The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-11
Will STRIKE
IF ORDERED.
Knights Of Labor Await the
Action Of Their Local
Assemblies.
QUIET IN AND NEAR new YORK
Master 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.
QUIET IN AND NEAR NEW YORK
no STRIKE FOR BROOKLYN.

It is not az all likely that General Mas
ter Workman Sovereigns request fol
Knights Of Labo- all over the country tc
90 out on 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 certain formalities prescribed
by the rules Of the order which must first
be observed.
Assem- bIies 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. II
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 the local assemblies will hold
meetings this afternoon and evening.
Until these meetings have been held
impossible to state definitely just what
action the local knights will take.
, Sovereign Will he Obeyed.
From the feeling among the individual
members of the Order, however. It is
safe to assume that the order for a
sympathetic strike will be obeyed, I'M
less indeed. 1t should be countermanded
by Sovereign himself.
There Is little doubt that the 1900
X of L. men In this city under the juris-
diction Of District Assembly No. - will
go out as soon as action 8 taken on the
order from Sovereign There are up
wards of 5000 K Of L. men. In addi-
ton to these. who may also be Induced to
90 out.
The executive officers of the Central
Labor Federation 1t was learned this
morning. he'd meeting last night and
discussed Sovereign's request. No Off
Cial action. however. was taken.
Ernest Bohm. Secretary Of the Central
Labor Federation. said this morning that
any request from the leaders In Chicago
10 the c L. F. here would be horored
to L certainty. Mr.. Bohm at 10 O'Clock
was waiting at his ONCE. 25 East Fourth
street, for The official request from
Sovereign
Gathering of ClothinE-Cutters.
There was a gathering of clothing cut
ters and garment workers at headquar-
ters In Lafayette place. Their organza-
ton numbers 5000. They were discussing
the strike. but none OF the officials could
say definitely what action they would
take.
There Is a belief that a majority OF
trades unions in New York. irrespective
OF the X. of L.. will also strike II asked
10 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 THE Evening
World" Office up to p. NJ. 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.
a. K. Of L.. was seen this morning
by an Evening World" reporter re-
garding the despatch which the Asso-
e'ated Press reports from Cleveland
SAY vas received there from General
Aaster Workman Sovereign this morn.
ing. The despatch read:
Don't strike. See press reports"
"hen the reporter read this to Mr.
murphy. he said he couldn't understand
H.
AS far az he knew no such instruction.
ma been received In New York. and hs
couldn't understand why they should try
'" stop the strike In Cincinnati and no
sve the same instructions here.
ne said 1t might be they wanted &c
HO'o OH the strike until after Gomper,
so' through at Chicago. where a confer
ehce Is being held to-day.
ar Murphy said he did not see tn,
"'n'y Of strike on the part of hi
organization, which. he said, was mainl!
COMPOSED of the building trades.
l have received no order to strike
ron Master Workman McCaddin mol
from the Executive Board. and hope
Will not
l am sure Mr.. Sovereign did not in,
Ndli us out III new 1OTh. nj
aau no power to do that. and we should
Io' act without an Official notiicati or
nhea by a majority of the Executive
ward and with the National sea
su'Aed' We have had some troublou,
penences in Distric. Assembly 40
suppose Mr.. Sovereign relied upoI
conservatism and GOODNESS not tc
act hastily.
"e'eves the Appeal Genuine.
nave no reason to doubt the genu
eHess or the so-called pronunciamento
sovereign would have been quick t
'uhce IT had 1t been a forgery. ]
s9 only an appeal. We have seen nj
90" soh 10 respond with a strike yet.
F' sovcreign's appeal, In my jude
HnH applied only to Chicago, for h
,.u he could not cal out a genera
INA without the Executive Board be
Aeu for his opinion as to whethe
would be strike in New York
Aaurphy said he did not thihk an,