The evening world., 1894-07-12
A MAJORITY
AGAINST IT.
Local Knights Say a Strike
Here Would Not Help the
Western Men.
TREASURES ARE EMPTY, TOO.
MI
That Would Mean Suffering for
the Men from the Very
Start
OPINIONS OF LABOR LEADERS,
1t Would Take q Formal Order from
the General Executive Board
to Get Men Out.

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| The probability that New York Knight.
Of Labor nd trade, unioni.,. mil, a an,
nj, ..
s'f'he !" support OIL
'he demands or the American Railway
Union is very remote indeed TODAY
General Master worr, s.,-
.-.,,
e4'es' io' sueh ae''oh ana the prob
able results OF compliance with
1t have been very carefully canvassed
by the knights and trades unionists in
oiFidually. and the general verdict
seems to be that: "A SYMPATHETIC strike
mere VIII not put any bread In the
NOUNS OF the Western strikers or
strengthen their demands in any way.
while 1t would result in increasing the
ois'ress prevailing to certain extent
among wage earners In this vicinity"
SNOW me SAID member OF District
assembly TO- IN brooklyn, this morning,
wnere any good will result to the
hhsh's mere or In the West from the
step contemplated by Mr.. Sovereign,
ana Will take 1t. But, until this has
oesn shoWn' dont expect me to inflict
neeoiess injury on my family and the
tamii,es or others.
The knights and their brothers in
traces unions are not sheep, nor is Mr..
sovereign their herder. The men have
the right TO think and act for them
Selves ana tney VIII not heedlessly
plunge themselves and others into mis-
cry for the purpose Of attempting to
scare employers into coming to terms.
we sympathize with those poor fell
lows out west, and will cheeerfully
snare our earnings with them; but We
must feel that we have right on our
size oefore we resort to vigorous meas
ures.
The motto Of the Knights is that An
injury to one is the concern OF ALL but
the statement OF an injury must be
backed up by proof.
we have no proof that the Puilma
men have been injured. although we are
'hehned 10 believe that they have. II
lheS had not refused Mr.. Pullmans pro-
posal 10 examine his books before going
Jul their demands to-day would find
huch more favor with the public.
am morally certain that there will be |
no strike or a sympathetic sort by the
Nh!shts In New York. ! have talked
win a number OF brother Knights and
snow the general feeling.
VIII take more than a request TO |
get the men out. 1t will take an impera-
ave order from Mr.. Sovereign. and that
'roer VIII have to be properly attested
'y the General Executive Board before
VIII be obeyed."
This interview reflects the opinions of
u ieast two-thirds Of the X. Of l.. in
>ew YORK and vicinity. There are some
ew hot-heads who insist that the
>hights vii! go out. but their opinions
% not carry any weight.
Reports from Brooklyn and JERSEY
lily to-day indicate that the Knights in
hose cities are taking no steps ,ookinp
a sympathetic strike.
The knights in this city as well az
he union men generally are anxiousIv
waiting the outcome of the confer.
nee OF labor leaders which takes place
Chicago to-day. IL those leaders de-
ide that a general strike would he nd.
isable and issue an order to tina,
fleet 1t would certainly have marc
eight than Sovereign's request"
One apparent reason why a general,