The record-union., 1894-08-01
TIE RECENT STRIKE.

Preamble Adopted by the Commission
Appointed by the President.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-The Labor
Commission appointed by President
Cleveland to investigate the causes of the
recent strike will hold its first meeting at
the postoffice building, Chicago, on
August 18th, and requests railroads, la
Dor organizations and citizens, having
personal or patriotic interests in the
rights of the question to be inquired into,
and who cannot attend the public hear
ings, to present their views and sugges-
tions in writing to the committee prior to
the hearing.
The three members of the commission
adopted the following preamble:
WHEREAS, The President of the United
States has appointed the undersigned a
commission to visit Chicago. Illinois, and
such other places in the United States as
may be proper IN the judgment of the
commission, TO the end that it may make
careful inquiry into the cause of any
pending dispute or existing controversies
between the Illinois Central Railway
Company and the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railway Company. and cer-
tain of the railway employees, and hear
all persons interested therein who may
come before it; and whereas, Section 8 of
chapter 1,06l of the laws of the United
States, passed October /, 1881, makes it
the duty of the Federal commission to
examine into the causes of these contro-
versies, the conditions accompanying
them and the best means of adjusting the
same, and to report the result of such ex-
animation to the President and to Con-
gress; and whereas, the question involved
in such controversies affect ali interstate
railways and their employees; and
1,nr iC n Ia ha 10 af
this commission as to future legislation, il
any, upon the questions at issue between
labor, whether organized or unorganized,
and employers thereof, should be based
upon all facts having any legitimate bear
ing upon such questions. and should be
the result of clear and well-detined public
opinion; therefore
ReSotUed, First, that this commission
will meet at the United States Postoffice
building in the city of Chicago H., on
the 18th day of August, 1884, at 10 O'Clock
a. Ne, for the purpose of taking testimony
in relation to said controversies and to
hear and consider all facts, suggestions
and arguments as to the causes thereof
the conditions accompanying and the best
means of adjusting the same, and as to
any legislation or measures which ought
to be recommended in regard TO the SINH
lar controversies heretofore: second, that
all railways, labor organizations and citi-
zenS having either personal or patriotic
interest IN the right solution OF these
questions, and who cannot conveniently
attend such public hearings as aforesaid,
are requested to present their views and
suggestions in writing to the commission
at any time prior TO the date of any such
public hearing; third, that copies OF these
resolutions be given to the press. and be
sent to all railways engaged in the trans
portation of property and passengers be-
ing in TWO or more States OF the United
States, and to all labor organizations;
fourth, that all communications be adj
dressed to the Chairman of the United
States Strike Commission at Washington.
Messrs Herman and WOrthiDgton LETT
the city after the meeting. Both will be
engaged in doing some preliminary work
before the investigation actually begins.
THE wARsHIP BENNINGTON.
She VIII soon Arrive at Mare Island
With the Salvadorian Refugees.
WASHINGTON, July Sl.-The arrival OF
the United States steamship Bennington
Mt Acapulco, Mexico. was announced in
q brief dispatch received at tie Navy
Department to-day. The fever is re-
ported to have abated, and all the sick
are convalescing. The vessel will spend
. day or two at Acapulco. taking coal.