The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-12
SOVEREIGN IGNORED.
His Order Amounts TO Little More
Than q Request.


New YORK. July 1.-THE order of Cen
eral Master Workman Sovereign calling
/ out all the knights Of Labor in the United
/ States 10 strengthen the demands OF the
| American Railway Union has met with
! anything but an enthusiastic reception in
! the city of Brooklyn. In this city the
element which controls District Assembly
! "a will respond, it is said, with alacrity to
! the call, and several of the trades will 60
! out if necessary, although they all fear
! that it will have little influence on the re-
/ suit
In Brooklyn, however, the men generally
/ are not well pleased, and Master Workman
/ Reilly of District Assembly No. 122. which
! includes all the railroad men IN that city,
! says emphatically: 1T will moi be obeyed.
! | must say that the movement is i'll
| advised. They are not fighting employers
! now, but the Government, and in such a
/ struggle we have no part. But even If
! that element had not appeared in the
! strike, matters are so bad here that it
would be the height OF folly to take such a
/ step. There are FIVE men out OF work here
now ready to take the place Of any man
who leaves his work, so nothing can be
| accomplished by a sympathetic strike in
the East"
! The Evening World says there is little
/ doubt that 5000 Knights of Labor in this
( city, under the jurisdiction of District AS
Sembly No. 40. will go out as soon as action
is taken on the order of Sovereign. There
will be upward Of 10000 knights, in addi-
ton, who may also be induced 10 go out.
BROOKLYN. \. Y, July 1.-THE dele
gates of District Assembly No. 70. Knights
| of Labor, having a membership of 11,G00
railroad employees, adopted a resolution
! expressing sympathy with the sChicago
| strikers and Offering help. Secretary Don
! ovan said this was much better than an
! order for a sympathetic strike.
| The executive board of District Assem-
! bly, No. 2SS. K. of L., met IN secret session
| this evening. District Master Work man
! 0'Reilly at the close Of the meeting said
| that no definite action had been taken. 1t
| was decided to call a meeting of the eXecu-
/ tive officers of the several local lodges Of
| the district for Friday TO take final action.
a strike will probably be ordered if a
majority are in favor OF il.
DENVER. Colo, July III. n. C0rbin,
district secretary Of the Knights of Labor,
said to-day concerning Sovereign's adj
dress: The so-called order is merely
request and will have no effect in the
! West. 1t see med to have been written
under the influence Of the labor atmos-
phere at Chicago. For the West TO strike
would not aid the issue, but would injure
labor by affecting the position that has
obtained after years of effort Labor ad-
vances by evolutionary. not by revolution
airy moves; by intellectual. not by physical
force. The true leader of labor now is
the one who seeks TO keep reason en-
throned TO set the masses thinking, not to
striking. A social storm is on in the
country. The true labor captain will try
to steer his ship through it with the least
damage. The Knights of Labor in the
West will be influenced by nothing else.
The wisdom of their course will be seen
when the storm is over. Let labor every
where look and think before it jumps"
CLEVELAND, July IA telegram has
been received at the headquarters of the
Knights of Labor from General Master
Workman Sovereign. do not strike;
see press reports" The knights did not
strike. The members refuse to discuss
Sovereign's communication.
CHICAGO. July 1.-THE story from
Cleveland that General Master Workman
Sovereign had ordered the knights of La
Dor not TO strike is EN- phatically denied by
the labor leaders. That telegram was a
forgery" said Secretary Simpson, "and
Sovereign has already forwarded denial"
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, July 11.-All men
employed oy the Youngstown car
lines struck at midnight on account Of OBJ
| ieciionable rules. They also want re-
! adjustment Of wages. The strike causes
great Inconvenience
SIOUX CITY Iowa, July 11.-Sovereign's
order, calling out the Knights of Labor,
had no effect here
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 1.-THE local
assembly of Knights of Labor met tonight
and adopted resolutions expressing SYM
pathy with the railway strikers and
promising 10 render assistance, but refused
to go out.
ELwooD. Ind., July 11.-All the iron
work employees struck this morning. They
claim thew have not been paid for several
weeks. The managers threaten to bring
in foreigners to fill the strikers places.
PROVIDENCE. Il. l.. july 1.-THE Rhode
Island Knights of Labor with take no no
tice of Sovereign's order
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July 11.-SOver-
eign's strike order fell fiat in Florida.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, July 1L-There
were no strikes here to-day.
HAS NO BACKBONE.
So Far as Chicago IS Concerned the