St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-22
A CAUSELESS RUPTURE.
The Governors of Kansas and Missouri
Decide That the Knights of Labor
We're in the Wrong.
Vice President Hoxie Agrees With Them
and States His Terms Of Settle
mont
The Governors Urge the knights 10
Accept Them, But No Answer
is Yet Received.
Martin Irons states That Under Ger
tain Conditions All Railroad
knights w Ill strike.
Cnrresnondcnce Upon the Strike.

Correspondence Upon the Strike.
ST. LOUIS. March 21.-Govs. Marmaduke
and Martin held their third conference with
Vice President HOXie this afternoon. at
which the proposition submitted yesterday
by the governors was again discussed and
a formal reply on the part of the railway
officials was made. The following corre-
spondence includes the two documents
mentioned, and is both the substance and
the sum of the proceedings of the three
conferences:
ST. LOUIS, March 20.-H. NJ. HoXie, ESQ.,,
First Vice President of the Missouri Pacific
Railway Company, Dear Sir: On the 18th
inst. the undersigned met at Kansas City TO
discuss the very serious condition of affairs
in the states of Kansas and Missouri, grow
ing out of the hate strike on the lines OF the
Missouri Pacific railway and resulting in OBJ
structiou of the commerce OF the two states.
While at Kansas City we were visited by
delegation Of your late employees, and,
after discussing with them the various
phases OF the strike, we consented
70 visit you and urge 4 continuation OF tn e
terms of the agreement made with the man.
agement of your road on the 10th OF March,
1855. and, If deemed advisable, recommend
such notifications of said agreement as
mirht be thought just to all concerned. On
the 18th OF March, 1SS5, the undersigned,
with other state officers of Missouri and Kan
sas, presented TO Capt. Hayes the first vice
Dresident of the Missouri Pacific Railway
conn any, the following suggestions:
THE AGREEMENT OF 1853.
To Can't H. : Hayes. First Vice President and
Chief Executive Ofncer OF the Missouri Pacific
Railway Company and Associated Roads;
Whereas ON account of the strike among certain
of the employes or the Missouri Pacific Railway
company in the states of Missouri and Kansas, re-
sulting in the stoppage ana cessation oil al the
freignt traffic over said lines, in said states TO
the great detriment Of the business interests and
rights of the people of said states, and the con-
tinuance of which endanger5 the public peace
and the safety of the company's property; and,
Whereas, The undersigned, representing the
two states named above respectively anxious TO
restore harmonious relations between the said
company and its said employees, and 10 restore to
the public the uuobstructed use of said lines of
railroad do recommend and request said company
10 restore places and emoluments TO ITS striking
ennlo~es in September, 1884, including one and
one-haf price Tor extra time worked; and TO
store all said striking employees TO their several
employments without prejudice to them on &C
count of said strike. Believing the foregoing will
constitute lust and fair settlement, we recon-
mend their acceptance by the striking employees as
well as by the Missouri Pacific company.
Dated St Louis, Mo-, March ID, 1885.
This is signed by John a. Martin, governor Of
Kansas: John :. Marmaduke, governor of his
souri,; L. l.. Turner Almerin Giuet, James
HUMPHREY, railroad commissioners OF Kansas
George c. Pratt. James Harding, W. q. Downing,
railroad commissioners Of Missouri B. G. Boone,
attorney general of Missouri; J. c. Jamison, adju-
tant general; Oscar KochlitZki, commissioner of
labor statistics and inspection.
THE HAYES CIRCULAR.
Cant, Hayes on the same date issued cir
cular embOdyiug the suggestion thus made,
and Giving notice that the rates of wages and
terms above specified would go into effect on
the morning of the 10th of March, 1885, and
be in effect from and after that date; and,
further that said rates would not thereafter
be changed except after thirty days
rotice thereof. given in the usual manner
1t will be observed that the recommendation
of the officers of the Kansas Missouri en-
bodied only two propositions, VIZ: First,
that the company restore TO its striking en-
moves in Missouri and Kansas the same
ware; paid them in September, 1884.
including one and one-half price for extra
time worked; and, second, TO restore ell said
striking employees to their several employ
ment without prejudice TO tnem on account
of said strike. To these conditions Capt.
HAYES added a third, viz: That thereafter
said rates would not be changed except after
thirty days notice thereof, given in the
usual way. After careful investigation we
are unable to find wherein the Missouri Pa
citc Railway company has violated the terms
and conditions of the agreement made on the
18th of March, 1855, touching its employees in
our respective stntes.
NO COMPLAINT
has ever been made TO the governor OF Mis-
souri, based on an alleged violation of said
agreement, and but one mas ever been made
10 the governor of Kansas, and that, on in
vestigation. proved to be without foundation,
and was withdrawn by the party making it,
We are, therofO forced TO the conclusion
that the strike on March 6, 1856, could not
have Leen. and was not, based on q violation
of the terms of the agreement of March l5
1885 by the management of the Missouri Pa
cific hallway company in its dealings with its
employees in Missouri and Kansas. We recog-
nize the fact that the Missouri Pa
cidc company may justly claim that
the strike Of March 9, 1856, relieves il of the
obligationS il assumed in the circular of
March -, 1855, but, nevertheless, anxious
that amicable relations be restored by the
Missouri Pacific company and its employees,
and especially that the far more important
interests involvedin the mighty commerce OF
the states of Missouri and Kansas should not
continue to suffer- and that the great high
Ways of business and travel should at once be
re-opened to the public, we would respect
fully but earnestly suggest and recommend
that the agreement embodied in the circular
of March ID, 1885, be restored and continued in
letter and spirit, and that the Missouri Pa
cific company employ in its service all of its
old employes without PIE udice to them on
account of the strike so far as the business
of the company viii Justify their re-employ-
ment We make these suggestions and
recommend actions in the interest, as we be-
lieve, alike of the company ana its employees.
and more especially the greater interest Of
the commerce and people or the two states.
JOHN a. MARTIN, Governor of Kansas,
JOHN Ii. MARMADUKE, Governor of Missouri.
MR.. HOMES ANSWER.
The following is Mr. Hoxies extract:
The Missouri Pacific Railway Company, Ex-
ecutiye Department, st. Louis, Mo-, March
2O-Hon John S. Marmaduke Governor of
Missouri, and John A. Martin, Governor of
Kansas-Dear Sirs: beg respectfully to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your communica-
tion of thls date stating that after a confer
ence at Kansas City with delegation of our
employees. you consent TO visit the under
signed and urge the continuance of the
agreement made between yourselves and
other state officials and the management of
this company on March 15, 1885, and. if
deemed advisable, recommend such modif-
cations of said agreement as might
be thought just to all concerned. i
note with pleasure your conclusion
after investigation, that the agreement of
March 10. 1855. has been kept inyiolate by the
Missouri Pacific Railway company, and that
the present strike could not have been and
was not based on a violation by the manage
meut of this company Of the terms of said
agreement. and | have carefully considered
vour recommendation that this agreement
which YOU cOncede the Missouri Pacific Rail-
way company is no longer under any obliga-
tions TO observe towards those of its en-
ploTes who have abandoned its service since
the 18th day of March, 1885, should be restored
end continued. On March 10. 1886, this COM
pany inserted in newspapers on its lines
and posted on public placed upon
It's prcperty the following advertise
ment; Good and competent men viii be
employed without reference TO their past or
present relations to this company or their
connection with any society or organization,
open, secret, secular or otherwise. Such as
IRE accepted will be paid the rate OF wages
RECOMMENDED BY THE GOVERNORS
and other state officers of Missouri and Kan
Sas, when the labor troubles of March, 1885,