The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-16
Irons Unbosoms Himself.

executive board of district assembly
No. 101, X. of L., and the principal
instigator of the present strike. was
seen by BAzoo reporter at his resi-
dence on Boonville street last
evening, but owing to his great
bereavement, the loss of his
wife, Il few hours previous, was
not in very communicative
state of mind, although he stepped
into an adjoining room and granted
the reporter an interview.
"Have you read the statement Of
Receiver Brown, published in the
papers - asked the reporter.
II have, and you may state for me
that 1t is false in every particular.
There is not pa ticle of truth in it.
Governor Brown was aware of the
trouble existing between the road and
It's employees, and, in fact, was called
in conference by members of the COM
mittee and the matter laid before
him prior to the time when he states
the communications referred to were
received, and all he says to the con-
trary is absolutely false. Brown aud
the railroad company have ignored
the order, hence the trouble. IL is
not for the reinstatement of
one man that causes the
trouble, for / and every other
member of the committee would will
ingly have taken the money fro N our
own pockets and paid him wages
rather than call the whole system out
1t is the principle involved. They
have ignored the Knights of Labor
and broken the contract made with
the men. Tnis is the ground for the
strike and We will fight to the end.
THE railroad company tries to show
that the men have no cause for the
strike, but This is a lie. They have
plenty"
"Are any of the Knights inclined
to weaken y
mo, sir. There,is no such thought
existing among them. Before we
would give in We would order a gen.
eral strike. We have the power to
stop every wheel in the United
States and we would do it. but will
not as long as there is a way of get
ting out of it"
"In case the striking Knights are
shut out entirely and men brought to
axe their places, what would be the
result"
1.-The men expect to be shut out,
but men cannot be obtained to fill
their places"
But should the company be sue
cessful in the attempt to fill the mems
places, what action won d the strikers
take and if trains were started how
would the strikers preveat their rum
ning?"
They would simply plead with the
lew men and request them to leave
their engines"
And this failing, would force be
used?'
"No, sir. The men will not use
violence. That is a false impress
sion. If persuasion will not
be effective in gaining their point,
violence will not be brought into use
at least not at present.
"IOu mean to carry on the fight in
gentlema ly manner throughout ?"
ayes, sir; that's it. We mean to
acquire the sympathy of the outside
world by acting and conducting the
strike as gent emen, and that is the |
basis on which we are working"
ct is runored the executive COM
mit;ee leave tonight to confer with
Mr. HOxie. Is it a iAct?"
"WelI, yes. The committee will |
visit Mr.. Hoxie and present their
grievances to him."
"What is the principal grievance ?"
1T would take too long T.
explain that intelligentIy, as
there are many points which hose
not interested would not under.
stand. 1t is NANNY the principle
which is involved in he trouble, and
the manner in which the company
has ignored us.
WAS the conference called at MIR.
Hnxie's solicitation ?"
''well, no. The executive board
desired to meet the officials and PIE
sent their grievances, and Mr.. HOxie
consented"
"" ho will fill your position as
chairman during your inability to be
present ?"
''l don't know. Perhaps no one
will, but if they do it will be but
temporarily"
care the men in a condition to hold
out?'
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