The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-30

Is What q II. of L. Organ Says
the Chairman, Martin Irons,
is Guilty of
I'm Ordering the Strike Without
Consulting the General
National Board.
An Acknowledgement of Defeat
Which Falls Like a
ThunderbOlt.

Texarkana, Ark, March 25.-The Daily
Public Opinion, for the last three months a
semi-oficiai organ of the Knights of Labor;
Its editor being prominent official in that
organization, viii on tomorrow morning
print the following extraordinary declare
ton at Is the opinion of the editor oil
this paper that the members of the X. of
L. assembly, No. 10l, of st. Louis, have
committed very grave mistake; in fact,
multiplied their mistakes by the number :.
In the first place, that assembly should
have placed their grievances before the
general national executive board and con-
ferred with other assemblies along the
lines that strike was decided upon before
issuing the celebrated order which has con-
vulsed the entire country from one end TO
the other. Possibly ii a conference
with other assemblies had been Oh
tanned and counselling with the
chief executive board, something could
have been done to avert the great conflict
disturbing the equilibrium of society, bust
ness and commerce, yea, even disturbing
the very groundwork whereon rests the
rock supporting the foundation OF this
great federal government, and then, after
the kindly considerations and offerings OF
the patriotic governors of the two great
states of Missouri and II nsas when they
bearded the lion in this den and with the
olive branch held out, arranged COM
promise that seems to ali fair-minded men
one that was equitable and just and should
have received an unqualified acceptance OF
the striking assembly to that end that the
public could place the injustice at the doors
of the one deserving such.
ct is true that the public do not know
the particulars and causes that have actu-
ated these men TO act as they have. Ii Is
true the public have not the knowledge OF
half the indignities heaped upon these
down-tr dden and oppressed men by these
dict .torial autocrats, who have fattened
and grown rich by means of high-handed
robbery of their toll. Vet, taking all things
into consideration, we believe it TO be- the
duty of our brothers TO accept the arbitra-
ton offered and 60 to work, and wait for
the very ready and unerring public, which
has suffered by this strike, to investigate
and apply the remedy. The wrongs OF the
oppressed will If deserving surely receive
its Just rewards in time that is yet to come.
This strike has put our peoples minds to
thinking, and due investigation will Ice
made, and, as sure as tate, when our wrongs
have been understood, retribution swift
will come.
'Of course we are as one, and acting
from an independent standpoint, not au-
thorized by anybody to express these con-
victious; yet We believe We are correct,
and shall hope that time will prove that
oruer rn6nuer-uuTr; fci iiney-nsve-ron
since looked upon this journal as their
companion, and Justly, too, for it has de-
tended them stoutly and bravely to the bit
ter end, denouncing the oppression and
tyranny from railroad autocrats and
counselling the Knights of Labor to stand
the fight eternally. This remarkable doc
ument from q source like this is very GER
tain to prove death knell to the strikers
and will probably be the KEYNOTE to gen, |
eral concession