Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-06
THE STRIKR.
Railroad Employees Asked TO Work
for Less Than $l.5Q Per Day.

for Less Than $3.50 Per Day.
The conduct 30 far of the men who
have refused TO accept the reduction
made In their wages by the railroad
company, should commend them and
their cause to every one. There has
been no violence, no buldozing, no ex.
hlbitlon OF that "rule or ruinn spirit
which generally accompanies "a
strike" in this country. THE GAZETTE
Is an unyield ng opponent OF every
movement that res ricte personal lilo.
erty and the right Of every individual
to decide for himself what Is best for
himself. But these railroad strikers
have used no violence; thew
have not said that any
man should not work; they have
simply refused to work for the wages
proposed and seek to dissuade other
labOring men from doing 30. The fol.
lowing printed Notice" has been dis
tributed throughout the city:
Whorens. Tho employees OF the IT. 4 p. rail
way Freight house, beirg uDnbie to live NJ
present wages, have struck for 81 20 per dsy
oil l.bor.ng men 10 this city are requested
n Ito accept employment IN said house al
less than the above named rates.
7. \ T.. FnE our.HoUsE MxN.
Fort Worth, March o, lS5.
THE GAZETTE refuses to believe that
the condition of the Texas Pacific il
such as to demand q reduction In the
wages OF these men to a sum less than
81 80 per day; and unless such reduc.
ton be absolutely essential TO the
operation of the road, the effort to
force such reduction ought not, and
will not elicit popular approval. THE
GAZETTE realizes that the financial
depression and the short crops In this
section have worked hardships to every
Kind OF business, including railroads,
but 10 Ia difficult 20 believe that the
Texas ~ Pacific Ia In such condition IA
to justify lts management In making
the reduction OF which complaint Ia
now made, Where wages have not
been reduced to the minimum during
hard times" the greatest good 10
the greatest number Of employees
10 attained by q reduction of salary
rather than by reduction of the num-
Der OF employees; but where. as In this
case, the minimum has been reached,
II further reduction had been absolute.
ly necessary, II would have been bet
| ter To reduce the number OF men rather
| th"h WV VOBNo Ioiu w tutH.
Men can live, men have lived, on less
than 81 80 day, but no man should be
asked to do 20 unless 1t be mn absolute
necessity, and the sympaihies OF the
publlcpo out ~ these men, because IL is
not believed that the burdens of the
Pacific have been equally distributed,
and because 1t Is believed that wbils
these men are asked to work for less
thanSl so day other departments have
not been called on To contribute an
equal share towards sustaining the
road In what Is said TO be it's necessi-
ties, AT any rate, as long az the men
pursue the mild, manly aud de.
termined course adopted, they will
have the sympathy Of the public. and
the management OF the road will he
condemned for all delay In transgoria.
ton aud for harsh an d unnecessary
exaction.
This is a case where capital seems 10
throw all the burden OF a mutual and
reciprocal relation on labor, and merits
and receives the popular disapproyal
ofwhat Is either greed in the owner.
ship or grave mistake in the method
adopted 10y the management to eurtail
expenses aud bring them within the
ability OF the road 10 meet them.