New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-10
NO STRIKE ORDERED YET IN BUFFALO
WHY THE HEAD OF TIE i. r. L. THERE Dis
REGARDED DEIis's ORDERS RAILWAY
MANAGERS wATCHFtL.

Bufralo July (speciaD. President Melcans dec
laraton that there would be strike ordered here
for the present. no matter what president DepSs
,r,c,s might he was the only feature OF the stua-
,lon today Mr. Mclean has chosen 10 disregard
the order from Dcbs. which directed him 10 with
draw. All members OF the \ X. L. lie says that he
e..a mo- necessity for "A strike here; that enough men
have gone out elsewhere q win without ASSISTANCE
from buffalo. OF course shah Ii seem 70 MN that
"A losing battle - being fought In the West ana the
mon can Boz strengthened by strike here. he VII
cau the strike. Outside Of the A. II. L.. Mr.. Mclean
l.says Il j. Impossible for him or any one e.se to
control tho railroad men here. and they may strike
without wni,lnc g. orders from their organizations
Mclean points tnai In the past Buffalo railroad
mon have been quick - quilt work whenever they
believed the Interests OF organized labor could be
appear. - u- litt.c danger < strike here tonight
K,lroad ofnciala DO no, place much confidence in
what Mclean says and. while protecting 10 believe
that there viii D. no s'rlkc they are Wa,'h.rS '1rlF
i.rh valley people have Information which le IDS
nm 'XN.h.ne oce,'rrcI to.,y 20 iniicate mat
the trades unions intend 10 join IN the strike
Chnunccy N pcpcw said lote yc-p.rlay after
noon. My aIv!-es from Buffalo are chat a man
ulfn.l Mclean the agent AMI organizer represent
iur D,hs IN that city visited our wards there last
u',ht ami our men positively refused to have any
thing 70 40 with his request that they should quit
Work rlfu tNtt ne Hh' 40 O'A'T' H"'''' ''' '''N
yards - the othsr compan"s. lie was tod that
they were satisfied with their work; that they I'D
not intend 20 give II up and he YVES suo1inniinly
Ordered N tho premises
The men who ar. working AZ Buffalo 20 pro-
ducc trouble" said Mt Dcpcw. ARE all % them
~, - employment. In me present depressed con-
li'un 4 all business iucuiing railways. there are
probably more men out % employment In Buffalo
than there are IN the service Many ~ them hope"
= course tha, n trouble does occur and strike
:, lsrln boy VIII d. enabled - take the places
- the men Who 10 ont.
\, all other points between New-York and BUT
f.lo Including New-York there IL no dssatisfac-
ton or doubt or l-tru-t or difference between the
mn aul 'h' company 0f any Kind Whatever.
have absolute confidence IN our men.
"Dcbs' continued Mr Depew "ls exceedingly
ana iou- g. tie up Burrlo and PiitSburg. b~'ause
they arr ihe two gnteways between The East and
'hr West liy wing ~ Rurnlo he thinks. and In
ihrt D.. II correct that he would substantially cut
n Neg England AMI ISOLATE IT, THIS would mean
the Suspension u many Industries and The throwing
ou, OF employment within few days ~ between
l,''"o and 80 q" men
"Calcula.ln th,i the property destroyed In per
ishshc fruits ana Nrrn products AM IN cars AMI
'hcr c.nf~nts burned amounts fo NDvo"p'. hat
-" rus~f sion ~ rer.'lf" commerce over the Vasi
t.e,~e,n Chicago ana ~ Gun Of MsHeo ,or ten
it}s N'ud s,,p me N 'v"n'nt ~ 5000 w. @
h'r ~ ~op'e MAJ would handle T. ana carr II, ana
store - trl scI 10. and u. In IN" ,fni Oyin"nt
,1r wages. fht; i'nro men have been thrown out
% employment, mat twenty Ave or th.ry people
hAvc ben Killed and 49, many wounded. and you
have ore side ~ ih" ~ecount. on the other side
he ALLEGED cause - al mis- trouble. .uss OF NE and
. e.; properly. a difference D. tween Pullman and
D. employers - So ca ~ ne cos Of nlanufactur
las go cars. amounting % the sum ~ GiSVO Ac-
c,rlrg the statements ~ tp'n si"s this IL The
tofa. Sum involved in the Pullman strike"
Sir D.p~W nddel later nat he was Informed That
/ m. American Railway Union lodge In Buffalo had
/ or.y -iNfy-S-vcn members. and not more han hnf
n dozen u these ar" In the employment Of any OF
the railroad companies