Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-10

PRnlts, ana HE employees work
Ink upon the Texas 6 racl.
~ railway became the employees "
the agents Of the United States courts and
the Missouri Pacific management ceased
70 have any control oscr them MesSrs
Brown aud sheldon, the receivers, { ok
possession Of The Texas 4 Pacific railway,
appointed their own Excnts aud made
such arrangements with their employees
as thcy deemed proper aud tit,aH TO which
the management oi the Missouri Pacific
railway VNcrclscu no NolVc or control
whatever. II " learned that ON March
the "a inst. the employees OF
the Texas & Pacific railway nauguratcd
y strike, giving a. the feascn that one
G. A. Han OF the car department of that
road, In Marshall, Tex, was discharged
without reason. The an lust, tho
Knights Of Labor ordered tho boycott Of
the Texas 4 paciflc cars aud tmfilc ever
these roads and such arrangements were
thercupVn made as not 10 permit that
of,'er TO disturb the apparently pleasant
relations with our employees AZ lOa. N.
on saturday, the 6tn inst, without
previous notice, all the shupmen, moet OF
the yartlmon, mud many % tho trackmen,
stopped work and voluntarily refused To
continue as employees OF this company,
merely stating 10 their sew, raj foremen
they had received orders reuulinu THE
from the executive Officers Of the Knights
OF Labor, aud alleging rs their only
reason the discharge Of en cmplOye by
the receivers OF the Texas & Pacific.
Since the commencement OF this strike
at many points the local committee OF
knights OF Labor have notified our fore.
men and superintendent that they would
appoint aud place their own watchmen
over our property 10 protect II from loss
and damage and 10 take care Of the same,
but ~ these solf.appuluted watohmen
assume authority as TO who
shall or shall not enter upon
the grounds ana property OF the company
except through their own order, II Ia
virtually dlspessessing the company OF
the same, m violation " all rights Of
property and contrary 60 the very basis
Of all governments. This company has
for years had satisfactory understandings
and agreements with certain labor organ
lzhtions, which have In every instance
complied with their promises, aud II has
always been the object and aim OF the
management 20 comply fully with both
the spirit and letter OF all such under
standings and agreemeats would call
illusions from the above History of the
past year; This company has made no
objection TO the existence ot organlEa-
lions and combinations OF employees,
which the latter consider for their mutual
benefit u has recognized aud met the
committees Of such organizations and
made agreements with the same without
distinction, and carried them out M OK,
! actly as possible, promptly adjusting al
complaints aud differences which have
from time To time arisen. When loyn
employees permit themselves 10 be gov
crned and controlled by their discn
tented cu-lahorera they necessarily suife
equally with them the consa
qnences OF ill-advised acts. There
= fore the Necessity Of their indivilui
= efforts TO 81, foro the proper relation
= between the company aud ice employees
, IL must he we'll known aud recognizr'
{ that the capacity Of n corporation 10 met
. It's pay.Toils aud vouchers depends upol
It's capacity TO earn mOney,and that whel
= It's earning powers cease, It's ability u
y pay employees and IT. other creditor
( c, aseH, AZ the same Time, as It's daily ant
monthly payments are made from ", dali
4 aud monthly receipts. The company /
b legally required To do all IN It's power d
perform liz obligations TO The public an
c TO the government, and lis management
will take every proper measure 70 compl
with tn, Sc requirements, and ! earnesll
|. hope that every Independent, frre-ihlnh
"A ing co-lahorer who has been or ~ an en-
a ploye Of the company VIII cOnAider thes
a. Incts and inform himself upon all side
!. OF the subject, remembering that thor
/. has never before been an act Il
| i..s IL
"A as that az last Saturday, whereby q ie'
men % whom you have voluntarily give
II the power are depriving many thousand
10 Of their co-laborere II their gccuutome
!. wages, diyestlng this company Of III
/. capacity TO pay Its employees for The
! services, shutting up the avenues Of tran
/, In four states aud preventing some Tot
:. million OF people from obtaining thu
ri customary supplies aud their nrcessarl,
A uf life, because IL is claimed that nuc IN
m pluye Of the car department OF the Text
N Z Paclac railway nj Marshall, Tex, n ron
~ over watch this company has no contro
10 has hren discharged by the agent OF u
d United States court"
vi Signed II. hoxlFi
y. First Viee.PieBldent.
~ REPLY or Tiig KNIGHTS.
- Sr. LOUIS, Mo, March o. The follow
Is ing reply 10 The letter Of Vice.Prukldrl
M Iloxio OF thu Missouri Pacific Hallway hi
III been furnished TO the Associated Prtss !
It. the focal executive committee Of y
50 knights Of Labor. "Noble order Of u
u. KDiuhts Of Labor Of North AmeHc
~ Peace aud Prosperity 10 the Faithful, y
n- l.Onis, March 0.--llcadquatttrs Loc
u. Gri vance Commiliee, Kuillhte Of Lab0
un 2gg7 Chautcau Avenue, ldurner 70 dl-abn
70 The Minds OF the public with reference
to the latter 81 II N, il0Xie, dfst fice.pri z
y dent Could southwest system about q
~ existing trouble between the conpai
or and thplr employees OF the present um
ii. We desire 81 mako a truthful ~ iienie
st OF the trouble that existed on TIC Tr11g
~ paclnc railfoad and the eaus
" that led 30 tho CESSATION
~ work on the entire systei
Of slso IN show that we were not goy' rn
a. by The acrion II any one man OF set
IA. men n mis- MISTER 70 commence hc
&c some short time ago, the exact dsie
NJ are not aware 81 at The present. bat VIII
IN we eau furnish, the Texas & Paclic Ca
II pany employed some seventy men OF no
al 10 work Ia the Marshall tio
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