Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-08

Ak. PARKER,
JAMES BUCHANAN,
j. w. STEwART.
HURsTs's HOTEL, ST. LOUIS, May Sd.
To Hon. A. G. Curtin, ". H. Crane, Jas H.
Oltthacaite, AZ Parker, James Buchanan, Jas.
Ste,rdrt.
GENTLEMEN: Your communication of May
LIST was placed before the joint executive
boards, and the following resolutions were
adopted:
RESOLVED, That the communication from
the congressional committee, and their re-
quests, be granted; that the time for calling
the strike off be left to the general executive
board; that in view of the fact that the bust
ness interests of the country are suffering
and the Knights of Labor having the in
terests of the people at heart, willingly
representatives and that of the citizens
committee of st. Louis and declare the
strike at an end to take effect Tuesday
morning, May 4, 1856.
Trusting this action will meet the approx
al of the public, and assist in bringing cap
ital and labor into closer relationship, we
remain truly yours, the general executive
ISignedl JOHN W. HAYS.
THE OFFICIAL ORDER
The following is copy of the order issued
declaring the strike OFT:
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD,
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Mays,
To the Members of District assembly Nos. II, 90
and 10I, and of the General Assembly and nom
Members or Persons affected By the Present
RGitmdgs:
CONTAMINATION April 20, the citizens of
St. Louis requested of this board that in the
interest of the business community of St.
Louis. and of the United States in general,
that the strike upon the Gould southwest
system of railways, be declared at an end.
While this request was under consideration
semblies Nos. II, 81 and lOl, the committee
appointed by congress to investigate the
cause of the trouble between the railroad
company and its employees, made a
similar request. Therefore, we do re-
spectfully ask you to discontinue the strike
and leave the justice of your cause to the de-
cision that public opinion may form when
fully considered and the following conclu-
sion arrived at. That the matter be left in
the hand of the general executive board,
they to set time and declare the strike at
an end, They have therefore selected Tues
day morning, May 4, 1856, IS the time when
this strike shall end. You will make appli-
cation to your former employers for re-em-
ployment at that date.
g Ssa aEder OF the " 1 aaTs
Thus ends the greatest railroad strike that
the country has seen since the memorable
event of 1877.
New YORK, April 3O.-The Times this
morning printed long interview with Jay
Gould. Gould reviews the history of the
trouble on the southwestern system, but
there is nothing materially new in that por-
ton of the interview. Gould was asked what
in his opinion would be the outcome of the
present spirit of discomfort and agitation
among the workingmen, to which he replied:
81 look for little immediate good to any
body, least of all to working people, who are
directly and vitality interested. 1t gives us
strikes, boycotts, intimidation and threats
of disorder in thousand forms. It seeks
practically to plunge the country into civil
war. 1t places an imhargo on everything
akin to personal independence. Organized
labor, as we get view of it at present, is in
the wrong path. Inscriptions, designing
leaders are binding the masses. Don't mis-
understand" went on the speaker. "Do
not take the idea from what I have said that
I am opposed to the organization of labor.
Far from that being true. am an earnest
believer in the union of fellow-workers.
I think the true mission of labor organiZa-
tons should be to properly educate the mem
bers, weed out the black sheep, and provide
a life insurance scheme whose benefits
would be worth working for. For long
time have been evolving in my mind va
rious schemes which have hoped to be able
to work up to a realization of this condition
of things. 1t has been one of my favOrite
designs, and in the end I am confident I
will be able to establish just what seek In
this direction. have SD far convinced my
self on this point that I have discussed the
%cs1, - ~ boz <Df
my assistants. 1 have it in mind to recon-
mend the Missouri Pacific board of direct
ors to give financial support to such an or
ganization as soon as it can be put in work
ing order and our men show disposition to
enjoy the benefits of such a cooperative pro-
ject, and will be glad to contribute myself,
for anticipate good from it, when it shall
have chance to operate"
"Have you no hope of good results from
the existing orders?"
"There are many excellent organizations
existing, but their scope is limited. The good
ones are an insignificant by the side of those
that are bad in aims and methods"
GLOW are they bad?"
"They have honorable purposes. They
have weak and wicked leaders. The fact is
too patent to permit of disguise, that the
workipgmen of our land to-day are under
the leadership, for the most part, of loud
who left their native countries for their
native country's good. Men, who, in Ger
many or Russia would be locked up with
their incendiarism within prison walls, are
heroes here"
In answer to the question as to what he
thought of a permanent arbitration board,
he said:
81 like the idea. It ought to be non-polit-
ical and its decisions would supercede az TIA
tors, who now strangle Independence and
manhood out Of the Workingmen, while they
grab the workinRmen's wages, stirring up
strifes continually between employers and
employees"
ITO what do you attribute the origin of
the existing widespread labor agitation?"
"Chiefy to the administration of the
Knights of Labor. They have found that
that organization is breeder of strife and
discord and has little to challenge the re-
spect of intelligent and honest men. Much
that it pretends to do. it don't do. With
them arbitration stands second to strikes,
and of methods ChoeAn by thA order the