The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-14
The STRIKE At ST. LOUIS.
CITIZENS MASS MEETING TO De
WISE MEANS TO
Bring About a Settlement of the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Adopted
and Committees Appointed.

ST. LOUIS, Mo April ia macs
meeting, called by several wsll-known
c,iizsns, was held in the rotunda of
the courthouse tonight TO consider
and devise some means, if yossible, to
speedily and ami,a5ly settle the
strike now existing on ihe Gould syE-
tenn OF railroads. The meeting was
fairly well attended, but those present
were very largely OF the laboring
clase, few representative business OF
professional men being in attendance.
Chauncey l. Filley called the meet
ing 70 order, and DR.. Thomas O'Reilly
YVES made chairman, after which the
names of twenty five prominent citi-
Gems we're read as yice-pre ,idents.
A very long preamble and resolu-
ton was then read and unanimously
adopted, the chief points Of which,
after setting forth the depressing
effects Of the strike upon the com
merCe of the Southwest and the coun-
try and the business OF the city, were
as follows:
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
WHEREAS, 1t is time that some nv
tual and satisfactory a:Commo 1stion
is due 10 the interests Ct the public,
as well as TO the conflicting parties,
that may be immediate and final 10
results; aud where's, it is not neces.
sary nor eXpsdient to raise any issue
or QUESTION as 20 who may have been
wrong OF who may have been rigot in
| the pasf, bDt 10 meet the status of af
| fairs re they now unhappily exist and
may continue 10 exist unlass amiclbly
removed; and whereas, the purpose
OF dealing directly with the dis;atis-
fed employees has been a Coldl.
ton imputed, if not expressed; and
whereas, to reach such expressed con-
d,iion upon the part OF the railway
managers and to reach the desi able
condition precedent of settlement,
speedy, fl rst and final, it is deemed by
the citizens of st. Louis, without re-
gard to party, in mass-meeting assem-.
bled, a wise political and practicable
way to relieve the conflicting parties
of all embaTrassment as to surrender
ing any rights hitherto held aud thus
far maintained by both parties, to prof.
fer mediation through and by the resi-
dents of thu city Of st. Louis, and thus
remove all objections to or friction
from any nonresident agencies, wheth-
er upon the pant Ct capital or labor
and whereas, we believe that such
mediation would meet the views and
purpose of q speedy and final settle
ment, as expressed by General Master
Workman Powderly, and also remove
the bar iers TO conference as avO we'd
by the railway management,a and would
thus give the opportunity for the hith-
eito employed laborers of the roads
residents of the city-to represent and
come TO an understanding and settle
ment of their grievances,
Resolved, That with a view to the
mutual understanding AID settlement
Of the whole question at issue, com.
init 60 of three citizers Of ST. Louis
three from the resident directors 81
the railways in interest, three from the
resident labor interests, present or re-
cent employees of the railwaye, to be
selected by the unemployed, and three
distinct and recogniZ representatives
of the mercantile, manufacturing
and professional elements Of the city
ia no wise connected or interested
with the railway or labo' organization
who shall be authorized by theil
respective interests 10 meet, confer
aad arrange with binding effect tbs
existing troubles, and for that purpose
we hereby empower the conn .ittee
hereby eu'hcr'zsd and appointed by
this meeting to act with full power Il
suggest, ID confer with and secure tbs
appointment from both the resident
directory of the railways and the resi-
dent labcrers a comforting committe:
of three from each, and to report theil
action and the results to an adj burned
meeting to be called by the chairman
Of this meeting for that purpose.
BRIEF SPEECHES
we're then made by Fred M Crincer
on behalf OF the citizens, and by Mr.
Brown, the orator of the Knights o
Labor, who is here with the Genera
Executive Committee, both of whom
strongly urged the carrying out of the
resolutions and advocated the use o
every proper and available means tC
, bring about q speedy settleme Of the
difficulties and differences between
the railroad companies and their EN-
ployps. Mr.. Brown spoke quite
bhtflT, but the toaa Of mis- remarks
wa, very conservative, and he sale
J Tat the KniFhti would freely join il
any reasonable means which promiseJ
au equitable and ju set cement of tht
trouble now eX'stirg.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted and the following gentlemen
appointed TO represent the citizens Oh
the committee, provided for bv The
resolutions: Piof @. NJ. WOODWARD
Of Washington University, James