The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-23
M. HoxIR's REPLY.
nR. HoxIks REPLY.
The following lie Mr.. Hoxie's reply

NsNCIMeN VI AaueA1s
DEAR SJRs-I beg, respectfully, to
acknowledge the receipt OF your com
municatioD OF this date, stating that
after a conference at Kansas City with
a delegation OF our late employees y u
consented to visit the undersigned
aud urge the continuance Of the agree
ment made between yourselves and
other State off efs and the manage
ment OF thia Dompsny on March 10,
1885, and IL deemed advisable recon-
mend such mobilization of said apTes-
ment rs might be thought just to all
concerned. l note with pleasure your
conclusion, sitter Investigation, that
the agreement of March 10, 1885, has
been kept.inviolatA by the Missouri
Pacific Railway Company, and that
the present strike could not have bsen
and was moi ba- ed on a violation by
the management OF this company Of
the terms OF said agreement, and /
have carefully coneidered your rec
ommendation that this agreement,
which you concede the Missouri Pa
cihc Railway Company is no longer
under any obligations 10 observe
toward those Of its employees who
have abandoned it, services since the
9th Day OF March, 1886, should DO re-
stored and co ltinued. On March 10,
1886, this company inserted In news
papers on IFS lines and posted in pub
lie places upon its property the follow
ing advertisement:
"Gnod and competent men will be
employed without reference to their
past or present re atoms to this com.
pany or their connection with any 80
ciety or organic Atlon, open, secret,
secular or otherwise. Such as are ac-
Cepted will be paid the rate OF wages
recommended by the Governors and
other State officials OF Missouri and
Kansas when the labor troubles Of
March 18th were adjusted, the same
az have been paid by this company
since that date"
The above notice was designed as a
continuance 80 far as the rate OF wages
Ia concerned Of the agreement Of
March 10, 1885, and Is still In force,
thus Anticipating the reco mmenda-
tons which you make as the amount
which employees should be paid. In
addition TO the foregoing action Of this
company, which is in accord with
your recommendations as TO wages,
this company Is further willing to pay
to it's employees a rate of wages equal
to that now being paid by other rail-
way companies in the came section Of
country. The further provision of said
agreement relative to notice in case OF
a reduction cf wages is not objection
able to this company aud will
be continued. Your next an6 FINAL
recommendation that this company
re-engage in its service all OF its old
employees without prejudice To them
on account OF the existing strike 80 far
az the business ef the company will
justify their unemployment is accept
able to this company with these quail
fcatione. The men who have been
engaged under the advertisement Of
March 10, 1886, will be continued in
our employment. We cannot re.en-
gage OF continue in our employ any
persons who have actually engaged in
the destruction or injury OF the COM
pany's property, or who have advised
such destruction or injury. We shall
give preference to those Of our late
employees who have families aud own
homes on the lines Of the road. 1t is
10 be remembered that the loss OF
traffic caused by the present strike
will, to a considerable extent, reduce
the necessity OF employing as many
men in our chops as heretofore
Thanking you for the consideration
you have given the subject and trust,
ing your action will result in an early
resumption OF traffic, / am your OK
cellencies' most obedient servant,
First Vice. President the Missouri PaciG,
Railway Company.
THE RIAL CAUSE OF THE STRIKE.
Martin Irons, the chairman OF the
Executive Committee of District AS
sembly No. 101, the man who ordered
the present strike, arrived here Satur-
day night from Kansas City, and In
an interview gave the following as the
real cause Of the strike: The knights
OF Labor recognize in the con
duct Of the Texas and Pacific
and Missouri Pacific a part OF q pre-
pared plan to crush the Knights Of
Labor and down the eight-hour law,
a plan in which all the railroads Of
this country are now pooled; q plan
to totally disorganize our order and
extinguish the eight-hour law. The
discharge OF Hall at Marshall, Tex,
was only a part Of the plan with that
object, and the results so far were
foreseen by the railroads. Now 1t de
ponds upon them whether they have
seen as far a. they will see"
"What is your opinion Of the result
the conferenceT"
knowing that Mr.. Hoxie is sup
ported by this pool OF corporations
my opinion l don't care TO give, bu
II YOU want TO you can say that as thu
strike is now, District Assembly No
l0l can put an end to il, but il il goeJ
further IL cannot, as other assemblies
will be involved. I'll say, tao, that |
The grievances OF the Knights Of Lqbo
are not adjusted within the next thret
days, we will call out the Knights or
every railroad in the country aud stol
every wheel from moving"
AFTER CONFERENCE.
After the conference Cows. Marina
duke aud Martin repaired to Hurst
Hotel, where Martin Irons, chairman
and several members Of the Executiv
Committee of District Assembly l0l
Knights OF Labor, we're in session
aud presented TO them the result o
their conferences with Mr.. Hoxie
Both Governors made brief speeche
to the committee, strongly urginI
them to accept Mr.. Hoxie's terms, an,
appealing to them to end the strike q
once, 80 that the traffic of the Ioa,
may be resumed, aud the commerc
OF four States be restored to its norma
condition, The committee made n
reply, other than that they would civ
the correspondence prompt aud care
ful consideration. The Governor
{ then retired, and the committee wen
, into secret session, and were stil
= closely closetad al II o'clock last nigh
. Gov. Martin left for home on the lat
night tain, aud Gov. Marmaduke wi
= leave for jefferson City 10 the morr
ing. Both Governors are reported {
4 ! have said Tia tNn will bavp v,fh;n