The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-12
TEXAS PACIFIC STRIKE.
EFFORTS OF THE KNIGHTS OF
LABOR TO
Bring About a Compromises
StateGent by Grand Master
POWderly.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March Ike
ferring TO the strise on the Gould
system, Grand Master Workman Pow
.derly of the Knights of Labor said
this evening: District Assembly lOl
of Texas has not yet appealed 10 the
General Executive Board for advice or
assistance, and the matter is in their
hands as yet. We have he'd the ques-
ton before us several days. We tele-
graphed to the Executive Committee
Of District Assembly l0l for informa-
ton and the reply we received differs
but little from the published reports.
Thinking that We might be instru-
mental in effecting a settlement the
following telegram was sent out last
night to the receiver of the Texas and
Pacific railway:
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March IL, 1886.
John G. Brown, Receiver of the Texas Pa
cihc Railway, Dallas, Tex:
VIII you meet with a committee Sc
lected by the General Executive Board
OF the Knights of Labor TO arbitrate
for a settlement of difficulties with
the Texas Pacific employees?
T.. P0WDERLY.
Late tonight received the follow
ing reply:
DALLAS, TEX, March IL, 1886.
T. V. Powderly:
Your message received, asking me
if ! will meet the committee selected
by the General Executive Soard of the
Knights of Labor for a settlement OF
the difficulties with the Texas and
Pacific employees. | beg to say that
we have no difficulties with the en-
ployes of the Texas and Pacific rail
way, and should any arise we are most
willing, as in the past, to confer with
and right any grievance shown by
them to exist. The only issue
between the former employees, who
are now strikers, and not ROW in
our service and ourselves is that they
have committed depredations upor
the property in our possession by dis
aiding and interfering, by intimida
ton and otherwise, with meritoroui
and honest men in our service, desir
ing to perform the duties abandoned
by the strikers. This matter we have
RENTED to the United States Court
and the United States Marshals, unde
writ of assistance from the court, arr
settling the trouble for us, so that
cannot see any good an arbitration
with committee of Knights Of l,abo
could accomplish. JNo. c. BROWN.
In an editorial, the Ledger advise
me to 90 to st. Louis in order to etfec
settlement. You will see by tn
kilograms l have shown you, that
was our intention to bring about
settlement if possible. Mr.. Brown ha
seen fit to refuse the mediation of tn
General Executive Board of tn
Knights Of Labor to secure a SETTLE
ment of pending difficulties by arb
tration. He must now be hel
responsible at the bar of publ
opinion for rejecting the owe
lures of those who, having 8
deep an interest in the welfare an
prosperity of this country as NJ
Brown can possibly have, would d
everything in their power to not onl
set the idle wheels in motion, but
, keep them going. ] expected thu
Mr.. Brown would have some sugge
|; ton or remedy to offer by which
y termination of this trouble could I
reached, and | must confess that h
. reply was a surprise to me. o.
=. board had arranged to have
:, committee go TO the scene of actio
? but If those in authority will not me
! with them, no good can come fro
. any interference on our part.