning. We
have assured them ample protection and en-
tertain no fear of results. We have run the
New York Central a. a nOn-union road for two
years. and VIC like it, Our men are higher paid
thRn If ronl md
We. on the other hand have been spared the
constant firing of committeeman and griev-
ances at us, which was almost continual while
the union was irving 20 help ms run the road.
The situation resolves itself into this: We
can run this road now this minute with the
men We have at our disposal. If we can guarnn-
tee them sure protection in the discharge OF
their duties The state Of New York must do
that Mt once. We in no trouble whatever
for men. All want is soldiers TO prevent tho
men being killed injured Mt their posts. As
soon as there are soldiers enough we will have
switchmen and other help in abundance. Tho
New York Central, as | said will run its road in
its own way
PROM THE STRIKERS STANDPOINT.
Late III the afternoon Master Workman
Sweeney of the swi.chmen, III an interview,
made some serious allegations Said he: ''YOu
NAV say that the switchmen not only not to
blame for the acts of disorder that have been
committed. but that thew have not sanctioned
them in any way. The beat proof of this is
there have been more of them arrested on any
such charges. How long do you suppose us
would be out of Jail if we had been con-
cerned i'll these deeds? And how long do you
suppose il would take the railroad detectives.
who swarm in these yards, to gobble them in?
Not al hour or two. There is great deal In
der Tho surface in this matter. which it would
surprise Won to learn. You aware that The
Reading and Erie systems and their dependent
cies arc highly unpopular among the working
classes. because of their treatment o. their men.
They treated their men like dogs aud Mcleod,
the president of the road. even declined TO
the committee oi tho organization which wen:
TO see him. lie was asked to give only much
~ Ave INMATES. but declined. Whom the first
of this strike came it became necessary some
how or other 20 divert public sympathy from
the strikers. Railroad LAWYERS and railroad
managers no fools and they devised means
strikers in the hole. The strikers did rot set
those on fire Sunday morning.
Well who did,
Draw your own conclusions said Mr.
Sweeney The reporter was not drawing CON
illusions. So he tried again.
DO you mean TO insinuate these roads had
their ears So. on fire, burned their own prop
cTty?" no asked. and Mr.. Sweeney said: Il
have heart inst the rImor going about moth
iu;, less. IL is wei! known that the cara burned
were condemned. abandoned cid hulks. shunted
on to grass-grown sidings ont in Cheektowaga
and left there to rot. The Poles have been
taking them 10 pieces and using them for fire.
wood right along without any objection being
made by the company. And these were the
ears burned Sunday. and that burning set the
citizens against the switchmen who had had all
their sympathy before"
NEW MEN FOR THE LEHIGH.
One hundred mountain men passed through
Reading yesterday afternoon to take the places
of the strikers the I.ehgh Valley railroad.
They came from Pine Grove. Frackville and
Cressona ard are all practical and experienced
grade men. and will be used or the mountains.
IL was learned last evening that the company
has secured enough men already TO fill the
places of every striker on the entire 2stem. 1t
Ii not believed. however. that the trouble will
extend south of Packcrton- Nearly all of the
old men were called upon personally Yesterday,
and the majority gave assurance that they
would stand by the company. Cars were fitted
up a. the shops with hunks, mattresses, stoves
and tables.
The company is making every preparation
for the comfort and protection of the nom
union men. They will be fed and housed in the
various yards pending the trouble. Special po-
lice men will accompany all trains east and west.
and il Is said that the non-union men en- all
through freight trains to be given police
power by having them sworn in as deputy
sheriffs.
Several stock trains were brought through
Reading from Buffalo vim Williamsport Tuesday
night. and it is likely that freight will be
handled in this same way until the block is
lifted ut Buffalo. Packerton and Sayre.
RECRUITING woIKMEy IN PHILADELPHIA
Seven carloads of men, amounting in all to
over 500. left Philadelphia the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad at $50 last night for
Sayre. Pa.. where they are to be employed in
place of the striking switchmen. Most of them
were recruited at points along the Schuy kill
valley and experienced railroad hands.
Railroad officials declare shat several thousand
additional men viii be sent from Philadelphia
today.
Three hundred men were recruited in Phila-
delphia yesterday Cor the Lake Erie and Wes-
tern railroad TO take the place Of the strikers.
An Office vas opened at No. 30 South 5th street,
In charge Of an agent of that company. and in
response TO his advertisement crowds Of rail-
road men out of work focked to the spot. The
new hands are. in the majority Of cases, old
shipped TO Buffalo in the three squads. The
Office will be kept open today.
Declined to Tell the Senate Committee.
Asa Potter, x-president of the Maverick Ma
tional Bank. now defunct, declined to inform
the Senate investigating committee at Boston
whether not be had had settlement with
Irving A. Evans in 1891. He failed to recollect
loans to Bank Examiner Magruder nor could