The evening world., 1894-07-09
ubS Has -Four Hundred Followers, but
Reliance Is Placed In Other
Organizations.
nE.Up SET FOR MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
ITS Success Means Almost tho End Of New
York's Trafhc from the West and
Trouble on tho Lake.


.trike, which every one believes will ex-
tend to the seaboard II Dictator Debs
has his will, has taken a great jump
eastward. Buffalo railroad men who be.
long to the American Railway Union arc
to go out tomorrow.
4 special despatch from Chicago to
The Worlds Buffalo bureau to-day gave
this information: "Dcbs has teleeraphed
to James Mclean at Buffalo to order his
men out at once. The telegram begins
withdraw your men from service at
once Then follows caution about
roting and lawlessness and an intima-
ton that further Instructions In detail
will come along by mail"
A World reporter drove out Seneca
street three miles to a saloon at pres
ent used by President Mclean rs head
quarters. 1t is only few steps away
from the Nickel Plate freight yards
Mclean was there. lie said he had no:
been home to supper. and declared :ha:
he had not received a telegram from
Debs for twenty-four hours.
II hope ] may drop lead tt nm not
telling the TRUTH lie asserted
1t was suggested :hR. the telegram
might be ut his home, and Mclean AMI
the reporter drove to .he iittl, cottage
where the ex-NicKel Plate yardmastei
lives with his parents.
ANY messages here for me, Dad?"
said Mclean to his father.
"There'a one on the shelf that came
this afternoon" answered the old man.
WORLDS NEWS VERIFIED.
Mclean tore the envelope open and his
face heightened and then Redeemed as he
noted the contents. The despatch hud
about seventy words. When he had read
and re-reud 1t several times Mclean be-
gan TO buster. He thought it very
strange that The World should know of
30 important a message in advance OF
the man for whom It was intended. Then
he said:
TN not order the men out before to-
morrow night at midnight You can say
positively that there will be no strike
tonight. The strike is coming, though,
and tomorrow night 1t begins"
He refused to show the telegram from
Debs, but admitted that its contents
we're the same as given by The World 5
informant.
Mclean would not discuss the chances
;ur failure or success. He evidently felt
very sore over the fact that the message
hours and that his own carelessness had
Prevented the carrying out of Dehs's or
ders for Immediate action. Mclean did
not expect to receive definite orders for
i strike until tomorrow.
MUST HAVE OUTSIDE HELP.
The lodge of the American Railway
Union Of which ne is President has
four hundred members or less. These
are switchmen and trainmen. Only on
The West Shore and Nickel Plate is the
\. r, u. membership strong enough to
lie. up the yaros without outside as
distance.
The majority of the switchmen in Buff
falo belong to the American Switch
said that they would not strike unless
ordered out by their own union. but
-ielican relies on them nevertheless.
There is no doubt that pebs and
his movement are very strong with the
l!renen. Debs was formerly Secretary
-? the Fircman's Brotherhood. and he Is
hat organization in Buffalo. II Is quit"
proha Die THAI The tiremen constitute all
clement OF strength in nrbs's plans.
other unions Of railroad men which
are prohibited by their constitutions
rom striking. without n grievance are
required by tho same constitutions not
70 woF po %,th nShin;Sfh% , men marie,, Rail
way In'on's 400 may tie up all the yards
in Buffalo through sympathy 3uikes Of
men who have no connection at all with
the Dehs Organization.
pEBsS PLEA FOR SUPPORT.
stuart Reid. the President OF the Cen
rrul Labor Union. has received this
telegram from Dabs:
We ask your cooperation in Euralo.
We are making II great fight for labor
and deserve the support OF oil railroad
Employees. Capital has combined to en-
.iave labor. We must all stand together
~ go down in hopeless defeat. 1t Is I'M
possible for companies to fill the vacan-
mIitting In a body and standing To-
sether. one for all and al for one, upon
each and every road throughout the
land. T.. Y. DIES.
The despatch was dated 1919 p. NJ,
july 2 and II is supposed that others
like it were sent TO various cities in the
LAS, Mr.. Reid fayors general strike
IN this city, but he found that opinion
ON this subject among the delegates OF