St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-30

evening, the following telegram was sent TO
each of the following gentlemen;
Messrs. DAILY. Irons and HouX, at Sedalsa-
St. Louis and Ft. Worth. New York, March
20: Complications have arisen since morn
ing as 10 the method OF arbitration. Another
conference will be held tomorrow.
Il. V. PowDERLY, g. NJ. w.
The conference of this morning did not
amount To anything, because Mr.. Powderly
could not be there, continued a member of
the board. At the morning conference
there were present Messrs. Nc
DOwell, Hayes. Gould, Hopkins and Sage,
and at the afternoon conference were
MesSrs. Turner, Mcdowell and Hopkins.
Mr.. Powderly this evening said:
/ have no reason to believe that Mr.. Arthur
has issued an order to the Knights of Labor
who belong To the Brotherhood of Engineers
TO leave the Knights. | don't think he has
done 20. If he has it is done simply as mat
ter of discipline.
THE CONFERENCE UNOFFICIAL.
New YORK, .Iarch 29.-The Tribune of
tomorrow will publish an interview with
Jay Gould in which that gentleman reiter-
ates his statement that the conference be-
tween himself and Mr.. Powderly was en-
tirely unofficial and informal and that Mr..
Powdery had suggested that il take that
form. He had declined on Saturday 10
submit the matter to arbitration, and was
therefore surprised at the understanding
which Mr.. Powderly had received from the
dispatch To Mr.. HOXie. 1t was prepared
before the conference with Powderly, and
he (AIr. Could thought best 10 send 1t To
Powderly because the latter talked very
strongly of revoking the charter Of Assem-
bly, lOl, over which Irons preSides. think
ing it might strengthen POwderly's position.
He addressed him by his official title merely
as an act of courtesy, not as recognizing
him officially. Mr.. Gould continued:
have always be Ell in favor OF the princi-
pie of arbitration, and l now think il is the
best means for the adjustment of all railroad
difficulties. but arbitration is meaningless II
| il does not embrace all questions at issue
| the claims of both parties, one against the
! other. 1t does seem 10 me that the Mis-
! souri, Pacific railway has some claims Tor
damages and loss of earnings, as well rs Tor
| actual deprivation of the use of its property
! which would naturally be subject to arbitra-
| tion. if anything WAS. My dispatch 10 HoAle
was in this spirit, although distinctly speci-
| fled that he should not employ any person
who had injured property or discharge any
one who had served us during the strike.
The conference on Sunday had really no det-
mite results. and am sorry that such an I'M
preston should have gained such wide pub
Lefty. / had no thought of accepting pro-
| the previous day, and certainly no in
! tention of taking the matter out of Mr..
! HoXie's hands. He was greatly mortified
this morning. am informed, at the position
| in which he found himself apparently placed.
! He was relieved, l suppose. when he received
! the explanation. The settlement OF the strike
| is wholly in the hands of MIR. HoXie and do
not know that he has changed the views he
has expressed at several times during its
! progress. If he shall urge the directors 10
consent to the proposal of the executive COM
/ mittee, ana in that way to recognize the
labor organizations, his Recommendation would
! haye great weight with US. of course, but /
cannot say now that they would be followed.
l do not know that his opinions have been
changed any way, or that he is likely to sug-
gest such a course.
Mr.. Gould added that he was sorry that
any misunderstanding had arisen between
himself and Mr.. Powderly, and he believed
that if he had been well to-day it could have
been removed.