The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10
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1t is learned that on March the employees of
the Texas and Pacific Railway inaugurated
strike, giving as the reason that one c. A. Hall,
OF the ear department OF that road. in Marshall,
Texas, was discharged, without due cause. On
ordered the boycott OF the Texas and Pacific ears
and traffic over those roads, aud such arrange
ments were thereupon made as not to
permit that order TO disturb the apparently
pleasant relations with our employees. At 10 a. m.
on Saturday, the 9th inst, without previous no
tiee, all of the shop men, most of the yard men,
and many OF the track men, stopped their WORK,
and voluntarily refused TO continue as employees
OF TINS company, NJ merely stating to their several
this from the executive officers OF the Knights OF
LabOS and alleging, as their only
the Receivers of the Texas and Pacific
railway, an alien road in the hands OF the United
States Court Since the commencement of the
strike at local points, the Local Committee Of the
Knights of Labor, have notified our foremen and
superin that they appoint and place their
from loss and damage and to take care OF the same
but as these self appointed watchmen assume the
authority as TO who shall or shall not enter upon
their own order, il is virtually dispOssessing the
company Of its property and assuming control
and possession IS OF the & same in violation Of all
This company has for o. had satisfactory
understandings and agreements with certain Ia
Dor organizations, which have, in every instance,
complied with their promises: and 1t has always
comply fully with both spirit and letter OF all
such Understandings and agreements I would
call your attention 10 the following conclusions
from the above history OF the past year;
This company has made no objections TO the eX
istence of organizations and combinations of EN-
ployes which the latter consider for their mutual
benefit.
1t has recognized and met the committees of
such organizations, and made agreements with
ried them out as exactly as possible,
promptly adjusting all complaints and dii-
IeTenees when nave from time 10 tlme arisen
When loyal employees permit themselves 20 be
governed and controlled by diseOntented co
laborers they necessarily suffer equally with
them the consequences OF illadvised acts; there
fore the necessity OF their individual efforts 70
restore the proper relations between the company
and its employees. II must be weIl-known and
recognized that the capacity OF a corporation TO
meet its pay-rolls and vouchers depends
upon the capacity TO earn money, and
that when its earning powers cease it's
ability TO pay promptly ceases at the same time,
as the daily and monthly payments are made
from its daily and monthly receipts: The com
pany is legally required to do all in its power TO
perform its obligations 10 the public and 10 the
Government and IT'S management viii take every
proper measure to comply with these require
mentS; and earnestly hope that every independ-
ent, free-thinking eO-laborer VIII hps been or is
an employe of these companies will consider these
subject, remembering that there has never been
an act so arbitrary, useless and uncalled for as
you have voluntarily given the power. are de
priYing many thousand OF their co-laboTers of
their accustomed wages, divesting this com
pauy OF the capacity 10 pay IL
employees for services shutting up the avenue
of traffic in four states, and preventing some
1000, ,000 of people from obtasning their custom
ary supplies and the necessities Of life, because it
is claimed that one employe OF the car depart
ment OF the Texas and Pacific Railway at Mar
shall, Tex, road over which this company has
no control, has been discharged by the agents Of
the United States Court. r. NJ. HOXIE,
First Vice President.
The switchmen of the Bridge and Tunnel
81 81 e.,
This will greatly disturb traffic between the
Union Depot in this city and the Relay
Depot in East st. Louis across the bridge,
as the system of tracks on both sides of the
river is quite complicated and requires skill
full men TO handle it.
A special to the Globe-Democrat from Pr
lot Knob, Mo-, says owing to the refusal of
the Iron Mountain Railroad TO receive
freight, the ore and steel company here shut
down to-day. throwing 400 men out
of work. TheIminers have a strong Knights
of Labor Assembly here, but they have
no grievance, their employers having volun-
tarlly advanced their wages 10 per cent. on
the 1st of March. I hey sympathise with
the railroad strikers, however, and take
their enforced idleness good naturedly. At
the Graniteville Stone QuArries, five miles
from RilOt Knob, 800 men were laid off for
the same reason.
Another special to the same paper from
Vinita, Ind. T., says all Knights of Labor
here have gone out. They are by no means
enthusiastic, and very few trainmen have
much sympathy with the strike.
The Cigarmakers' Unions of this city
have decided to inaugnrate the eight hour
system on May 1, and do not anticipate any
opposition on the part of bosses.
All the unions connected with the build
ing interests of the city have decided to
favor the eight hour plan, and have gwen
their members instructions to consult with
their employers on the subject and report at
an early day.