San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-29
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 20, 1888.
KNIGHTS ACT KNIGHTLY.

The big strike is on and the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railway is wrest-
ling with the situation. The dispatches
have shown the situation In brief. There
are no new developments up to date Of
this morning. The screws are turned
down to the head and the locomotive
brotherhood are resting on their elbows
waiting the outcome. The only materi-
al difference ia on the attitude assumed
by the Knights Of Labor. The c., b.
& Q. officials, Ii has been stated, have had
their agents along the line OF the Read
ing road for some time securing men in
anticipation Of this strike. 1t is also
well-known that the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers refused to sus-
tain the Reading engineers In their
strike, and 1t was naturally supposed
that the Reading engineers, who be-
longed to the X. OF l.. would retsliRte
when the time came and enter the
Service Of the c., b and c. This view
OF the case was sustained by Artput' d
interview with the general worthy fore
man OF The order. This impression.
however, Is not borne out by official doc
uments as appear from the follow
ing, adopted by District Assembly No.
"a, X. OF L., of Chicago, and which was
wired this morning, being signed by
Chairman Sohilllng and Secretary Turn
bull:
ITO members of ID. A. "a, Knights OF
Labor. greeting: During the last "a
hours the public press has been loaded
down with reports OF the strike of the
Brotherhood Of Engineers and Firemen
on the G. b. 81 Q. railway, and in con-
neotion with this many rumOrs have
been set aflost that this monopoly of
corporate power would be aided 10 their
contest against their employees by men,
bers OF the Knights OF Labor, who are
reported as being anxious to take their
places, actuated by feelings of retsliR-
tion for the bad conduct the brother
hood is claimed to have been guilty OF
toward our order during similar con-
test in the past. Without going into an
examination as to whether this charge
against the brotherhood is false or true,
the executive board of District Assem-
bly, No. "a, Knights of Labor, unquali-
hedIy protest against any OF Its mem
bers taking the places of these striking
workers.
We all on the members OF our order
every where to refuse under any and all
circumstances to become tools of the
corporation In the hour Of trouble. III
the members Of the brotherhood have
ever been guilty Of any wrong toward
our order, this wrong cannot be recti-
fled by committing another but by the ex-
hibition on our part Of higher and no.
bier manhood In the cause of struggling
labor, we may prove to them our worth
as Knights, thereby sowing the seed of
that higher fraternity which should ex
LIST among all bodies Of organized work.
ers Let no Knight fire an engine or
pull throttle on the c., b. & Q
This manifesto is decidedly creditable
to the Knights of Labor and shows a
msgnanimity on their part, which is as
generous as it was uRdeserved, They
simply look upon the fight as one be-
tween fellow workmen In the great
ranks oflabor and waving all consider
alton OF personal character refuse to
make war upon the labor hosts under
any circumstances. This action goes
very far to correct many unfavorable
Impressions existing as to the
divisions and dissensions among work
ingmen's organizations and will also go
long way toward strengthening the
spirit OF the strikers. Kansas City was
taught lesson yesterday when the
Rock Island road attempted surrep-
titiously to help the G. B. & Q. out Of its
trouble and the attempt is not likely to
be repeated. The rumor that Powderly
had gone to Chicago Is emph atically de-
MED and there appears to be no truth
10 any report that mixes up the Knights
OF Labor with the affair at all, beyond
the fact already noticed. Engineers
who belong to the x. OF L. and not to
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engin
GERS are advised 70 keep hands off and
give no aid or comfort to the company
by accepting engines The strikers will
not handle mail trains, beyond central
points OF distribution. Mail trains en-
route TO such points are brought in
without passenger coaches attached, but
are not taken out. They start no mail
trains from central distributing points.
Chief Arthur states his position thus, in