, 1885-08-27
The wabash Labor Strike.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26.-The Wabash
committee of railroad strikers have finish
ed their labors here and will leave for
home tonight. 1t is intimated hat an
order is expected from the executive com
mittee of Knights of Labor, which may
extend the strike to all points west of
New York.
NEW York, Aug. 26.-Gould, Tall
madgc, general manager of the
Wabash railroad; General Manager Hoxie,
of the Southwestern system, and Capt.
Hayes, first vice president of the Mis-
souri Pacific railroad, this afternoon re-
ceiyed a delegation from the executive
board of the Knights of Labor which is
here to effect a settlement of the Difficult
ties between the Wabash and the Knights
of Labor. From sources near to the
railway men it was learned that Gould
informed the committee that the officials
of the Wabash railroad were not opposed
TO the Knights of Labor As an ~organiza-
ton, they ra%therapproved oft He said
the company had never offered such a
proposition to the men as had been stated
in effect that they must break from the
Knights as a condition of employment
Mr.. Tallmadge, speaking for the officials,
explained that when the new mana &C.
ment began undera receiver, many changes
were necessitated, the leased lines were
got rid of and expenses curtailed. The
failure ofthe wheat crops had been felt
and constituted one cause tor economy.
The committee suggested, as u means of
settling the difficulty, that all men en-
ployed since june l6, il place Of union
men, be discharged and the old hands be
reinstated-those who had refused to cut
from the organization of the Knights as
a condition Of being taken back June IS,
when the shops were %reopened. The shops
mentioned were those at Fort Wayne,
Ind, Decatur and Springfield Ills, Mo
berry, st. Louis and Sedalia, Mo. The
executive board Of the Knights to-day
urged that the shops were closed June l6
and opened two days later, and then when
old hands applied for work they were
refused unless they signed an agreement
to quit the Knights. Sixteen hundred
men refused and were locked out, others
replacing them. The conference to-day
hinged here. If the officials would agree
to discharge those who took the place of
those locked out all would be well The
committee demanded an answer within
fifteen minutes. hut the railway officials
declined to give such rapdity of decision.
and stated hal consideration would be
given the matter and an answer given
later on. The committee of Knights then
departed.
Ex-Mayor T. V. PowderB, ofScranton,
Pa, grand master workman Of the
Knights of Labor, was seen at the Astor
house tonight He gave the substance
Of what was said by the officials substan-
tally az above, adding that Mr.. Tall
madge assured the committee that he had
not caused the discharge of employees be.
cause they refused to sever their connec.
ton with the Knights of Labor, andthathC
did not give instructions to his assistant,
to discharge the men who refused to sigr
the agreement Of June Is. Powderly
added. IF necessary, we can present
proofs that such orders came from head
quarters. The gentleman continued
that Tallmadge had asked for time il
which to consider the question, and sale
he would not feel justified while the road
was it its present condition without con.
sulting the officials. ''We will hold an.