Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-02

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ST. LOUIS, April /, 1886.
To the Public:
As showing the sincerity Of the rail
road managers in their treatment Of the
knights OF Labor, we respectfully state
that. pursuant 10 the order Of our Gen.
eral Executive Board, we this day sent
a committee TO the managers Of several
railroads, offering TO return the men to
work, and in no instance would they
he received or treated with, each official
in turn either refusing them hearing
Or evading them with specious subter-
fuges for direct answers or refusing
them employment. Mr. Hoxie has
agreed to receive a committee Of en-
ploy ees to adjust any grievances which
may exist. lie refuses personally and
through his subordinates to recognize
any Of Us as employees and refuses to
receive any but such as he calls en-
pioyees. In short, after himself and
Gould have conveyed the impression
TO the world that they are willing
10 settle, they refuse to settle. Now,
We appeal to candid and suffering
public, on whom is falling all the
eight Of this great conflict, if we have
not been deceived enough? How much
is long. suffering labor to bear? This
great strike never would have been had
Hoxie consented months ago to hear
our complaints. We don't claim to be
more than human. 1t should not be
expected Of US TO be more than human.
In this country position makes no man
king or slave; and impeTious re-
fusal on the part Of one citizen to
confer with other citizens with whom
be may have business connections,
when such refusal begets great bust
ness and social revolution, is not
only a mistake but crime against the
public. Gould is invoking the law
against little criminals who are made
desperate by his policy Of duplicity
and oppression, and yet the terrorize1
public does not invoke the law against
the arch-criminal of the land. If We
cannot be allowed to return to work
the strike must go on.
BY order Of
Signed EXECUTIVE BOARD,
u. a. lOl, %, and l..
ST. LOUIS, April l.-Contrary to
general expectation that the Executive
Committee Of District Assembly No.
l0l would designate the hour Of 10
o'clock this morning as the time when
the striking Knights Of Labor should
return to work, no order to that effect
was issued, and at 10 o'clock the strike
still continues. None Of the strikers
have applied this morning to the Mis-
sour Pacific officials for work. and they
say they will not do SO until ordered by
the Executive Committee.
ST. LOUIS, April l.-Notwithstand-
ing the failure Of the Knights on the
Missouri Pacific railroad to return to
work freight traffic on that road has
assumed very nearly its normal condi'
ton. The freight depots throughout
the city present an animated appear
ance. Transfer wagons and trucks are
arriving in great numbers, deposlting
their loads for shipment to all
points on the Gould system, and
others are departing heavy laden.
In the railroad yard the usual
activity prevails. in marked con-
trast TO the dullness which has ex-
listed during the strike. Freight trains
are being made up preparatory to start
ing and are placed in position to re-
ceiye loads without any attempt at In
reference from the strikers. The gene.
raj Offices Of the company have also AS
sumed their normal activity incident
upon the resumption Of freight traffic
on the system, and to-day the first Of
the month clerks who were temporarily
suspended during the strike resumed
work.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL, April l.
Owing to the absence Of any definite
orders from the Executive Committee
as to the exact time when they should
return to work the strike of the gardiner
and switchmen Still continues. The
strikers have assembled in great mum
bers this morning in the railroad-yard:
and around Clay depot, but no serious
disturbances are anticipated. They have
expressed their intention of not resort
ing to violence, however great the provo
cation, and will pursue the same course
as that Of yesterday in the attempt t.
render freight traffic an impossibility
by peIsuadlng engineers to desert their
posts. In view of this determine
ton the necessity Of calling upon The
State militia to protect the railroad
property is not now seriously con
sideIed. The presence of deput,
United. States marshals has restraining
influence upon the more demonstratIv'
members of the crowd, and the effort
Of the Wabash road, which is unde
the control Of the United States court
TO start out freight trains are not inter
iered with. The knowledge that tn
Governor of the State and Adjutant
General Vance are watching their ever.
move in order to determine whether o
not it shall be necessary to call out tn
militia restraints the strikers from VIC
lence, and the crowds are, in conse
quence, unusually orderly.
BETTER STATE OF AFFAIRS IN EAs'
ST. LOUIS.
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL, April l.
Despite the continuance of the strlk
on this side Of the river a considerabl
number of new switchmen and yard
men have been engaged to fill the place
made vacant by the strikers, and a.
appearances this morning indicate
speedy resumption Of the freight tratii
by the different roads. The switc
engines have been running back an
forward in the yards preparatory t
starting out the freight trains. Non
of the switch-engineers have as yet bee
prevailed upon to leave their engine:
and if the regular freight engineer
shall be equally faithful in perfOrmin
their duties there is no doubt tn
freight traffic on the roads here will b
at least partially resumed to-day.
THE SITUATION AT FORT WORTH.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, April L.
Most of the strikers here are employee
Of the Texas and Pacific road. Tha
road has a full complement Of men here