The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-09
VIOLENCE TO BIZ AVOIDED
BY THE STRIKERS AT EAST ST.
LOUIS.
Interview With Chief Secretary Tur-
ner nj Observation-Disclosures
at L0rtna, Tex.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo, April S.-The strik-
ing Knights of Labor in East st. Louis
have preserved perfect order this
morning and have made no demon
STATIONS. Deputy Sherif1s and United
States Marshals, armed with revo vers
and Winchester rifles, are on guard at
the several depots TO prevent a repe-
tition OF yesterdays outrages. No
trouble is anticipated to-day, for at
the mass-mecting of strikers yesterday
their leaders advi ed that violence be
avoided, and it is generally under
stood that the strikers will act upon
this advice. Several trains have al
ready been sent out, and as many
more have arrived, no interference
having been attempted by the strikers
what Chief secretary Turner Says
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 8.-The
Record this morning prints an inter
view with Secretary Turner, of the
Knights OF Labor, who stopped here
to day on his way to Scranton TO con-
fer with Mr.. Powderly. He said: eve
were willing to make many sacrifices
to have the troubles in the Southwest
settled, bat it appears from events
that Jay Gould and II. NJ. Hoxie will
not have it that way: When we ar
rived in st. Louis we found that the
company would, in reality, employ no
Knights OF Labor. What was worse,
they were discharging members of the
order who had never participated in
the strike. For instance the telegraph
operators were not called out, as they
were necessary for the safe rdnning of
passenger trains, which have not been
interfered with. Many of these have
been discharged, the Knights invaria-
bly, going when removals were made.
In fact, instead of no discrimination
it was all discrimination. As
consequence, there was no
chance for the men TO make up their
portion of the Arbitration Committee
provided for in New York. Strikers
who were Knights could not get EN-
plOyment when they offered, in ODE
dience to the order, to return to work.
1t would have been easy to form our
side of the committee with men who
had taken the strikers places and who
had no grievances TO arbitrste. With
this state of affairs facing them the
General Board had no course open to
it other than the recall of the order to
resume work. The matter now rests
with District Assemblies l0I, 90 and
IL. see no chance OF settlement.
In fact the situation isworse now than
it ever was, Mr.. G uld is undoubt- !
eddy responsible for the failure to keep |
the agreement. The Fort Worth |
affair is unfortunate, and the order, |
being opposed in every way to such |
measures, should not be held RESPONSE |
Bile for it. The people were driven to
desperation, and the deputy sheriff |
who led the posse, is a well known
desperate. He has quite a history in
that line. The dispatch sent by Mr..
Hoxie to Gould every day, telling of
freight trains moving freely, are I'M
true. There is practically no freight
traffic to and from st. Louis, and along
the line, except a few empty cars or
trains filed with armed men. Mr..
Gould talks of the weakness of the
knights. We !, he may think differ
emily before the end OF the present
troubles. HE who laughs last laughs
best, concluded Mr. Turner.