The evening world., 1894-07-09
WHAT IT COSTS US. ABSENCE OF HARMONY
Reasons Why Strike in This
City is Considered Unlikely.
Bitter Fight Between the Oebs ard
Arthur Followers.
secretary Evans says II General
Strike Would Settle Matters.

1t il not likely that New York will 600
4 sympathetic strikc just now. "a the
m ,mbcrs OF the railroad organizations
cf the state are opposed to the An'il-
can Railway Union. and the other trades
are split UP into several central bodies
opposing each others every action.
There are only eight lodges Of tn"
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
in this city and vicinity Lodge No. 10
being the only one located in New >ork,
the others having their headquarters
In Brooklyn, Jersey city and Hohok"n.
Lodge No. ifj ~ composed OF men en-
ployed on the New York Central Rail-
road. all very loyal 10 the Nanderbiita
and MIR. DCpew.
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 Is supreme ON
the Vanderbilt system. Arthurs men
will not 90 out In sympathy with the
followers OF D-bs, whose principal ann
bition 10 to overthrow Arthur. sargent
and the leaders OF the other brother
hoods.
The locomotive engineers in Brooklyn
jersey City and IIoboken ar" Arthur
men. every one of them, and there Is no
fear that they will leave their engines at
the order of Debs or Sovereign.
So 1t Is with the lodges of the switch
men, carmen, conductors, tracNmen, fire.
men and caHcleaners. located in Jersey
City, Communipaw and West Hoboken.
They all belong to the old brotherhood,,
whose existence ia barrier To the new
Of hc
Union.
There are about 1000 engineers, fire
men, conductors, trainmcn and cleaners
IN this city employed on surface ana
elevated roads. Of this number less
than one thousand belong to the brother
hoods and none TO the knights OF Labor.
AS they win not 90 out. 1t Is not likely
that the 300 Others not belonging to any
labor orgaiization will join in "A sympa-
thctic strike.
AS to the other trades unions, 1t may
be said with safety that their members
are not In =. condition nor in mood
to Join a general strike movement. So
many men are out OF employment that
the others fear they would be replaced
Mt once IL Il general strike were decided
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 lad at present. Their unions are
very conservative, and the leaders even
oppose political action. and, as many
trades are lighting among themselves, 1t
is declared to be an impossibility to
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 1t 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-
| sition 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, If necessary, collect few
hundred dollars for strikers but that is
about all they have ever done.
There Is not labor organiza ton ir
New York and vicinity that has moi
passed resolutions sympa thziug with the
present strike of railroad employees ir
the Western States. The feeling among
organized workingmen is in favor o
united action all over the country. bu
as yet there are no plans as to what ac
ton should be taken, and no general plan
will be agreed upon fer some time.
The Central Labor Union Is not yc
ready to join a general strike, as. aftcl
adopting several resolutions yesterday
indorsing the Western railroad striE'
and condemning President Cleveland FOL
res button ordering Il general strike II
case President Debs should be arreste,
wss referred to spee!att G4mm ,Ht"
res buttons indorsing the action of Gen
cral Master Workman Sovereign il
promising the aid Of the knights o
Labor to the striking railroad men.
Resolutions were also offered by III
delegates Of Local Assembly $50. rarrS
town. condemnins the Send!nR, OF ''nttc'
states troops To chi, ago and drnouucini
, Attorney-d General olney, IN" resolu
tons conclude with an appeal to al
! wage-worhers to unite at the baliut-bo'
10 yot1 down 1.-The. "the present system ,H
, tenn under which all MEANS of produc
ton and distribution VIII nr owned b
the whole people. The resolutions wer
adopted unanimously.
= The Central Labor Federation yestcI
day Endorsed the railroad strikers b
| adopting resolutions declaring that IN
English Language has not terms t. suit
= GENTLY express the contempt and indis
nation Of the Fedora don at the action [
4 President Cleveland In intelferins VII
/ the rights Of organized labor in the intel
est of a few capitalists. The resolution
! also call upon the wurkingmen Of Ne
: York and all other cities 10 sever the
t connection with the political parties
= the capitalists and organize under Il
t banner of the Socialist labor part
With view to aboliShinC the system ,
n wage slavery and 10 replace II with Il
Y cooperative Commonwealth.
! The Executive Committee OF the Ne
: | York Section OF the Socialist LabC
e party held special meeting yesterda
and resolved TO holu Il joint meetln
a with District Assembly ~ to prote'
e against the sending of United stat,
r troops to Chicago to interfere with II
g railroad strike. The Central Labor Fe,
II Grafton was also invited to take par
II will probably be an open-air mcetii
K In Union square.
y The Socialists OF Kings County hay
y called Il mass-meetlng at the BrooklS
Labor l.yCeum for tomorrow evcnir
~ to protest against Federal interVentiI
d in the great railroad strike. Among II
II speI kers viii be Prof. Daniel De Leo
% Lucten Sauial. Alexander Jonas, Illus
II Nogt, Frank Schubert and Theodore
II CuEo.
p The Brooklyn Central Labor feder
ton adopted resolutions yesterday 81
claring that the action Of the America
Railway Union deserves tho sympati
of All American workmen, who shou
:. unite In oYerthroUiug the present ~
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