Telegram-herald., 1890-09-08


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strike ~zs occzshanea - an order Eo~.e1
IL the shops e ths ooEap4ay d1scFiEalE-<t-
i1g against Ehe EN- nplyyE.eaE q EaeHaoers
q ths Enixhfs q Labor TIE Missouri
militia were called egs and reEsalned -
camp "a the oatskrts 4 sestaiia fqE seV-
erzl aays An EFFORT was made - ger
the southwestern sysssEa" cut II a
strike Z sympathy. but the general ex-
scutlve beard Of the knights u Labor.
60 which the men CT both ruads belonged.
refused consent. The strlks finally wore
itself oOt. both side 10 the controversy
being heavy sufferers ali both claiming
= victory.
Another serious strike in 1885 was that
q The employees Of the Denver and Rio
Grande railway. TIE company at
tempted u force its employees 70 desert
the Knights u Labor. and began a sys-
temaric discharge " men who were
prominent in the order. The road was
heing operated BY receiver. and the
United States courts or Colorado took
hand Ia the tight. Several engines
were blown up with dynamite. one
bridge was burned and a number OF cars
were destroyed OF coUrse the strikers
were charged with these depredations,
but they eInphatically denied al knowl-
edge OF revolutionary tactics. and as
serted that the Pinkertons, who were
getting = per day as special guards,
were responsible for the damages, as
they wished d keep up the excitement.
some twenty OF the strikers were ar
rested, chiefly oa the charge Of intimi-
dating non-union men. and six of them
We're convicted and imprisoned for from
three 70 twelve months each. This
strike never was declared OF by the
knights. but they were undoubtedly
badly defeated.
among ths railroad men was that on the
Missouri Pacific in 1886. 1t came about
IN a curious way. The Texas Pacific
road was II the hands OF receiver ap-
pointed by the United States court, and
= foreman named Hall was discharged.
The Knights Of Labor, under the leader
ship Of man named Martin Irons, came
10 the conclusion that they could coerce
the Texas Pacific BY striking the Mis-
souri, Pacific. Vice President Hoxie be-
came very angry, claiming that he had
no power over road in the hands Of a
court, and the fight became a bitter one.
There was some rioting, the usual shoot
ing Of innocent people who had come to
look on, and the usual employment of
Pinkerton police. For time 81. Louis
was isolated from tho rest OF the coun-
try, but the etrike finally petered out
and many Of the strikers were forced TO
find new places. rs trouble lasted
about two months II q half, and in
volved the Texas Pacific, the Missouri
Pacific, the old Iron Mountain and the
Missouri, Kansas and Pacific roads.
Over A, 900 men were thrown out of en-
ploy1nent and about II 1000 were con-
cerned in the strike. A curious Incl
dent in the strike was the bitter CORE
spondence between Mr.. Jay Gould and
Master Workman T. V. Powderly, in
which there was some hard hitting on
each side.
In this year the men on the North
Shore road struck because of the refusal
of the officials to discharge eight non
union men. The strike was settled in
six days by finding other work for the
eight men. In December, 1897, the
strike on the Reading road took place,
which is worthy Of line because of tho
effect it had afterward. The Knights of
Labor engineers began it. and men from
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
eers took their places, the strike being a
failure in consequence.
The Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers has always been considered one
OF the most conservative labor unions
ir the country. II was thought to
be one of the most powerful until
February, 1888, when it inaugurated
what is known as the &C, b. and @"
strike. The men at the throttles of the
engines on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, the Burlington and Missouri
River. the Hannibal and St. Joe, the
Kansas City, tho st. Joe and Council
Bluffs. and the Chicago and Iowa roads
were members of the organization.
The roads were paying them by trips
and grading the pay so that the men on
the branch did not get as much as those
on the trunk lines for their work The
Brotherhood asked for pay per mile OF
run and equal pay to all. These being
refused Chief Arthur ordered strike.
Il was the opportunity Of the Knights 10
get even with the Brotherhood for their
defeat on the Reading. They fairly
focked 70 Chicago to take the place OF
the striking men and as fast rs Broth
erhood engineer went out a knight Of
Labor stepped in. The strike was fore
doomed 70 failure, and although Chief
Arthur called the Brotherhood men from
the Reading be was unable to save Il.
No violence was attempted except in
one case where some men attempted to
place dynamite on the C., 3. and 9.
. track. for which they were daily punished.
Tho next important strike was By
Knights of Labor on the New York Cen
tral railroad. the history Of which Is still
fuTrens. a. B.
,ssnlers Are skiPrers.
Smithkins-I see that Bhvens has a
new position.
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