The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-06
JUGGLSD WITH BY GOULD.
Conclusion Arrived Mt by the Knights
Executive Board-Strike Still on,

Conclusion Arrived at by the knights
Executive Board-strike StiIl on.
ST. LOUIS, April 6-At an early hour
Monday morning the general executive
board of the Knights of Labor reSinded the
order sent out from the New York by Gen
eral Master Workman Powderiy instruct
ing the men TO return to work on the Gould
lines. Mr.. Hayes, the third member of the
executive board arrived here Sunday even
ing.
The board was in session until 2 o'clock
in the morning. The situation was care
fully considered, and the conclusion arrived
at was that the leaders of the knights had
been duped and juggled with by Gould and
Hoxie The following statement OF the case
has been made public by Sc rotary Turner:
AT the conference held in New York be-
tween Gould and associates of the general
executive board the following was mutually
agreed upon: That the officials were willing
to meet committee of employees, without
discrimination who are actually in the en-
ploy of the road at the time such committee
is appointed, to adjust with them any griev-
ance they may have
THE executive board, upon arriving u
St Louis having been informed that Mr..
Hoxie had refused to comply with the agree
ment a. all parties to the conference under
stood it, waited upon him to ascertain his
intentions of carrying out the same, and re-
ceived the following reply: That only 80
per cent OF the former force would be en-
ployed; that he would consider personal ap-
plications only, and use his own pleasure in
aating on them without the dictation of
any society. This being in direct violation
Of the agreement, the general board believes
that the refus Il was for the purpose OF stock
lobbing. using the organization as q veil to
further their ends We therefore recall the
order given to the men to return to work,
the road having made it impossible to fulfill
the same. The matter now stands as it did
before the order to resume work was issued.
in the hands of those districts interested,
and the general board will render all as list
ance to carry out the demand of the men
for justice"
The three executive committees of the
district assemblies were busy Monday morn
ing sending out messages to all points that
the strike was still on and that the men
should hold out until the pressure that could
be brought to bear upon Hoxie would com
poi nm W oIEi tcillfS tOuIu Dt dttbDtou
without dishonor by the order The leaders
Of the strike were in better heart than they
have been for a week They wouldn't talk
about their programme, but they admit
that they are preparing to make a bitter
fight for recognition and for the reinstate-
ment of the thousands whom the railway
managers are black listing
AT Hannibal, No, all the strikers who re-
turned to work last Friday pending arbitra-
ton, struck again at 4: 80 Monday by ordes
OF the general executive board Switch en-
gines we've run into the round-house and
killed
Engineers are complaining of the unsafe
condition of tho track, and Monday morning
declared their unwillingness to take out
such heavy trains as are usually run, and
miles PER hour over some portion of the
track which has been without care for .
month, and Is becoming soft
The action of the general executive board
Of the Knights of Labor in reyoking the or
der to resume work, causes comfortable en-
thusiasm, not only among the strikers, but
within the ranks Of the order Contribu-
tions of money are pouring In. and the men
are receiving assurances that money
will be furnished without stint
the chief excitement in East St Louis Mon
day was on the levee, where 800 knights
gathered to induce the teamsters who had
returned to work for the transfer company
to desert their posts Nearly all the team
sters yielded to the strikers requests, and
went out, as did some of the new men, but
as a rule new men refused go out The day
opened with the resumption Of business at
all the, freight houses, but with the exception
Of the c., b e. O., the strikers succeeded
in getting all the men to go out before noon.
Tho Ohio a. Mississippi, Vandalia, Louisville
& Nashville, and indianapolis & st. Louis
freight houses are closed. All the roads are
sending out trains as usual except the Chi
-a0o & Alton, but the strikers are not