The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-30

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work until further instructions we're
received from Mr., Powderly. No or
der will now be issued. Nothing can
be done while there is no certainty
that arbitration will be agreed to.
Mr.. Irons, the chairman Of the com
mittse, is expected back iTon Sedalia
in the mo rning, and he will then sit
with the committee.
correspondence Between Jay Gould
and the knights OF Labor.
New York, March 20 The spirit OF
exultation which filled the hearts OF
the Executive Board OF the Knights
AT Labor this morning som changed
to grave anxiety. When VIM. y. Nc
Dowell called at Mr.. Gould's office at
$50 o'clock am. he was not az favor
ably impressed with his reception as
he was with the reception accorded
him at Mr.. Gould's house Sunday.
Mr.. Gould gave Mr.. Mcdowell to UNI
derstand that there had been mis-
conception OF his telegram to Mr..
Hoxie, which was sent Sunday night.
Mcdowell al once returned to the
Astor House and conferred with the
General Executive Board, and two OF
the members at once returned with
Mcdowell TO Gould's Office. The con-
ference was then short, aud an adj
iournment was had until 3 o'clock
this afternoon, the hope being enter
tanned that at that hour Mr.. P1wderlY
might be we'll enough to attend. At
$3.50 o'clock, however, Messrs. Turner
and MeDo we'll entered Jay Gould's
Office without Mr.. Powderly. At
about 4 o'clock the conference ended.
Subsequent inquiry at Mr.. Gould's
Office was answered by the following
statement, of which Mr.. Gould Yves
the author "Mr. Powderly has evi
IDENTIFY misunderstood the meaning Of
the telegram that was sent by me to
Mr.. Hox;e. Our position is that this
strike has been in condition for arbi-
tration all the time. We have had en-
agreement with the workingmen for
some time that all differences were to
have been submitted for arbitration
before any strike should be resorted
TO. Manager Hoxia has this matter
in hand. He has full control, aud
the matter must be settled with him.
We are just where we were before
Sundays conference"
A gentleman who represented Jay
Gould at his Office Fa'd: 1.-THE confer
ences Of Sunday were between Mr..
Gould and Mr.. Powderly as citizens
only, it being distinctly and often
stated that neither gentleman was act
ing officially"
Mr.. Gould this afternoon sent the
following letter to Mr.. PowdeIly, who
makes it public as matter referred to
in an interview with Mr.. Gould. The
letter is marked Personal:
NEW YORK, March %, 1886.
I. v. Powderly, ESQ.,:
DEAR SIR-The papers this morning
publish the following: "Jay Gould has
consented TO our proposition to aroi.
trate and 80 telegraphed Vice. Presi'
dent Hoxie. Order the men to resume
work at once.
"T. v. P0wDERLY, G. NJ. W."
They publish an interview with you
which leads one to think that the Off
GERS of your order in st. Louis may
misconstrue your message into a con-
sent on the part of this company tc
conform to the requirements contained
in the letter from the Secretary o.
your order, dated Philadelphia, March
9th, which in my letter TO you of the
same date / declined to consider. You
will remember, that at our conference
of Sunday that the position of this
company was unchanged ia this re
spect and that the whole matter wal
left in the hands OF the first vice-pres
ident and general manager, with the
instructions contained in my telegram
10 him, which was written before my
interview with you and read TO you al
the time. This telegram stated, "Wt
zee no objection to arbitrate any diff
ferences between the employees and
the company, past or future" l fee
confident that your understanding o.
this matter is the same as my own.
write you in this order that there may
be no grounds for misunderstanding
hereafter. Very respectfully yours,
JAY GOULD, Prest. Mo. Pac. R.R.
When this was received by Mr.
Powderly he wrote down these notss
which were taken to the conference
and read to Mr.. Gould:
"Do understand you from your
personal letter Of this date that you
company refuse arbitration, and mus
1 so telegraph Martin 1rons~
When the committee arrived a
Mr.. Gould's office he had gone out
but they were received by Second
Vice-P President Hopkins, who mad,
this answer to Mr.. Powderly:
"You may say distinctly to him nc, WI
don't. He is not so to understand
that letter. He is simply referred t
Mr.. Gould's written communication
to him, which he is prepared to carr,
out in every particular"
The committee then left Mr.. Gould
office and returned to the Asto
House, and this evening the following
letter was sent to Mr.. Gould's housl
by a special messenger:
AsroR HOUSE,, NEW YORk, March %, 1885.
Mr.. Jay Gould, President Missouri Paoih
Railroad Company;
DEAR SRI regret exceedingly tina
my sickness to-day has prevented MI
from keeping the engagement mad
by my associates with you for 8 o'clocl
this afternoon. Our proposition tina
the men should return at once to worl
on the agreement that any complaint
that they might have should be sub
mitted to arbitratian was made in per
feet good faith, and when, after the re
ceipt by you of our letter Saturday
night and our conference Sunday, yoI
made the telegrsphie order to Genera
Manager Hoxie, contained in your let
ter to me Of the same date, in which
was used the following language
1--WE see no objection 10 arbitTatinl
any differences between the employees
and the company, past or future" We
accepted your approval to the general
principles OF arbitration in equal good
faith, and at once issued our order foi
the men to return to work. We are
not particular In the adjustment OF
! the present difficulties whether the ar