The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-12
LIKE MOST OTHER STRIKES
New Orleans Workingmen Beaten in the
Great Contest with Their Employers.
An Arbitration Agreement Signed That is
Very Much One -Sided-Labor Lenders
Denounced by Their Followers.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1.-THE great labor
strike, which was commenced In this city
Oct. q. has ended In the defeat of the
Amalgamated Council. the strikers and
unionism. The demands made bg the Anal
gamated Council, as stated in their COM
munication to the Governor. were:
First-We are willing to arbitrate on wages.
Second-We are also willing to arbitrate on
hours.
Third-we want the question "iione but union
men to- be hired, when available. from and after
the final adoption of the tariff and hours, 10 be
accepted without arbitration.
The agreement finally signed by the CON-
mittee of merchants and the committee of
the Amalgamated Council was as follows:
on Oct. ~, 1892 shall be taken back to their en-
plOyment az so0n as they offer their services. in
SO far as IL does not conflict with contracts
already made.
second-wages and hours to be arbitrated.
Third-It is further agreed that the merchants,
b0ss dfaymen and other employers obiigate
ton against union and non.snion men. but
always to give their applications for employ
ment the fairest consideration, the merchants
right to deal directly WITH their men.
The parties to this agreement declare that they
Will use their best endeavors to adjust any differ
ences which may have resulted may result
from any strike herein above referred to. IN ac-
cordanee with the above terms. The arbitration
in Clause to DO effected within the next forty
eight hours.
The committee of five representing the
laborers did not 90 back TO their headquar-
ters when the strike was settled to report
the matter to the laborers. who were left TO
shift for themselves. and who only learned
the result of the strike through rnmor and
the morning press. The indignation of the
laboring men over the action of their lead
ers. who have deceived and deluded them.
Is intense and there was large and sul!en
throng of nearly 1000 crowded into EX-
change alley, this morning. bitterly be-
wailing their fate. Some of them were
men who refused to return to their places.
and others were men who had gone
to their old employers. and had
not be discharged. The laborers were
walting this morning to hear from the COM
mittee of ive, which. they declared had
betrayed them and sold them out Leon
ard. the leader. was especially denounced,
and threats of violence were made against
him. Only cooler heads prevented the
mob from starting out to find the commit
| tee. There was chalk sign on the black
board, saying there would be meeting Of
the council at labor headquarters this even
Ing, and many of the strikers took encour-
aRement from the sign until they learned
that 1t was the same sign that was there
yesterday. The car-drivers hustled back
| to their cars this morning but they were
not taken back under the old terms. as they
had broken the contract and were told that
the companies reserved the right to employ
whomsoever they choose.
The strike has almost ruined the labor
unlons, the Standard OIL Company declin-
| ing to take back their old men and many of
| the merchants did like wise, as most of them
had employed other lnborers. The only
men taken back by the car com mpanies were
| those wi no remained passive and who were
| forced ont The monitors and leaders have
| Nil been refused re-employmenf. The la
borcrs who went ont on the strike on Oct.
% were the teamsters, leaders. warehouse.
men. The other forty-s labor organiza-
tions struck through sympathy; having no
| grievancee. There was nothing In their
cases to Rrbitrste. therefore, the paragraph
| between the arbitration committees wss
inserted. The car-drivers were included In
the list of sympathetic strikers. aud have
lost all the benefits they had gained by
| previous strikes. Many other labor or
| ganizations are in the snme fix, nouunion
men having been employed in their places.
House Servants Form a Union.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE latest trades
union development IN London is the forma-
tion of domestic servants union. Seven
hundred servants have already joined. and
the number of possible members in London
is estimated at $4,000. The members of
the union intend TO hold an open-aIr meet
ing to give expression to a demand that the
Eovernmenns establish ,. seFssnts ivan la; La;
be exacted, fix the hours of labor,
| regulate salaries, and force the employers
to give suitable character TO servants on
dismissal. Some of the papers refer to the
union in jcsting manner. The organizers
of the union have applied for an opportun-
ity to give evidence before the labor com
mission, and they believe they have
secured the advocacy of several members
OF the House of Commons.
Knights Of Labor General Assembly.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 1l.-HiQh officials in the
order OF the Knights of Labor of America
arc rapidly arriving in ST. Louis. The an.
| nual convention of the general assembly
meets in the city on the 18th inst. and the
advance committees are already assem-
bling and holding meetings TO prepare
their reports 70 the general body.