Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-15

sent II as the cnlei senus MS messdSe W oi
Interior officer and
IT MEANT AS MUCH
to a sensible man as the most imperative
order could possibly mean. When l, a.
chief sficer of the Knights of Labor, senC
q message such as that, it is understood tc
be my wishes, and these wishes ere re
spected by the subordinate officers tc
whom they are sent. 1t is not
his place to put dihereni
construction on them, and give them hls
own Interpretation. His ddty is to obey
the spirit of the instructions. The man
in power need not be sn sutocrat in order
to have his wishes respected. IL would
ike to see it don" comes with as great
force from o man in authority as IL must
have it done" That was the idea enter
tanned when / left your house also ex'
planned at your house that night, the men
who entered upon the strike had not vio-
lated the law of the order in so doing, that
while thought it would have been better II
they had laid their grievances before the
General Executive Board before striking,
vet there was nothing in our laws TO com
mand them to do so. i said that Dis
trict Assembly of the Knights OF Labor
bore the same relation 10 the General As
sembIy, of which was the chief officer, as
one of the States of the United States bore
to the general government OF the United
States. and that while | could interfere, 1t
was under the law which gave me Jurisdlc-
ton over the entire order, and not under
any particular lsw. furthermore ex-
planned to you that the spirit of our organ
lZation was
OPPOSED TO STRIKES
and that was the reason why our general
never enacted any particular
legislation for the government of them. |
slso said that the occasion had never be-
ore called for any interference from the
general officer, but that this strike would
how the necessity for the. pssssga
1t our next convention OF
avs that would place the subJect
IF strikes under the control OF the
Iersrsl Board oi tie order
When on Monday, March -,
,ou send me q istter marked "personal,
,ou at the same time told q newspsp'r
,oresponded thas yOI had done so. What
,our motive was in marking your letter
personal and at the same time inform
ng q representative of the press that you
lad done 30, | don't know, For DO | ques
ion YOUR motive. 1 feel it to bs Lly duty
o let the public see the letter which con
aimed nothing Of a personal nature,
There are people who might be uncharl.
able enough to say that your
Intention was to giVs the Impression ths!
here was something between you snd me
which would not have tSe light OF public
crutiny. | have had 10 such dealings
nth any man since this trouble be;sn, nor
,reyious TO that time sm willing 10
.lloz the fullest light possible to shine
Ipon my every transaction. | have moth
ng to conceal.
YOU CAN SETTLE THIS STRIKE.
ts longer continuance rests with you and
ou alone. Every act Of violence. every
yop of blood that may be shed from this
ime forth must be laid at your dor. The
Knights of LABOR was not founded TO pro
note or shield wrong doing. spd to-day
be order of the knights OF Labor stands
,etween your property aud ruin. We are
Wiling TO sbsolve the men along your rail-
5ays from their allegiance 10 our order We
cave that TO themselves We will not allow
ny claims which the company may have
"a them, to stand betveeR them and their
estorsriou TO their former piacsz. The
Jsder OF the Knights Of Labor GsSs no
nan 10 remain 8 member OF il IN oppcsl-
ion 10 his interests. GOu may deal with
hem as citizens il you will We will sur
euder our right to claim these men as
members if they wish, but We will nor
u,render our r.gEt2 10 see this
flair thoroughly investigated. 4ou lave
aid the order Of the Knights Of Labor 10
onspirscy, q secret menace, etc. am
Iilling, as the chief officer, to lay every
hing connected With the order, 10 bare the
world, if you will on the other hand, lay
pen to the public
UE MEANS AND METHODS WHEREBY rog
RA-E PILED Up The WEALTH
,hich you control, CO allow the tribunal oil
ublic opininion to pass iG judgement on
be two and say which is the conspiracy
10 yau accept the challenge? You
ave instructed your legal adviser to pro-
eed against every nsI c2Inected with the
Knights Of Labor for damages Sustained
ince the strike began TSo weeks $50 |
aid Don't do this" To-day | say begin
/. once. Lsy claims tcs damages in every
ourt within whose jurisdiction Knight OF
.abor exists. Proceed at once and IN
very S.ste where you can recover dam
.yss Go so, if the law will sustain you. Let
hs ms,estY Of the law be vindicsted. 1t
: lust and right that it should be so. We
re willing to free You before the law aud
"a will fight you with no other weapon,
FOR eysrg violation OF the law OF the State
r ustion We will enter suit against you,
nd in this crusade sgsins: you do not
that We meau 10 persesute.
On the contrary wish to see the law vindi,
ated. II you have at sL times obeyed the
av in your dssllpg' in the HetGoi' oy
,hich you have acquired your im nenae
ortune, then
IT Is TINE
hat the many offences With Hh'ch yon are
.harged should be refuted. You have re-
emsined silent under msny damaging
.haFgs of injury in the SSte. We
gin be your avengers if you have
,een wronged, We viii Let it be known to
bsworld through the medium CT courts 'ot
uslice, and let me ssy right here that no
money will buy a verdict d: the hands OF
hess courts.
There are people Who say thisstruggle is
he beginning Of the var between capital
md labor. That statement IS false. This
means var; but 1t IS
ssr between legitimate capital
honest enterprise, honest LABOR
IN one hand and illegitimste wealth on the
,,her hand. This is a war in which we
court the fullest investigation OF our acts.
Do YOU dare to do the same?
This war means no further strike, no
shedding Of blood. 1t is war in which
avery business Esl, every com
nercisl man, every ,pretessona!ii