Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-07-27
STRIKE INVESTIGATION
CLEVELAND'S PROMISE TO
THE LABOR LEADERS,
He Agrees to Appoint an Arbitration
Commission on Condition That the
Strike Should Be Ended and All
Violence and Mob Rule Cease
Counu;S Sionar WEIGHTS Aide

Commission on Condition That the
Strike Should Be Ended and Al
Violence and Mob Rule Cease
Commissioner Wright's Aids.
President Cleveland informed a committee
representing organized labor that he would
IN the near future, appoint commission
composed OF three members, OF whom thu
United States Commissioner OF Labor shall
be the Chairman. under Chapter 1868 of the
laws of 1888. to inquire into AMI inv estig1te
thoroughly the caases leading up to the labor
disturbances of the country.
This announcement was made at tho ET-
ecutive Mansion at 0 clock p. n. to J. w.
Hayes, General Secretary of the Knights o:
Labor T. B. MCGUIRE AMI {. A. French.
These gentlemen called by an appoint
ment arranged earlier in the dav. They were
shown into the Presidents working roo II,
where they presented their ere ientlals aui
made formal application to the President 20
appoint a Board OF Arbitration IN Ter tbs
law OF 1888.
The President listened to the labor mon
present their views an then told than that,
as condition precedent to making SUI Il an
appointment all strikes must ba calle1 OF
by organized labor and all violence an N -
rule cease He informed them that law an
order must be restored before he TOOK any
steps looking in the direction OF ascertain
ing the causes that pro1ucal the present
condition OF affairs.
United States troops woul be still re-
tanned in the disturbed sections to sac that
the orders OF the United States Courts wera
enforced. Interstate traffic must be re-
sumed and peace restored throughout thu
country.
The Labor COMMITTEES was given to I'M
derstand that this commission would b. APP
pointed apart from any demands M IL by
the strikers for arbitration. In fact. tho
commission would have under the law no
power to arbtrate, but simply TO invastig ate
and report its conclusions to the President
and to Congress.
Private Secretary Thurber authorizs 81 the
following statement in regard TO the Presi-
dents intended appointm ant Of a CON-
mission
The law passed on October 1. 1893.
especially authorizes the appointment OF
such a commission, an 1 defines its duties.
The commissioners have not be9n selecte !,
and it will probably be number of days
before the appointments are announced.
The following telegram was sent to PreSi-
dent Cleveland from the labor conference
called at Chicago by President GomperS, of
the American Federation OF Labor:
''To tho President of the United States:
'The gravity of the industrial situation
demands extraori binary and exceptional ac-
tion Of conciliatory character at the hanls
of all men.
Recognizing tho fact the Executive
Council of the American Federation of Labor
and the undersigned executive officers Of tue
national and international ira les unions an
brotherhoods of railroad organizations Of
America, are in conference in this city.
"We ask you in the name of the workinS
people and the entire citizenship of thu
country to lend your influence AMI give US
your aid, so that the present industrial crisis
may be brought to an end, alike to the a l.
vantage of the people Of our country an
the institutions under which we live.
"We therefore ask yoIto co ne to CIiclgo,
or fthe state of public business does not
warrant such a course, that you will deput-
iZe some one as your representative"
This telegram was signed by Samuel
Gompers, President ofthe American Fedora
ton of Labor; the four Vice-Presidents Of
the Federation, by Secretary Christopher
Evans and Treasurer John B. Lennon, and
by seventeen other executive officers OF na-
,tional and international unions, brother
hoods and associations