The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-05
SERIOUS CONFLICT BETWEEN
STRIKERS AND OFFICERS.
The Southwestern Section OF the
City Wild With Alarm-Number
OF Persons lUjured.
TIE STRIKE REALLY OVER AT
ST. LOUIS.
RiOious Demonstrations at kilWau'
kee-LabOr Disturbances at
Various Points.


crlered, when asked what effect he
anticipated The method of ending the
trouble would have upon the Knights
of Labor, tGid 1--WE were fighting for
recognition and we got it from Con-
gresF, Which represents all citizens OF
the United States. Is not that COM
plete enough recognition? Our order
will grow iierthi', even more rapidly !
than it has during the past few weeks,
when applications for charters we're so
numerous thai we could scarcely find
time to consider them"
THE STRIKE REALLY AT AN END.
In addition TO the circular Issued
last night by the General Executive
Board ofthe Kuighte Of Labor, order.
ing the members Of DHtritt Asglm
blies II % and 10l to apply 10 the
railroad companies far the positions
vacated by them when the strike was
commenced, en- order wal Ger to The
Master Workman Of each local assem-
hly informing them that the s'rlke has
been declared % and ordering them
10 notify all their men to make aopll-
cation Tor work to-day. This order
apn!ies To the Knights employed ia
East 81. Louis. These men etru,k
under peculiar circumstances They
went ont both TO ass 81 The eirIkers ot
the Southwestern ~ stem and hecaus'
they had grievaucts OF their own. IL
WAS ut fret thought that on account OF
the latter fact tho srise would con-
tiuue in Il s. 81 LOUIS, bu5 Master
Workman Sullivan Cf thu East st
Louis dsrict raid that the General
Executive Board had ordered them
back 10 work aud they would 50. Tais
morning a. Z o'clock, the time a.
which the day loroe Of Bwitchmeu,
freight-handlar it., go TO work,
large numbers applied for positions
at the headquarters OF the various
companies, aud the names Of many
wers immediately placed on the pay
rolls. Some fsw, recognized n9 those
who had committed depredaions up
on the companies property wtrs de-
MED ra-employmcnL Many had I ct
oeen informed Cf the order in time t.
make applications this morning aud
will ask for their old positions in
dlyidually and not in A body, The
beat OF good humor prevailed Ia East
ST. Louis, and although the companies
there have been doing all the business
REQUIRED OF them eince the militia ar
rived, the yards and freight depots
present an unusually busy aspect this
moruing, and the manileet uneaslness
OF the last month hss entirely dtsap-
reared. IL ia exp ed that the mill
Tia will be withdrawn tonight o. TO-
morrow. The local committee of the
Knighta OF Labor, which ordered the
employees OF the Missouri Gar and
Foundry Company 30 strike because
tho latter furnishtd the Missouri Pa
ciic Company with repair material,
informed the men that they could re-
port for duty Ia all departments OF the
works to-day. This morning those
who had been on the srike applied
for ia air old petitions and were taken
back almost without exception,
THE MAIN QUESTION or INTEREST.
The question which is occupying
thethoughts OF all Interested in the
end Of the great Southwestern strike
is not, as It was whn the Knights
were ord erred back 10 work directly
after the noted Gould Powderly inter-
view, viii the M sn return 20 work n
hut "are thnre any v0cRuCies Tor tho
Knightstl fll?p The railroad com.
panieB have claimed Tor ZONE weeks
that they were doing all the business
offered, ana that the resumption OF
traffic was complete. IL is known,
however, that employees hsva been
WORKING over time On the roadF, and
tina. in the machine and repair shops
the number Of skilled mccna lics has
been insufficient TO keep the rolling
stock in perfect repair Let the
present hours Of labor of the present
employees be reduced 10 their usual
length and enough vacanciea would
result 20 furnish employment IL fully
one fourth of the strikers; let the
gauge OF roOdmen he augmented to
their former SIZE, this would offer 90.
sitions to many more let the machine
shops resume completely and a large
number OF the remaining men, who
are now ou' OF work would find EN-
ployment Thus, it Is seen, that va
oonci, enough could be made, or do
really exist, 10 give employment II q
large proportion OF the strikers. The
officials Of the railroad companies,
however, state that they need
no more than CD per cent. Ci
those employed previous TO the
strike, and cannot therefore give em-
ployment to oil applicants The
Knights Of Labor have generally
O1eyed the executive order to return
% work, and mauy applied 1t the Mis-
eourl Pac q : snd Lon Mouutnn bead
quarters for their former petitions his
morning, Those who participated IN
acts Of violence agaiBat the railroad
companies property we're iniorme
that their services wire not needed
others were told that their positions
were already occupied, while o hers,
and the larger proportion, we've re-
employed. The chiefs # departments
have been instructed % employ only
efficient men, when re ded and thus
no general re-smploymeu, Of the strik.
erB in body will occur aud the ii ..
ing OF the vacancies will be gradual
N4A WAAA NehNNf "f.siN AANA'
TIE EIGHr HOUR AoIrAu ~.
It YVES thought the eighthou- All
tation in TINS ci'y had expended iisel
on the Grs' three days o, tho month
but developments &c day show that 4
is not yet On he wane. Thirty EN-
ployes OF the Ram.nse Shos Company
struck this morui1g Tor ten Lours pay
for eight hours work. About 2ll
men ard boys in tae employ Of the 81
Louis Clopetage Company demanded
eight hours work ard no reduction il
p3y and, being refused, walked out o.
the shops Ore hundred men work
jrg far the Southern White Lead
WORKS demsJaed a reduction Of hour
aad the continuation of tie old rate o
vases. This being refused the mer
sIuet. The sixty coal beavers in the
emploSoi the 81. Louis GAslght Com
| pany re struck, being ,r1ilsed len
M.bog for eight hour3 work.