New-York tribune., 1886-03-30

this afternoon Our proposition that the men should re
complaint that they might have should submitted 10
arbitration was made In perfect good fath anu wne
arter the receipt by you OF letter Of Saturday ngn.
and conference on sunday made the telegraphc
order General Manager HOxe contained In your leer
| to me of same day IT, which you used the following
language: We see no objections arbitrating any
differences between the employees and the company, past
or future we accepted your approval OF the seher
principle OF arbitration In equal good faith. and ut once
Issued order for the return TO work We are
not particular. In the adjustment OF the pesent uiu-
cdes, whether the arbratOrs appointed by your COM
pany shall be named hy General Manager Hoxe or your
self or whether thernumbr shall consist OF three nve
or seven. In case they consist OF three. my
associates have named me. r sickness prevents. one
OF the other members will have to take my place IN
case It consists Of five Mr.. W. o. Mcdowell VIII Dc
would add third man. We can imagine no greater
misfortune for your company than tnit ne Inpessotn
zao nut to the community AZ large Mnose ",
suffering the result OF the present condltoh OF
which you aud represent. by OF technically
The gentleman who waited upon you INFORMS me tna.
3 thea was TO meet you at your oice morn
Ing at TO- hope bo able keep the engagement at
to me and reading the interview with you puhiI.noi
in the papers this evening, the f9lowpg telegram n
Sedalia aud Fort Worth
"NEw-YoRx March 90. 1886
Compile atoms have arisen since morning as TO the
method Of arbitration. Another conference will be neld
tomorrow"
T. V. PowDERLY. G. NJ ".
WHAT MEMBERS or THE BOARD SAY.
1t not expected that answer would be made by
Mr.. Gould to this leter last night
Shortly after this letter was given out Mr. Powderly
out Of his room and spoke a few words to Mr.
Mcdowell In reply to inquiry as to just how mat
ters stood lie said You have in your possession all
the facts just they are and in good position
TO form an opinion as am I prefer 10 say nothing
further than has been said in my letter to Mr. Could
"Do you regard the strike as settle do the ele
which have sent to the executive officers IN
the West suspension OF the order for the men to
return to WORK 2"
d" The telegram imply means that it was important
for the IA charge OF the strike In the West to
know at the new developments in the situation
OF affairs that they may themselves accord
ngly. 1t hardly be called suspension OF the order
to return to work"
What do you think OF the chances Of coming to some
definite understanding in regard to the arbitration
busuessp
II it ia a possible thing I shall meet Mr. Gould
10 o'clock tomorrow morning and talk the matter
with him carefully and thoroughly. After
that shall be able talk you that subject more
intclhgently. Until that time prefer TO say nothing
about IT,"
When asked in regard TO a statement which has been
printed that Chief Engineer VI. Arthur of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers had signed his intention
Of ordering all members OF the Brotherhood who are
also members OF the Knights OF Labor to leave the
Knights Mr.. PJwdery sail do not believe that Mr.
such an intention. He is a man of too much good
sense"
Mr.. Hays when asked his opinion to the situation
said: 1--WE have concluded not to be interviewed. A
man can talk too much sometimes"
Can you tell me just exactly the OF the telc
gram to officers OF the organization in the West =
"Nothng more than what 1t says itself"
Doesn't Il in give them the privilege OF doing
inst what they please the matterOt obeyng or not
obeying the of Sunday night to return to work
Nr RILEY as well a. Mr. HAYS Il well grounded in
that portion OF the obligations and duties OF Knight OF
l.,oot to Inc condition of the strike and the
3egotiations with Mr. Could he would simply snlo aud
tp of the attcrIng offer tnat he nal Just refussd nj
% S t,ice Of chicf Of police for the
IN ri time tell some story OF til" exciting tunes Oh te
iIocking Valley strike Of TWO years ago haven't
becn i'm shawnee month In the last seven months
he said "and haven't an idea when VIII ger DacK
The Execurivc Board IL rushed To death with work
When Ihave iuIshed up my work here in NewYork |
have f0lr urgent calls to attend TO- wch may Keep me
me members OF the Knights Of Labor In this city are
enua retcent about talking or the trouble until some
deGnite conclusion is arrived at.
William Brown one Of the Oldest AND most esteemed |
men IN the in this vicinity. expressed hlnseIt as
is s;rk@ should end fts settled quickly there
Is no telling what the result will be- The laD0lhg people
excited all over the and un"asiuess and the
MIN feeling which has existed IN St Louis and all along
the striking must sooner or later re'nt III COIL
SION hatwern the strikers and the authorities. II the
ain is once fired there telling where the trouble
will end and the riots Of 1877 would be bit play 20 the
rnts of iSs6 Consequently say that neither we nor
the railroad people afford to stan on technicaltes;
but must come together ana by wise c6uuselS ana |
mutual conc ssious bring this thing to an end
" DO YOU think that there any danger OF Mr.. Irons
refusing obey the orders or the General Executive
Board !" !,
Not tho least in the world lie would not dare TO do
Il even II he had the desire. He wOnd be dep0scd III
moment aud If the district upheld him IFS cndrter would
hr taKrn away We can stand kicks small things but
In matter ike this. which Affects not only me Wrtare
Of the order hut the entire country, We c0ud al
To