The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-12
4 MAJORITY
AGAINST IT.
Local Knights Say a Strike
Here Would Not Help the
Western Men.
TREASURES ARE EMPTY, TOO.
That Would Mean Suffering for
tho Men from the Very
Start,
OPINIONS OF LABOR LEADERS.
It Would Take a Formal Order from
the General Executive Board
to Get Men Out.
TREASURES ARE EMPTY. TOO.
OPINIONS OF LABOR LEADERS.

The probability that New York Knights
OF Labor and trades unionists will go out
OIL sympathetic strike In support OF
the demands Of the American Railway
Union Is vtry remote indeed to-day.
General Master Workman Sovereign
request" for such action and the prob
able results of compliance with
II have been very carefully canvasseu
by the knights and trades unionists in
dividually, and the general verdict
seems to be that: "A sympathetic strike
here will not put any bread in the
mouths Of the Western strikers. or
strengthen their demands In any way,
while II would result in increasing the
distress prevailing to a certain extent
among wage carriers In this vicinity"
"show me-" said Il member Of District
Assembly Is. in Brooklyn this morning,
where any good will result to the
knights here or in the West from the
step contemplated by Mr.. Sovereign,
and / will take it, But, until this has
been shown, don't expect me to infict
families of others.
1.-The knights and their brothers In
trades unions are nos sheer. nor Is Mr.
the right TO think and act for them
selves, and they will not heedlessly
plunge themselves and others into mis-
cry for the purpose of attempting to
scare employers into coming to terms.
I'VE sympathize with those poor fell
lows out West. and will cheeerfully
share our earnings with them; but VIC
must feel that we have right on our
side before 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.
I'VE have no proof that the Pullman
men have been injured, although We are
inclined u believe that they have. II
they had not refused Mr.. Pullrnans pro-
posal to examine his books before going
out their demands to-day would find
much more favor with The public
Il am morally certain that there will b,
no strike of a sympathetic sort by the
knights In New York. I have talked
With number OF brother Knights anc
know the general feeling.
1t VIII take more than a request &c
Get the men out. 1t will take an impera-
tive order from Mr.. Sovereign, and that
order VIII have to be properly attested
by the General Executive Board before
II will be obeyed."
This interview reflects the opinions Of
IT least two-thirds of the X. of l.. II
New York and vicinity. There are som,
Jew hot-heads who insist that the
knights vii! So out. but their opinion.
10 not carry my weight
Reports from Brooklyn and Jerse,
CITY to-day indicate that the Knights II
those cities are taking no steps looking
10 sympathetic strike.
The Knights in this city as well n.
the union men generally are anxlousl,
awaiting the outcome of the confer
snce of labor leaders which takes plac,
IN chicago to-day. If those leaders dc
eide that a general strike would be ad
vlsnble and ssue an order to tina
effect 1t would certainly have NOR,
weight than Sovercigns "rcquest"
One apparent reason why genera
strike Is not likely to occur in New Yorl
Is to be found In the fact that the go
we're drain upon the treasures of loca
unions last Winter has left them in 1
depleted condition. and there are n,
we're to go out
Harry White. General Auditor OF tn,
National Garment Workers of America
wien seen at his headquarters il
Lafayette place to-day said:
our men IN Chicago. who tcltgraphct
Festerday t. us for permission to strike
hanged their mindS and did not go on
At all. They decided. along with IN,
other trades Of Chicago, 10 await II,
outcome Of IL" conference there to-day
"lf President 'iompcrs ana thel1xer;i
I've Board or the American Fnderatipi
~ Labor decide on y general STRIKE
men our men IN chicago, New Yorl,
"ohtun. EIltimovr aud other atronghuld
viii urrtsiniy 10 out,
Those who are on the ground bes
understpnd the situation and thslr al
Vice VIII be promptly accepted.
Il DONE think there Is any necessity
20 worry over the possible actor
knights of Labor In this city may take
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