Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-15

thought that Greathead was found guilty.
| Nh, A. A. Cal lton, the member of 10,
| executive committee OF the Knights oi La,
bor sent 10 Chicago hy Mr Powderly 10 lGos
| after the strike at the stock yards, was found
| by "A reporter Saturday morning preparing
for meeting with a representative 81 II,
employing packers
Is MIR powdeily com ing to Chicago. III,
reporter asked
| mo, sir, there is nothing Tor him to 10
here and it would only bc waste OF tIme
| and money
What was the situation at the stock yards
when you left, Mr. CarltouE
| Practically unchanged. There was great
deal Of talk about orders from Mr. Puwdcrlv
declaring the strike of, but there is notlin.,
! IN 1t. bt course, we have been in
communication with Mr.. Powdcrlv.
but only on general matters affecting
the order. The position Of the
knights IN It's strike does not seem 10 I've gen
orally understood The strike up TO the
present time is merely local affair, ordered
by the district assembly. The order has
nothing of direct interest in it beyond con
mon regard for the good of the entire body,
which am here to look after
What are the probabilities OF boycott
being ordered.n
III the only question at issue is one Of
hours, as now appears, boycott can not hc
put on. When the packers adopted the reso
luton barring out union men from their EN-
ploy they practically invited hovcott. and
if the resolution had not been rescinded il
would probably have come. By resembling
it, however, the packers did sharp thing
HiGnY nod, Of 1, =
DO you think the strikers are III the
right"
That Is delicate point for me 10 talk on
The men have had tasteof the sweets Of
eight hours labor, and are naturally anS-
ious to have them continued Locked IN in
their little community. they have no opp.,r-
tunity of judging Of the state of other mar
keis and hours and prices of labor. etc, al
competing points They don't realize the sit
uatlon and condition. at other places
'lf You are unable to agrts, with the n;.k-
eIs on a basis of settlement. what VIII be TN
results,'
Why, the men HI.i eventually have, to
give in and go TO work or seek other field
of labor They are not III spirit TO do either
Just now | see some of the papers state that
when the rumor ni Powderly having dr, Jared
the strike off II ached the stock wards tn
men reserved 1t with expressions of approba
tion. The contrary Is true They received
1t with loud expressions OF dissent and openly
said they would not obey it.
A prominent knight OF Labor gives the
following on the boycott. which Is now at
tracing general attention: The boycott
he said, advised by the assembly of the
knights of Labor at the stock wards. or
even by the other assemblies here
and by the trades assembly have only local
Importance. Cognlzance of them is not
taken by the knig hts of Labor general BODY.
Under the constit utlon III order to declare a
boycott which viii at all affect the
packers. the district assembly here
must make up a case in writing.
forward it TO Powdelly and the ex- |
ecutiVe committee, and have that body pass
on and indorse it. As Powderlv is opposed |
TO ooycottlng, except where the Knights of |
Labor Is openly made wur on, and, as the |
packers no" take no srch stand a general |
boycott against any packer is altogether i'm |
probable. The local hoycottS viii have the /
effect SIMPLY to belittie those organizations. |
A settlement is bound to come soon and the |
men VIII most of them I've back AT work II |
was the indiscrnninata Use Of the hov,ntt
weapon that especially aroused Powdeliv's |
ire few months age
General Lecturer A A Carlton, represent
ing the knights of Labor, and Mr. Cudaby
and Mr. Hately. representing the packers. |
held conference Saturday regarding the
basis for setti7ment of the strike in Mr.
Hatelys office IN the ROYAL insurance. hu(ld-
ing. The meeting was an amicabie one 1t
lasted from 1880 O'Clock until noon At TIE
outset Mr. Carlton asked why the packers
We're SO nncompromiSing in the ten hour
question. He argued, it is said. that if eight
hours were conceded the men would
willingly make a corresponding re-
iuction in their wages. TO thi, Mr.
Hately replied at some length He urged
hat Chicago packers could not afford TO in
augurate system that did not prevail else
where. Wherever point could he Tins il
ustrated he showed the books of his bn1ssS
md furnished facts and figures regarding
he condition of the packing houses in other
titles Mr.. Carlton paid close attention to
verything that was said and made some
totes OF the figures that had been read 10
i'm. Mr.. Carlton, that is our case" said
dr. Hatey. in conclusion, "and that is why
We can not compromise or yield on the uues- (
ipH Ol HOufS.
Mr.. Carlton then left for the yards, where
is presumed he will confer with the local !
eaders and very soon bring the strike to
lose. The impression among the packers
eemed to he that they had convinced him !
the soundness and justice Of their posi- |
on |
1t is understood that no terms fer the set !
cement of the strike were submitted by !
lther side. The packers merely stated tbs+y
ase at the request of Mr. Carlton 4
CHICAGO, Nov. 15-The second effort
{ the packing house employees at the 9
nion Stock Yards to enforce their de, I
lands for tbe eight hour day ended Sat i
rday night by the unconditional surren G
er of the strikers. This was not the re- o
lit of spontaneous action, but of an or O
er from the general executive board of :
le Knights of Labor to their leaders to :
,mpel them to return to work at the
rms of the packers or submit TO the ,