Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-16

Mr. Hopkins-f ou rght to recOlect IN the
first place n is very important thing, l
( think that the verv moment there was shad-
e ow even # difhcuily that came up between
e the IA ghts oI Labor, th Il we supposed were
r our friends. and this railroad comp4uy-that
instant telegram was sent from here saying {:
- we are odd 10y the employees that they nave
no griey aEce. Are striking not on account or
q grievance Of their own, but by an order IS
, sued by an organ cation. saying: You must
strike whether YOu want 10 or not ana we
. said: Now II there IS any grievance come
and talk 1t over and see II you can {
nN % up. A few days after that we got an
answer TO that message, and three weeks after
that, after our men hal been, two o. three OF
. them injured, and atiemBt were mace 10
slIl them, they injured thems very
badly. our bridges have been burned.
our cars have been smashed up,
our LOGON olives de troyed and our business
pretty much rune1 then Mr. POwderly
come. on here AND saws; Il wouldIike to ar
Mir. Bailev-Wen. / don't think it is any
use for US to be hair spltt ng and cross firing.
We have made our nominations. Think the
next thing to do is 10 say; Are you wiling
" MAKE You-s, or does 10 end rlght hereF
We nave told what we have done and what
we are willing TO do We want TO settle. We
want to have everything done for the protec-
ton OF the companys property and the pro-
lection Of our Peep e..
Mr.. McDowell-Mr. Gould, you were going
I TO read that
Mr. GOuid-Let him first read the reports Of
! the Governors.
Nr. McDowell-I don't think 1 would.
| Everyone mere has seen it.
Mr.. Gould-Mr. Powderly said he hadn't
seen 1t.
Mr.. McDowen-I took the paper down
there and he had it before him.
| Mr.. Tould-It seems to me an important
matter to show thai those men have been over
this and what their verdict is.
Mr.. McDowell-It Is settled.
Mr.. Gould-Let us see what they say.
THE DECISION.
Mr.. Geo. j. Gould-This is the letter Of Gov.
Marmaduke and Gov. Martin:
! AFTER careful Investigation we are unable
to see wherein the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Company has violated the terms and condl-
lions OF the agreement made on March 10,
1855, touching its employees in our respective
states. No complaint has ever been made to
ire Governor OF Missouri based on the alleged
violation of such agreement, and but one
has ever been made to the Governor of
Kansas, and that on Investigation proved
TO be without foundation, and was withdrawn
by the party making 1t. We are. therefore,
forced to the conclusion that the STRIKE of
March 8, 1885, could not have been and was
not based on violation Of the terms OF the
agreement of March Is, 1885, by The Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company in its dealings with
It's emDlOyes in Missouri and Kansas. We
recognize the fact that the Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company may justly
claim that the strike of March 6. 1856,
relieves 1t Of the obligations it assumed in tn,
circular of March Is, 1885, but nevertheless
anxious that amicable relations be restored
between the Missouri Pacific Railway Com
pany and its employees, and especially that the
far more important interests involved in The
mighty commerce Of the states OF Missouri
and Kansas should not suffer, and that the
great highways OF business and travel should
be at once reOpencd to the pub
TIC, we Woald respectfully ana earnestly
! suggest and recommend that The agreement
embodied in the circular of March 10, 1885, be
restored IN letter ana spirit and that the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad Company re-emplOy in
ITS service all Of Its Old employees, without
pre- udlce TO them on account OF the late strike,
90 far as the bushes OF the com pany Will jus
uly their unemployment. We make these
| suggestions and recommendations IN the IN
terest, as we believe, alike OF the
company and the employees. and more
especially the greater interests of the
commerce and the % ople OF the two states"
JOHN A. MARTIN, Gov. of Ka nsas,
JOHN ;. MABMADUKE. Gov. of Missouri.
Mr.. Gould-NOw that Is the report Of the
two Governors.
HOXIE's REPLY.
Mr.. George Gould-To which Mr.. Hoxie re-
Piled that he would do 1t, excepting alone peO-
pie who had violated the law of the States,
and that we would not discharge men whom
we had employed since the strike.
Mr.. Could understood you TO say on Sun
day, Mr.. Powderly, that as fast as we fur
nished you the names OF those that had in
jured our property that you would see that
they were eXpel ed.
Mr.. Powderly What is that2
Mr.. Gould repeated the question.
Mr.. Powderly-I said tn our organization
always did when man violated the law or
committed an act of violence, or they we're
found guilty OF any conduct that was not
proper, we should proceed against them, and
! Say now If the men have been guilty of de-
stroying property, burning bridges, or any,
thing OF that KIND, Just as soon as we are sat
shed that they did II. Just so soon will we put
them out OF the organization. We cannot
pardon anybody that does an thing OF that
kind. We never have. We have put our
selves on record in st. LOUIS. We took the
charter away from an assembly because Of
their acts.
MIR. Hayes-suppose we select a committee
from the employees out there, will you notify
Mr.. HoMe TO meet them and arbitrate the
matterY
Mr.. Powderly-In other words, if our COM
mittee OF the board will go out there, will Mr.
HoXic grant us an arbltratons
8 Mr.. Gould-Wel, that / don't know, Mr..
Powderly. | will submit any matter TO him.
He has got the full control Of this as / wrote
you. IL is all in HIS hands, ana in addition
the question of arbitration is IN his h lnds, so
that he has the whole thing. Now, have no
objection to ask Mr.. HoXie any point that you
, want me to.
| Mr. McDowell-You are in telegraphic com
, munication with him right here, are mt you?
: Mr.. GOuld-lhe wires are down to-day
! There is a tremendous storm. We have heard
! nothing from the West to-day yet. (To Mr.
! George Gould.) How are the wires?
Mr.. George Gould-Tte wires are in trouble
between here and Pittsburg.
Mr.. Gould-There is a terrible storm raging
2 between here and the West but can ask MIN
to DO 1t during the day and 1 can get his
views on that question.
2 URGING POSITIVE PROMISE.
MIR. Hayes-well, the matter being placed
in the hands Of MIR. HoXic, il is placed, of
+ course, in his hands by the consent OF the
directors here. Could not the directors say
, to Mr. HOxie to meet the board out there or
, meet the committee in order to bring this
/ matter to a settlement? Couldn't he obey
thatY
q Mr.. Gould-That action of the board was
taken while I was away. / had an under
standing with Mr. Pow DERBY last August that
/ | If any question came up Of differences that
there should be no strike. That MIR. Powderly
would come right to me and we would talk It
, over ana adjust II, and Mr.. Hopkins under
/ | took TO carry ont that understanding when
, | this strike broke out. THAT was the result OF
/, | his correspondence with you.
, Mr.. Powderly-That l. a matter that am
not clear upon now. You gentlemen were
present. can you remember about an agree
mcut2 | don't underestimate thoroughly.
Mr.. George GOuid-Mr. HGXie has always
I said that he was willing to meet committee
Of our employees. lie said that while you
b were away
Mr.. Could didn't know about that. I
nave been away and | have not paid any
, attention to this thing. did not even know
that the Governors had arbitratcd the matter
until sunday. happened 10 take 10 up just
before you came in and read 10. Iddn' know
that they had passed on 10 nc ali.
Mr.. Hayes--NOu are aware that Mr.. HoXic
. refused to meet our chief under his titlc2
Mr.. Powderly-le refused to meet me as a
citizen. lie refusea 60 meet his own employees.