The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-04
The Strike.


and Iron Mountain railroads has now
become an acknowledged fact. For the
past few days officials have been send
ing out the regular number of trains
which, although smaller at first than
they were accustomed 10 before the
strike, yesterday, assumed their more
natural proportions. and To-day il is
expected they will be as large as ever.
No more hindrance or interference TO
the running OF freight trains upon the
roads is anticipated. Fest st. Louis is
now becoming the point OF interest anc
1t is expected that the officials of differ
ent roads ceutering IN this city will find
IL difficult task TO effect the resump
ton of freight traffic. All their efforts
in this direction have. with few exceD-
tons, failed and the strikers, although
they have announced moral suasion as
their mode of interference, are de
termined If that shall fail to resort to
more Violent methods, and are de-
termined that no freight shall be
moved until the strike Is ended. Rail-
road officials last night decided on run
ming freight trains and viii to-day
make every effort to attain that end.
When these attempts shall be made il
is expected that serious trouble will en-
sue.
Frederick Turner. secretary of the
I General Executive Board of the Knights
OF Labor, and William II. Bailey. mem
I Der of the same committee. arrived in
\ this city from Cincinnati this morning,
and proceeded to the rooms Of the local
executive committee, wnere they are
now considering the strike situation.
/ After this conference shall have been
finished and some definite line OF action
decided upon, Turner will attempt to
see HOxie and ascertain what line he
intends TO follow in re-employing stink
| ing Knights of Labor. A second con-
fer nee will then be held with the local
committee and an agreement formu
lated which will be presented 10 Hoxie
for his signature.
Turner, in an interview this morning.
stated that his plan is that all positions
not now filled BY new men who have
been employed since the Inauguration
of the strike, shall oe open TO applica-
ton from knights; that those VINO APP
ply stall be employed, and from them
shall be selected an arbitration com
mittee. which will attempt 10 arrive at
/ some amicable understanding concern
ing the grievances of the Missouri Pa
cifc Knights. Turner, in reply 70 an
inquiry If be should request that all
striking knights of Labor be re-eIn-
plOyed, replied: mo; such has never
been the case heretofore. even when we
have been victorious, and we can hardly
expect such a course 20 be pur'
sued by the railroad company now.
We don't expect them TO discharge con-
peient men who have been employed
during the strike and we shall make nc
such demand. Neither shall we
demand that those who have com
mitted depredations upon the com
pany's property be taken back. such
a demand would be inconsistent with
the principles laid down III our Con-
stitution-"
Turner aud his associates were in
consultation with the JOINT Executive
Board until after l o'clock pm,
when they called at Hoxies Office, bu,
that gentleman not being in they went
to their hotel for dinner. Neither the
precise character nor a report OF the
conference of this morning has rs
vet transpired. The freight block
sde at East St. Louis IS pSac-
2 tically broken All roads have
switch engines at work. The sheriff
made his first arrest to-day OF the
strikers indicted by the St. Clair County
grand Jury. Two of them were taker
TO Belleyiile By the first train. Later in
4 the day two engineers running engines
in the Vancalia yards, were induced c
I take their engines back TO the round
house, and an engineer on the Cairo
Short Line yards was persuaded 70
abandon his engine. Another train oil
coal came over the bridge at noon. The
sheriff has sworn in as special deputies
all the present employees in the various
yards. The Wabash is receiving anc
sending out trains without interruP
Sr. LOUIS. Mo-, April 3. = Messrs.
Turner and Farley had a brief inter.
view with Vice-P President Hoxie this
afternoon TO ascertain, il possible, why
they had refused to take back the men
who had expressed a willingness and
desire to return to work uncondition'
ally Mr.. Turner was seen TO night,
and gave the following account of the
interview: I'VE called ON Mr.. Hoxis
this afternoon. Mr.. Hoxie was very
cool. He. did not ask us to be seated.
began by asking him II the statement
was true that he had refused to take
back any OF the strikers He said no
that he would consider personal ap
plicatsons, but would use his OWL
pleasure entirely in aching upon
them. He went on to say that he now
needed about so per cent Of the mum
Der Of the men who struck, out was
careful not to say that he would not
employ them from the body OF the
strikers. / said Mr.. Gould had given
Us to understand that all, except those
who actually committed acts OF violence
would be taken back He said that
neither those who committed such acts
nor those who advised them. would bt
accepted. / finally closed by telling
him we would consult With Mr.. Hayes
/. We stood there some time ant were
not asked back. We viii net do any
thing more until Monday. II Mr.
HAYES arrives we will hold a conference
tomorrow, but am satisfied, however
that it is settled policy o.
the road to take none OF the striker.
back.
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