Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-24
ny 10 GO WEST.
IT, and Treasurer Turner Be-
4, n Labor Investigating
Committee,
| ~ Gould strike Was Never
y 'n Believes Thor
|p, a"rlIly IN ArbsirntiOn'
~. n scarf for 81. Louis
pnirni' -, Electric Investiea-
''@ g-a,s--Iaterpal Revenue


s.r,Re investigation.
ms April 95,-rhe fourth
10y Y, .,.s IN bouse select committee on
q ~ 5,Gsuitlss in the Southwest
.. ,,a "a. With the examination
Teraer. general secre-
# ~, ,,,,snrer Of the knights OF
H " a, ssd taken part in the attempt
y = y settlement, and was
IA Ne n,wderlvis interview with
-snl y TO Mr.. Parker, he stated
~ wore menty-one District
wv. knights OF Labor IN the
y VI .ss With about 5000 local
M ~ N these local assemblies
s,s nom ten TO 5000 members,
.'rs,s al Labor bad no political
FTbey ana not seek to influence
~ he lad known Of no such
r sst on their part
r'rker handed 10 the witness q Pc
,sfsyor Of unlimited coinage Of
4 siiyer dollars purporting to be
u 10 ZOO local assemblies
go, 'vg stated that he had never
hoard Of the petition before, but
y st oreanization did not deny the
y eny assembly to petition con-
"a II was not responsible IS a body
4 scliou OF particular assemblies.
NJ pncbsusn after examining the pc
Z ststed that he thought the petition
x " traced TO other societies out
md uuconnected with the Knights
IDor.
a farmer went on in reply TO ques-
ftrom Nh. Grain to describe the IN
\ = which he and his colleague, Mr..
II I'D with Mr.. Hoxie in st. Louis.
x "A that Hoxie's treatment of them
Il srv discourteous; that he stated he
a have no conversation with them as
" Of the Knights of Labor, but
4 receive them as American citizens.
Uniformed him that they did not de-
4 stand on their dignity, and were
IN to talk with him as private citi-
4 that all they wanted was to have
&ouble settled, peace restored and
Ken sent back to work.
i Mr.. Grain; Was the strike over
4. Turner None of our people were
Ajag; the strike was not over.
IA chairman: In your statement you
Ithe word "order" in reference to the
kong back to work. | want to know
her the central power Of your organ
In can "order" men to work or
icrp them to quit work.
4 Turner; The general laws do not
template strikes.
Il chairman; That is not the ques-
|rer (hesitatingly); Well, / don't
slstand that II We issued an order for
ben to 90 to work they would refuse,
batter who ordered them out. {.
gmer (hesitatiGgly): "Well, / do
Understand that. If we issued an
Il to the men to 90 to work they
"a not refuse to go, no matter who
|red them out"
|aln: "You have no power to order a
&, have your"
Irner: ayes"
Rslrmon; with an air of surprise)
b havegn
lner: ayes, there is no law in our
'ilution covering strikes. We do not
pye ID strikes.n
faln: "Then where do you derive your
er to order strikesY"
lrner: 1--WE have not power directly
rider strike, but we have power to
foye or disapprove a strike"
ain; "Was this strike approved OF
pproved?n
amer: eve never knew anything
1t 1t until we received u telegram
Mr., Hopkins. 1t has never been ap.
'ed.n
ain "Then / suppose the power is
ed in you to direct the men to re-
to work?p
inner: eyes"
ing questioned on the subject of ar
ltlon Turner said he had read the
dents message on that point to-day
thoroughly agreed with it. He believed
should be some fixed tribunal OF
ration, not one raised on the spur OF
moment. lie thoroughly believed in
ration. He would like to see arbi
on compulsory.
am Suppose the arbitrators re-
ca that the knights of Labor should
work at 81 day when they wanted
=, are you willing as American citi
70 say that you would ask your fel
members, Knights OF Labor, to abide
lrner; III / entered into an agree
! 70 abide by arbitration | would
Ter some further interrogations from
So Grain, Parker and Buchanan, Mr.
ier was dismissed and Mr.. Mcdowell
called.
cDowell made statement in the line
le Oh Gould's suggestions yesterday
: lne propriety OF having railroad en-
~ and officers licensed by the gen
government lie favored that find
a. apology for licensing steamship
ans and pilots. These men were
~ % bring their vessels into ports
"a vac railroad engineers should bt
~ 70 bring their engines to theil
ipHuon, The laws governing interna
a commerce were drawn with grea'
. me railroad had come in and takor
ptsce largely Of that commerce anC
.s'ete commerce, and should be gov
= oy the same sort Of laws. As Il
1t must necessarily be volun
y seemed TO him that the differ
1 ee.@ we the president and the house
y "a. SUBJECT was to the appointment
! 'nlrd arbitrator by a United States
y me president seemed to regart
"a. q an unusual thing.
,sin Evidently the president haC
!, lay me bin as 1t passed the house
4, \. = nothing Of that kind in it. Al
s sss Is TO be appointed on eacl
NY ahu me two are to select a third"
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