The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-24
THE LAKE SHORE STRIKE.
BOTH SIDES CLAIMING A VIC
TORY IN 1HE sETILEMENT.
Committee sRys-RRilrORd
OmIctAls silent.


CHICAGO, ILR, April 23.-When the
Lake Shore strike ended the question
whether the strike was the result OF
a capitulation on the part Of the strik.
ers or whether the company had &C
ceded to the demands of the men, was
purely a matter OF conjet ture. Both
sides claimed a victory and there rested
their case. They offered no explaua-
ton. The strikers and their
friends, however, were in
jubilant frame OF mind all day.
When the terms OF settlement were
made known at q cret meeting OF the
men in their ball they cheeTed until
the building trsmbled. The demeanor
OF the officials YVES in marked contrast
TO that OF the str kers. All Of the off.
Gals were glum aud taciturn, and re-
PEELED newspaper representatives who
endeavored to elicit from them the
basis of the settlement.
AT 2:30 o'clock pm. the railroad
officials at the Lake Shore depot re-
ceived dispatch from the compaoy's
orator at Forty.third street, stating
that The strikers all wanted to return
to work. District Superintendent
Amsden replied by wire that II they
did the eight men on whose account
the strike was instituted must be al
lowed to go to work with them.
Soon after the contents OF Su-
periutsudent Amsden's telegram was
communicated to the STRIKERS, dis
patch was returned from Chairman
Stahl OF the strikers committee, con,
firming the report that the strikers
wa ted 10 resume work. 1t was then
evident that The strike'was at an end
and rejoicing was general. The eight
OH ectionsbls men were at once or
dered down to the yards where they
and the strikers united in making up
trains and the blockade began to be
raised.
Chairman Stahl, who has through
out been very careful in all his state
ments, was at once congratulated on
the "Victory" Of the strikers.
"How do you know it was a vic
tory ?" queried Stshl.
The reply was that it bad been 30
stated by some OF the switchmen.
Mr.. Stahl smiled.
He was asked for the basis of the
settlement, and said he would give a
copy of the agreement upon which the
men returned to work,
an read this h. yju," he said, "be-
cause / don'G want you 10 get the Gig
nature" Mr., Stab then read as fol-
lows,
CHICAGO, April %, 1885.
W. l.. Stahl, Chairman:
SIR-It all tn switchmen Of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Rail
road Company in Chicago or Cook
county retpm 90 work at cnce, i will
4 person ally guarantee that within sixty
days from this date the eight obisC
ticnable sWitchmen will be furnished
other employ ment aud permanently
removed from their present positions
By authority.
81 am not at liberty to give the name
of the man signing this paper" con
tinued Mr. Sahl, "but it is genuine
and is fully sanctioned by Mr.. Newell
More than that, it is sworn to-"
"What about the prosecutions
"They are all TO be dismiesed and the
men all go back to work"
"You are snre the agreement ii
sanctioned by Mr., NEWELL"
Yes, sir; the officers of the com
pany know all about it and they hav,
agreed TO it's terms"
Everything will run smooth,
from this time on, then
"The company makes a complet,
Capitula'ion. | would tell you more
but my word is pledged and | canno
do So"
The officers Of the company, how
ever, continued to assert they had no
catered into any agreement with th'
men, and also that they had no
authorized any one to do 30.
Ia this connection Nelson Morris,
president of the Fairbank CanniDg
Company, was seen tonight at his
residence on Indiana avenue. He said
regarding the basis of the settlement
between the Lake Shore people alC
the switchmen, that he was not q
liberty TO reveal anything but the IA,
that the men had gone to work anC
that business was resumed. Tba
was sufficient for his firm. They
shipped considerable freight by
way of the Lake Shore road. II
fact, the bulk OF their stuff went by
that road. The Faiibank Canning
Company had contracts with severa
European governments, and these
contracts must be filed within a spec
fled time. They could not afford tC
pile up their freight awaiting the
pleasure Of some railway official
The consequence was that confer
tnce was held, and an agree ar.
rived at whereby business could be
resumed promptly"
"But," said Mr.. Morris, "you car
contradict the itatement to the etfsc
that the Fsirbauk Company ia TO find
places for the eight Objectionable men
That is pure fabrication, without 8
word of truth in 1t. You may 20 anC
ask Mr.. Newell what be is Roir & to dc
with these men. am not at liberty
to state. II is enough for me to know
that business r. resumed"
The inference drawn from Mr.. Nor
Tis's conversation was that such pres
sure was bio1gbt 10 bear upon the
Lake Shore Company by the Packing
Company tina they were compelled Il
sign an agreement TO fad other placer
fIr the eight non-union men within
sixty days, aud shat this is tae agree
ment Chairman Stshl carries in hi