The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-03-23
RETURNED 10 Work.
I" the WesferS Associated Press.
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At the old prices but those Who did rot
quit At ali have received an advance.
THIS LOOKS
a. IL there ives y prr~lsest Of the severed
body Of striking workmen, a;-uniied 10y
the action "i n PARTON of their weak
kneed brethren. returning 10 a cir Positions.
II they can get them, tn; ;ho-e holding
out are reported rs firm ,n their ini. niio,,
To resist until the comPsny yi-lds q: fills
their places. Superintendent Tsimsse
yesterday gave the men until tive "'cl"ck
10 return Ia work.
AFTEs THAT TINE
they were not 10 consider fhemselve. ia the
employ Of the company aud their time
cards would he m de out. The same ro;I-
icsiicn wss ordered ty Mr.. Taimsge
TO lie given 10 the men here
and Mr.. WaIsbe yesterday informed
the men to that effect. There
was no one, however, who acceded to this
attempt TO push matters and the men did
not approach the shop.
The matter nos seems to re-t Upon tbe
tenor Of the advices which will srrive On
Monday. Should they he favorable 10 the
men and announce
A GENEKAL STRIKE
in 81. Louie, il is probable the railway
company would have 10 make Temporary
concessions, ia order Ia iransac; their Net
esssry business. Ii the reports >honid
show that In~j 'rity, or even large num-
Der, Of tie striking worxm-n had returned
TO their hammers, then the back 81 lie
strike would undoubtedly be broken. Tie
announcement that the company volun.
tariiy advanced the wages of the nun s,rik-
ing hands, will undoubtedly
TELL IN ITS FAVOR.
There can be no doubt that each party has
need Of the other The men are not IN
condition to maintain themselves during
protracted inaciion aud the company I,
business is so pressing that the serious lass
must fall upon them If they should be for
any length Of time unable 10 fill the places
Of the i've hundred skilled workm-n wno
have left their shors. They claim that The.
can readily till the vacant pl,ce the m-n
think they cannot. 4 week will tell the
story.
The Meeting Las Night.
When the BAzoo dropped into tn. ell
CINE house last night, the hour announced
for the meeting hsd not quite arrived, and
the men we're happening in by ,wos and
threes. and ST. nding about in little knots,
discussing the situation. There wss a
greater esrnes;ne-s Of expression visible up
on their faces than had been Heretofore
depicted there. They sesmedso appreciate
the fact that their stu iion Was now in its
critical moment. That the hour OF trial
was nov entered upon and that they must
that night take a step which they
COULD not RECALL
Their action mns be decisive. Once for ell
they must determine to either GO back or
take the chances OF never going back. To
do the enc was To sccep, defeat; to do the
other was TO imperil the bread Of their
wives and children. This Was the measure
Of their thou ht-, as it found brief expr,s-
-ions in their conversation, aid this was
enough to account for their grave fsces
The gauntlet Of the railroad company Vas
lying there before them: should they pick
It up or doff their plumes in recognition oi
superior strength!
THE CALL To ORDER
was made promptly, and a chairman
speedily chosen. Then the secretary
read his minutes, and they were alp
proved.
The chairman AT once announced the
reception of a dispatch from st. Louis,
given above, and proceeded to read il
to the assembly. The announcement
was also made that although a dis
patch had been forwarded to the ST
Louis strikers in the afternoon. lo an
swer had been received, fact for
which they We're unable Ia find Il
plausible reason.
Immediately upon the reading Of
THE DISPATCH,
a motion was carried that it Toe placed
on file, and then half-dozen men
sprang to their feet, eager Ia speak up
on the matter. 4 brief discussion IT.
vealed the fact that the Sedalia men
were still unwavering in tiYir resoiu-
ton, and "A motion that il be .'rcsolvcd
that We stand like men Ia the ~.
Louis strikers vii" are still standing
OUT was enthusiastically carried.
One Of the prominent strikers then
arose, and stated that he had been in
formed that Mr.. WaI>he had made ar
with
ONE OF THE BLACKSMITIIS,
by which he was To go To work
On Monday, and he made a motion
calling upon the blacksmiihs present
10 rise :.nd state before the meeting
their position, The men thus called
upon stated that they had none Of them
into any agreement Ia go Ia
work. One Of them said he had seen
Mr.. Walshe that afternoon. and had
been asked Ia go t. work on Monday.
He Trad said he would, if half the men
would. This expression met with great
iisfavor, and the unlucky blacksmith
kis seat very much in the lad
,races Of his fellow wOrkmen.
ACALL WAS THEN MADE
or an expression from each man pres
mt, Of his state Of mind upon the sub
ext, and it brought out some very Wig
'rous speeches i'm favor - standing
irnly where they had fixei their col
,rs.
Said one man: 1T is a question Of
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