The evening world., 1894-07-11
NIL STRIKE
| knights Of L1bor Await the
Action Of Their Local
Assemblies.
burr IN AND NEAR AEx1pRk
Iss.er Workman Sovereign's
Appeal to Be Discussed in
MANY Sessions.
no STRIKE FOR BROOKLYN.
District Assembly rs Resolves Not
TO Tie Up Surface Car
Lines.
10 STRIKE FOR BROOKLYN.

tr Workman sovereign's request for
Knights Of Labo- all over the country to
70 out o, a sympathetic strike in support
Of the American Railway Unions de-
mands. will be obeyed to-day by the
Knights in and around New York City
There are cert ain formalities prescribed
be observed.
Assemblies Must Act.
One Of these Is that strike orders must
be acted upon by The various local as.
sembli-s to which they are issued, be-
fore they can be carried into effect.
AS the Issuance Of General Master
Workman Sovereign's manifesto was not
| generally known until late last night. 1t
was impossible for the Secretaries Of
the various local assemblies to issue
calls for meetings until to-day.
Some Of these calls were sent out early
this morning. and It Is probable that
many Of tho local assemblies will hold
meetings this afternoon and evening.
Until these meetings have been held
and their result announced 1t will be
impossible to state definitely Just what
action the local Knights will take.
Sovereign Will Be Obeyed.
From the feeling among the individual
members Of the Order. however. II is
safe to assume that the order for a
sympathetic strike will be obeyed, I'm
less. indeed. II should be countermanded
by Sovereign himself.
There 10 little doubt that the 1900
Of L. men in this city under the Juris-
| ~ TOT N.Y. v,,t1l
30 out Is son as action . taken on the
order from Sovereign There are up
wards Of <o.00O X. OF l.. men. in addi-
ton to these. who may also be induced to
60 out. >.
Tho executive officers Of the Central
Labor Federation It was learned this
morning, he'd . meeting last night and
discussed Sovereign's request No ON
cial action. however. was taken.
Ernest Bohm. Secretary Of the Central
Labor Federation. said this morning that
any request from the leaders In Chicago
to the C L. b. here would be honored
to certainty. Mr.. Bohm at 10 O'clock
was waiting at his ONCE. Is East Fourth
street, for the official request from
Sovereign.
Gathering Of ClothinE-Cutters.
There was a gathering Of clothing cut
tiers and garment workers at headquar-
tiers In Lafayette place Their organiza-
ton numbers 5000. They were discussing
the strike. but none OF the officials could
say definitely what action they would
take
There il 4 belief that a majority of
trades unions In New York. Irrespective
Of the K. Of L.. will also strike II asked
to do SO.
No one could be found at the head
quarters Of the American Federation OF
Labor. on Clinton street. this morning.
Both Gompers and Secretary Evans
started for Chicago last night
Reports received In 1.-THE Evening
World" office up to p. M. show all is
quiet In the cities surrounding New
York. and that up to that hour there
had been no strike by the Knights Of
Labor.
Pushing Countermand.
Patrick Murphy. Secretary Of d. A.
BY an Evening World" reporter re-
sarding the despatch which the Asso-
eiated Press reports from Cleveland
Master Workman Sovereign this morn
ing The despatch read:
Don't strike See press reports"
When the reporter read this to Mr.
murphy. he said he couldn't underst anc
As Tar A. he knew no such instructions
n'd been received in New York. and h,
.ouidn't understand why they should try
70 stop the strike In Cincinnati and no
1--WE the same instructions here.
he said It might be they wanted &c
uoid on the strike until after Gompers
SUI through az Chicago. where a confer
elce rs being held to-day,
MT Murphy said he did not see tn,
UNITY OF a strike on the part Of hi
organization. which, he said. was mainl!
composed OF the building trades.
have received no order to strike
from Master Workman McCaddin mol
from the Executive Board. and hope
will not.
am sure Mr.. Sovereign did not In
Nna 10 call us out In New York. H,
sAa no power to do that, and we should
wv act without an officiai notification
sheo by a majority Of the Executive
Yard, and with the National sea
s@Aed. We have had some troublou
per,ences In Distric: Assembly 40
suppose Mr.. Sovereign relied upoi
- conservatism and GOODNESS not tc
hastily.
relieves the Appeal Genuine.
nave no reason to doubt the genu
Tess OF the so-called pronunciamentc
sovereign would have been quick I
% ounce II had 1t been a forgery.
only an appeal. We have seen n
' on TO respond with strike yet.
soveseign's appeal. In my judg
Z 70 applied only TO Chicago. for h
he could not CAL out q geners
without the Executive Board be
N aim" = ID
. geo for his opinion ~ to whethe
~ would be q strike In New Yort
"A Aurphy said he did nor think an