The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-09-02
NO GENERAL STRIKE.
The Federati0n's Reply to the
Knights of Labor.
They Ask for Bread and Receive
a Stone The Conservatives
Win two Victories.

The Knights of Labor asked for bread
and their brethren of the United Or.
der of Railroad employs, better known
as the Federation, have responded
with a stone. 1t is true that the NOR
sci is concealed in a jar of honey, but
it will be none the more digeslib!e to
the Knights on that account.
1t was a Common remark here last
night that the final decision OF the
conference could not have been more
to Mr.. Webb's taste had the thlrd
We pres dent Of the New York Cen
trail and bis asso ,iates manipulated the
wires that controlled the twelve men
who composed The supreme body.
The unfortunate Knights are
left to their own resources.
They are not even offered the balm of
pecuniary support, and their general
masterwOrkman is referred by the
chief of the Federation to the press
dispatches for the official report to his
appeal. The outcome may prove a
death blow to the Knights. At the
same time it is vindication of con-
servatism of the Federation. 1t was
formed to prevent strikes instead of to
promote them, ard in the very first
case upon which its supreme tribunal
has been called to sit in judgement. it
has demonstrated its intention of liv-
ing within its laws, and vet it Was
only after a warm struggle that the
conservatives prevailed as against the
support of the war to the KIN fe. When
the members of the council came to-
gether yesterday every mar
was determined that the Isle
mus. be forced without further delay.
The report of The 'mmittee was TAX
ed up and debated Ia detail. Dow
ney Of Chicago, one of the representa-
tives of the S~itchm ms Un.on, dis
linguistic himself by a tso hours
speech, in which be brought siedge
hammer argument II bear against the
proposition to embrOil the united or
ders in strike, and there was no lack
of speakers on the other side, and the
debate, waxing at times exceedingly
warm, went on for nearly five hours.
Finally vote was reached. Just
how it resulted numerically is known |
only to the delegates, and will appear
only on the secret records of the Or
der, while the former are as tight
ss CLANS. 1t is believed,
however, that the three delegates of
the Switchmen's Union, two from the
Conductors, two from the Trainmen
and one from the Firemen voted in
the negative. This would make the
vote eight to four, and it required
the vote of two of the
three members representing each
order to deciae which way that or
ganization should vote, but it
also required unani-
vote of all four orders
before strike could be or
dered. Hence, if the two representa-
tives of the order had been in favor
of helping the Knights by a general
tie-up, the solid opposition of the
three switchmen would hive defeated
the purpose. As it was the friends
Of peace had enough votes, and to
spare. The delegates breathed a sigh
Of relief after the crucial test had
been applied. and then proceeded
with alacrity TO prepare a general
statement for the public regarding the
strike and the position of the Fedora
ton in the affair. This occupied con-
siderable time and then another de-
pate was precipiiated by the introduc-
ion of a resolution changing the
constitution of the body so as to re-
,uire two-third vote of the organi.
:ations embraced under the constitu-
ion to declare a strike, instead of q
unanimous vote as at present. |,
In support of the resolution strong {
were made. 1t declared 4
was almost an utter impossibility to !
rider q strike as the constitution now 8
TODD, and it was urged that the j
amendment proposed would not in 9
ny way change the case or make \
trikes any more frequent than they s
re under the existing code. But the
ak was of no avail, for the PROPOSE. I
ion on being put to a vote was de- t
Gated. another victory for the con- q
ervatlves. i
The First Sept.