The semi-weekly miner., 1886-03-20
BOTH SIDES SPEAK.
of Mr.. HOXie and
Reply Of Mr.. Powderly.
NO CONFE r f - G E
Between the Rlva]s-The Governors
of Kansas and Missouri
Take Hand.

ference was telegraphed that gentleman
late this afternoon. IL have just received
your telegram OF the 18th hinstant asking II !
will meet yourself and committee to
arrange settlement Of the pending dlfn
culties. AS this company has now con
tracts and agreements with various LABOR
unions examinations, and is not unwilling
to continue to make such agreements a.
circumstances may require with such
union and organizations III it's employees as
have shown disposition to carry
out in good faith their undertake
ings as it has had in past contracts
with your organization and its representa-
tions and have heretofore had conferences
with yourself and other members OF your
Executive Committee and it is but just and
courteous that should
GIVE YOU THE REASONS
for this company now declining to meet
yourself and it's Executive Committee
which it would have done before this strike
was inaugurated. The usual object OF such
meetings between railway companies
through their representatives and commit
tees OF their employees is either to discuss
such differences as may have arisen, in Or
be reached OF the rights and
details existing between them, and
such mutual concessions made as will
avoid strikes and losses resulting there
from or, on the other hand, to settle and
COMPROMISE such differences between the
parties after the hegrievances OF the employees
have been presented and redress refused,
and after a resort has actually been had
to strike as the only remedy. In present
case neither of the above reasons for a
conference exists but the anOmoly is pre-
sented OF Il strike which is without re-
dressable grievance, which was entered
upon without notice to the company and
which has resulted in
wANTON AND MALICIOUS
destruction OF the company's property by
violence and incendarism and in the almost
total stoppage OF it's business by threats,
intimidation and force. A review OF the
history of the past year is essential to 81
full understanding of the present conditions.
The differences between this company and
it's employees resulting in the strike
OF March, 1855, were settled by
the voluntary intercession OF the executives
and officers OF the States OF Kansas
and Missouri and not with your orsanza-
tion. The agreements subsequently
entered into with the committees oi your
organization have been faithfully carried
out by this company. Minor grievances
under these arrangements have from time
to time been considered by the manage-
ment and adjusted in manner apparently
satisfactory to the petitioners and for the
sake Of peace and harmony this
company has repeatedly on demand
of your organization made changes in its
staff by the removal of officials entirely
satisfactory to the company, but objec
tiOnable to some OF your members. in our
meeting with you OF last August in New
York, your committee then stated that no
grievances or complaints existed agains;
the Missouri Pacific Railway on the part
of your organization through the noE-com
pliance with the contracts then existing,
but that it was necessary to utilize your
organization upon the Missouri Pacific
road to force an adj djustmant OF difficulties
then pending with another corporation.
Similar action has been taken by ,vour or.
IN THREE INSTANCES
within the last eight months; first, in threat
ening that members Of your organization
upon the Missouri Pacific Railway would
strike il it continued to exchange business
with the Wabash road; second, when the
members OF your organization compelled
strike OF portion of the employees OF this
company in carrying out your boy colt
against the Mallory line at Galveston,
Texas; third in the present instance
when the existing strike was forced upon
this company by the discharge OF one G. A.
Hall by the receivers of the Texas & Pacific
road in the hands of the United States
Court and in the management OF which
this company has no voice or control,
fact which your organization fully recog
nized whe n your committee made applica-
tiOn to the receivers of that road for the
OF said employe. Instances
might be cited where endeavors have been
made to use this company for
THE PURPOSE or BOYCDTTlNG
individuals who had incurred the dis
pleasure OF your orga ganizatiOn, and an es-
pecially aggravated case of the failure OF
your organization to carry out it's agree
ment was that OF the workmen at the !
Palestine shop, who in the last days of
February stopped work on account OF an
alleged grievance which was thereupun adj |
ustet! in Il manner to their entire satis- |
faction. so they resumed work per an
agreement TO continue under concessions
made by the company, but within ten days |
thereafter again left work on the demand |
of your organization in ordering the pres
ent strike and without any grievance
whatever against this company. These
continued stoppages OF work for this com
oany without cause have become SO fre-
luent that believing the future will be
IS unsettled as the past, ! cannot consent
10 renew an agreement voluntarily made
md arbitratrarily abrogated by your or
and longer submit to it
THE MAN AGEAIENT OF OUR BUsIN Ess.
This company, through it's representa-
ltives is, and always has been willing to
meet the public, through committees or
on matters OF public concern,
md ii yourself or other intelligent citizens
an suggest a practical method whereby
he present situation can be changed and
rattic permanently resumed this comp my
'ill be pleased to meet yourself and Others
s citizens, but not as representatives of
our organization, to discuss the pending
lthculties or any other matters of public
lterest. In conclusion desire t o eluphati-
ally state that the responsibility for a
lture continuance OF the present unjusti-
able strike will not rest with the
Management OF this co npany, but
lasmuch as your organization has
ommltted the error OF striking first and
ndeavoring to negotiate afterwards, it
as the power to and should en-; the present
roubles by permitting such OF our former
nployes and Others as desire to work to
o SO without fear of threats and inti,nida-
ion, leaving this company rec to resume {
s operations and adjust with its EN- '
loyes, as it is at all times ready and will !
e to do. any grievances they may have.
H. NJ. HoxIE, 9
irst Eice-President Missouri Pacific Rail =
way.
MIR. Powd~rly Replies. :
KANSAS City, Mo-, March 19.-The fol- :,
wing reply was sent to Mr.. Hoxie from J.
ere tonight by Mr.. Powde~ly: =
KANSAS CITY, March 19
IL. NJ. HoxIE, First Vice President st. Louis: =,