New-York tribune., 1886-04-26
MR.. GOULD on LABOR ARBITRATION
ATALK ABOUT THE REMEDY FOR STRIKES.
THE SITUATION IN THE SOUTHWEST QUIET -PUE-
Lie SENTIMENT Cu ANGED.

THE SITUATION IN THE SOUTHWEST QUIET -PCE-
Lie SENTIMENT CHANGED.
Jay Gould was called upon at his home, at
Fifthave. and Forty-sevonthst.. by a TRlBuSE re-
porter yesterday afternoon IN repy to inquiries con-
cernng the present condition Of affairs in the Southwest
and other matters, Mr. Goud expressed himself as
follows:
" 1t Is so quiet that hardly know that there has
been strike out there Hoxle and Kerrnser say that
they never things quietly as they do now.
The strikers console themselves with the thought that
we are not doing any business but aro dong large
busincss-a larger amount than we doing before
the strike and more than were doing at the sam
date last year, received this dispatch from Mr.
UOxie" Hero is the dispatch:
ST LotTs April o. 1885.
The third weoks earnings will not be ready to-day, bur tho
auditor estimates that they Will show increase OF about
100000 compared with last year. NJ H.
II is hard to get away from such facts" responded
Mr.. Gould. There Is an increased movement OF cars
on our roads. AMI it would look to as though the
business OF the country improving think the I'M
provement would have been very marked but for these
labor troubles Public opinion has risen and asserted
itself about this matter and formation of law and
order leagues in the southwest has exered great moral
influence and In effect destroyed the organization OF the
Knights OF Labor there In fact, to ne knight OF La
Dor out there now is about Synonymous with being
called criminal. This is the case in Missouri Kansas
Arkansas and Texas Everything Is perfectly quiet ana
whacking and occasional attempts throw trains of
the track but the tracks carefully guarded and the
result is that everything is going along nicely"
Mr. Could asked what he thought OF the threats
made against the Wabash Railroad sstem In the event
of his obtaining control OF It the sale to-day He
piled:
THE Wabash employs hardly any Knights OF Labor
reorganization was made atter tn, August strikes IN
regard the labor employed Mr. ia mage the general
under the receiver, tells IN" mat he Il running
the Wabash with more business and 100000 a month
less the yro than before thH strike OF last sum
mcr The Wabash will be sold tomorrow under fore
closure. and IL Will be D0lght In by the DOndholdeis.
The majority OF them are IN scotland and England 3hl
the rest widely scattered throughout this county,
Concerning proposed legislation Ia regard 10 stllhcs
Mr.. Gould said:
think well OF the pian for the aDpoin tment of COM
missOners arb trate the aim rnceS between e-
ployers and employees. Or course my hndsght Is Des
what would be tbs result. stu / am WILING TO say
that think the time has cJme when we should try hat
experiment. OF II Will be experiment. Most
of these strikes got mp by few Dad men who are
mere agitators and you always count them on tie
tiIgers OF one hand in every movement Ol THIS knd IL
there some tribunal wher' they would Tee
compelled 10 show reason Tor what tney
do there would not be any more strikes. thlnk We
should find the appon ment OF OFF ia atbitrat1rs AN
Improvement, becau,e then We VOL have men acting
in that capacity whose business IL would he 70 hanr
such subjects and whose experiehcr' aud knowiedse
would become valuable IN settlnS ii III III We hdn 4"
step aud get anew judge every une We mad a IW-
suit would be apt get uges tI,t could not givc
for the decisions they ren niefed IbtrcIoIe
think better to have regular artratot5 th1u 70 ap-
point special srbitraors each arises. rcceyri
"A good many threat ening letters a nrsf added MT
Could " when the strikes broke OUT. but laey hHvr
received OF that kind but hye received letters
There must been great revouon IN public scntf