The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-03-24
WARRING WAGE-WORKERS.
Trying to Effect a Settlement
of the Strike.
MIR. H<OX1E's 81 LY.
The Governors Of Missouri and Kan
sas Recommend the Accept
ance Of His Offer.

ST. LOUIS, March 2A.-Governors Ma rma-
duke and Martin held their third conference
with Vice President Hoxie this afternoon,
at which the proposition submitted yester-
,ay by the Governors was again discussed
and formal reply on the part of railway
officials was made.
The result the three conferences is con-
tanned in "a mass OF correspondence, from
which the following synopsis is taken. In
a letter dated St. Louis, March 20, ad-
dressed to Vice President Hoxie, and signed
ly Governors Martin and Marmakuke, the
Governors relate the circumstances OF their
conference with the employees, at which
they consentel to meet Hoxie, and urge a
continuance OF the terms OF the agreement
,f 1885. and if deemed advisable to recon-
ne,d such notifications as might he
thought Just to all. After repeating the
sucgestions tuade by themselves in 1888,
the writer's recommend a settlement on this
basis, which is briefly to restore the striking
emplove at the same wages paid them in
September, 1884, including one and hall
nrice for extra time without prejudice to
them on account Of the strike. Capt.
HAYES. chief executive OF the roads, or
Jered this agreement to 60 in effect which
concluded the difficulties OF 1885, to which
no added the condition that the rates OF
wages should not be changed thereafter
except on notice OF thirty days.
THEIR CONCLUSIONS.
After carefu! investigation the Gov
ernors are unable to find wherein the rail-
way company had violated the terms
and conditions of this agreement.
They are therefore, forced to the conclu
sion that the '.strike OF March 8, 1886,
was not based on violation OF the agree.
meut by the management Of the Missouri
Pacific Railway Company in it's dealings
with its employees in Missouri and Kansas,
hut the management was anxious that the
alnicable relations be restored, and
earnestly suggest and recommend that the
agreement Of 1885 be reversed and that
the Company re-employ in its service all
its old employees without prejudice to them
on account OF the late strike, 20 far as the
business of the Company will justify that
unemployment.
HOxIE's REPLY.
To this letter Hoxie replied, accepting
the basis of the settlement proposed with
one or two reservations quoted below.
Mr.. Hoxie refers to the advertisement OF
March 10, asking for competent men to be
smp.oved without reference to their re-
Iations, present or past, to the company
or any organization, and concludes as fol-
lows ''The men who have been engaged
under the advertisement OF March lO,
1886, will be continued in our employ
nent We cannot re-engage or continue IN
our employ any persons who have actually
engaged in the destruction or injury OF the
companv's property or who have advised
such destrucuron %, injury. We shall give
preference to those OF our late employees
who have families and own homes on the
lines Of the road. II is to be remembered
that the loss of traffic caused by the pres
ent strike will, to considerable extent, re-
duce the necessity OF employing as many
men in our shops as heretofore. Thanking
you for the consideration which you have
given the subject, and trusting that your
action will result in an early resumption OF
traffic, am, ETC. II. N. HOxIE
First Vice President OF the Missouri Pa
cifc Railway Company.
IN CONFERENCE.
After the close of the conference Cover
nor's Martin and Marmaduke repaired to
Harst's Hotel, where Martin Irons,
Chairman, and several members OF the
Executive Committee OF District Assembly
No. 1O1, knights OF Labor, were in session
and presented them the result Of the con-
ference with Hoxie. Both Governors
made brief speeches to the Committee,
strongly urging them to accept Hoxie's
terms. and appealing to them to end the
strike at once, 80 that the commerce
of the four States can be restored
to it's normal condition. The
Committee made no reply, other
than that they would give the correspond
ence prompt and careful consideration.
The Governors then retired. and the COM
s,,%<,
still closely closeted at IL p. m. Governor
Martin left for home ON the 8 p. m. train.
Governor Marmaduke will leave in the
morning. Both Governors are reported to
have said that they will have nothing
further to do with the matter, and that
the case must how be decided by the Execu-
sive Committee and the railway managers.