Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-07

read he stated that he vas president Q. tne
Missouri Pacific railway, q tnoS y ~
were no troubles existing on his rgsd ~ snS
s fa1sssr ns sass e sRs sss r Tsss'e Ia - men e 8;
employ Of the road outside q the generra
from New York re nad reSeve th.e
dispatch from 81 LOUIS sSati thst '9 saS
day, the same being an increase, Of that
date Of last year. He did mol, bneTeIogo,
think nc or his road came within the pro-
visions OF the resolutions. ..,....
vs MI; Rps1 8 b ssgliIs sdm th sim tie so@ asa%is' e
the a~ntecedents Of the Missouri faciiic.
1At the date OF the resolution under
which you act q said Mr.. Gould, there was
no difficulties. existing. between my, com
pany and the laborers =. THIS as VA sa :. No.
tSstR 3Sgp q aaso aboas Is ss Sc maae we're
made voluntarily. Mr.. Gould then entered
into 2 detailed statement ot the
ton Of the Missouri Pacinc' ana .aolckly
came down e the regent u ia 4eor, rouDles
He said he was away on West
Indian cruise. when the strike oc-
cured, n such az ne na1,
had reached him through oMlcid1 IePortss
He would be glad TO tell me cominittee
every thing he knew, but deemed ~ proper
to say that the factslwere no witnin ms
own knowledge. he went:0n. 20 reclUe tne
story ofshis interview with Mr.. Powderly:
n the committee prior TO his WesG
Indian cruise, during which he said
the knights declared that the mis-
souri, Pacific had lived up 20 aos
again, but to come L him .sman fashion,
and settle any future grievances they
might have. Then the strike came after
his departure yet" said Mr.: GOuid.
q. our men told Mr. Hoxie that they had
no grievances, and were told TO stlike.n
then produced ana READ tne Jele-
grams passing between Messrs.4 Fow-
Saerly, aaoxie ana 3 Az Eae
employees, while the strikers mum,
snered only SLY men, pr1nclpalty employed
In the machine mop along the tracks,and
generaiiy N the owe anche SWnas
followed me str1ket. asked ME- 9ould,
saowing 81 signs ~ deeP aeell6 re- s sad:y1
fl L; Texarkana and Y terminal e,
icilities; they. took possession n said
no man shall run g train oyer that
r0ad. That rs what they said.,' ex-
claimed y ! q. MT No. r. g vo esG e 3aalsi a,,l
pioyes could not run g train, and were de-
That was what followed the s~tl1ke-iorci-
BILE possession. 4 can't call ~ any thing
else; something the Czar Of Russia would
behind him. =
Mr.. sHOxie'S statement OF the position as
sumed by the Missouri Pacific, in. which IL
isi stated chat the strike had grown out Of
the ischaTg 81 Hall by the receiver OF the
Swayne:
b chairman inquired why Hall had
been discharged &c would like to know
what the maj. had done:
IN answer, MI; Gould requested General
INunvVat Tn Z rand u RRN0iUnrp ARpnUynSc cfnfa.i
ment to the effect that he had been guilty
OF absenting himself from duty without
leave. Tn letter Of Governors Marmaduke
and Martin were also read:
Mr.. Gould interrupted the reading to re-
showed pretty clearly that they had led the
horses up to the Watering trough, but could
not make them drink that the shops were
open, but the men refused to go to work.
4 Then ne entered inter ea into an account of his
Dowell Of the Knights Of Labor, which did
Of these gentlemen before the committee.
Mr.. Gould thought that tho acts Of the
knights OF Labor were very different from
their pledges 70 him; that the
private Instructions of Mr.. Pow
deIiy were Inherent from bis general
acted il good faith, but a thought il was
q Messrs. fGWdeTly and Dow When
tney mace pghlic nus note OF Instructions
to Mr.. Hoxie to nrbitrate the troubles.
ne ne nao nor conserved tp lts publicity ct
t az. S a,lich NJ hs . q re e e persons Let
se om Ms wn1cn "a ~ = w wricS 70 s IT. dfo q st is
matter Ct arbitration was wholly within!
the discretion Of Mr.. Hoxie, and Informing
!. shat ne SMr. Gouldl did not
" wanI 70 e ana .e,.,;ep nls telegram to