Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-04-24
THE LABOR TROUBLES.
AIr. PowderIy's Order is Revoked, and the
Strikers continue their war against the
Missouri Pacific.

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regular report to Gould HOZis says; Two
3 hundred and elghty-5iE freight trains were
run Saturday containing 4,442 loads, an IN
I crease OF uWeuty-s6Ven trains On Sunday
/ there were l51 and 3,OOl loaded cars. The
/ prospect OF settlement is very hay.
APRIL I3.-Everything in connection with
] the Missouri Pacific strike passed or quietly
I to-day, and nO5trOuble was experienced. The
/ whole force OF the St. Louis transfer com
I pany returned TO work. and as many men
and as large business was done by
! the company as before the strike James
] Scotland who was injured by the shooting
. on Friday died, and the other three injured
| are not expected to live. The Sedalia
/ Knights have adopted q resolution, heartily
I endorsing General Master Workman Pow
/ oerly5 and his acts, cOudemnlug all acts of
/ violence that have been committed, and
I and faVor1ng the presentation OF a petition
/ to the general executive board for the modi-
l hcatiOn OF the constitution and bylaws of
Z the order so that no strike OF boycott can be
I ordered except by direction and under sup
l erVlslOn OF the general executive committee.
| Jay Gould was asked if he had discovered
| IN what way the members of the central
! union proposed to boycott him, and replied
I he had not, and confessed that ne was rather
I curious TO know. Looking down at his
. clothes, he remarkeds 81 have worn this
I suit two winters, and guess L can get along
! with II a while longer, Ii the ta1lOrs boycott
me 1hen5 you knoWs 1 raise everything 1
I ear on my place at LrY1ngu5ns so i needn't
. be alarmed about getting food" He says
| he can't see by what process of reasoning
I any one could hold himLresponsible for the
/ strike at East st. Louis, and its results. 81
I have no property on that side of the river
I said he, land no interest in any part of the
management OF the roads cenUerlng there
POWDERLY AND GOULD.
New YORK, April 14.-Some very lengthy
I correspondence between Messrs. POWderly
| and Gould has been given to the public.
] On April II, BOWderly writes Gould saying
| that the terrible events of the preceding
/ tOrty-elght hours must have convinced the
/ latter of the necessity of ending the strug-
! gle. La subtrance POWderly writes:
/ +Hou have power to end the strike.
\ have done everything possible and so have
/ the members associated with me. In open
/ conference L understood You TO say that
I arbitration would be agreed on. told you
/ that it must be before the strikers could be
/ ordered back to work. But If they ind
| themselves deserted, and that We don't take
I any interest IN them, 10 VIII make things
! worse. The men out there, many of them,
| are dare devils. When i left yOu it was my
I firm belief that you meant to have the entire
affair abitrated at the earliest possible mo-
ment. When you sent the telegram to Mr..
HOE1e 1t was an imperative Order as pres1-
[ dent of the company. his duty was to obey.
I That was my understanding L explained to
| you that while the men had better have cor
| suited the general committee, they violated
I no law IN striking. i also said our order
Z was opposed to strikes. You can end this
strike. HencefOrth you are responsible for
[ every act OF violence or blOOdshsd. Our or
! der now stands between your property and
ruin. If it be to the interest your employees
We viii absOlve them from membership IN
our order. We viii surrender our claim on
them, but viii not surrender our right 10
see this affair investigated. You cali our
order a conspiracy. i am willing to let
the public Judge between your schemes
and our order. We are willing to
day to face you in the courts for violation of
the law. You may try us and we VIII try
you, and no money Will buy verdict This
and capital except as between honesty tlnG
dishonesty, and means no further strikes or
blOOdshed." Continuing, BOWderly says he
con- 1lted the bestlegal counsel, andprCpOses
for 5O0,O men to carry the matters into the
courts unless Gould viii exert his influence
and end this disastrous strife.
Gould replies on April Il, saying he doesn't
understand the animus and purpose of Pow
derly's letter. He, however, considers any
Interference IN his personal affairs quite
gratultOus, as also is any attempt to connect
him personally with the present strike.
When the strike occurred he was far away on
the ocean, trusting in PCWdsrly' promise at
the August meeting that there should be no
I strike on that road. Gould then reproduced
kilograms and letters before made public in
which Vice President Hopkins endeavOred
TO reach a settlement with Master Workman
POWderly. Gould recites then that the mat
tiers were placed IN HOXle's hands by q vote
of the board, which had never been changed
and refers TO the fact that the company has
always been ready to take back former en-
ployes.
He says no employees have presented a
grievance before the company as was pro
Vided for at the last conference. The com
pany is still ready to carry ont the agree
ment. Farther than that, Mr.. Gould does
/ not see that there Is anything for him to do.
A GALL FOR AID.
z. Y. Powderly has written to Secretary
Turner, Of the Knights of Labor saying that
a spirited circular should 90 out at once to
the order asking them for every dollar they
can raise, IN support Of the fight on the
southwestern system.
POwDEELY ISSUES A CIRCULAR.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April I5.-General Mas
ter Workman POWd6rly, of the Knights of
Labor, to-day addressed the following cir
cular to the members of the order:
NOZZLE ORDER OF KNIGHTS OF LABOR,
Or AMERICA.
You have all read of the great strike on
/ the Gould lines Of railway in the southwest
1t is history that is being written day by day.
/ 1t makes but little difference now whether
/ the men OF the southwest acted wisely or
not. Let US pass that part of the affair over,
for it has passed into history. The gener-
I al executive board of the order attempted to
I settle the trouble and restore harmony.
Agreements are made with them by Jay
/ Gould, esq, but when the board reached St
Louis, Mr.. HOZIe would not treat with them.
/ Not that alone, but he positively refused to
l employ Knights of Labor whether they had
/ been active IA the strike or not. 1t now be
comes the part of every man and woman IN
/ the order to take up the fight OF the men of
I the southwest, and assist them to the full eZ-
I tent Of their means. They have been idle
| for nearly two months. They have had a
most trying ordeal to go through and are IN
need of funds. 1t requires no eiOquence or
\ rhetoric to plead the cause OF the suffering
I people. They require aid ana 1t becomes
cur duty to extend that aid as quickly as il
/ is possible for as to do so. Send every dol
l lar You can spare to the general secretary
/ and treasurer, who VIII at once forward it to
I them at 81 LOu1s Tor distribution. hemeLn-
I Der the men out there do not askfOr charity
] They do not ask at all. 1t is your executive
I board that makes the appeal in their behalf.
! he who gives quickly, gives double. Act at
I once. Another appeal may be sent to yOu
/ and we ask for you to prepare for il now.
] " e must be Judged by our actions In this
/ matter don't pass resolutions cOndemuing
[ capital, for we are fighting capital Don't
/ antagoniZe the contest We have before us.
I Let us make friend of every man who has
[ suffered through monopoly. This battle
I against the man who represents monopoly
must be fought out manfully. Watch hls
I actions everywhere. Keep an eye on the
I dOIngs OF congress and urge the committee
I that has been appOlntek to DO It's duty fear
. lessly. Strengthen their hands and give
t them every aid. In conclusion, let us again
I ask that you at once send every dollar you
/ can at present spare TO uphold the men who
] southwestern system of G0Uld's rail-
[ way. Do not delay, and at the same time
/ make ready to bring the whole power to
F. bear upon the man who wrecks homes for
] tunes and lives ia his greed for gold Let
Us determine to have it 90 into history that
7 liberty as the men OF Lil6s The men OF
/ 17I6 broke the power OF monarchy and de-
I throned the king. The power which they
{ Wr6sted from the hands OF a king was not