Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-23

other firms Of tho city was reviewed Troul
The beginning Individuals mol
belonging 70 the knights were
invited 20 speak, aud Mr. s Mar.
tin responded ~ one who was NOT
a knight, hut was IN sympathy with their
motives, hut Gid not ndorse their at,i.
tude W every respect Ia the recent strike.
Tic stated Il as has opinion iha, the Texas
\ Pacific road was pus 81 the hands OF a
receiveS and the United States coaft
merely to test the strength Of the federal
court In handling strike Ills speech
was indorsed by those who followed him,
aud Ia this Inspect The Knights OF Labor
here arc unanimously Of the opinion that
the strike Is prcmcditatUd affair on the
',srt OF the authorities, aud ouv In when
"a cause for strike was made solely tu
test the power Of the federal cNur,
W handle a strike. judge Schuh closed
the speaking by statlug at considerable
length the causes OF the strike from th,
: Knights OF Labor STANDPOINT. ue Sapl
the cause WAS not the DISCHARGE OF Hall
as has bocn announced, hut lar more In.
por,ant reasons He stated them In the
pdcr Of their Importance as follows,
Einpl0yment Of Chinese labor.
/ Employment ~ convict labor.
DlSchnrginr employees without proper
notice and legitimate cause.
Tho meeting closed with the unAni.
nous. !adcptlop OF the following rcsolu.
| tiunsi
Whereas, having due respect for our
I Fellow citizens, who IN the absence OF a
proper knowledge OF facts, have been led
into an appearany g Of condemnation OF
the objects of organized labor, We desire
TO distinctly place before the citizens OF
/ Dallas our true yiowS ON The subject nn.
! dor discussion, therefore be it
/. Resolved that this meeting affirm the
right OF employees 60 organize under no
greater restrictions than arc Imposed
upon employers
?, That in AL questions relating C
wages, hours of labor, or conditions o
employneht, the workiugmau Is an cqna
contractor with the employer,
8. That II ~ but right and just that az
slslanco should be given 10 men engage,
in carrying out the priuclple OF protection
to each recogpislng the truth Of Ih,
maxim, can injury TO one is tbe couccu
of AR
| i'Ihat the principle ~ American no
erty II based upon the proposition TIM
no privileged class or caste does or en-
eNlhl ~ Tree country.
. That we deprocate the action of Of
organization OF business men In this cit
which assumes 90 condemn the aims o
The wnrkingmen's organizations, and fee
that such action was uncousidercd, lu
mature and iOtendtd to bias public sonil
mept by falsely stating the views q
merchants.
THE MoRNiNu IN sT. LOUIS.
ST. LouIs Mo-, March 20 The agree
mint 0rawu up by Governors MART
and Murmaduke Of Kansas aud Miss al
respectively, 'es the basis foi a setuemti
Of The strike on the Missouri pauihc raj
way, together with Vice President Hol
les acceptance of tbs same Wit
t, qualifications, were presented last Nigh
/, 10 tue executive committee OF Dlstlit
assembly No. lOi OF The Knights of Ii
hOr The governors called IN y, rson upu
Martin Irons, chairman Of the commlttc,
and urged the acceptance of the cond
lions by his committee, which was 500
! afterwards called together 10 informall
} discuss the condition inserted by Nj
lloXie In the agreement. No action wa
Q taken last night, the matter being dii
I cns-ed in strictly unofficial way, an
a after a long session the committee a,
juurned until to-day, when III
{ contents OF the documents wi
be formally considered, and SON
decision roached. The manner In whlc
c the agreement Is received by n
: members II the committee affords lit
hope that It's conditions will be- nccepte,
c MIR. Irons would eNpress no positive oph
I ion as to It's acceptance or rejection, an
y the members OF The executive board WEI
). equally 10th to give any statements as
o their future course. Enough bas bee
learned Of them, however, To make Il
ruInor general that they win not accel
uoxie,s proposition, The strikers, lt
. said, object 10 that portion
! Il relating TO the re-omplo
J, mont only OF a norton
8 The DISCHARGED men, and .alleae IN
4 although Air. uoxle says no pfeiudj,
a sb,,ll ,y,at ngainst tho strikers. ihey fe
z certain ihat the leaders of Inc presel
y strike win be discharge from the on
r nluyment OF Tho company ng soon az 4
oonnrtuuity offers, IL The efforts OF Il
G gnveInors shall fail 90 brina ABOUT a se
~ t,,,nent az ihe nresent diulenliics h
4 tween the railroad COMPANY and It's al
n ployes, the ali-absorDing question TO u
y me strikers Is. "huw mf shu
~ We extend inc striKc 10 o.
h attempt 10 iorcs lhe company 70 aece
= our WfmHf hani express lne p'l