The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-07
CONPIDENT OF SUCCESS.
TBy 81. LOUIS STRIKERS WILL
FIGHT TO The LAST.
decided Advance From the Position
Held Before the Conference
With HOxIe.
ADDRESS TO THE WORRINGMEN
OF THE WORLD.
JaJ (sould Denounced in Unmeasured
Terms-What Railroad or
flclals Say.

fleials Say.
n LoVIs. April 6.-After the de-
payture Last night OF 5 cretarY TuIier,
n the General Executive Board OF the
Knights OF Labor, for the principal
strike centtrs on the Gould South
western system, the remaining mem
bers of the committee announced the
unanimous determination OF the board
10 continue the present strike until an
arrangement can be entered into with
Mr.. HOIie restoring all OF the strikers
10 their former positions, with the ex.
ception oi those only VINO participated
In acts Of violence and destruction OF
property since the strike began. This
Is decided advance from the position
thew held Saturday before the confer
ence with Mr.. Hoxie. They we're
then willing TO assent TO an agreement
which would restore the strikers to
those positions which were not then
occupied by new men, but Mr.. Hoxie's
refusal 10 accept even these deprived
them, they say, of the les. hope oil
reconciliation under the present cir
Cumstances.
THE RAILROAD OFFICIALS
claim that the continuance OF their
regular business, which they say has
now been fully resumed, depends not
i'm the least upon the action OF any
labor organic alton, and that the freight
blockade has been permanent y raised.
They also claim that they have en-
ployed sufficient number OF new
men to render them entirely indepen-
dent Of the knights OF Labor, aud that
the strike will come TO nauPht. The
members OF the General Executive
Board, hswever, state they are conf
dent Of the success Of the strike, Tor,
saws Mr.. Turner, the road cannot be
operated without the Knights. Skilled
and unskilled labor in the United
States is controlled by our orRaniza.
tion, and the company OF Jay Gould
has not and could not supply itfe I
with railroad men or mechanics, or even
lsboIing men, II we should attempt to
prevent IT, II they ever employ them
thew will leave apain after being al
worn little while The laborinp
men, 900, who are not Knights Of
Labor, are in sympathy with us, and
thipk, will ultimately support us.
The statement that the company ia
now carrying on its business is not
true, and the reports that they are
sending cut 30 many trains day are
misleading These are not trains
some OF them are hali.uains; some
even are composed OF less than that
number OF Care, and some are empties
sent out 10 make showing.
CoSeRHsMAS CURTIN's RESOLUTION IN
DoRAED.
The General Executive Board yes
terday sent the following telegram tC
Congressman A. G. Curtin, at Wash
ington:
g'e1H 81. LOuIs, April 5, 1886.
Hen, A, ., Curtin, Washington, D. CT
The resolution introduced by you II
the House, Of Representative to refe
the prest nj difficulties existing on th,
Gould Southwestern system OF rail
wGys 70 q special committee to be ap
pointed by the House for their imme
diate Investigation meets with tn
hearty hppfovRl Of this General Exec
usive Board, landt We AJAX for its pHs
sage al once, aud the committee Is re
Quested to cOmetO st. Louis as quNkl,
AZ possible, ~ we believe thG, such
committee would gain sufficient know
edge Of the case u enable YOUR bod
70 legishte intelligently and us 10 sci
tie tbe trouble En-. SO.
I' FREDERICK TURNER,
i u n0rEAlHTN.
iftlst w.H. BAILEY,
NV. HAYES,
POI the GeneTal Executive Board Of th
Rbiehn OF Labor. .trrrr...t
A. y HAVING IT'S EFFR0r.
The effect OF the order OF the Gen
eral Executive Board, declaring tn
strike continued, has its effeC
upon the Bridge and Tunnel Con
psny. Several of the men who ha
gone TO work upon the bridge strucl
lsst night, and others failed to repor
for duty this morning. At the unto
depot also the number Of employe
has betn lessened by those who hav
quit work, unwilling 20 occupy thei
positions while the knights Of Labo
grievances are still unsettled. n
serious difficulty, however, is exper
enced In making M and starting on
freight trains, and the officials declar
confidence in their ability TO emplo
new men 10 take the places OF th
strikers. TIE usuai number of freigl
trains On the Missouri Pacific and Iro
Mountain railroad started out Tn
morning, aud, although several Of Il
new sWitchmen have been prevaile
upon to give ny their positions, 1
trouble has been encountered in mo
inc trains
quIEr AT gAsT ST. LOUIS.
The municipal election in East s
Iouis to-day has drawn the crowds
stLkers from the railroad.yards al
,3ep0ts to the poll, and unusual Qui
prevails here to-day. The rallrol
are handling freight in large GUAM
ties Despite the small force Of m,
engaged on the bridge and at d
union depot, several freight trail
have passed over the river. At 4
several depoiS IN st. Louis numero
freight trains have arrived, and ha
been unloaded by the new men, I
number OF whom, the officers clai
Is large enough to handle all tn
business. The Chicago, Burlingt
AND Quincy switch engineers, "
struck yesterday, returned to VIC
again to-day, aud have been runni
their engines all the morning. I
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy str
ing switchmen alto returned to w
.this morning, but by the requ,s.
the Knights OF Labor strucG ag
soon aft srward.
ARRIVAL or CHIEF ENGINEER ARrH
P. NJ. Arthur, chief engineer Of
brotherhood OF Engineers, arri'
here last night The object Of
visit is not known, but il is belle
that be will hold a conference "
engineers while he is here relative
the pretent strike.
Address TO THE woRHINGMRN or !
WORLD.
The Joint Executive Board Of
semblies l0l, 80 aud IL, knights
Labor, this afternoon issued the
lowing address;
To the Workingmen Of the World;