St. Paul daily globe., 1886-04-16
Issued By the General Executive Board
of Knights of Labor For Aid For
the Strikers.
Members of the Order Everywhere Urged to
Hasten With Their Contributions
to Aid the Good Work.
:. v. Powderly Ready For the Suits
Which Jay Gould Was Anxious
TO Begin.
4 Sentry Shot at While Patrolling the
Vandalia Yards at East st. Louis
--Industrial Items.
Asking for Aid.

PHILADELPHIA, April Is. - General
Master Workman POwderly of the Knights
If Labor to-day addressed the following
circular to members of the order:
The Noble Order of the Knights of Lsbor of
America - To the order wherever found,
greeting: You have all read of the great
strike on the Gould lines of railway in the
Southwest. Its history Is being written day
by day. 1t makes but little difference now
whether the men of the Southwest acted
wisely or not. Let us pass that part OF the
affair over for il, too, has passed into MS
tory. The general executive board of the
order attempted 10 settle the trouble and re-
store harmony. Agreements were made
with them by Jay Gould, Esq, but when the
board reached st. Louis Mr.. HoXie
would not treat with them. Not that
alone, but he positively refused to employ
Knights of Labor, whether they had Deen
active in the strike or not. 1t now becomes
the part of every man and woman In the
order TO take up the fight of the men of the
Southwest and assist them TO the full extent
of their means. They have been idle for
nearly two months. They have had a most
trying ordeal to go through and are in need
of funds 1t requires no eloquence or rhetoric
to plead the cause of these suffering people.
They require aid, and it becomes our duty to
extend that aid as quickly as possible for us
TO do so. Send every dollar you can spare to
the general secretary treasurer. who will at
distribution. Remember the men out there
do not ask for charity They do not ask at
all 1t is your executive board that makes the
appeal in their behalf. He who gives quickly
gives doubly. Act at once. Another appeal
may be sent TO you and We ask of you
10 prepare for it now. We must be judged
by our actions in this matter. Do not pass
resolutions condemning capital, for we are
not fighting capital Do not antagonize the
contest we have before us. Let us make
friend of every man who has suffered through
monopoly. This battle against the man who
represents monopoly must be fought out
manfully. Watch his Bctions everywhere.
Keep an eve on the doings of cosgress. Urge
the committee that has been appointed TO do
its duty fearlessly. Strengthen their hands,
give them every aid. In conclusion, let us
again ask that you send at once every dollar
you can at present raise to uphold the men
who are now out along the lines of the south
west system Of Gould's railways. Do not de-
lay and Mt the same time make ready TO
bring the whole power of the order to bear
upon the man who wrecks the roads,
homes, fortunes and lives III his greed for
gold. Let us determine to have it go into
history that the men of 1886 struck as grand
a blow for liberty as the men of 1876. The
men of 1916 broke the power Of monarchy and
dethroued the king. The power which they
wrested from the hands of king was not so
great as that which is now held by one man
who, through the corruption of money. has
brought manufacturers and work into ruin.
The power of the king has passed away. and
1t must now be determined whether man shall
rule or whether illgitimate wealth shall rule.
(Signed) I. V. PowDERLY,
EaDaral Master Workman