New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-14
Jay GOULD on ARBITRATION.
WHAT he SAID TO THE ENTHUSIASTICALLY
STRUCTURES Of "OUTLAws confirmed.
q onis disnatch nnhliShed Yesterday

WHAT ur SAID TO THE KXIGHTs-PDwDERLY'
STRUCTURES on "OUTLAws" CONFIRMED.
A St. Louis dispatch published yesterday
stated that j. w. Hayes. member OF the general exec
uve committee of the knights OF Labor had denied MT
Goulds assertion that OF the conferences General
Master Workman Powaerly spoke Of the district assem-
bly, No lol as outlaws Mr.. Hayes quoted as say
ing that present at the Interview and was posi-
tive that Mr. P0wderly said nothing OF the Kind Tue
conference of which Mr.. Gould speaking was the
second one between himself and Mr. Powderiy and was
held at his house sunday evening. Mr. HAYES was
no; present either the morning evening meeting
Vce-President Hopkins, OF the Missouri Pacific Rail-
way who was present at both sunday conferences at
Mr. Cioulds house said yesterday that ME- Hayes hlu
not carefully read the interview Tor Otherwise he would
not have fallen into error. :" M Gould quoted Mr..
powderly correctly" he said 81 remember the con-
versatton well Wien the Master Workman came In he
said mat he had about mp his mind TO revoke the
charter of the assembly NO lOl for they were outlaws
who had violated the rules OF the order III was III con
seouencc OF these remarks that MI |ouu Showeh lhe
dispatch which he had already prepared foT MI hoie
To put IT . anIy. Gould evidently thought that 1t
would sufcn Powderly's backbone 10 show MIN the
message TO o1ie. At the close Of the conference man
named Mcdowell, who was win MT on ~
1 nery, was left behind to get copy o' the
dispatch There other conference until Tuesday
and senosraphc notes OF that meeting corroDorate
the committee the results OF tho sunday conferences
Mr. Powderly then assented 10 every that was
In regard ioth question o. arbitration a. out which
there have been all sorts of stories, Mr. GOnld position
equally plain. He believed In the principle when
he had conveyed in the loSie dispatch IT has been his
principle Always. Here his exact words 1T the Tues
day conference:
"My has always been that IL performs his duty
by the company what lie 81 school have nothing
TO with If he Is an odd Fellow Mason OF Knight
OF Brothe hood ANYTHING have nothing 10 40
with that am at TIE head OF COZ poailon aud We employ
their thAt
don't want - ingu whether man belongs one OF
ranizat,ou another That f. tcir private rxht ana dOni
waDt interfere with T. Whcn Tho board put tins mater
u Mi IOIes hands he became the parry 10 deal with
AND on he question OF arbitration, principle dOnt
,nnk there lie anybody that Will further than would
that ought 10 be carefully considered TO
nrn,eei the both The corporation and The employees
I'd H. nubc nights ca override the whole II - tho
.mbc dfy OF corporation and every individual member OF
it-o railroad corporation 10 operate to iOslio I.pno
nse II is the duty AL employees alike III that respect from
he nres1ent down They cIohe themselves 50 10 SPEAK
NTH public II Is unlike the employees OF manufae
mr. ne onmppuy private oTganiz2ton railroad l.
mil, thorouqhisre public organization and has con
t,aoi cutes 10 tile state and 10 IN pnbe mnu nVm We
rs.,ccnt down 10 The cmpove when tley take scr
yics IN the they assume Their ssIr o. mos knpc
tn,,ss Thai rs nv law OF act thA can De go
M tns would People 10 iho nploy o. 70
labor the right oi aTbitIa ion ana an .qa Ign 70 ~
nloyers am for wants " 10 carefully piopA'ed so'