Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-15

his place except those who have been engaged
In the destruction OF property or who have
then make rules and agreements with Your
lnen, which will forever preclude the possibility
of another such disas trous conflict as this one
has proved Itself TO be-"
MR. GoULD's DEFIANT ANSWER.
Mr.. Gould's reply is dated at New York, April
IA In II the writer says:
your letter To me embraces two subjects:
one relating 10 me personally and the other IN
the relation OF the knights OF Labor to a rail-
ROAD company OF which / am the president,
and, In some degree, the representative of its
public and private duties. 1t would
seem To be an official declaration that the
Knights of Labor had determined to pursue
me personally unless the Missouri Pacific com
pany should yield to its demand in what YOU
sall the strike on that road. In answer to these
personal threats, beg 10 say that am yet a free
American citizen, past 40 years OF age began
NE IN a ioWiy way and by industry, temper
ance, and attention To my own business have
been successful, perhaps beyond the measure
OF my deserts IL, as you say, am now TO be de-
slroy ed by the knights OF Labor unless Twill sink
my manhood, SO be IL. Fortunately have re.
tanned my early habits OF industry NV friends
nelShbors and business associates know me
We'll, and am quite content 10 leave nv DER.
sonal record in their hands. Ii any of them
nave auSht TO complain OF i will be only toe
or any OF THEM wish to appoint the knights oil
Labor, or you as their attorney, such appoint
nent Is quite agreeable To me, but until such
an election Is made IL will naturally occur tc
you that any interference on your part in nv
PERSONAL affairs Is, 10 say the least quite gr;,
tultous. Since was 10 years OF age / have
been IN the habit OF employing in my yariou.
enterprises large numbers OF persons, probably
al times as high as $4,000, distributing often
three or four million dollars per month TO dir
ierent payrolls. IL would seem q little strange
tnat during all these years the difficulty win
The knights oi Labor should be my first ANY
attempt 10 connect ne personally with the lats
strike on the southwestern roads or rcsponsi
biIisy therefor is equally gratuitous as YOU wei
know. II Is true that am the president of III,
Missouri Pacific, but when this Strike occurred
Il was TAR away on the ocean and beyond tn,
your promise made to me last August tina
II any difficulties should arise you would COM
frankly to- me with them"
Mr. Gould quotes the correspondence be
tween Mr.. Hopkins and Mr.. Powderly dur;n
GOuld's absence, and then proceeds:
This correspondence places the eontinuanc
OF this strike on your shoulders. You sat sill
and was silent after Mr.. Hopkins urgent ap
peal, and allowed the strike TO 90 on; ailowes
the companys property 10 be forcibly seized
and the citizens OF four states and one terr.tor
70 be deprived OF their rightful railwa
facilities. Thus forced, the board Of d
rectors, prior to my return, placed the ma
ter in Mr.. Hoxies hands by q formal resolr
ton, and that disposition OF il has neye
been changed. You knew this well; becaus
you had q correspondence with him ON thi
subject Hence ii was that when Mr.. Turner
secretary OF your order, wrote to me on Tia