San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-04
TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1886.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR.

The great railway strike in the South
west is ended. When this news went
flashing over the wires last night, that
the Executive Board of the Knights OF
Labor Of America had complied with the
earnest request of the Congressional In
vestigating Committee and declared the
strike at an end, a sign of relief was
heard from the commercial heart of the
on their arrival in st. Louis, finding that
the business of the country was still suf-
fering from the effects of the strike, not
withstanding all contrary reports, made
a direct appeal to the Executive Board
Of the Knights of Labor to end the strike
and leave the merits OF the case to be de-
cided by the people of the country when
the testimony of the committee should
be published. Moved by this appeal,
and taking into account the resolutions
and recommendations of the Citizens
Committee of st. Louis, given under date
of April IS, the Executive Board, late on
Sunday night, after a protracted confer
ence with the Congressional Committee,
decided to comply with the request of
the committee. Governor Curtain, re-
ferring to these negotiations, says:
The result was due, in Il great measure to
the untiTing efforts of the Executive Board of
the knights of Labor. After having been ap-
preached by the Investigating Committee,
RaW Mt sod sfT.npf ha.-
strike terminated for the sake of peace and
the interests of all the people, and especially
the business interests of st. Louis
The Joint Executive Committees OF
District Assemblies No. II, so and l0l,
having accepted the proposition of the
Citizens Committee of st. Louis, pre-
sented, April 2S, and decided the strike
at an end, left the fixing Of the date for
the formal declaration of the end OF the
strike to the General Executive Com
mittee. As the full text Of the order OF
the General Executive Board will be
looked for with interest, we present it
herewith, as affording the fullest state
ment of the whole case by authority:
Office Executive Board, st. Louis, Missouri,
May 3, lsSG.-TO members of District Assem-
blies H.. SO and lOl, and of the Local Assem-
blies and nOn-members, or persons affected by
the present strike upon the Gould Southwest
crn system of railways: Gents-On April Is
the citizens of st. Louis requested of this
Board, in the interest of the business COM
munity of st. Louis, and of the United States
in general, that the strike upon the Gould
Southwestern system be declared at an end.
While this request was under consideration on
May by District Assemblies II, 80 and lOl, the
Committee appointed by Congress to nvesti-
gate the cause of the trouble between the
railroad company and its employees, made
similar request, in which they say: The tes-
timOny taken to-day by the Congressional In
vestigation Committee shows conclusively
that very serious losses to the commercial in
terests of the entire country have resulted
from this trouble, aud that large numbers of
persons not connected Herewith have been
thrown out Of employment. therefore, we do
most respectfully, but earnestly ask you to
discontinue this strike, and leave the Justice
of the cause to the decision that public opinion
may form when we make our report"
The document was fully considered and the
following conclusion arrived at: That the
matter be left to the hands of the General EX-
ecutive Board, they TO set the time and de-
clare the strike at an end: We have therefore
selected Tuesday morning, May 4, 1885, as the
make application 10 your former employers
for unemployment on Tuesday May 4. BY
order of the General Executive Board.
[Signedl JOHN W. HAYES.
Inls order Will De oDeyed as far as the
Knights of Labor are concerned. They
will present themselves for work at the
shops and offices Of the different railway
companies and wait developments.
How far their individual services will be
accepted or what redress for grievances
will be made, remains to be seen. This
much is certain; the great strike is a
thing of the past, the wheels OF CON-
merce will move unobstructed, industry
will quicken her movements, and in a
short time all that will be left Of the
greatest strike on record will be its
memories and the lessons it will teach.
Lessons as important to capitalist,
laborer, statesman, jurist and executive
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