The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-05-05
JAMES BUCHANAN.
J. w. STEWART.

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JAMES BUCHANAN,
J. w. STEWART
HURsT's HOTEL, ST. LOUIS, NAYS.
To Hon, 4. G. Curtin. W. H. Grain, lanes H..
00thwSIte, A. X. Parker, James Bachanan,.
Jennes w. Stewart;
placed before the Joint Executive Board, and the
following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved That the communication from the
Congressional Committee and their request bo
granted; the time for calling the strike off be left
TO the General Executive Board in view of the
fact that the business interests of the country
suffering and the Knights OF Labor having the
interests of the whole people at heart, willingly
comply with the request OF the Nations represent
atives, and that if the citizens committee of st.
Louis declare his strike at end, to take effect
Tuesday morning. May 4. 1886
Trusting that this action will meet with the ap-
prval of the public and assist in bringing capital
and labor in closer relationship, we remain very
truly yours, the General Executive Board Of the
Knights of Labor.
(Signed) JOHN W. HAYES.
The Congressional Committee, after hav-
ing heard the testimony of prominent busi-
ness men of St. Louis on Saturday, en-
deavored, il possible, to have the Knights
of Labor declare the strike off in the inter
ests of peace and business, and that the pros
perity of the country be restored, and at the
informal meeting held on Saturday night
the matter was broached by the committee
to the Executive Board. The letter aG-
dressed to the Board was then drawn up and
signed by all the members of the committee
except Mr.. Burnes, who had gone to his
home at st. Joseph. OF course his signature
could not be affixed, although he was said TO
be heartily iD favor of this course. The let
ter was left with Mr.. Curtin, chairman of
the committee, 10 deliver. TO Mr.. Hayes,
Chairman pro TEN. of the Executive Board,
and concluded the arrangements, which
were finally closed late on Sunday night by
an extended conference between Mr.. Curtin
on the part of the Congressional Committee
and Messrs. Hayes, Bailey and Barry. Ex-
ecutive Board, on the part of the Knights
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARDS,
ST. LOUIS, May g. 1856. I
Teopss Q'Reilly Chairman, and Thomas Morris,
GENTLENEN-Your communication of April %
was placed before the Joint Executive Boards
with the following result; That we accept your
proposition' and leave The matter in the hands of
the General Executive Board to fix the date for
compliance with the same. The citizens you have
OF the whole community for the efforts made To
amicably adjust and settle the difficulty existing
upon the southwestern system OF railroads IN be,
tween labor and capital. We have selected Tues-
day May 4. 1856, as the time when the strike shall
JoHN w. HAYES,
General Executive Board Knights OF Labor.
On receipt of the reply by Governor Cur
tin, which was received when his sub-com-
mittee was about to leave for Atchison, he
telegraphed the following dispatch to the
President at Washington:
JEFFERSON CITY, Mays
The strike is ordered of. Correspondence will
be in the papers to morrow saorning. 0lr col
leagues are taking testimony in the Southwest.
The present peaceful settlement win shorten our
labors. (Signed) A J. CURTIS,
JOHN w. STwBART.
The only members of the committee on
board the train at the time were Messrs.
Grain Outhwaite, and Parker and Buchanan
having left Sunday morning tor Parsons, Kan
sas. and Mr.. Burns had gone home, and will
meet the sub committee at Atchison. The
following is copy of the order declaring
the strike off:
OFFICE OF THE ExEcUCTvE BOARD
ST. LOUIS, May 3.
To the members of District Assemblies Il, SO, IOI,
and OF the 6. A. and non-members or persons al
fected by the present strike upon the Gould
Southwest system of railways:
GESTLENEN-On April 2S the citizens of st. Louis
requested of this board that in the interest OF the
business community of ST. Louis and tnaf of the
United States in general, the strike upon the
Gould Southwest system Of RAILWAYS be declsred
a; an end. While this request was under consid-
Grafton May u by the joint boards of ID. A. IL, 9S
and lOl, the committee appointed by Congress to
investigate the cause of the trouble between the
railroad company and its employees made a
similar request in which they say;
The testimony taken to-day by The Congression-
that very serious losses to the CONNIE, eial inter
ests Of the entire country have resulted from this
connected Herewith have been thrown out of
employment therefore we do respectfully, but
earnestly ask you TO discontinue this strike and
leave the justice of your cause to the decision
that public opinion may form when we make our
report.
The document was fully considered and the fol-
lowing conclusions arrived at: That the matter
be left in the hands of the General Executive
Board, they to set time and declare the strike at
end. We have therefore selected tuesday
morning, May Il. 1856. the time when this
strike shall end. You viii make application to
your former employers for unemployment on the
above date May 14). BY order OF the General
Executive Board.
(Signed) JOHN W. HAYES
Mr.. Hayes, Of the Executive Board, SAID
that to morrow morning this order would be
obeyed by all the striking Knights, and that
they would present themselves for employ
ment to the different railroad companies
This ends the greatest railroad strike that the
country has seen since the memorable event
OF 1877.