The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21


them at such time as they think all branch
organizations have received the first general
order A strike is not likely to be ordered Inside
of Monday. Locally there have been no refusals
to work this morning, SO far as is now known.
Congressman Warner, of the Kansas City
district, being interviewed stated that the use
of his name by the Knights of Labor committee
in connection with proposed effort to lmpeach
Judges krekel, Brewer and Treat, of the United
States Circuit and District Court, was unau-
thorized, and that he knew of no reason tor
such impeachment
Waiting for the Yeast to Work.
st. Louis Republican.
1--WE are waiting for the yeast to work" said
Mr. A c. Caughlin, yesterday when asked what
the various committees of the Knights of Labor
were doing 'It takes some time for the fer
mentation to occur until then nothing can be
DONE"
Il notice that the knights employed in the
Missouri Pacific shops still working, and are
handling Wabash rolling stock. Is that not in
opposition to the circular issued by the board
yesterdayW
''Well, yes somewhat; but permit me to
plain. Owing to the incorrect statements of an
afternoon paper am afraid false impression
has gone abroad respecting recent actions.
The journal in question stated that 10000
knights of Labor had been ordered out, this
including all Knights at work on roads west of
the Mississippi. The public reading such
statement naturally expected something very
startling to-day. AS it has not come they will
feel that we have failed indeed, the paper itself,
laboring under a total misapprehension of facts,
says as much editorially this afternoon.
Let me explain to you that no Knights
of Labor were ordered out except
those on the Wabash. The knights on the South
west system and on the q. P. are togo out under
certain wedefined conditions. Upon the receipt
of the circular they must refuse to handle Wa
bash rolling stock or freight; if this circular is
antagonized by any railroad official, the execu-
tive committee of the Southwest system can
order out all the knights. No such case Of an
tagonism has yet been reported, and mono proba-
bly, will be for week. You can thus see that
all statements that the knights have been ordered
out are absolutely untrue"
Returning to my question, why have not the
Missouri Pacific knights refused to handle
Wabash rolling stock, as directed!"
THAT is pertinent question, and one that
would naturally be asked The answer is simple
You are aware, OF course, that all circulars and
orders issued by any board or executive commit
tee of the Knights of Labor must have the seal
of the order affixed to them before they become
legal AS consequence, all such orders must
be sent by mail; you cannot telegraph a seal.
Now, it will take about three days
for our circular to reach extreme
points on the Southwest system, and
fully week to reach San Francisco and other
points on the Union Pacific. 1t will be a week,
therefore, at least, before all our assemblies are
in possession of authoritative instructions; they
would not dare TO act on newspaper reports, or
even telegraphic orders sent out by us. Now,
what would be the effect if the Missouri Pacific
men at this point had precipitated matters to-
day by refusing to handle Wabash rolling stock?
One more would have been discharged, and
we would have been compelled to order the rest
of the knights out of the shops But cir
cplar had scarcely reached Sedalia, hence the
great mass of knights beyond that point being
without orders, could not obey Geographic
message to go out. Such order would have
been obeyed only by the limited number of
aSsemb les that had received our circular The
others would have waited until they were in
possession of authenticated Instructions To
have forced matters here would not then have
helped us very much"
''The men at this point will not refuse to
handle Wabash rolling stock, then, until all
assemblies are in possession of the circulars"
That's the idea. Neither at this point nor at
any other will any effort be made to hasten
matters; at least until we know that the circular
Then you will act under the instructions of
the circularW
Eyes, sir. If they insist upon antagoniZing
the circular, shall then be prepared to act.
Until that time there will be very little to give
to the public. AS said before, it will take time
for the yeast to ferment."
How will you order the knights out2"
LAS soon as an authentic case IS reported; as
soon as knight is discharged anywhere for re-
fusing to handle Wabash rolling stock or freight,
a rhar will ha Hach cd no pirao
that will suspend operations from here to San
Francisco. That will be the beginning Of the
strike"
s'You have telegraphic code of signals"
''Oh, yes. certainly; we are compelled to. 1t
is an ordinary cipher, wherein one word means
a sentence Ordinary messages would be stolen
by the railroads at every station, of course"
''ls this circular letter your heavy gunP
''Well, scarcely. All that has been done thus
far is merely in the nature of skirmish | am
in hopes that we shall not be compelled to use
our reserve power"
''The railroad officials say that they do not
believe the Missouri Pacific knights will strike;
that they contented and have no grievances"
Neither have as Wabash employees We
are not making this fight as such; we are making
it as Knights of Labor and as knights each
knight of the Missouri Pacific is as much inter
ested in this fight are. If are unsuc-
cessful in this it is foregone conclusion, sup
pose, the Knights of Labor organization
will go to the wall. The railroads, | believe
appreciate this also, and are about to use all the
power they control to crush US. For this
reason, therefore, we shall act, we shall be COM
PEELED to act as unit"
You think you can rely on the knights on the
Southwest system"
Implicitly, and on the Union Pacific men
also There are plenty of knights there. and
they will be with US to a man."
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