The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-22
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TIE hAlLhOAp sIhlhs.
Ha1is's Refusal 20 aIssE PoWdsrly = Tia
Latter, RsPIy.
81, Louis, March 20,-rhs reply OF Vice
President Hoxie to the request OF Master
Workman PoWderly for a conference, was
sent late yesterday afternoon, as follows:
THI Missouri PAcHIc RAILWAY Co., !
EXECUTIVE DLPARrNESF,- ~
ST LOuIs. MaTch 10, 1886 J
7. =. Polrdsrly, Kansas City:
lhsve just received your telegram Of the
18Th inst, asking II will meet yourself
and committee To arrange q settlement Of
the pend ~ difficulties. AS this company
GOV has eunIFacts and agreements with
various labor unions and organizations,
and is not unwilling to continue to make
such agreements rs circumstances may
require with such unions and organiZl.
lons Of iLs employees "a have shown q dis
position u Garry OUT in good faith then
undertakings, aud 10 it mas had in the
past contracts with your organization anu
Is representatives have heretofore mad
conferences with yourself and oLler mem
lers OF your Executive Committee, il IL
bat Just and courteous that should give
you the reasons Tor this company now de-
Ginning to meet yourself and your Execu-
i've Committee, Nhieh il would have doue
before This stTlks Was inauyuEAtsd.
The usual object Of such meetings be
tween railway companies, through their
representatives and commit, 70 VI tAeIT
employees, Is either TO dis, uss such dlheF.
nces as NAY have arisen in order thai an
understanding may be reached OF the
lights and relations existing between
rem, and such mutusl concessions made
v Will avoid slTikea ana Tue lOeses FesulI-
ng thereIromi or, on the other hand, u
settle and compromise auch differences
between the parties after the grievances
II the employees naYs been presented anu
fsdIess refused, aud altsE resort has &C,
,uAlly been had to the strike Us the only
l5medy IN the present case neither OF ths
Above reasons Tor u conferences exists, but
he anomaly Is presented OF u strike which
without EsdEessanie grievance, which
Eas entered upon without notice 10 the
company, and which has resulted in the
RAnton and malicious destruction of thu
tompany's pr,peIty by violence and IL.
Cendiarlsm, and ia the almost total stop
paRs OF It's business by threats, intimida
ION and force. A review OF the history
Of the past year is essential to full IN.
IeTs.AuuIUg ii tue present conditions,
The differences between this company
aud its employees, resulting in the strike
II March, 1885, was settled by the volun.
tary inteTCesslon OF the Executives and
officers OF the States OF Kansas and Mis-.
souri,, and not with your organization,
The agreements subsequently entered into
with committees OF your organization have
oeen faithfully carried out by the com.
pany. Minor grievances under their
agreements have from time to time been
presented, considered by the management
and adjusted in manner apparently snt.
III IctnIy to the petitioners, and for the
sake Of peace and harmony this company
has, on the demand Of your organic alton,
naus changes IN lbs ktA1 by the removal
Of officials entirely satisfactory to the
company, bui Objectionable to some OF
your members.
In our meeting with you Of last August
In New YorE, your Committee then stated
that no grievances or complaints existed
against the Missouri Pacific railway on the
part Of your organization through non.
compliance with the contracts then exist
ing, but that it was necessary 10 Utilize
your organization on the Missouri Pc hc
road TO force an adjustment Of the ditlcul.
ties pending with another corporation,
Similar action has been taken by your or.
ganiZation Ia three instances within the
last eight months. First, In threatening
that the members nj your organization
upon the Missouri Pacific railway would
ltfIEe II it continued to exchange bust.
dess with the Wabash road stconi, when
the members Of your organization com.
peeled siTtks oil portion Of the en- ployes
Of this company 10 carrying out your boy.
colt sgainst the Mallory line at Galveston,
Texas, third, in the present instance,
when the existing strike was forced upen
this company by the discharge Of one q
A. Hall by the Receivers OF the Texas 4
Pacific railway, sToad in the hands oil the
United States Court, and in the manage.
ment Of which this company has no voice
or control, q fact which your organization
iullyFscognlEei when your company made
application TO the Receivers Of that road
for the reinstatement oil said employees.
Instances might be named where en-.
deayors have been made 10 use this com.
pany for the purpose Of boyGotting indivi.
duals who bad incurred the displeasure Of
YOUR organizations. An especially aggra-
yated case Of the failure Of your orgsniEa-
ton 10 carry out lis agreements was that
Of the worknsn at the Pacific shops, who
in the last days Of February stopped work
on account Of an alleged grievance which
Easthsreupon az listed In o mAnnerto their
satisfaction. They resumed work with
the agreement to continue under the con.
Cessions made by the company, but With
in ten days thereafter again EITHER work
on the demand Of your organization in
ordering the present strike, and without
any grievance whatever against this
company. These continued stop.
pages Of the work Of the company with.
out cause have become 60 frequent that,
believing the future will be unsettled as
the past, 1t cannot consent to renew the
agreement voluntarily and arbitrarily
abEogated by your organic alton, and long.
er submit 10 It the management OF our
uublAt6os AAI6 GJApAAyl buIVubu AN1
representatives, Is, and always hiss been,
wiling to meet the public through com.
mittees or individuals on matters Of pub.
lie concern, and il yourself or other intel.
llgent citizens eau sug Sest practical meth.
DDS whertby the p rsent situation can be
changed and tr tiic permanently re.
sumed, this company will be pleas.
ed 10 meet yourself or them az
citizens, but not as representa-.
tives Of your organization, to dhCnss pend.
ing difficulties or any other matters Of
public interest.
) In conclusion, / desire smphatically to
state that responsibility for the future con.
tlnuanCe OF the present uuiustiHable strike
will not rest with the management Of this
company, but inasmuch a. your organiEa.
ton has committed the error Of striking
first and endeavoTtng TO negotiate after.
wards, 1t has power TO, and should, end
the present trouble by permitting such Of
cur former employees and others as desire
10 work to do 60 without fear Of threats
and intimidation, leaving this company
free to resume itB OpeTali rms and adjust