The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-04-22
THE LEADER OF KNIGHTS
OF LABOR ELIMINATES
AGAINST GOULD.
WHAT THE KNIGHTS THREATEN
AGAINST THE NEW YORK
MONEY KING.

power the authority and the means to bring IN
strike Ia an end. have done everything in m
power 10 end the strife The gentlemen associate
with the executive hoard Of the knights have don
the same. Everything consistent with honor au
manhood has been done in the interest Of peace
No false notions of pride and dignity have swaye
ns in our dealing with you, Orthe gentlemen asst
ciatod with You. In conference with you on sun
day, March ~, understood You 10 mean that Grbi
TatloR would b" agreed to. The only method o
arbitration that was discussed was In the line will
that suggested In the letter which cent you In TIN
name of our board the day previous. Their,
was nothing particular agreed upon, a. yOn vel
know. You said that in arhitratng the matter, Tia,
damage sustained by the company during the
strike ought to receive liberation said 10 you
that II would not be- the par Y OF
wisdom to bring that question M
IN the settlement of the strike
When called upon yau again that evening, you
had prepared, ~ the re ult Of your understanding
Of the mornings interview letter which you in.
tended To give me That drr included a telegram
to be sent TO Mr.. lIOXe, and in tnat telegram you
said that the damages sustained by the company
would be proper subject for the arbitration hoard
todiscuss. The latter part Of the letter or Telegram
yon agreed to strike of, At or we had talked the
matter over some time, and left you ~ YOU we're
Abont To 90 To your room To rewrite the letter,
which you afterwards placed in the hands of Mr..
Mcdowell TO he given to me, for had 10 leave at
that time, in order 10 keep an appointment at
you nave since then made To the effect that YOU
had prepared that letter before | called, II not
quite correct; or II you did have II prepared you
changed II after We talked the matter over. In the
conference held between the members of our ey-
ecutive board and the directors Of the
MISSOURI PACIFIC
company, at 19j Broadway, on March 20, yon said
u me that You understood me Ia say that the men
along your lines would he ordered back 10 work
at once. they having violated the rules of our or
ganizaion then reiterated the statement which
made tO yOit, aud now repeat IL:
m NIL flp T
ordered back to WOrk, but If they are given to I'M
derstand that they are deserted, that we do not
take any interest in them, II will not in any way
mend matters. On the contrary il will make things
WOrse, There are along the roads out there
great many men who have no regard for OrganZa.
non or law, men of hardy spirit, energy aud dar.
ing. Such men - have left the east and have
taken up their homes in wild country such n
that H. will not submit as quickly as the me they
have left behi9d In the east. They are apt to do
rasher things than they would do elsewhere and
have no doubt we have some of them in our order
In fact, my experience with the men Of that vast
section leads me to think that the men on both
sides ont there dare devilish than they are
In the east Even the business men Of that country
are OF that stamp of character
Both you and
MIR. HOPKINS
heard me make that statement and believe that
the latter agreed that that was his own experience
The danger of the strike spreading was aleo dis.
cussed and said 10 you that IL would not; that an
en"rt mad been made to have the men of the
Mon PHcifc Ia take NJ part Of il, hut thnt the
knights OF LABOR Of that road had "A standing |
agreement with the management Of that road |
mat theie was 10 be- no tr ubp or strike until the |
ast ef0rt To settlement had failed, and not then |
lnul Zoe court of last resort had been reached |
When mad" that statement Mr. Hopkins re
marked that they had better strike then + If they
ia no the Union Pacific would not much longer
nave sufficient money To pay their employees The
impression made on me was that YOU would be
lleased to see a strike take place ON the Union |
Pacific.
