The evening world., 1894-07-09
OF HARMONY
Reasons Why a Strike il This
CITY Is Considered Unlikely.
Bitter Fight Between the Gsbs a d
Arthur Fo. overs.
Secretary Evans Says General
STRIKE Would Settle Matters.

pttiHS Iuht USW, IN inv
membsrs Of the railroad organisations
CT the State are opposed to the Amerl-
can Railway Union. and the other trades
are split up into several central bodies,
opposing ctch others every action.
There are only eight lodges OF the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
In this city and vicinity, Lodge No. 1i5
bling the only one located In New York.
the Others having their headquarters
In Brooklyn. Jersey CITY and Hobokcn.
Lodge No. l46 Is composed of men EN-
ployed on the New York Central Rail
road, all very loyal to the Vanderbilts
and Mr. Depew.
The Knights Of Labor have been al
most entirely rooted out from the New
York Central ever since the great strike
In 1891. and Chief Arthur 10 supreme OH
the Vanderbilt system. Arthur's men
Will not go out In sympathy with the
followers Of d bs. whose principal am
pition Is to overthrow Arthur. Sargent
and the leaders OF the other brother
hoods
The locomotive engineers In Brooklyn,
Jersey City and Hoboken are Arthur
men. every one OF them. and there Is no
fear that they will leave their engines at
the order OF Debs or Sovereign.
30 1t Is with the lodges of the switch
men, carmen. conductors, trackmen, fire.
men and car-cleaners. located in Jersey
City. Communipaw and West Hoboken.
They all belong TO the old brotherhoods,
whose existence is barrier to the new
movement Of the American Railway
Union.
~
men. conductors. trainmen and cleaners
IN this city employed on surface and
elevated roads. OF this number less
than one thousand belong to the brother
hoods and none to the Knights OF Labor.
As they will not 90 out. 1t Is not likely
that the 5000 others not belonging to any
labor orsanisa ton will join in a sympa.
thetic strike.
As to the other trades unions. It may
be said with safety that their members
are not In a condition nor In a mood
, to join a general strike movement. 81
many men are out OF employment that
the others fear they would be replaced
at once II general strike were ~ecided
upon by the different central bodies.
The building trades workmen are bet.
ter organized than any others. and they
are only too glad to get the few Jobs
to be ad at present. Their unions are
very conservative. and the leaders even
} oppose political action. and, as many
} trades are fighting among themselves. II
is declared to be an impossibility te
bring these elements together In SYM
pathy with Western railroad strikers.
The only result of the present agita-
ton will probably be large mass-meet.
ings. and II Is not unlikely that at these
mass-meetings some turbulent scenes
may be enacted. This. at least. Is the
opinion Of all men who are intimately
acquainted with the strength and dispo-
stion of the men organized In labor
unions In this city.
or course, the men all sympathize
with any strike. and they pass resolu-
tons and. II necessary, collect few
hundred dollars for strikers. but that Is
about all they have ever done.
There is not a labor organization In
New York and vicinity that has not
passed resolutions sympa thising with the
pr, sent strike OF railroad employees In
the Western States The feeling among
org anized workingmen Is in favor OF
united action all over the country. but
as yet there are no plans as to what &C.
ton should be taken. and no general plan
will be agreed upon for some time.
The Central Labor Union Is not yet
ready to join general strike. as, after
adopting several resolutions yesterday
indorsing the Western railroad strike
and condemning President Cleveland for
sending troops against the strikers. a
| resolution Oraerirs "a general strike In
case President Debs should be arrested
wea relerred to . specla, committee.
District Assembly ~ yesterday adopted
res1lutions ind2rslng the acton OF Gen
eral Master Workman Sovereign In
prom!s. ing the aid of the knights OF
labor to the striking railroad men.
Resolutions were ALSO offered by the
delegates OF Local Assembly 1913, larry
Gown concerning the sending OF United
states troops TO chicago. and denounciny
Acknowledgement Olhey. The resolu-
io..s conc.ude with an appeal TO al
wage-workers 10 unite a; tLe ballot-box
capi.a.;t.. .nare"y AID es.db.Isn sys-
TEN under which all means of prodlc-
ton and distribution will he owned by
tne whole people. The resolutions were
The Central Labor Federation yester-
day Endorsed the RAJ. road strikers by
English language has not terms TO sum
GENTLY express the contempt and indig
nau-n of the Federation at the action o.
President Cleveland In interfering WITH
est Of Few apita.isIs. The resolutions
i. also call upon the wvrkingmen OF New
YORK. and all other cities TO sever then
connecuor with the political parties OF
the capitalists aGd organize Under the
banner u the socialist Labor party,
with a Wow TO nboltsh!ng tie system OF
wage rlsvery and to replace II with the
''C0-opera NV commonwealth"
INC executive Committee OF the New
York Sect ton OF the Socialist Labor
party held a spee,al meeting yesterday
and resolved to hold Joint meeting
With District Assembly ~ to protest
axaIrst tire .cnd'ns Of United States
troops 20 Chicago 10 interfere with the
rs broad strike. The Central Labor Fed
Grafton wac also invited 10 take part.
IL viii probably be an open-sir meeting
, in Union square.
The sIciai.sts Of Kings County have
called a rnass-mestlng at the Brooklyn
,abor LyceuIn for Tomorrow evening
!" protest Eainst Federal intervention
> in the great railroad strike. Among the
. spe lkers will be Prof. Daniel De Leon.
Tvcien santal. Alexander yonas, Hugo
Vost, Frank Schubert and Theodore f.
, The Brooklyn Central Labor Fedsra.
,ion adopted resolutions yesteraay De.
\ (Cw.tin.sa o. sseond fys.)