Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-12
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
The Texas and Pacific
Railroad Strike.
NO PROSPECT OF sETTLEM ENT
The Correspondence Between Re-
ceiyer Brown and the
Knights of Labor.

Special to the Herald bvthe Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March ll.-Re
ferring to the strike on the Gould sys
tenn, Grand Master Workman Powderly
Of the Knigb Of Labor said this even
ing. Dist sembly No. lol, OF
Texas, has pealed to the General
Executive b, d for advice or assistance
and the matter is in their hands as yet.
We have had the question before us sew.
eral days. We ,elegraphed the Execu-
tive Committee of District Assembly No.
l0l for information, and the reply we
received differs but little from the pub
lished reports. Thinking that we might
be instrumental in effecting settlement.
the following telegram was cent out last
night to the Receiver Of the Texas and
Pacific Railway:
"PhshADsLrHIA, Pa, March IL.
"John G. Bro,cn. Receiver Of hc 1eras
and Pacific Raiiway. Dallas, Teras !:
"Will you meet with the Committee
selected by the General Executive Board
of the Knights of Labor TO arbitrate for
the settlement OF the difficulties with the
Texas and Pacific employees?
'Vsigned) T.. V. PowDERLy."
Late tonight l received the following:
"DALLAs, Tex, March III.
"T Y. Po,oderly
"Your MESSAGE received asking me
If / will meet the Committee
selected by the Executive Board of
the Knights of Labor for the settlement
of difficulties with the Texas and Pacific
employees. / beg to say that we have no
difficulties with the employees Of the
Texas and Pacific; and should any arise,
we are most willing. as in the past, to
confer with and right any grievance
shown by them to exist. The only issue
between the former employees, who are
now strikers and not in our service, and
ourselves is that they have commit
ted depredations upon the property
in our possession by disabling
and interfering by intimidation and
otherwise with meritorious and honest
men now in our service desiring to per-
form the duties abandoned by the
strikers. This matter we have remitted
to the United States Court, and United
States Marshals, under a writ Of assist
ance from the Court, are settling the
trouble for us so that l cannot see any
good arbitrating with committee Of
Knights of Labor could accomplish.
(SignedI JOHN G. Brown.
'1n an editorial the Ledger advises me |
to 60 to st. Louis in order to effect |
You will see by the tele.
grams have shown you that 1t was our
Intention to bring about settlement as
'oon ss possible. Mr.. Brown has seen
1t to refuse this mediation OF the Gener-
Il Executive Board OF Knights Of Labor
% secure settlement Of the
pending difficulties by arbitration.
He must now be held responsible at the
,ar of public opinion for the rejection Of
he overtures of those who, having as
lesp an interest in the welfare and pros
,erity Of this country as Mr.. Brown
IAN possibly have, would do everytbing
q their power to not only set idle
wheels In motion, but to keep them 60
ng. expected that Mr.. BrewD would
nave some suggestion or remedy to offer
" which termination to this trouble
'ould be reached. and / must confess
hat his reply was surprise to
ne. Our Board had arranged to have
he committee go 10 the scene OF action,
,ut ii those in authority will not meet |
no no good can come from any interfer.
,nce on our part"