This, believe covers the hef points of the dis.
uhslOn. dld not hear either yun or MIR. HOPKINS |
ay that the present troubles along your road
you'd not be arbitraed with men who we're not at
york II was my firm belief hen left you that
lHnt mat y0g meant to have the entire affair sub
lltted To- arbitration at the first possible moment
hat belief Is shared by Mr.. Mcdowell, who was
resent duri the entire interview When YOU
ent the telegram to Mr. IOxie you sent II us presi
ent OF the Missouri Pacific railway company You
ent IL as the chief sends his message to AN inferior
nicer, and II meant as much to sensible man as
le most imperative order could possibly mean
'hen ], az the chief officer of the knights of La.
or, send message such ~ that, IL il understood
} be my wishes, and those wishes are respected
y the subordinate officer To whom they are sent
Is not his place to put Il different construction
y them and give them his own Interpretation.
lis duty IL 10 obey the spirit of the in.
ructions, The man in power need not he an an.
)crat In order to have his wishes respected 81
oud like to have II DONE" comes with as
leat force from man In authority, as 81 must
ave Il done" That WAS the idea that | enter. ,
lined when left your house that night | also
Explained to you at your house that night that the
zen VINO had entered upon the strike had not vi
lated any law OF the order in 80 doing; that while
thought II would have been better il they had ,
M their grievances before the executive before ,
riking, yet there WAS nothing in our laws To com
,and them to do 50. said that a district assem-
ly of the
KNrGnTs OF LABOR
tn fha ]
I which was the chief officer, that one of the
ates OF the union bore 10 the general government
the United States; and that while could inter. {
re, II was under the law which gave me iurisdic.
on over the entire order, and not under any par
GUAR law. furthermore explained 10 Won that !
le spirit OF our organization was opposed TO
rlkes, and that il the reason why Onr general
never enacted any particular LEGISLATION
" the government Of them | also said that the I
'caslon had never before called for any interfer-
nee IRON general Oincer, hut that this strike !
ould show the necessity for the passage !
our next convention Of "A law that would place | !
~ subject of strikes under control of the general
Secntiye board of the order. Whcn on Monday, c
arth ", yon sent to me the letter marked per. /
'hal, you, AT the same time, told the newspaper /
that You had done So What vour c
ouNe was in making Your letter "personal" and Il
the same time informing representative of the v
ess thaty had done so, do not know, nor do
lestion your motive. | felt IL my duty to let the
lblic see the letter, which contained nothing of .
,rsOnal nature whatever There are people who Y
light be unchartahle enough to say that vour in !
ntiun was To give the impression tina: there was
'methlng between yOu and me which would not :
ar the light of the PEOPLES scrutiny, have had y
such dealings with such man since this conflict !
gan; nor any previous time, ard am willing :,
allow the fullest possible light on my y
insdciions. have nothing To conceal q
on can settle this strike. Its longer contin. u
ince rests with you, and you alone Every act of "
olence, every drop of blood that may Be shed
ON this time forth must be laid at YOUR door Il
ne knights of Labor were not founded to pro. I
ote or shield wrongdong and TO day the order of "
nights OF Labor stands between your property y
I'd ruin We are willing to absol,e the men along W
'uI railways IRON the allegiance TO our order y
e leave that tO themselves. We will nor allow II
y claims, which the order may have on them. to :,
ana between them and restoration To their former ;,
'slton. The order of the knights of Labor asks u
; man 10 remain member If 1t is not To his in p
rest TO do so. You may deal with u
en- m as citizens, II you will. We T.
III surrender our right tn claim these 1t
en- as members il they wish, but will not sur
nder our rights to see this affair thoroughly in
sugated. l GU have said that the order OF the y
nights OF Labor was conspiracy and menace | X
wiling, as the chief officer, 10 lay everything Fl
ma WIN the ., order bare to the u
nd, lay open to the public the meas "
"a methods whereby you have piled up the wealth ST
lich YOU control and ALLOW the tribunal of public de
Union to pass in Judgment on the two and saw
hch IL Tue conspiracy Do you accept the chal.
nge? You have instructed your legal adviser 10
oceed AGAINST every man connected with the ,
nights OF Labor Tor damage sustained since the u
IKE began. For two weeks | said, "Do not do J
Is. To-day ] say: Begin at once: las claims u
! Damages In eIerrcourt of jurisdiction where u
knight exists. Proceed at once, and in every II
We where you can recover damages do So If
LAW VIII SUSTAIN YOr.