Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-23
GOULD ON THE STAND.
He is Agitated in His Recital of the Rail-
roads Side.

He is Agitated in His Recital of the Rail-
roads Side.
WASHINGTON, April IA bar erected
across the corridor, and several watchmen,
excluded the general public from the room
occupied by the Select Committee investi-
eating the labor troubles in the Southwest
The adoption Of this precaution had been
made necessary BY the limited accommoda-
TORS afforded by the small room, and tie
large crowd Of curious spectators that filed
the room yesterday. Mr.. Jay Gou'd was
in attendance about half an hour before
the Committee met and was accompanied
By A. L Hopkins, Vice President of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, and
by General Swayne, its counsel. The
resolution under which the Committee is
proceeding was read to Mr.. Gould, and he
vas invited to give his views upon the sub
ect OF the strike.
In a rather loV voice Mr.. Gould read
statement showing in detail the number OF
men employed by the Missouri Pacific sys
TEN. he said ne was away on West
Indian cruise when the strike occurred and
such information ss he had, had reached
him through official reports. He would
be glad to tell the committee everything
he knew, but deemed it proper to say that
facts were not within his own knowledge
He went on to recite the story of his in
terview with Mr.. PoRderly and the COM
mittee prior to his West Indian cruise.
during which he sSid tie hnights declared
that the Missouri Pacific had lived up to
its agreement and agreed not to strikr
again, bat to come to him, 'man-tsshion,
and settle any farther grievances they mCy
have. Then the strike came after his de-
parture; get" said Mr.. Gould, "our men
told Mr.. Hoxie that they had no grievances
aud were told to strike"
Witness then produced and read the tel.
egrsms passing between Messrs Powderly
Hoxie and Hopkins. At the date oil the
strike he had l4,3l5 employees, while the
strikers numbered 3,7l7 men, principally
employed in the machine shops along the
tracks and generally in the lower branches
"waAT FOIL OWED THE STRIKE"
asked Mr.. Gould, showing signs Of deep
feeling. "They seized st. Louis. kansss
City, Sedalis, Texarksns and our terminal
facilities; they took possession and said;
No man shall run a train over that road.
That is what they said, exclaimed Mr..
Gould, in voice exhibiting traces OF
strong agitation. "0dr loyal employees
could not run train and were deprived Of
the power to earn their wages. That was
what followed the strike-torcible posses
sion-I can't call it anything else; some
thing the Gar of Russia would hesitate to
do With his millions Of soldiers behind
him.
Mr.. Hoxies statement of the position
assumed by the Missouri Pacific, in which
il was stated that the strike had grown out
of the discharge OF Hall by the Receiver Of
the Tex4s P4c.6c, was real BY Genera
Swayne.
PERTINENT INQUIRY.
Chairman Curtin inquired why Hall had
been discharged he would like to know
what the man had done.
In answer Mr.. Gould requested General
Sxayue 10 read Receiver Browns state
msnt to the effect that Hall had been gull
ty OF absentiug himself from duty without
leave The letters OF Governors Marmsduke
and Martin were also read.
Mr.. Gould interrupted the reading to re-
mark that be thought the correspondence
showed pretty clearly that they bad led the
horses up to the watering trough, but
could not make them drink that the
shops were open, but the men refused to
90 to work. He said that Swheu he re-
turned to New York he had agreed to
meet Messrs. Powderly and Mcdowell as
individuals. "My motive was to brace
him up, ssid the witness, because the
sentiments which he iPowderly) expressed
in his circulars were 30 different from the
acts OF the association, that | tho1ght he
needed bracing up Mr.. Powderly, he
said, haG tolS him the. the peG were in
rebellion against the order; that they had
struck without cause and he had it in con-
temptation to vindicate himself by taking
away their charter. As be wished to be
equally trsnk, witness had showed Mr..
PoWderly the dispatch he intended to send
to Mr.. Hoxie next morning. in which he
stated he saw no objection to arbitration.
He DECLARED that Mesrs. PowderlY and
Mcdowell lad no right TO make public
that dispatch, Yet.
THEY HAD CHANGED THEIR PLANS
upon seeing the telegram, and in the morn
ing it had been published broadcast that
Gould had consented to their (POWderiy
and McDovellsl plan OF argiEsllon. Tha'
was untrue-utterly untrue-ssid the WIT
ness. The question Of arbitration hsc
been broschei before that, he said, and hac
always been q sort of hobby with him.
Mr.. Gould next Tead Mr. poEderlys dis
patch announcing that Mr.. Gould had rec
ognized him officially as Grand MssteI
Workman, and saying it was a Plesssn
termination o. sn unpleasant business
That had been tslsgraphed to him BY Mr.
Hoxie, and he had received it when be go
down town in the morning. Naturally b
=. witness( was mad when be saw that
Taking 1p the stenogrsthier report OF his IL
terview with Mr.. Powderly, Mr.. Gould rea
that gentlemsn's denial when charged wit
, causing the Publication. He also read IN
, circular ordering the resumption OF Worl
, spd remarked
THAT vas tss address they Issued Whe
everything seemed to be lovely, and it wi
followed BY this prOnanciamento c
April G.