The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-07
A CORNER ON LABOR.
SECRETARY TURNER, OF THE
KNIGHTS, ON THE SITUATION.

The Fight to Go On to the Bitter End on
the Gould Lines-No Lawlessness To BE
Allowed--And the strike Not TO Spread
A Question of Labor Supply Entirely.
ST.. LOUIS, April 7-P. NJ. Arthur, chief
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
was in town Tuesday. He came here from
Houston, Tex. II is reported that the OBJ
cct of his visit is to check the insubordina-
tion of the eng noers and 10 deter them
from backing the knights of Labor in their
strike on tho Gould system The situation
nov is anything but encouraging 1T looks
about as bad now, said Manager Parker, of
the Cairo Short Line, "as it has at any
time, and there seems no prospect of any
thing better The sheriff and police in
East st Louis are powerless TO protect the
roads, and there is really no reason to
believe that those men who live there are
,oing to take stand against each other.
The only way is to bring men in from the
outside
w hat do the railroads expect to do!'
Nothing at present; they have done all
they can do. They are ready and willing
to run their trains if they will be given pro-
to ton.
Master Mechanic Morris Wuerpel, of the
bridge company, still remains in charge of
the hydraulic switch power, performing the
work that is usually done by nearly dozen
men.
In East St Louis Tuesday morning the
excitement attendant upon the municipal
election threw the strike in the background
But few strikers were about the yards,
and no committees were at their usual bust
ness of persuading men to abandon work
The Chicago Burlington n Quincy switch
crs returned to work under the protection
Of deputy she;iifs The switch engineers
of the Chicago a Alton, with two switch
men We're at work. Fifty teams of the St
Louis Transfer company We're working, and
coal was being hauled from all the yards,
except the Louisville 81 Nashville The
agents of the various roads say that freight
trains We're gotten out early i'll the morn
ing. The work of most of the roads was
done by tine agents, yardmasters and
clerks.
1t is reported that the indicted strik-
| ers have been sworn in as special police
men.
General Secretary Turner has left the city
for tour along the Gould system. He in
tends to visit all points where the strike is
on and to encourage the knights to hold out
| until Mr.. HoXie can lie brought to terms
| This strike, said Mr., Turner, before leav-
ing town, will be fought. to use Goulds
| language to the bitter end There
| will be no lawlessness, no violence
| to person or property. We are sat
istei the Missouri Pacific can not
| operate without the Knights of Labor They
| can, OF course make pretense They can
run few trains, but course of mastery
| inactivity will force them to come to time
| The order makes no threats; nobody is au.
thori ed to make threats; the principles of
the order will not allow it. There is to be
no spread of the strike, but the men now
out will be supported and sustained, and
the men who, though not members oil
the order, went out, will be cared for.
| The various local and district Assem-
bfies will provide for them, and il
necessary the entire order all over the coun
| try will contribute In short, it is to he a
test Of endurance, and we have not the
least misgiving as to the outcome. The idea
that we were whipped; that the Knights oi
| Labor are weakening, or that any of oui
members are suffering, is ridiculous to those
OF us who know the facts We have re
sources never dreamed of by our opponents
but we do not expect TO draw upon any OF
| them. The fight will be perfectly honest
honorable and legal one, confined to the
fed it is now occupying, and guided by
clear headed, careful, thinking men, anC
there can be but one re,ult'
FoRT WORTH, Tex, April Trains wer'
run without interruption Tuesday morning
Two companies of militia We're preparing t.
leave for home Governor Ireland also re
turns home Two companies of rangers an,
citizens posse were still on duty
Conservative men believe that no NOR,
trouble will Occur A conference betweeI
citizens and authorities and Knights o
Labor Monday night brought oLt stronl
expressions from leading knights denuncia
tory of occurrences of Saturday, and il
favor of nphoiding the law. Governor Ire
land made II speech counselling resort t
peaceable measures for redressiug wrongs
The state militia has been ordered home
but the rangers will be kept until every
thing is quiet Roland and Lee, the strik
ers who are charged with iuriting riot, wer
discharged on habeas corpus at hearin
Tuesday morning.