Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-08-20
THE swIrcHMEN.
Al Review of the Situation-Fire.
man Will Go Out.

Al Review of the situation-Fir
man Will Go Out.
BUFFALO, Aug. 20 = 4 committt
Of twelve taxpayers living in I'll
vicinity of railroads where tn
strike is IN progress called upon tb
sheriff today for tie purpose of pre-
testing against the great expense Q
holding the militia here when Il
their opinion there Is absolutely u,
need of 1t. The spokesman statet
that they came TO ask that the MI
tional guard be removed unless th'
sheriff could find some way of foot
ing the bill! other than calling upoI
the taxpayers. A committee o
strikers likewise called upon th,
mayor to present their cases. Th,
sheriff was sent for, aud the com
nlittee said they wished him to re-
call the troops. Some time was
spent Ia arguing, during which the
raiiroad corporations were loudly
denounced. The men asked that
the officials appointa a time when
they would give decided answer
az to whether or not the troops
would he Withdrawn. The advisa.
bility Of calling special meeting ol
the board of supervisors to take
action In the matter of the reten-
ton oftroops Is being considered, and
there Is every prospect that the
meeting will be called. The county
supervisors are protesting vigorous.
ly against the expenditure Of any
more money.
BUFFALO, Aug. l9.--The COM
panies claim that they have suf-
iielent men to operate the roads II
proper protection Is given them.
Two thousand troops were ordered,
bur they are claimed not to be suf-
hcient, and 5000 more were ordered
aud are here. Their assignment to
duty ut all points where the COM
panies feel there might be danger
has been going forward, aud every
c,mmand is assigned 10 duty. Care
ful inquiry has demonstrated be-
yond doubt that the companies
have sufficient men to man the
roads. To be sure, the strikers say
the men being held In readiness are
restrained from their liberty; also
that the men were hired to work on
western roads aud did not know
they were expected to work on tied
up roads Ia Buffalo. IF these allie.
cations be true the men may desert
upon the first opportunity. 1t IL
not deemed probable, however, that
such defections would constitute
more than minority Of these now
waiting To work. The Lake Shore
has enough men In the yard to man
the usual number of switching en-
gines. The Erie yesterday moved
Ave trains, and have In quarters
more than the number Of men usual
" employed.
The second feature In the strike Is
what can and will be the mex stroke
Of the leaders against the railway In
terests. Master Workman Sweeney
last evening made an attempt for an |
arbitration Of the differences. He
addressed letters to the affected |
roads. reciting the history of the case
and Offering 10 submit the cause OF
lhe strikers to arbitration. Erie re-
'ponded that the matter would be re-
lerred to headquarters. Lake Shore
disputed the allegations Ia Sweeney's
etter, aud Central sharply declined
Arbitrstion, as has Reading before.
Che situation IL as follows: The only
runk line uninterruptedly carrying
fcight eastward 10 the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western. One of
be Western trunk lines from this
ity, the Lake Shore, is clogged and
be Grand Trunk of Canada Ia
threatened with u strike. The Mich.
esn Central, the other trunk feeder
Westward, Ia involved like the Lake
|hore In the fortunes Of the Central,
nd only the success OF today's
4hris of the roads TO move freight
rely II now 10 be relied upon for
b. eastward carrying Of trafiic. AtI
kactly this point the tactical posl !
Qn Of Lackawanna Is brought
|rongly 10 hight. This position OF
'1ckawanna h just as thoroughly
lpreoiated by the strike leaders as =
any others, aud the Importance =
Which men upon that line will :,
|oolnde to do. ~ their sympathy in !.
- strike Il beyond cav!l. \
r1RENES WILL GO OUT, v
a secret meeting Of Ave local Il
1Ges of flromsn last night. About n
3 nDep were IN attendance, repres-
1Ing I'll lodess In the city as well
6l0trent roads. Tnsinmeu and
1oelor' brotherhood were rsprss- 90
IN ~ dslegate~. A result Of w
} >9nosting 4 can now bs sAId a. IN
~ vi(t certainty that the loco n,
l@e dfsl pen on tue f.ehigh, Erie. o.
~ 1hofr, Wes( shore, aud Gen. An