Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-04-23
BISMARCK, DAKOTA,

work and remarked: "That was the ad-
dress they issued when everything seemed
to be lovely, and it was followed by this
pronunciamento on April 9th, in tremen-
dous voice, but showing symptoms of in
dignation and emphazing such passages as
Gould, the giant fiend, is dancing over the
graves of our order and the ruins of our
homes" Mr.. Gould read Martin Irons
circular denOuneing him to the wOrkmen
Of the world. "That is the response of the
Knights of Labor made to the continuing
bond of fellowship we had held out"
The witness, after remarking that the
business Of the Missouri Pacific had been
fully resumed, said that for that reason it
did not seem to him that the resolution un-
der which the investigation is proceeding
applied to the Missouri Pacific.
THE LETTERS TO Hox1E.
In answer to Mr.. Burns MI. Gould said
that his telegram to Mr.. Hoxie referring to
arbitration was not even advising in its ma
ture. He meant to leave the entire matter
in Mr.. Hoxie's hands, and hold him re-
sponsible for the result. He regarded the
employees of railroad company as being
on quite different footing from thel EN-
ployes of manufacturing companies or
those engaged in any other business. He
had always claimed that every employe
with certain public duties, and it was his
duty to do his part toward operating the
road. He (Mr. Gould) found that he had
enough to do to manage the Missouri Pa
cific railroad, but his friend there (Mr.
Powderly) undertook great deal more.
He attempted to regulate all the railroads,
all the bakers, all the shoemakers-every
trade, That was to broad shouldered, and
he did not wonder that his friend had bro
ken down under it. AS to arbitration, he
believed that voluntary arbitration would
be better, more sought for than compulsory
arbitration.
Mr. Burns remarked that the voluntary
conference between the witness and Mr..
Powderly had not resulted in an arbitra-
ton, or at least that the witness views did
not seem to have been executed in St.
Louis.
Witness replied that on the contrary the
company was always ready for arbitration
The point was that they refused to recOg-
nize the Knights of Labor. There were
10000 men employed on the Missouri Pa
cific who did not belong to that order.
Mr.. Burns asked if witness knew of the
issue OF the order of the roadmaster for
bidding the employment of the knights of
Labor. "Was not that recognition of the
order"' he asked, "and if SO why not rec
ognize them for purposes of arbitration"
Mr.. Gould replied that it was a matter of
precaution and with those threatening
proclamations out, he did not wonder that
Mr.. Hoxie had taken the precaution. II
was his duty.
MI. Burns did not think that the answer
was responsive but would not press the
question. Recess.
AFTER THE RECESS
the examination Of Mr.. Gould was contin.
ued. He was asked as to the effect on the
public interests of the principle of pool
ing" earnings of railroads, and he gave il
as his opinion that it was not only bene
ficial to the people at large. who were in
terested on having strong. solvent, vel
managed roads, but that without pooling
all the roads in the country would be in
the hands of receivers.