The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-05-11
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St. Louis, May 3-Late on last Satur-
day night Messrs. ]. w. Hayes, VIM, H.
Bailey and I B. Barry, members of the
general executive board of the Knights of
Labor, met the congressional committee
informally and the meeting led to the hap
py result of the Knights declaring the
strike of, which is fully explained in the
following correspondence which took place:
est. Louis, Mo-, May l, 1886.
To all the General Erecutire Board of knights
Of Labor of America:
The testimony taken to-day by the con-
gressional investigating committee shows !
conclusively that very serious results to
the commercial, agricultural and Oth"r
interests of the entire country have
resulted from the labor troubles upon the |
lines of the railways belonging to the
southwestern system and other railways in |
the states OF Illinois, Missouri, Kansas,
Arkansas and Texas, and that by reason |
of said troubles a large number of persons |
not directly connected Herewith have been |
thrown out of employment unwillingly all |
of this time. To exl ress any opinion in |
regard to the causes which produced this |
lamentable condititn of affairs or to in
tinuance, and moved solely by desire to
render all the assistance in our power in
the endeavor to restore peace, individual
happiness and commercial prospect v to the
citizens of the country and particularly of
the FIVE states above named, we
do hereby respectfully but earnestly re-
quest you, as American citizens having the
welfare of our common country at heart,
to advise, through the official channels, a
dtscountenance of the strike upon the rail-
ways hereinbefore mentioned, and to leave
the question whether the employees or the
officers of the corporation were justifable,
to the decision that public opinion may
form when the congressional committee,
which has that matter under investigation,
shall have completed its work.
Feeling that compliance with the re-
quest will merit for your board and for ]
those who may act in conformity with your
council, the appreciation of the people of
the United States, We remain, your Obedi-
ent servants,
A. G. CURTIN,
w. III. CRANE,
JAS. III. OUTHwAITHE, \:
A. PARKER,
JAS. BUCHANAN, i
j. w. STEWART. ,
THE REPLY. q
HURST HOTEL, ST. LOUIS, May 3.
To Hon. 4. G. Curtin, W. Crane, jas. III.
Otlthpdithe, A. Parker, jas. Buchanan and
j. w. StelrdTt:
GENNLEMEN-Yourc communication of :
May lst was placed before the joint execu-
tive boards and the following resolutions
adopted:
Resotued, that the communication from
the congressional committee and the re \
quest be granted, the time for calling the }
strike of to be left to the general executive \
board. In view of the fact that the bust s
ness interest of the country are suffering, y
and the Knights of Labor having the in r
crest of the whole people at heart, I
hey willingly comply with the request h
IF the nations representatives and that of ;,
he citizens committee of st. Louis, and n
declare this strike at an end, to take effect T
tuesday morning, May 4, 1886. 81
Trusting this action will meet the ap-
prevail of the public, and assist in bringing
,apital and labor in closer relationship, we
emain, truly yours, the general executive n
BOARD of Knights OF Labor. !.
ISigned1 JNo. w. HAYES. IL
The congressional committee, after hav-
NO heard the testimony of prominent
business men of st. Louis ON
saturday, endeavored, IL possible, u
o have the Knights of Labor declare the "
trike of in the interest of peace and bust &c
less and the prosperity of the country be u u
estored, and at the informal meeting held n
IA Saturday night the matter was preached 10
" the committee and the executive board. ds
The letter addressed TO the board was then w
rawn up and signed by all the members !,
{ the committee except Mr.. Burns, who I'd
Iad gone to his home at st. Joe. OF course OF
IS signature could not be affixed, 10
Though he was said to al
e heartily in favor of this Ia
curse. The letter was left with Mr.. Car
er, chairman of the committee. to deliver
, Mr.. Hayes, chairman pro tenn of the ex- r
cutive board, and concluded the arrange In In
tents which were finally closed late on ny
unday night by an extensive conference
etween Mr.. Carter on the part of the COM
littee and Messrs. Hayes, Bailey, Barry, of
ne executive board, on the part of the -
nights of Labor. Governor Carter said .
ne result Vas due in a great meas
re to the untiring efforts of the VI
board of the knights of Labor. W
fter having been approached by the in
estigating committee they at once used
very effort to have the strike terminated
,r the sake of peace and the interests of
II the people, and especially the business
,terests of st. Louis. if
After receiving the congressional COM ye
littee's letter by the board, JOINT confer ga
nee was held, composed Of the general bot