Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-05-15
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

10 SHOW now Inc Nil!SltS Oh
labor ignore facts, and raise false
issucs-in other words, how they
conceal their real motives and pre-
sent a nice case TO the public, Z
few extracts are given. Chief Ar
thur Of the Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood, which organization
has been criticised for not allying
itself with the Knights in
the Missouri Pacific strike says:
While all laboring men have our
sympathy, we are an independent
organization, the Oldest in the
country, and do not now, after
struggle for twenty three years,
need or expect aid from mushroom
organizations. We have paid BEN
efits to our members of over 81,
100000, and really | fail to under
stand how We can feel now, at this
late day, dependent on other So
cieties that are just starting out in
life. III tell you the great trouble
with these Knights of Labor, at
least it was the case on the Mis-
souri, Pacific they struck without
any excuse in the world for doing
so. 1t is one of the principles Of
our organization to take severe
measures only when all efforts at
arbitration fail. and you know that
such thing as arbitration was not
preached by the Missouri Pacific
employees before they went out to
force the Texas Pacific to take back
that man Hall.
The Adjutant Gen. Campbell of
Kansas, said to the Investigating
committee:
That he was called upon about
the middle of March by Gov.
Martin to 90 to Parsons and look
into the situation there. Consult
ing with the strikers committee,
they informed him that the strike
was not for any local grievance,
but they were ordered by the Gen
eral Committe to strike on account
of the man Hall. The Chairman
of the strikers committee informed
them that they were simply order
ed to quit work. The general or
ganization had nothing to do with
thesubsequent obstruction oftraffic.
They denied the responsibility for
any except individuals for that.
In st. Louis, Mr.. Kochtizky,
State labor commissioner, testified
that serious disagreement existed
between railway officials and their
employees as to the proper con
structlon to be put upon the March.
1883, agreement. He rehearsed
his efforts in connection with Gov
ernors Marmaduke and Martin and
the strikers, the details ofwhich are
well known. He said that the
Knights of Labor could not expect
to receive official recognition from
any one for they were not incor
porated. He supposed that the
expense incurred by the Knights
OF Labor In conducting the strike
had been about 81 100000 and sug-
gested that Mr.. Hall whose dis
charge caused the strike, could
have been supported for a much
less sum and no strike would have
been necessary.
The Caddo Knight thinks the
knights of Labor respects the
rights of corporations, and that
corporations have the right to en-
ploy whom they choose, and that
the Knights do not believe in
strikes. The few extracts present
cd above, tell a different story, and
scattered around in this issue of
the TIMES are other extracts which
go to show that the Caddo Knight
don't know much about the
knights of Labor. Jay Gould's
merits or dement's had nothing to
to do with the great strike, and
the Knights of Labor were entirely
IN the wrong. They knew this,
Mr.. Pow derby knew it, and order
ed the strike off, but the order paid
no attention to Mr.. Powderly, but
struck as vigorously as ever, and
drew attention from the real issue
the discharge of Hall-by abus-
ing Jay Gould. The Knights do
not live up to their pretensions.