Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-08
The WORkMEN'S WAR.
Today's Developments in the Battle Be
tween the Whitley Firms and the
Knights of Labor.


tween the Whitley Firms and the
Knights of Labor.
The Usual Saturday Trade utterly Dem"r"
iized by the strained situation Raw !
Iips ON the Fa>Sett ResoIution- .
Further Discharges From the
New Champion Mi>C"l
Iameou> Notes
Until SATURDAY. night came. few nruple
had any conception "t what fearful have"
the present labor trouble is PLAYING with
local trade No approximate estimation
can be- made of the damage done thus far.
hut il will aggregate among the tens "l
thousands of dollars. This morning few
dealers We're interviewed on the subject.
Onr gr"ceryman said that his sales had
been over $500 less on Saturday than on
the same day Of the preceding week:
another stated that his receipts had fallen
of $3.50: and half a dozen others reported
falls varying between S25 and 5000. one dry
goods merchant Trpurtc,i 4 falling of Of over
500: other tradr>men report pr"pnltonaie
decreases of receipts, though the groceries
and drvgoOds houses suffered the most.
The trouble falls particularly heavy upon
the small groceries in the souteaSt part OF
town. whose trade i almost entirely depend
ent upon the laborirg men. The trade "i a
city is a sympathetic organism. and there
a. IL r-l,.,r IL
one portion are felt throughout the whole.
Not nuly the stores that deal with the Ia
boring classes suffer. but the strain Of eN-
pectati0n throughout the community effects
them all. MANY merchants have counter
mauded large orders for spring stock, and
will take only enough 10 supply
the present demands, awaiting fu-
ture developments To make their
orders accordingly. And the worst has by
no means came yet. Ii the situation re-
mains unchanged at the end of the present
week. next saturday viii bring much
larger decrease in sales than last.
t.. {. EAwIINS on THE FA>>ErT EE~oII
TIuN.
Hello. Mr.. Rawlns, what do y0u think
Of the FaSSett resolution" asked a GIoRE-
RErI BIIC reporter of Clark C"unty'> rep
rr>rntativc in the Legislature. this morning
Il don't know much about it. said he
A. il was not brought in our branch of the
legislature However. | don't see why he
didn't present in the form of bill instead
of resolution. if he desired 10 accomplish
anything \ joint resolution can only con
troll the action of state officers. but cannot
have the effect of statute OH citizens. COZ
porations. etc As for myself if the
subject of these labor troubles comes up for
legislative adjustment, shall give the
matter close study. and then vote indie
pendently. don't expect Ia remain in the
legislature forever. but | intend To DE my
own master while am there.
NOTES.
The Commercial block is great center
of attraction just at present
day that they have one thousand men al
, work.
1t is pretty cod day when any incoming
? r.echanIrS escape the vigilance of the pa
trnI force"
Nine molders were let off at the New
Champion this morning for refusing to Z,
l on Jobs of their discharged fellow work
( men.
The lockout at the Malleable has LASTED
/ lust week. On last Saturday there Were
fifteen men at work in the shops and rigIlr
= Of them quit on Saturday night.
The rumor that Whitley, Fassler y
Kelly had brought in a carload of mechan
les yesterday morning proved utterly
groundess when hunted down.
The message 10 the national board of arbi
tratiOn was answered this morning. but tn,
authorities of the local board arr not in
clined to state the nature of the reply.
The meeting called for Tuesday evtnin.
was originated by the prohibiionist>. Til,
Knights OF Labor knew nothing of it unit
they saw the handblls and newspaper an
nouncement>.
The trouble has benefited nobody TIM
far except lawyer who brought suit fo
Schneider Bros. against driver OF TN
Jung company for SANDER. A. reported il
today'S court column.
Ii is estimated that since the trouble I've
gan about $50 men have been left of from
the New Champion. some because their job
were finished. others for refusing 10 till TIN
shoes of locked-out workmen.
Sixteen men we're allowed To quit thei
jobs in the machine department of the new
Champion this morning. They We're givel
the option of doing other mems job, q
leaving, and preferred the latter.
:. Outside of those whose applications wrr
=, made before the trouble began, no new
knights have been taken in. The rules q
the order forbid the ha>ty increase of mem
berS during crisis like the present.
- Few people have any conception Of th'
, difficulties the leaders have encouHterc,
and the consummate tact they have rXrrtc,
in restraining few OF the more hot blood
ed of the locked out men from Violence
= 1t was reported on the streets this morn
+ ing that John Sherman paid visit 10 "
/ y. Whitley yesterday. Mr.. Whitley sal,
e this morning: There is nothing in it,
have not seen John Sherman for two years
The Executive Board held i brie
session yesterday afternoon To Civ
instructions Ia subcommittee. TIN
work has been SyStrmatized /" such poin
that the duties of relief, patrol. corrrspon
! drnce etc. are carried on with the reg
ularity of a machine.
d From sundays Daily
z If people have gotten excited over tn
= present labor difficulties. remarked a mem
l ber of the joint executive board. to a r.
porter last evening, Il don't know wha
+ they will do in the future, for they are jus
begun In this conversation the >peake
4 outlined the probable course which TN
{ trouble would take At the meeting of tin
executive board SATURDAY afternoon. tn,