The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-25
Federal Laws Would Have Been Brought to
Bear if the Strike Had Continued the
Surrender Is Regarded by Business Men.
The Railway officials Claim that No
Concessions Whatever Were Made.
The holders Of the Missouri Car Company
Decide to Continue Work--The New York
Horse-Car Strike-Jeff Davis on Labor.
THE LAKE SHORE SURRENDER.


THE LAKE SHORE SURRENDER.
Cases Against Strikers Dismissed-How Bust
ness Men Regard the Companys Action.
CHICAGO, April 24-The cases against tha
Lake Shore switchmen. T. +. Collins, A. Haight.
William McGlasson, James Kander and James
Manahan, which had been held over until to-day,
came before Justice Mech this morning. Pliny
B. Smith, the solicitor for the company, an
nounced that as the men had returned to work
and that there was no obstruction to the transit
of traffic over the road he did not wish to prose-
cute the switchmen. The differences having
been amicably adjusted, he would make no
charge against the men. Justice Meech accord
ingly Dismissed the cases for want of prosecu-
ton.
Referring to the application of the federal
laws to the Lake Shore strikers cases, the Times
says: Had the strike not ended at the time it
did, new phase of the United States statutes
bearing upon the jurisdiction Of federal courts
in enjoining interference with interstate COM
merce, would have been issued yesterday after.
noon. Mr.. Ashley Pond, of Detroit, solicitor
general for the Lake Shore Michigan
Southern, and the Michigan Central railway
companies, arrived in the city on last Wednes-
day. and at once took steps to form bill to se-
cure an injunction against the strikers in the
federal courts After the men had returned TO
work yesterday Mr.. Pond said: When
came here, ! knew there would y be
no question OF the jurisdiction of the
federal court in the event of similar strike
upon the Michigan Central. any road operat-
ing under the charter of another State, and it
seemed to me that like jurisdiction in the case
of an Illinois company might be found Several
eminent counsel were called in, and we were all
satisfied that the jurisdiction of the federal
court extended over this particular case. We
had everything prepared to obtain an injunction
from the federal court against the strikers at
o'clock this afternoon, and if we could obtain
service, and the strikers had violated the injunc-
ton, we could have brought the whole machinery
of the national government to bear upon them"
in correction with the foregoing a statute
which is part Of the United States criminal law,
and which was passed by Congress in order to
reach Southern ku-klux troubles some years
ago. is quoted as the section referred to.
The comments heard in New York business
circles on the backdown of the Lake Shore
Railroad Company. at Chicago, are not compli
mentary to John Newell and the Fairbank
Packing Company, to whose influence President
Newell seems to have succumbed IF men are
to be drivenout of employment said one, ''at
the dictation of secret. oath-bound union, or
self-appointed committee. for refusing to surren-
der their independence, America is longer
the land of the free and the brave.
1t is plain that the cowardice of John
Newell should not have been pitted
against the audacity of the strikers, and that
the Vanderbilt estate should retire him to
home for old women, and then the graspng cu-
pidity of the millionaire, Fairbank, should be
sent 30 the rear until the rights of the great
mass of citizens are made secure" !"
Russia said another, sis much freer coun-
try than America. There. if one only let's the
government alone, one is undisturbed, either as
employer or employe, in his social relations
We have now got to decide whether the Com.
munists who have fed from Europe are superior
to native born Americans, and the course of the
Lake Shore road makes the contest harder. Bua
there is no doubt ahsut the result. American
blood and love OF liberty will tell in the end"
Chicago News.
The facts are that the surrender was complete.
The result was secured after several conferences
had been neld. One was held up to late hour
Thursday evening and two or more were held
yesterday. Those who participated were Presi-
dent Newell Superintendents Wright and
Amsden and Attorney Pliny Smith, of the
Lake Shore road Sheriff Hanchett, Mr. Shaffer,
Inspector general of the State militia; Super
visor Stafford and Commissioner Mccarthy, Of
the town of Lake; A. s. Trude, Nelson Morris,
Attorney Msher. James Monahan, president Of
the Switchmen's Union, and Messrs StahI,
O'Keese, and Collins, Of the strikers Not all
were present at any of the conferences. but all
knew the turn the affair was taking and had
more or less to say In the discussion.
Mr.. Newell told the strikers that the company
would listen to no propositions to compromise
1t would maintain the position 1t held ct the
starr, that it would not submit TO dictaton in the
matter of employing and discharging its men.
It was satisfied that 1t had the warrape of law In
that position, and would rely on the properly
constituted authorities to protect it in the opera
tion of its road. Mr.. Newell said further TO the
strikers that they were warning more against
their fellows than against the company. In con.
sequence of the blockade they had crippled
many establishments throughout the country,
some had already been shut down and their en-
poyes thrown out of work. The latter, very
many OF whom doubtless belonged to one union
another. were throwing the blame on the
seventy-seven strikers in Chicago, whc on ac-
count of supposed grievance of small conse-