The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
BUFFALO MEN MUST OUT.
psk Has -Four Hundred Followers, but
Reliance Is Placed in Other
Organizations.
,IB.up SET FOR MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
m Success Means Almost the End Of New
York's Trafno from the West and
Trouble on the Lake.
(specisl to The WORLDLY

Bt1FFALO, July S.-The rail: Dad
,rike, which every one believes will ex-
,snd to the seaboard II Dictator Debs
has his will. has taken a great jump
eastward. Buffalo railroad men who be
hing to the American Railway Union are
TO go out tomorrow.
A special despatch from Chicago to
Tie Worlds Buffalo bureau to-day gave
this information: "Debs has telegraphed
to James Mclean at Buffalo to order his
men out at once. The telegram begins:
withdraw your men from service at
once Then follows a caution about
riotins and lawlessness and an intina-
ton that further Instructions IN detail
will come along by mall
A World reporter drove out SenecD
street three miles to a saloon at pres
.nt used by PrssiGear Mclean as head.
quarters. 1t is only ! few steps away
from the Nickel Plate freight yards
Mclean was there. lie said he had nc.
been home to supper. and declared ,ha,
be had not received a telegram from
pebs for twenty-four hours.
Il hope / may drop lead Il am not
telling the TRUTH" he asserted.
1t was sugges SID THAI. the telegram
might be at his home, and Mclean and
the reporter drove 10 :he little cottage
where the ex-NlcKel Plate yardmasier
lives with his oarents.
ANY messages here for me. Dad7"
said Mclean to his father.
There's 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 had
about seventy words. When he had read
and re-read It several times Mclean be-
gan to buster. He thought It very
strange that The World should know Of
% important a message in advance Of
the man for whom 1t was intended. Then
be said:
"I'll 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
were the same as given by The Worlds
Informant
Mclean would not discuss the chances
for failure or success. He evidently felt
very sore over the fact that the message
had laid on the shelf at his house for
hours and that his own carelessness had
ders for Immediate action. Mclean did
not expect TO receive definite orders for
q strike until tomorrow.
MUST HAVE OUTSIDE HELP.
The lodge Of the American Railway
Union of which he is President has
| four hundred members or less. These
the West Shore and Nickel Plate Is the
A. r. L. membership strong enough to
tie up the yards without outside as
The majority of the switchmen in Buff
falo belong to the American Switch
mems Union. Many of these men have
said that they would not strike unless
Mclean relies on them nevertheless.
There Is no doubt that Deba and
his movement are very strong with the
hremen. Debs was formerly Secretary
very popular among the members OF
that organization In Buffalo. 1t is quite
. probable that the firemen constitute an
eement of strength IN DeSss plans
are prohibited by their constitutions
nom striking without grievance are
required by the same constitutions not
10 work with non-union men.
1t is possible that the American Rail
way Un'on's 400 may tie up all the yards
In Buffalo through sympathy strikes OF
men who have no connection at all with
The Debs organization.
DEBSS PLEA FOR SUPPORT.
Stuart Reid. the President of the Cen
i tral Labor Union, has received this
[ telegram from Debs:
We ask your cooperation In Runalo.
We are making a great fight for labor
and deserve the support OF all railroad
employees. Capital has combined TO en-
slave labor. We must all stand together
or go down in hopeless defeat. 1t is i'm
possible for companies to fill the vacan-
cies. We can solve this problem only by
quitting in a body and standing to-
gether, one for all and all for one, upon
Zach and every road throughpm5 tne
land. e. V. DEBS.
The despatch was dated 1910 p; NJ,
July 7. and 1t Is supposed that others
IKE 1t were sent to various cities IN the
East. Mr.. Reid favors a general strike
In this city, but he found that opinion
on this subject among the delegates OF