Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-08

~ Wv etrihei and came nWhx unoe, ~,
I. n"R,vssion that tho men wern estieos,
!, Ana hau no grievances. 'spN'
! - AZ Wheolook, one Of the neneya
\ nsvnA OF The rccolgon, knew al ~
! =, svne sor we strike, except the ileohary,
4 w, w Lials' Tho conditions required of th,
4 4 , snnn VINO applied 70 work after the strlk,
! WE lays labor for days pay. m,
= ,uies and regulations Of the Knlah,a 4,
naoot We're 70 cut no figure In the man
!, sso'nvnt OF The road. The men were n
! ~ uea'eu fairly by the road
iieunaa compared cost Of work rndet
\ a mals iorenanshlp with the prior man.
e1nunh ahu found that the cost Of ~.
rais unuer the latter was from 80 "a 5s
|, a - eu"', kreater than under bis prcde.
cessor' lie related incidents Of vInlsnce
aud expressed the opinion thai there IVY,
conspiracy on tho part OF the Kn,,h,s
OF Labor TO force the cornpanv a. ,,,,.s..s
oy the destruction OF property. '"'
mos w Anderson, trainmastor, / "a
harris, freight agent; and s. n Judy
yardmastor; testified to the ntrIke oncnr
ienvee Va Fort Worth MIR. Harris siatca
tnat me new force were better thar
tne old. Mr., judy estimated The damaae
committed In Fort Worth through Va.
Y. . Marshal Cabell, and depntv
narshais, Manning, Martin and
veriln, submitted statements ~
the assistance rendered by them M Va.
.lous points along The line In moving
Trans, the arrests OF strikers, conyic,
tons, sentences, etc.
y. \ Keller, division superintendent .,
Texas & Pacific, said freight service vas
iuliy resumed on the 10th There ,verc
ABOUT sOO men employed in his division
OF whom about 800 struck. He testine3
as 70 acts OF violence on the part NJ
strikers, About 1866 Cinnamon Arc ON.
| ployed ON the weat end OF the Texaa 4
pacino. They are no cheaper than other
labor, but are kept because white lahor
wiz not stay there. They live as well as
other laborers,
Ihomas Fielding, master mechanic of
me shops az Big Springs, II. II. Moore.
engineers Frank Bateman, conduct,,r 4
sutton, engineer; ID. j. Lyon, hostler
~ - Glll, foreman OF water service, and
., " muir, pumpcr, testified TO various
acts OF violence committed by the strikers
on the Texas q Pacific.
COLD /. Smith, Capt NJ. II. I.oyd, Mr..
W. r. Lake and Mr., Joseph IL Brown
testified as to the effects OF the strike
upon Fort Worth trade, which they estia
mated AZ from 10 TO 40 per sent. for thirty
days.
Judge J. A. Carroll, Mr.. W. s. Parker
and mr., q. a, Williams Of Denton testi-
neu mat the strike paralyzed business
mere. Judge Carroll stated that II de.
preclated the price OF grain, aud that the
farmers we've the heaviest sufferers,
NJ. W. Cunningham, G.. H. Blair, j, @.
Chlldress, Chae, Mattcrn and A, q, Me.
kean, striking and discharged employees
OF the Missouri Pacific, related yarlous
grievances against the road, among which
were q refusal TO pay for over time. ala.
elimination IN wages for the same class
OF work, the payment OF less wages than
we Gulf, Colorado & Santa he, ana
discharge because Of membership IN
the knights OF Labor, ". G. |
Wear, an Alvarndo barber, stated that he
saw u letter addressed 10 the foreman |
there instructIng him TO employ certain
men II thoy were not knights OF Labor. |
j. Q. Howell, n Texas & Pacific striker |
had acted as roadmastor on the Interim. |
tlonal, and thought II was general rule
for yardmasters TO speculate on their 20. |
sltions by collision with store.
keepers, with whom employees were
forced TO trade. Joseph Jameson, |
striking omployo OF the Texas & Pacific, |
went out because his wages had not been |
restored In compliance with the Hayes |
agreement. An examination OF the Wit |
ness disclosed that he misunderstood the |
agreement To read "prlorn 10 September, |
1884, when II said "lnh September, fixing
the basis OF wages, and that his own |
wages conformed to the agreement.
w. u. Farmer, district master work |
man OF Assembly rs, Knights OF Labor, |
said the strike was caused by the general |
dissatisfaction In society at the tendency |
OF the masses toward poverty and OF the
few toward wealth. The farmer is dis.
satisfied because OF tho price placed upon
transportation, and the laborer because
he IL not allowed TO have voice In liking
the price Of his wages. He did not class
the merchant az laboref, but In Texas
society he was known as "specu.
lator." The lawyer they held TO bo
necessary evil. He admitted the present
conditions OF society were due TO human
nature, but hoped TO change that by edu-
cation OF the masses. He did not hope
for the time when everybody would earn
the same wages and occupy the same po,
sitlon In life. His remedy was govern
ment ownership and control Of the rail-
roads, the country hasn't enough money
to do Its business, II needs more cur.
rcncy. Cooperation he believed TO be
the only hope Of mankind 10
deliver IL from monopollos. A
mans success should be measured
by his ability TO produce. lie was
member Of the Knights OF Labor, tho
and the Farmers alliance. From
a moral aud legal stand point tho strikers
had no right 10 interfere with the com
pany's property.
At this moment some reference was
made TO the scab whom Mr., Farmer
as an unnecessary part OF
creation.
Mr.. Parker asked "Does your scheme
for the elevation OF humanity include the
denominated the scabY"
Farmer; "Well, III just say this much
out OF respect To the scab. OF course
he's just an object Of rldicule for the
time being. We nll understand that 4
Continuing Strikes as general thing
lro failures, Sometimes they are
don't know Of /,
my benefit In sight from the
late strike, lilo was sure " would be
better TO give timely notice Of IN intcn-
ton 20 strike. Arbitration was generally
Al.