Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-21
STRIKE F,xx,ess.


Strike FixxIed.
81. Loum, Aug. IA meeting Of tho sx-
ecutive board Of the knights Of Labor, and
Of the committees representing the locked
out men on ths Wabash road and Knights
system, WAS held this morning. A body of
resolutions was adopted, denouncing the ac-
ton of the Wabash officials for attempting
70 break down knights Of Labor, and for
causing the arrest Of members Of the organi-
xation by u. 8. Marshal Lake q common
felons. Congressman VIM. Warner, Of
Kansas City, and Gen. j. N. PAlJaer, of
Springfield. Ill, were requested by resolu-
ton 70 defend the imprisoned and persecut-
Cd knights; TO prosecute Wabash railroad
for conspiracy, and TO impeach Judges Treat.
Brewer and Krekel. L. J. Russell, of the
Gould system committee, says that the VS.
bash order issued yesterday was preliminary
to general order, but declined TO say when
the general order would be issued, or give
any idea OF it, extent. II is probable that
an order calling out the men on the Gould
| roads will be issued shortly.
Word has come down from theWabash re-
pair shops in North St Louis, where only
about twelve men are employed, that none
Of the men have yet gone out, there being
only one knight Of Labor among them.
A dispatch from Moberly, says the men
fic.ing, growing out Of the fact, perhaps,
that the hour ordered for the strike il the
regular dinner hour and Of course all the
men left the shops for dinner and it will not
be known who or how many actually struck
until after the usual hour for the men to re-
turn.
The general executive committee of the
Knights Of Labor were in session again this
afternoon and tonight and formulated and
issued the following important order:
OFFICE OF GKN'L SEC'Y AND TREAS,
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 10, 1886.
To all whom 1t may concern, greeting:
Owing to the persistent fight Of the VS.
bash company against the Knights of Labor,
the general executive board deem it advisa-
bic TO issue the following order to all as
semblies on the Union Pacific railroad and
Gould's southwest system:
To oil assemblies on the above lines of rail-
ways:
Ali knights of Labor in the employ of
the Union Pacific and its branches and
Goulds southwest system or any other rail-
road must refuse to repair or handle in any
manner Wabash rolling stock until
further orders from the general execu-
tive board, and il this order
is antagonized by the company, through
is hereby ordered TO call out all Knights Of
Labor on the above systems without further
action. By order Of the general executive
board.
[Signed1 FRED X. TURNER,
Grand Secretary and Treasurer.
1t developes the fact that it was the inten-
ton of the board TO issue this order before
the one sent over the Wabash road, as the
actual weakness Of the Knights on that
road was known to the executive committee
and there was q good reason to believe that
the effort of to-day would be unfavorable,
but for some unexplained cause it was held
back. The order was, however, telegraphed
all over the specified roads this evening and
assembly meetings were called at every
point to receive it and it is expected that to-
morrow the strike will be fairly on.
Dispatches from Council Bluffs, Ia, An
drews, Ind, Decatur, ILL.,, and, in fact, from
all shop points on the Wabash road, ex-
cepting Stanberry, No., received by the
officials and by the press here are to the ef-
feet that the men remained at work to-day,
and that no demonstration was anywhere
made. So far the strike in its relations to
the Wabash road is regarded as complete
Hzzle.
A Moberly, No., special to the Post-Dis-
patch says: There has been no demonstra-
eion here to-day, as all the Knights of Labor
employed here on the Wabash road went
out on June 16, except twenty-five who
went out to-day, There has been no trouble
whatever, and men are in hopeful spirits.
A special from Stanberry, Mo-. to the
Post-Dispatch says: At u o'clock, noon,
o-day all the men in the Wabash shops
went out. Everything was quiet and there
was no demonstration.
CHICAGO. Aug. 18.-It is claimed that the
strike ordered by the Knights of Labor on
the Wabash road will not have very great
fleet on the work Of the road here. The
engineers, fremen and brakemen belong to
Unions oftheir own. and it is thought the
order will not affect to exceed ten men here.
A Journal Decatur, Ill.,, special says: The
Wabash strike was inaugurated here at
noon. Less that ten men quit work of
the 800 employed, which is explained BY the
fact that nearly eighty quit work two
months ago and have remained idle ever
since.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. ls.-There are
no signs of q strike here among the Wabash
employees, except that four men left the
machine shops; but whether these left on
account Of the labor union is not known. 1t
is stated that no action has been taken here
by the train men.
FIR. WAYNE, Ind, Aug. lS.-The en-
ployes Of the Wabash railway at this point
did not strike nor make any demonstrations
at noon to-day as contemplated and ordered
by the Knights of Labor, to which orgAni-
cation about two-thirds Of the men employed
in the shops belong. The pay car is expect
ed to arrive tomorrow and pay the employ
es for the month of June.
TOLEDO, O.. Aug. 18.-The command sent
out by the knights OF Labor executive
committee at St Louis yesterday, ordering
general strike along the line of the Wa
bash, had little effect here. Only about one
sixth of the employees at the shops and
yards here are members of the order, and
they are too much in the minority to avail
anything in strike. At the noon hour, the
time set for the strike, all was quiet at the
shops and all commenced work at O'Clock. |
No general strike is expected here at all.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 18.-Ths Wabash |
men employed here remained at work to-
day and business proceeded as usual. w. |
H. Hutchins, commercial agent of the road in |
this city, telegraphed General Traffic Man
ager Smyth to-day that business was being |
affected by reports published there of antic- |
ipated delays and asking for q statement of |
the situation. Mr.. Smyth replied as follows:
There is no strike on the Wabash and we
do not anticipate trouble in any shape or |
form. Our trains will 20 through on sched-
ule time, and our service is in no manner |
affected"