Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-22

MIR. Powderly addressed to YOU inclosed in a
YOU the letter addressed to you by Mr.
Powderiy, and a copy of Mr. Powderly's let
ter to me inciosing the same The follow low.
ing is copy of the letter Mr. Mcdowell sent
me as coming from you:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ORDER OF KNIGHTS OF
LABOR OF AMERICA,
SCRANTON, Pa, April 49, 1885. J
MY DEAR Mr. MCDOWELL: L inclose you a
letter which you are to read and deliver TO
the man for whom it is INTENDED. l DO not
through the medium o: another. only ask
that it he placed in his hands. If you have
do not give it to him. fyou think there 10
a prospect of an Immediate settlement do
th Us case want il placed in his hands.
Allow him either to consent or make re-
ply II he consents to an honorable set
light of day but il he does not so act, then
it will be published to the world and from
the time he opens up the pan IN s ,eTai WAY
him. His wealth can not save MIN TINS
gh. is Let n one affsr 1s o OF
Of the day you deliver it. Then, If he
makes no reply let it go to the world Let
sincerely hope that there will be no more
necessity for it's publicity. Hoping for the
best remain very truly y0 y! fowpEnLr.
To W. o. Mcdowell, Esq, New York.
81 thus received your letter to me dated
Scranton Pa, April II, lsss,. at the os same
your foregoing letter of Instructions to Mr..
NhDowell- The animun and purpose of your
without knowing the conents of that one 1
b ss,perempsorily notified nhe IT the same time
hourto respond.
! You letter to me embraces two subjects
one reating to me personally and the other
to the relation of the Knights of Labor TO a
railroad company of whic,I am the pfesi
| in IA
| tive of its public and privatedutes I shalt
refer to the rrss s1e1eSf S briefly The
| your letter was delivered, aswen as it's
tenor and spirit, place the purhse in writ
| ing IL beyond any fair doubt. 1t %9uld seem
to be an official declaration that tkKnie hts
of Labor had determined to pursuepe per-
should yield to It's demands inwhat
YOU call the strike on that oad
In answer to these persons threats ci,z bSt9
3 past forty nine years Of age, and We
! Ses, at Roxbury, Delaware County IN M Tn n
inSMs, began life in a lowly way, anu py
L ii1us,SS -, temperance and attention to my
e nsps beyosss. have been succsssimt, PEI Is
* Kn kSS say noW to be
e manhooa' so ", unless l will sink my
haze ret Mr il. earrv hsbits y in
u associates. know me Hwghbors and bushes Inc =
i content to leave my person and l am a, q ina
% any Arbitration. II such para .sun anW g .
them, wish TO appoint tno
- or youss their attorney. such appoiIsoo
10 quite agreeable to me; but until sucSsn
a. election Is made 1t will naturally occur1s
O. | YOU that ANY interference your pa
OF In my personal affairs is, TO 81
st the leastA quite gratuitous Since
was nineteen years OF age L hal
TO been in the habit of employing in m
~ various ENTERPRISES large numbers of pc
e. sons, probahiyat simes as high is fifty tho
sand distributing often three or four milli6
,g collars per month to differens pay rolls.
to wouid seem a littfs strange that during
n these wears the difficulty with tina Knights
nv labor should be my first. Any attempt
IN cnnnect me personally with the lata stril
,ir on the southwestern Soads, or any ra,pons
no iiknow It is true am the presi. g
liz W the Missouri Pacific. but when this str
M o.a.nrred I was far away on the ocean, q
az SSssUond the reach of kilograms we
n sav relying on your promise mace 70
mr. ~ n0iIst that there should be no strike
Ell. that road and that II any dincai.ies sao o.
risa Won would come frankly co me
49, Mr. Hopkins, the Vice President
ne LIS company who was present ana &C
~ n1.snf of this arrangement with you, IN
M nh.ence sent you promptly when the pr
III 80 strike broke out the following &c
ms grams: N.r,b A ,ssl
Re To v PowDERLY, SCRANTON, "a:
To- uoT,e teIegraphs that the knlgnts OF Lap
- INV freight trains to run, saying thae ~
Toye no grievances, but are only striA
~ hscause ordered to do so. Ii there are
tn Drfavances we would like to talk IL over "
e4 SSnn We understood you Co promise "
=. no strikes would be ordered without c'
nv sultation. II HopxM
X lSiSnedI