The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-12
PEACE IN NEW ORLEANS.
THR STRIKE COMES TO AN END
WITHOUT A RIOT.


Saving the City From the Threat
eninG Peril.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1.-THE big strike
Is off. The workmen have virtually sur
rendered. Yesterday an effort was made
by the amalgamated council to reopen the
question Of arbitration, but it fell fat and
the merchants remained firm in their
position. The men were half hearted and
the result was the ter mination Of the trouble
and victory for the employers.
lt looked last night as If the strike had
collapsed. Mr.. Parkerson, the lawyer who
lead the movement that resulted i'll the
lynching of the Italian murderers, headed
another movement that brought the strikers
and merchants committee together last
night in the presence of Gov. Foster. The
strikers agreed to surrender on condition
that the old employees be restored.
All night the sound of mounted patrols
galloping through the hushed streets was
heard. Here and there under the few cleo
trio lights that the strikers allowed to be
operated groups Of men discussed the great
strike, which paralyzed the city. All day
long thousands of negroes and white men
blocked the sidewalks, while business was at
a standssill. Every one hoped for the best,
but everywhere citizens had their arms in
readiness, and there was even talk Of lynch
ing the strikers committee which brought
the disaster upon New Orleans.
A PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
Gov Foster, after patiently waiting for
the municipal authorities to do something
more, issued the following proclamation,
after first having everything in readiness
to back ID up:
New ORLEANS. La, Nov. 10. 1892.
To the People of NetC Orleans:
VboO NF ner,
city during the past ten days, the danger TO the
peace and good order OF this community aris-
ing from paralysis of industry trade and COM
merce, and from the suspension of the usual
means OF transportation, the insecurity of life
and property caused by the perturbed state of
the public mind ragated bY the closing of the
gas and electric light works, thus holding out
an incentive for criminals to ply their vocations
IN the darkness have not escaped my attention
Rnf has caused me the deepest socitude l.
erefore request all peaceable citizens not to
congregate IN crowds upon the streets and
thorouRhfares, and urge upon them to discon-
tinue all undue excitement and acts of violence,
and to make known TO the officers intrusted
with the administration of the law, any breaches
OF the peace. hereby declare that the people
OF this city must and shall be protected Ia the
full enjoyment of all their constitutional rights
and privileges All the power vested in me by
constitution aud laws OF this state shall be de-
voted to the preservation of the peace. the
maintenance of good order and protection of
the lives and property of the citizens of the
state. MURPHY j. FosrKR
Governor OF Louisiana.
THE MAYOR CALLED DOWN.
The governor sent TO the city hall for
Nayor Fitzpatrick and remained cloeeted
with him at the st. Charles hotel for an
hour, during which time the mayor was
given to understand that he was not doing
his duty, and il he did not propose to do SO
he should say so. He evidently did say 80,
for shortly afterward the governor called
his staff together and consulted with the at
torney general. Five minutes later the above
proclamation was given out.
Late Wednesday night an effort was
made by the amalgamated council to
reopen the question OF arbitration,
but it fell fiat as the merchants decided to
remain firm in their position, which was a
forerunner Of the collapse OF the unions.
Desertions were numerous yesterday and
the leaders had their hands full trying to
keep their men in line.
The people here look upon this strike as A
re3ult of negro domination in the amalpa.
mated trades union. The white men taken
as body voted against sympathetic strike
on such colossal proportions, but they were
overrnled by the negroes. The slightest
outbreak might have resulted In an appall-
ing riot. Uncle Sam took hand in the
matter yesterday. United States District
Attorney Ewerhart, on behalf of the rner-
chants, filed in the United States circuit court
a petition TO enjoin the amalgamated coun-
Gil, its executive committee, James Leonard.
chairman; John Breen, John NJ. Callaghan
j e. Porter, and all of the presidents OF the
striking unions individually from further
interfering with the trade and commerce of
the city. The petition was made returnable
Saturday. The law cited is section 647 of
the Revised Statutes OF 1890.
DISASTER WARDED OFT
(SpecidL to associated Press.)
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. IL, lip. MAS IL
by magic the city resumed its wonted ap-
pearance this morning. The settlement Of
the strike at midnight has saved New Or
leans from incalculable disaster. Two men
deserve all the credit. One ls Gov. Foster
and the other is w. 8. Parkerson, who
brought the merchants and strikers
together. Twenty-Five thousand men
to work at signal. But the most ludi-
crous thing in this extraordinary demon-
stration of organized labor is that of the car
drivers who were getting $50 month for
twelve hours daily work before the strike
have gone back to work at $40 q
month for sixteen hours daily. The
joke is that the car drivers
struck out Of sympathy, having no griev-
auce of their own. The merchants last
wages, but this morning thousands of
strikers foundlthat their places we're already
filed. The strike has cost over 81, 900, ,0O0
A GRoTESQUE MISTAKE.
It is safe to say. perhaps, that no mistake
ever made by organized labor was more gro
tesque than that Of the great strike which
ended last night in this city. Mounted patrols
have left the streets, soldiers who itched all
day yesterday for signal have
been sent home from their armories
citizens everywhere have put away their
arms, and the shops, factories and railways
are all in full blast again. Gov. Foster is
worn ont by his efforts to prevent great
tragedy. He is bombarded with messages
of congratulaE0n. Thus far the only blood
shed was that OF a negro who came to New
Orleans TO take the place OF a striker. He
was killed ct the depot of the Illinois Central
railroad to-day. All the negroes who were
brought into the city from the outside have
left. The Illinois Central railroad ran a
train load Of them through the city at full
speed to save them from violence.
There is a keen lesson in this strike. 1t
was planned on the biggest scale known to
organized labor. There was not defect in
the machinery of the scheme. When the
council of the amalgamated association
lifted its finger 1000 men in fifty different
trades abandoned their work. Every
industry came to a standstill. Street car
lines and all other means Of transportation
ceased to operate. Electric light men de-
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