Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-23

aEainst the Mlsson
strike, but yoh XVI M,
fashion, and We NV KY
goodbye ann7''sa .
other communlcs,,,'l s
went on a yachtls~ ''aA b b
lying on the goos !. eia|ls
being carried Ont ''',9 x s.6
while ! was iAl B 4
ssclilc was was ia the'
states court and ~ e., Y. 4
al. 70 the course ~ Y ssaq
ceiyers discharged y esa
! do NOT 'pss
was. | had never ~ s'.gV
act was taken e. t'sa'a q
sole pretext. FOR M "
Our men told Mr. " Eo ,''l's
grievance. They , ,,yA'' y
and that was tha o mY,e sN
DO. When the st,Ika 'e|is \
Ems, our yice-presIdeasss'
az that agreemens,s S Si
l grally took II up w;,s
There was a strike On e'a 4.
% the agreement, ga n y 04'a
70 Mr.. Powderly lns T. !, z ~
ness man would do.,5 =
read the dispatch Sent 4. !.
MT. Powderly on tho n y.
which he informs NJ 1 pal
strike, states that ,Sf
a grievance, and exn,s's,
talk the matter over ,seiS,ls
afterwards Mr., Pawn" ~s,a n
that he saw from NJ Vs wv,
the strike was caused II r Y
Han aud asked II he o " "
,o'nips Iephei that Han Z.
the Missouri Pacific, anS ~
road had no control o oTs v \
ITO this message, . c S0rt Y
ness, emo answer was Xxx,
Eastern officers of the srs", I.
their financial deposIto1,r'esss' 4
nothing to do with The NH.
had control of that any ! !, y
In order to make Il as..'
put in his hands Y.|
management from IN, II
after my return. Let M
the committee what *. H
That took place in Mar i
the effect would have
mad been simply a strike. MI
date OF the strike l4,Sl5 ers.j
knights of Labor, the styIEss /
S7l7, but they were not ila' *
ny to- the operation Il
They were the men in the n,,1|
the men along the track, II I
who perform the lower dn.i,, J!
road, so that II those Az;
struck and left the premlss.
not have missed a train. al
would have gone alonn a. 81
But following 4.
Of our employment, what n
{ AS he asked this question n
Time during the course Of ii Y
Mr. Gould raised bis yoIct "A
symptoms of excitement ard (, !
energy that he proceeded q n
own query.) They took ST N
1alia, Atchison, Kansas Gin
Fort Worth, Little Rock \
irkana. They took iorcI6a n
)f them and said no n
'un a train over M
That is what they said. Wbnl|
DO? He said they have tslsn N
II our road. We have no sni]
md he was forced to write ali d
III the men suspendlng psSnl
nus 10000 who were loyal d 4
,any, who could run our hi
lay, were deprived Of their su!|
'ower to earn their wages. Il
What followed the strike, TX
'ou can call it by no other Eaal
lie seizure, something that y
would hesitate to do wi
ions of soldiers behind him. |
Mr.. HoXie's address 10 I'D
cad by Gen. Swayne, aud II
eadlng Mr.. Powderly ennrd]
nd secured a position olpI
iould.
The chairman. nWhat II
with? What crime hE!
lifted? What was the reasdn I
harge?"
In response to this ques|
wayne, at the requested MI, q
he statement issued by RecswI
eclaring that Hall was aniill
ian and that he was a
n absenting himself withouszl
$50 read the circular ISSUED ~
)prl Pacific on March 9th, ne1l
ersons who had quit the snTl
ompany since March 5 that y I
ere no longer upon the rQkI I
ley must leave the premisesd
my; also the notice q
advertising for meehsDlN
'rers to I'LL the place:
rikers, and stating that 81
men would bu epf]
of their present q p'S /
on with the Knights Of LsOq'. /
The reading being ended, M's
eded. He said; "This brir@
the strike down to the lOla
that time the strikers had Y
ssion of the line. When We
run trains they would Kill ID
ID If that were not sufllcieLi 2
couple the cars or would III
linmen who undertook 70
t. Day after day we were y
position. Then the two se's
Issouri and Kansas, who has Il
oitrators of the agreemeri 2
So, under which we had ass'
re called on to meet d Ms'
ere they heard everything NJ
ikers had 10 say. Alter nfa's.
.es they prepared a formal ~
S published"
The report was read py ya(
declares that the strike o. k'' N
s not based on a violationll
nv Of the terms Of agreeaie1's
%. Mr.. Swayue also Y
ne connection the Tepg
xle to the two
tinn that oood and q