New-York tribune., 1886-03-23
REFUSING TO YIELD.
STRIKERS REJECT MR.. HOMES OFFER.
THEY DECLARE THAT THEY CANNOT CONFESS
DEFEAT.


DEFEAT.
ST. LOUIS, March % (SpecidD. The PROPOSE
ton of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company addIesSeu
to the Governors to-day rejected by the Eheeu,.e
Board of the Knights OF Labor. and the strko VIII ue
continued Martin Irons the chairman oi he ooaIu tS
evening said "1he Executive Board has been IN session
all day aud is now preparing the official answer 10 MI
Hoxc propositon In substance 1t rejects MI Ho1ies
offer because it grants nothing that we have aSKe" Is
vague, and places in the position OF having in'"o
strike without cause and abandoning 1t IN de-
feat We are now framing, an address 10 ihe
public and the merchants, requesting that n ci'IehS
meeting be called and demand made on me Missouri
Pacific hallway ITS trains or surrender us en- 'c
The Rnignts Will use force nor NlOate lne Jaw ~
%tr'k@ viii he extended Gould is Interested in the
Wabash and after him IN" trouble may extend
East. though can not tell Just now. C3pta IS or
izing anl refusing To recognize orttnlzcl Itoo u"'
attempting to STAMP II out ana we are no" "IAinb W
make test Of strength"
The lecutvc 30 lrds formulated their reply to the
letter OF Vice President uOXie IN the following resou
tOns:
10 all Labor Organisations: -
WhcTeds Il has evident to every observing man
corporations II the country are uniting an c
ing concert the purpose Oi hreaknE down the IA
or orsauz atoms aud ira assemblies and, whereas
al said organizations arc the Ou growth Z" stern nert
si'y, forced upon thtm ny the OF %
who arrogalc to themselves rights which th'N uruy
tp others and. whcr IS. said corpor itoHS h'S9 m %
CARNATIONS rock whcn theY propose 10 "fech 'ne
commerce OF tine country therefore, p- u "a ,rrer.
ReS0lref. That insist upon oar Hghts as A AmeI-
icaa cfz"ns assemble, ann 0rghhr ana h'-ot' y
and treat with other organizations through our urlt
gates and representatives.. Wl'h tnc rrpirN''
any aud all o:Acr organizations ana comnihat'n' "H"'
ever. ...,,,
Rcsor,d That the refusal the part of represcntt
tivrs ~ c.rpura 20 treat with the r'fcsrN Nt,
bDris silly subierfIce for the purpose OF perpetual
iu strife avd running country which II Is become cN'
dent they can no IO1<rr rue. ,.,o
hcsored Tnat request all ORGANIZATIONS ana trade
as cinn4.s i t'o .i % unite IN demand Tor re,oS
ION nf their rrrre-rrta taye> ani their right 10 neg"
tate treat anh dca, with nil1d"'" OF oo'i''' "S inc
B,sJrCd That we ra.l upon Legislators both state
ANA National e. such measures as "iH 'OHpe' 7
recognition OF labor oi tiuIdjlols an 'Il"H
and also to compel corporations TO arMlra'r "HeIehc''
between and VITA themselves aNi their employ :
Alop, list of grievances against the Missouri Paclhc
rrceuiv submitted to Mr.. POwdery was given out nv
tpc Kl.ht, II is asserted hat an entire force o. sec
ton men we're discharged because they were hhS1's oi
ll,r ana The Loa.s %. other sect ol non Wer" 50 re-
ducot that they could uake only h.ty-nye cents day.
When tn.s rience was submitted 20 the company, u
* cl,r % aat tine agreement with tho knights "hD IN
clui,d opnr. HIM reds OF other similar cases are
ntci wherein grievances were complained OF ana afb'-
f,. nm ,eI,l ell Money contributions are sen 10 the
ki.at, from every ur-ctIuu and the iocd' t""r u"7
of KIND nave p..ri lt'nili''s 1" '"iPo.t, ,,as
Al orIucl, today lie, the SiohehdSoh WI" n"1
shot FRIDAY th- pon-NinNe'' L2uls oJ ~,
,r rhc h,>utu il4luck, VINO nat bech r'i' i@e" ",i
bond was again arrested and Is now al ponce HeH'-
Ge strike OF Tho switchmen continues at kansay Oiy
Tie b,, is handling "Nsinr>~ over its own tu'S
o cour,c cannot make transfers with tue oth"r roiu-
Tine cause OF the S,rSc has not u"tn IA 'de hhoWh 'h'
explanation j. thIt tie men demand houl WI ~ ~ l
is generally supposed the strike is An ohtSrowth OF 'e
i Missouri Ptcihc trouble. - ot,~,,oi t
some eNtent the raj road officials IN East ~ LO"'' IL
mat the cSanpr Of the mans CITY men VIII DC
! followed 10y similar sifIke III 'h'9 'I'!'