Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-29
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employees whether they are members
of knights OF Labor or not, except that
you will not employ any person who
has injured the company's property dur
ing the late strike, nor will we discharge
any person who has taken service with
the company during the late strike. We
see no objection to arbitrating any Diff
ferences between the employees and the
company. Hoping that the above will be
satisfactory, l remain, yours, very truly
JAY GOULD.
In an interview this morning Mr..
Gould said: "The above telegram to
Hoxie was prepared before my confer
ence with Powderly yesterday, and was
not the result of anything Powderly
said. In it / expressed the stand which
the Missouri Pacific had taken from the
beginning, that is that the company is
always ready to arbitrate any.
differences they may have with it's EN-.
ployees. Powderly seems to have as
sumed from that telegram that 1 had
agreed to the plans submitted by the
executive board of the knights of labor
Saturday, providing for the appoint
ment of an arbitration committee, three
members of which were to be appointed
by myself, and three by the knights OF
labor, and then jointly choose the 7th
member. Now I most emphatloally deny
that there was anything in my telegram
to Hoxie, or that there was anything
said at the conference yesterday, to war
rant anybody in believing, I, for a mo-
ment assented to such a plan. I will
appoint DO Sspinbers Of aEy arbitration
committee. The whole matter rests in
the hands of Hoxie, and he
can arrange a basis
for arbitration which will include both
sides of the question. l will have no
objections, but the whole matter will
have to be arranged with him. I am
now preparing q letter to Powderly
which will clearly set forth my position
as above outlined.
THE KNIGHTS REJOICING.
st. Louis, March 1S-The joint ex
~ecutive committee of assemblies Nos
l01, SO and II, are in session this morn
ing and have just issued the following
address:
st. Louis, March 29-To the Knight
OF Labor OF the great southwest
Fellow Workmen: We congratulate,
you one and all on your manhood ant
fortitude during our late great fight TO
recognition and our rights. Nov
that the battle is fought ant
victory is won, let us wear our laurels q
men of dignity and moderation. Ever
man to his post and to his duty, Wit
quiet and sobrlety, and let us exhibi
the same zeal for the upbuilding Q
the business of the west, that We hav
lust dona III proving that labor is kinR
By order of the JOINT executive boar
of district assemblies, 101, 80 and II.
It is stated that this address wa sen
to the different halls where the striker
we're holding meetings; that it was Joy
ously received, aud the men started fo
their homes to change their clothes pre-
pairing to go to work, but this is not vel
flied. 1t is also stated that the address
has been telegraphed to all points o
the southwest system.
A HITCH SOMEWHERE.
New York, March 25-It was reporte
this morning that the strikers would nc
go to work until they received positiy
aad official notice from Irons, chairma
of the executive committee of ASSEMBLE
l01. Powderly was called upon thi
morning and found sick in bed. Whe
asked about it he said: 81 hay
received no word that the men woul
not obey orders. If the
have not heard from Irons, it j
because there has been a delay IN deli,
ering the telegram which we sent las
night. The men will certainly go t
work, and Irons will certainly give ther
orders"
When asked why Mcdowell cam
away from the meeting with Gould 8
soon this morning, he said: "Oh, Ii
only came back for some papers; that
all; he is down there now"
Mcdowell welt TO the Astor nous
for the second time and took Hays an
Bailey with him to Gould's Office, wher
they are now discussing the situation
Gould has delayed sending the letter {
Powderly which he has prepared, as
is now thought that a personal intervis,
between the two gentlemen can be a,
ranged for this afternoon.
ADJOURNED.
New York, March 29-The %conferenc
between the general executive boar,
and Nh. Gould was adjourned until thre
O'Clock this afternoon. No business &
Importance hss yet been done, so Hay
says.
WILL GO TO WORK TOMORROW.
st. Lonis, March 29-The situatio
in the Missouri Pacific yard
this morning WAS one of quietnes
and order. The crowd present wa
small and undemonstaative, and n
interference was offered with the run
ming of trains. One freight started on
soon after 10 O'Clock, and another fol
lowed about an hour later. Neither q
the trains excited an,
particular interest. Up to moo
none OF the strikers hav
presented themselves at the shops o