The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-24
STRIKEON NON.UNION men
THE LAKE SHORE SWITCHMEN
AT CHICAGO
Walk Out Because Of the Employ
ment Of Objectionable Men
General Labor Notes.

and the 0fnciab OF Tue Lake ouoIo
railroad have taken place this fore
noon, the result of which has not yet
been announced. 1t is stated that
fine switchmen belonging to the local
union are again pressing for the dic'
charge of the eight non.union men on
whose account the strike OF sixty
days ago occurred. It was declared
then by the switchmen that the COM
pany had agreed 10 discharge the
eight non.union men within sixty
DAYS, but this statement the Officials
denied at the time, and said the men
had returned to work without any
conditions whstever. The repr: Jenta.
five of the sWitchn en-, OF whose rep
reservations the strike Was concluded,
has since disappeared, aud some OF
the switchmen claim that he misrep.
resented the facts to them. Sunday
last the switchmen decided to strike
unless the company discharged the
men, out yesterday decided other
wise. 1t is stated today that the men
have once again taken the stand that
they will strike unleEs the non-union
men are discharged, and it is init
mated that the strike will begin at 4
O'Clock this afternoon unles1 the COM
psnv eopcede TO the demands OF the
union. The eight Objectionable men
have been in the employ OF the com
pany ranging from ten to fourteen
years
2:47 P.M-The Lake Shore switch
men employed at the Union stock
yards quit work at 2:S0 o'clock this
afternoon, owing to the refusal OF the
railroad company to discharge the
eight non-union men. Committees
are now going to the other yards OF
the railroad in the city to induce all
the union men to stop work. The
Lake Shore is refusing to accept any
more live stock over its road. 1t is
now believed that another general
strike is to take place on the road,
and that a blockade such as the one
which occurred last April will take
place.
Later.-Sixty.s of the switchmen
employed by the Lake Shore road in
the Forty.thiId street yard went on a
strike this afternoon by order OF the
onion. Business is practically at a
5tand5;ill. The matters at issue he
tween the road and it's sWilchmen
have apparently been settled half a
dozen times within the past few days,
but are in bad shape again. just how
bad it is is difficult to find out. AT
the stockysrds the dreased beef ship.
pers were all notified tina. trouble was
pending, and that they had best send
their goods east by some other line A
heavy down town shipper who
Wante d TO make arrangements to send
some goods east tomorrow, was
advised to try some other
route, as the company was ex-
pecting its men 10 go out
Tie cal question at issue now is
the terms of settlement made two
months ego on the occasion OF that
strike. The settlement was made by
the intervention of Sheriff Hanchett
and Commissioner Mccarthy. The
company now holds that it's managers
did not make the promise which the
men have supposed, but consented
only that the strikers should return Il
work. About the time the sixty-si1
men quit work the committee which
had been in session down town during
the greater part OF the forenoon de
cided to order the men TO go on VIII
their work. Messages were drafted
and sent to all the stations. At Forty
third street, for some reason or other
the switching crews either did not re
ceive their messages or did not under
stand them, and all but twt
OF the crews quit work. A
the other points the men KEEP
on at work. The switching engines q
the stock yard ran around and gav'
notice to the different crews and the!
all began to leave work. At the cen
trail office the committeeman and tn.
officials could not understand this. l
was assumed, however, thst their mel
had not got their ms ssages to go Of
with their work, or else did not uu
derstand them. Division Superin
tendent Am.den said that the men q
Folty-third street had certainly gon
on a strike. He could not explain il
he said, for it was altogether contraI.
to the agreement made by the com
mittee.
The switChmen at Englewood an
all along he line in the city joine
the strikers. No trains were Above
10 move. About 3 o'clock an efoi
was made to move a train at Forty
third street. Suddenly a mob az
peared upon the sfene, the member
of which tried, by throwing switch
to ditch the engine and train, and di
succeed in getting the caboose of th
track. Separate sections OF the mo
attacked the train men, thrown
coupling pins at them and klck'n
end pounding them. The conducto
Charles Pease, of Elkhsrt, was badl
injured, being knocked down an
Kicked by halt dozan of the assai
ants. John Berger, the switchmal
wss also hurt, but how seriousl
could not be learned. The enginet
and fireman escaped entirely. n
arrests we're made. The Digl
swiichmen unanimously feiled to p,
in an appearance for duty.
InRersOII on the knights Of LabO
ToLRDo, o., June 22.-kobert G. i
.geIsoll, being terviewed on the !
Dor question, last night. said: TT
only benefit of the Knights OF Lab
TO the workingmen arises from the d
cussions that take place. But in Ii
country such organizations can do !
great good. The laboring men chou
redress oil their grievances by Il
ballot. The poorest man can 70
lust as often as the rich one, and /
vote counts Just as much. Ae long
the lahoring man follows the drum al
ffe of rolit cal psltg, Just 30 lol
he will have plenty OF grievances
Let labor organic, not To boycott, n
TO strike, but TO vote. The ballot
the weapon to be used,
legislation all mires can be ma
safe; hours of labor can be protect
from the deformities of toll the tru
system can be abolished; liens can
given on furnaces, mines, RAILROAD
etc for the wages Of workmen. II
workingman win find that without ]
venpe and without riot the world C
be made better and the capitalist "
find that starvation prices for
laborers will finally statve him.
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