Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-10

W ttttl tHhFHA Nfomlhcnt part IN tno
Organization 81 tbs kpiab,s Of Labor.
Another grievance which the Texas 4
Pacific refused TO hear and adjust IL that
" a man named nlScst, conductor on said
road, who WAS dismissed from company
service without lust and sufficient
cause, the Cylhtnoc IN which Gaze will
ehow the truth ~ our statomcnt The
only reason the company had on
can have ~ disehatging this man
Bisett h simply because ho "a
organizer for the Kulghts ct Labor
and an earnest and determined worker
IA illllng said position Tor our order This
hnighls Of Labor at Marshall sub.
ntlttcd the above grievance without n
threat or nuemur on their part
The next grievance that arose, and
that, right under the eyes OF the
whole of the rysnm was that ~ O. Az
Hall OF Marshali District assembly
l0l ~ the Knights q Labor held special
meeting IN Marshall on the 18th ni Feb.
fuary, continuing on the 10th and l7lh
No thought Of strike was dis,
onssed or even dreams OF al
that meeting G. A. llall wan
eiccted u delegate 10y the local assembly
Of which be Is a member, TO represent
them At SAID meeting "a district atscin.
bly, i0l. q. A Hail, by tho Kind pcrmis
slon Of his superior oalcer Mr., Cro~bie
was present nj said mcetlug, notwlth.
standing the prcscn dental Of Mr.. Cross
permission to be absent from
his work, aaldavIts from knights who
wore present when Hall asked leave uf
absence which was granted by MIR. Cros.
bic are In possession OF the executive
board OF dielrlot assembly i0l The
probable length OF time the meeting
would last was asked by MIR. Gross
bic OF MIR. Hall. lie replied one,
two or three days he thought
would be the length Of time ho would be
absent, he (Hall also added by eaying
81 will make II my business 90 be at the
shop for au houw each morning, 10 soc
that my men are az work and 60 arrange
other matters appertRinlng thereto,
and VIII do the sumo thing
In tho afternoon Mir. Hall
did all he promised, aud az tho end OF
the diatrict assembly meeting Mr. Hall
returned 20 his duty at the shop aud, on
permission being obtained from MIR.
/ Crosbic, the delegates 10 said meet.
ing were allowed TO 80 through
the shops OF tho company. After leav.
Ing MIR Halls department he had occasion
To 10 TO his desk, whereupon lie found n
letter, the contents oi which Informed
him OF his discharge. lie immediately
proceeded 90 the office Of Mi. Crosbiu
and asked him the cause that led 10 his
discharge. Mr. Crosbia's answer 90 the
above question was because no was
abHcnt from HIS duties MIR Crosble dc.
. MED Ia toto the fact Of leave OF absence
being granted, and further asserted he
] ltf..tt1al IN ala "a "A IIallfs
, tion that the men would be- afraid
OF, and furthermore, that he In
tended 90 make general ccsn-out
2 MIR. Halls case was placed 10 the hands
T OF The local grievance committee, VIII,
waited ON MIR. Croshio TO ascertain WIS
( Mr.. Hall was discharged, Mr.. Crusble II
] reply stated that MIR, Han was discharged
\ for being incompetent, aud further drnlo,
that Mr.. Hall had asked his permission I,
! be absent. The question " Mir, HAIR
: competency the committee wof0 willul
n to refer 30 tho company's books and ubld'
\ by the conclusions reached through sai,
b channel. The committee also addot
4 that they would produce parties vii,
4 heard Mr.. Hail ask permission from hin
y (Mr. O. TO DO absent from the shops u
3 attend said meeting Mr.,
o emphatioally refused TO rein
d state Mr. Hall unless by order
Il Of higher authority, maintaining at tn
Y came time he discharged Hall on his owl
y responsibility. The committee than ~
&, tired without any satisfaction and rcferre
! the matter to the district executive boar
Q FOR them TO try TO arbl,rato th
n matter. After repeated oyertufps 10 N
Q receivers OF the road for n hearing on th
o tho mnttur, which request was ieniu
" Interest the citizens OF Marshall 70 a,
n sst them IN arbitratlng sal
Is difficulty which was seen in recent issue
d OF the prose-, aud how the receiver Il
le nored the executive board. A huarln
ir by the citizens' committee
lc arbitration being denied
~ the receiver, which had
IL been granted would have ayortcd Chi
Is trouble, the next step taken by the q,
n ecupiye board was 10 submit tho full ma
W Ter 10 the different locals ~ the system
ID for their action, which action was TIN
i, MIR. Hall should be reinstatcd furthwitl
10 A unanimous vote " each local sssembl
decided the fame. Thus ~ is plal
10 be seen thnt the actio
taken IN this strike was yOlnntai
aud determined on the part Of every ma
4. working on system belonging 20 VI
nt knights Of Labor. IL stems TO US whc
~ Mr.. Hall served ~ the employ
N the Texas & liol1c company 4,
n, almost two years he was taken undue ~
~ vantage Il BY being discharged az thl
!, particular time, aud we cOnNld
= il blow at The order. OH,
NJ points ~ Mr.. lloxie,s letter Will be a
r.. swcred at anpthr time By order Of u
~ local executive cnGMiitee.
10 NJ j NOLAN, Chairman
Il. JoHS Is. WILLIAMS, Vice
be nLows AZ pALhs1INR.
vs. special 70 tnH vHfHtte.
M PALrstlsg, TEX, March 8 BLAST ulg
~ citizen went iuto tins railroad yards
a the International 4 Crest northern Al u
81 Invitation Of sonc KnlgbiB ~ Labor
oi see them kill the engine " an iueomii
N ifeinht After Tho engine was Killed q
q citzen vas leaving The yard When ho VI
OF caught 10y the Brm and tnld ~ get ou
rp IL exprorscd pciit ct willingness TO 4
W out wa. hy thlf lime surrounded ny
ch angry crowd ot strikers, some calling 4
~. q rope ~ hang bin. Une II the strike
ne crlrdi "l'nt that rcd headed Ifisb -
IN out II hcfe.v For the cpltaph used I
Id citlzen struck The pvrron M inerpclu