Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-10

w NJ hiat alone, and contrNlllno ~
nuuiai labor that belonged TO ,nrrc ~
\ sanNetlon aud labor that clld Sct belnn
wa mere organization, beoaase the,
nus, 20 some sympathy between then
p,u uicfc were not onc.half OF the,
nnlghes OF Labor, I doubt IL rs bar een,
- ,uom We're They won't ton me WI
q =, = WEI. saen secretary or who Is thor mns,c
w ! VIII ask you this question
Monld you object TO comforting mon an,
ma,tor 81 grievances, or lodge nrieya pces
~ tne employees OF the road when The,
Tasns 70 DC represented by kulehte II
a,s9v ~ VINO We're IN your employment A
~ ~ ,le ieAst. would DO glad 10 do n
~ ~ ZINES 80 FAR as the question ~
comforting with Knights Of lehor ny ~
We're not employees OF the comnamv ,sS a'
came TO me as accredited agents for ~
employees. NHN's' ios 1'e
Would you confer with any labor
| ~, ~ kanitatlohsi composed % employees OF
wy cVinpany1 A. AZ nll times, Tor. ns mn
! ~, s''enov " tuat, committec ruileh npon
was not present, ~ was IN New tlrlnans
Inc committee was composed of ann III
eomotlve engineer, ono tralnman ana
fireman and one brakeman, who rs,ns ~
representatives. accredited by iho nec,.
lhgs ui thoso different associations. had
conference that lasted nearly mai,
uayi ana then at another time, recent
communication from the Ioeomotivo
brotherhood, aud, IN conjunction with
my assoolatei Gov. Sheldon, replied
through a committee Ia thom as an ~.
soolauoh' They were al emnlovea.
however would at any time, no MAJ
l'r upon what occasion, 90 glad Ia onn.
Iet WIN any individual, or any commit.
tee composed OF employees, and have
uniformly done so. A committee cnns
tnere from this place and renresentod
themselves as kulghta OF Labor. mia I
had conference with them, lastina Tor
hours. have forgotten thoir na,nns
Black colored man, was one, bnlievo,
forgot the namos OF the other two nan. |
uemen. have seen their names ppb. |
ilshed as connected with the Knights OF
Labor, however.
Y Did you not treat Mr., powderly IA
an accredited representative on tha
knightA Of Labor A. | had 40 nnaor.
stood through the published Journals. /
met MN once for moment, vaa intro.
dnced 10 him, but had no conferences
with him, however.
q. You had your understandIng ~ mo
time you had this conversations a Yea
cir. IL Mr.. Powderly had pronoaed a
conference before The strike had beeomc
migrant would have soon him and con.
terrud with him, not in the spirit OF ami.
ratloni what IL might have led 10 / do
not know but when the strike became
nagrant, engines were being killed nnd
disabled, freight prevented from belnr
moved, our engineers and conductors
forced from their cab, from trains. and
were on duty with their depnties
win wrils Of assistance, regarded thn
whole thing as in the hands Of the court,
been tenderod before that time. Every
one had been paid every dollar
that was due hun, and they were
published In tho shops nlonR
the line Az being out OF the employ of the
company. There were u large number Of
hem engaged In acts Of lawlessncss, de-
nyiDg the authority OF tho state and OF the
United States court, and did not think
hat they were class OF men | had any
hing 10 do with az ali, no more than u
mob on the street hero to-day, for they
we're mobs-nothlng more or loss-in
many places.
q. Are you opposed TO arbitration be. i
.weon employees OF the road aud the rond2 I
4, No moro than am 10 arbltratlng any i
grievances that might arise between n /
corporation aud an individually or between Z
II II be agreed to arbtrate,
think II Is good method Of settling 1
disputes, but have never been able 10 /
zee how general plan could be devised !
hat would result In any good, aud the |
method that has been proposed by this q
organization generally and accepted by 4
many railroads IN very unfair They say A
'ou cannot discharge them without thirty ,
lays noticeI you can not reduce your A
orcc without thirty days notice, but they I
live no notice whatever when they quit I
they leave your trains on side.tracksI I
cave your trims unprotected, and they q
20 out on the blowing Of n whistle. I
q, Could not that bo romediod by ex- 4
citing from them some condition that s
hey must give notice2 a. | suppose II /
night, but they have hitherto refused. 9
q. IL II fact that the matter has been q
presented direct 10 the persons offorlpa a
0 be employed2 a. Well, can speak from '
personal knowledge in only one instancej
have heard Of great many In railroad 4
rcles. In March, 1886, remember, tho y
natter was under discussion with Mr.. 4
Iayes and Mr.. IIoxie. was then general v
olleitor Of the Missouri Pacific system. I
When In consultation with them, re- 1
member they proposed TO some one OF a
he knights Of Labor, representing that !
rider, that the notice must DO mutualj II
hey demanded that there would be no '
,hange Of wages or time, or increase Of i
ioura, without thirty days notes, VIC i
must DO mutual ia that. III you will !
lgfce not to strike Without giving thirty !
lays notice, why, we will do that We q
we're then managing the property for the
not for tho court.
Q. What response, II any, was given :
o that propoeition9 a. / only heard Il
rom Mr.. tIoxle aud Mr.. Hayes what was /
,iyen 10 them; had no personal con /
ereIcc, except when that proposition I
was made. did not hear the reply my.
self. They declined 70 do 1t. In adj Z
Ion 70 that, | cannot very we'll see how
parties owning property can surrender
heir right 20 manage II IN their own
way, surreader their right 70 determine
what wages they win pay and when they
will be Obliged 10 have 1000 men when /
The force WIN ho reduced 20 5000, In
those seasons when their finance will not
! -. a