Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-07
GOLDEN IMPEACHED.
The Executive Committee Knights Of
Labor Declares the Great
Strike Unauthorized,
re Now on Their Way to Galveston TO
|'et ok an Adjustment of the
N8es e. Difficulties.
= 50 cssed that the Matter win End
in IT, Troubles of n Serious Charae.
ter-Possibie Bloodshed.


The meeting here of the state executive !
committee knights of Labor, reported I'm /
yesterdays GAZETTE, has brought out I
some important developments In regard |
TO the great strike at Galveston. Ii now
seems not only possible but probable that |
the whole matter is the result of usurpa-
ton of authority on the part of certain
officials of the Knights of Labor, and
that speedy settlement of present din.
culties viii be attained as soon as the en-.
tire executive board is brought together.
The following telegram to Pres idcnt
Sealy of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe was dictated by the executive commit
tee, of which Mr.. Nugent is chairman,
and puts new and unexpected phase on
the trouble:
WHAT THE COMMITTEE SAYS.
FORT WORTH, Nov. ., lSSS
Geo. Sealy, President Gulf Colorado & Santa
Tc, Galveston, Texas:
The boycotting at Galveston and June
ton points on this line is not done by the
knights OF Labor, and by tomorrow they
hope to have all embargo removed. This
is stated on authority of Nugcnt, Rey-
nolds and Black, committee of executive
board Knights Of Labor, state OF Texas.
They request you take no decided steps
against tne order, as this present trouble
will be adjusted as stated,
j. j. MuLIANE,
Agent Of g., c. & S. L. Ry.
In reply to this, President Scaly tele-
grNphed;
GALVESTON. Nova.
j. ]. AIullauc, Agent:
1 Dispatch received. Am glad the scnti-
mcnts Of Nugent, Reynolds ana Black
nrc to deal honombly with us. VIII re-
main quiet until tomorrow, as requested,
GRO. SENLY President.
PROBABLY UNAUTHORIZED
This spondence seems TO indicate
( that the strike was entirely unauthor-
! lied. Five members OF the executive
board, including the members of
the executive committee mentioned,
left on the eaSt-bound Texas & Pacific
yesterday evening for Galveston Via Dal-
las They will be joined at Brcmond by
Geo. w. Smith OF san Antonio, another
member Of the board. Before leaving
Mr.. &ugent and other members expressed
confidence In a speedy adjustment Of all
troubles. III the message they sent Mr.
Sealy is correct, then IL is evident that
Mr.. Golden, chairman Of the executive
board, has acted in manner unWar.
ranted by the constitution OF the
order. In this connection n
the present complications may be inter
esting;
THE ORIGIN or THE TROUBLE
was in demand for Increased pay by the
'longshorcmen employed by the Mallory
bp al
the line, declined to UCCedc. The long
shoremcu then struck, aud their places
were filed by colorcd laborcrs, procured
by n. W, Quincy, the wcll-known colored
leader, at the prices demanded by tho
strikers. AT the outset these were not
members Of the knights OF Labor
but attorward applied for admission
in body. While this application was
pending meeting was held by them al
which Mr. Nngent, chairman of the exec
utiye committee, being present. was
called upon for an address. His remark,
were significant rs bearing upon the pres
cnt troubles lie told the men that by
their now joining the Knights of Labor
they could not expect and would not re
ceiyc the support of the order. The
knights of Labor, he said was MOI
an organization to take upon IT.
shoulders the fight of unorganizcl
labor. II workingmen found no neces-
sity for Joining such an organization unit
they wanted to use it, why 1t would OF
course be an act OF great injustice to the
old members to force them into fight foi
men who had probably laughed at tic
Idea of ever becoming members OF the
order; he advised the men TO accept tho
proposition made by Capt. Sawyer, and
felt satisfied that the difference between
white and colored labor would soon de.
eide the question.
Views so antagonistic to the policy
which resulted in the strike indicate Sc.
rious internal differences in the executive
board. Which side Is in the right so ial
as authority is concerned, has not yet dc
veloped. If Mr.. Golden has transcribed
his powers he win Of course beimpeached
In regard to this point, Mr.. Powdcily
the head Of the order in the United States
says:
No strike should be ordered without the SANG
ton Of the general executive board, and coll
then aft n every other effort had failed. The
Executive board should act rs "A national boaTt
of cancellation and arbitration, and u shoui'
endoavor 20 bring opposing clements together
ana effect settlement.
TIE CAUSE or THE MOVEMENT.
which preceded the strike;
GALVESTON, TEX, November 1885,
-. n. Sawyer, Esq, Agent Mallory Line
Steamships Dear Sir; AZ meeting o
the executive board OF Knights Of Labor o
the state Of Texas, held in this city OF
this day, the following resolution wa
adopted;
whereas, IL has been made known e
tie executive board OF the Knights OF la
Dor of the state OF Texas that the Mallorl
line Of steamships and its agents are dis
terminating against this order by dis
chargii and refusing 70 allow them {,
work upon the Mallory or New Yorl
wharf; therefore be 1t
Resolved, that we, as the executive
board OF the knights OF Labor, do hereby
request that you reinstatc SAID men ant
also allow the knights OF Labor OF thu
-. .sstts