Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-07

read he stated that ne was pTeslusiit u u
Missouri Pacific railway, and that there
We're no troubles existing on his road in the
States named in tho resolution: he stated
further that there were 10, I37 men III the
employ of the road outside OF the general
offices, and that since, his departure
from New York he had received =
all was quiet on the road; that $50
freight trains moved on it Wednes-
day, the same being an increase Oh .nat
date of last year. He did not. therefore,,
think he or his road came within the pro-
visions of the resolutions.
MI. Burnes replied that the committee
would like to here from him something OF
the antecedents of the Missouri Pacific.
cat the date of the resolution under
which you act" said Mr.. Gould, there was
no difficulties leu tie existing b Tbis Mas my syaid do for
the purpose of informing tho committee
that the statements about to be made were
made voluntarily. MI. Gould then entered
into a detailed statement of the organiza-
ton of the Missouri Pacific, and quickly
came down to the recent labor troubles
and the part he had taken in them.
He said he was away on a west
Indian cruise when the strike oc-
cured, and such information as he bad,
had reached him through official reports.
every thing he knew, but deemed it proper
to say that the facts were not within us
own knowledge. He went on to recite the
story of his interview with Mr.. Powderly
and tho committee prior, to his West
Indian cruise, during which he said
souri, Pacific had lived up to its
agreement and agreed not to strike
again, but to come to him imam fashion,
and settle any future grievances they
might have. Then the strike came after
his departure; yet" said Mr.. Gould,
g our men told Mr.. Hoxie that they had
no grievances, and We're told to strike"
He then produced and read tho tele-
grams passing between Messrs. Pow
lerly, Hoxie and Hopkins. At the
employees, while the strikers mum,
bered only 3,717men, principally employed
in the machine shops along the tracks md
generally in the lower branches. what
followed the strike!" asked Mr.. Gould,
s saiSwding St signs ou Gf dkss spsa ts0li ETY.. 'ssE aSSy,
liza, Texarkana and our terminal ia
c%ilities; they. took possession and said
no man shall run u train over that
road. That is what they said" ex-
claimed Mr.. Gould, in a voice exhibiting
traces of strong agitation. "Our loyal EN-
ployes could not run u train, and We're de-
prived of the power to earn their wages
That was what followed the strike-forci-
BILE possession. l can't call it any thing
else; something the Gar Of Russia would
hesitate to do with his millions OF. soldiers
behind him"
Mr.. HoXie's statement of the position as
sumed by the Missouri Pacific, in which it
is stated that the strike had grown out of
the discharge of Hall by the receiver of the
Texas and Pacific, was read by General
SWayne.
The chairman inquired why Hall had
been discharged. He would like to know
what the man had done.
In answer, MI; Gould requested General
Swayne to read Receiver Browns state
ment to the effect that he had been guilty
leave. The letter OF Governors Marmaduke
and Martin were also read.
MI. Gould interrupted the reading to re-
mark thai he thought the correspondence
showed pretty clearly that they had led the
horses up to the watering trough, but could
not make them drink; that the shops We're
open, but the men refused to go to work.
Then he entered into an account Of his
conference with Messrs. Powderly and Nc
p hos di,fe Of m ahe hin55ghtff r of L She st Which aid
Of these gentlemen before the COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Gould thought that tho acts of the
knights or Labor were very different from
the representations made to him and
their, pledges to him; that the
private instructions of Mr.. Pow
DERBY, We're different from his general
circulars. Mr.. Gould maintained that he
acted in good faith, but he thought it was
PAD talch ana 700 much liberty on the part
OF Messrs. r0"deIly ana Mcoo"ell when
they mace puhlc MS hote or INSTRUCTIONS
to Nh. HoXle to arbltrate the trouble
ne he had not consented to its publicity, at
that time. Mr.. Gould read a personal let
Ter, winch .o ne wrot to MI: Powderlv
on March ~. IN which he stated that the
matter OF arbltratlon was wholly within
the discretion or MI. Hoxie, and Informing
MI. fo"aerly that he (Mr. Gould did not
WANT TO pc understood by his telegram to
M hoNle, IN whlch ne sad that we see
no oplectlon TO arbltratlns troubles with
enployes, past ana future as saying
ina there should be arbltration;, it was
only a consent 10 arbitration on his (Mr.
Goulus) par0, ana thaC MI. doxle was left
tree 10 act or not.
MI. uoula leao inc circular ordeltng
tmG r~esuinpHoh OF WORK, ana remarked:
.1ha1 was the ADDRESS lhey issued when
every Lnlne seemed TO DO lovely, ana 1t
was ioiowed by thls pronulHlainento on
April o." he then read IN a tramu-
ious voice, but showing symptoms of
indignation, n emphasizing. such
passages as nGould, the giant fiend, is
a E over tne graves OF our order and
lne RUNS OF our homes, Martin irons cir
tu.ar %enounc1 nm TO the wor%men of
Ine Wollo. .!hat," ne sad, rs the re-
Spouse che hhlshCs oI LABOR MADE TO the
continulhg pond OF fellowship we had held
ou1
III answer 20 MI. burns, MI. Gould said
InaC nS telegram TO MI. dOXle referring to