The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-31

to- day has prevented me from keeping the en-
gagement made by my associates with you for 3
O'Clock this afternoon. Our proposition that the
men should return at once TO work, on the agree
ment that any complaints that they might have
should be submitted to arbitration, was made in
perfect good faith, and when after the receipt by
you of our letter OF Saturday night, and our
conference on Sunday, you made the telegraphic
order to General Manager Hoxie contained in
your letter 70 me of the same date, in which was
tion to arbitrating any differences between the
employees and the company, past or future" We
accepted your approval S 70 ne general PRINCIPLES @
issued our order for the men to return to work.
We are not particular in the adjustment of the
present difficulties whether the arbitrators ap-
pointed by your company shall be named by GEN
eral Manager Hoxie or yourself, or whether their
number shall consist of three, five or seven. In
named me (if sickness prevents, one of the other
members of the Board viii take my place.. In
case they consist of five, Mr.. W. o. Mcdowell
would be associated with me. In case of seven,
we would add third name.
We can imagine no greater misfortune for your
forth, not only to the members of our organiza-
t5on, but the community at large, whose interests
are suffering as the result Of the present condi-
the interests which you represent and whi
represent, by reason of technicality,
The gentleman who waited upon you intorAs
me that in case was unable 10 meet with you
this afternoon at o'clock, was to meet you to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock. hope to be able
receipt of your personal letter to me- and reading
the interview with you published in the papers
this evening, the following telegram was sent to
each OF the following gentlemen
New YoR h2
Messrs Daily, Irons and Houx, at sedalia, St. Louis
and Fort Worth:
Complications have arisen since morning as to
the method of arbitration. Another conference
T. " PowDERLY, G. NV
g.Tba 0f fh;c -I;d rot
amount to anything, because Mr.. Powderly
could not be present." continued a member
of the board. "At the morning conference
there were present Messrs. Mcdowell, Hayes,
Gould, Hopkins and Sage, and at the after
noon conference were Messrs. Turner, Nc
Dowell and Hopkins"
Mr.. Powderly said this evening: 'I have
no reason to believe that Mr.. Arthur has is
sued an order to Knights of Labor who be.
long to the Brotherhood of Engineers to
leave the Knights. 1 do not think he has
done so. If he has, it is done simply as a
matter Of discipline"
The Tribune tomorrow will publish an
interview with Jay Gould, in which that
gentleman reiterates his statement that the
conference between himself and Mr.. Pow
derly was entirely unofficial and informal
and that Mr.. Powderly had suggested that it
take that form. He had declined on Satur-
day to submit the matter to arbitration and
was therefore surprised at the differences
drawn by Mr.. Powderly from the dispatches
sent to Mr.. Hoxie.
Mr.. Gould continued: Il have always
been in favor of the principle of arbitration,
and now think it the best means for the
adjustment of all railroad difficulties But
arbitration is meaningless if it does not en-
brace all questions at issue-the claims of
both parties one against the other. 1t does
seem to me that the Missouri Pacific Rail-
way has some claims for damages and loss
of earnings as well as for actual depriva-
ton of the use of its property which
would naturally be subject to arbitration
if anything was. Nv despatch to Mexico
was in this spirit although distinctly speci-
fed that he should not employ any person
who had injured our property or discharge
any one who had served us during the strike.
The conference on Sunday had really no
definite results, and am sorry that such an
impression should have cained such wide
publicity. l had no thought of accepting a
proposal which / had declined late on the
previous day, and certainly no intention of
taking the matter out of Mr.. Hoxies hands.
He was greatly mortified this morning, am
informed, at the position in which he found
himself apparently placed. He was relieved,
/ suppose, when he received the explanation.
The settlement Of the strike is in Mr..
Hoxie's hand and do not know that he has
changed the views ne has expressed several
times during its progress. If he should urge
the directors TO consent TO the proposal of
the Executive Committee. and in that way
to recognize the labor organization, his rec
concentrations would have great weight
with us, of course, but | can not say now
that they would be followed. l do not
know that his opinions have been changed
in any way, or that he is likely to suggest
such a course"
Mr., Gould added that he was sorry that
any misunderstanding had arisen between
himself and Mr.. Powderly, and he believed
that if he had been we'll to-day it could have
been removed.