St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-30
ALL AT SEA AGAIN.
The Order tO Resume Work Prema-
ture and Inwarranted-

The Order To Resume work Prehha
ture and Inwarranted-
New YORK. March 29.-The spirit OF eX-
ultation which filled the hearts OF the eN-
ecutive board of the Knights OF Labor TINS
morning soon changed to grave anxiety.
When William o. Mcdowell called at Mr..
Gould's Office at $3.50 o'clock this morning
he was not as favorably impressed with his
reception as he was with the reception ac-
corded him A. Mr.. Gould's house Sunday.
Mr.. Gould gave Mr.. Mcdowell 10 under
stand that there had been a miscOnception
of his telegram to Mr.. HOXie. which was
sent Sunday night. Mr.. Mcdowell at once
returned TO the AstOr house and conferred
with the general executive board and two
of the members at once returned with Nc
Dovell TO Mr.. Gould'S office. The confer
ence then was short and an adjournment
was had until o'clock this afternoon, the
hopesbeing entertained that at that hour
Mr.. Powderly might be well enough to at
tend. At 800 O'Clock, however. MessrS.
Turner and Mcdowell entered Jay GOuld's
Office without Mr. Powderly. At about 4
o'clock the conference ended. Subsequent
inquiry at MI Goulds office was answered
by the following statement, OF which MI.
Gould was the author:
the meaning of the telegram that was sent
on Sunday night TO Mr.. HoXie. Our position
is that this strike has been in condition for
arbitration all of the time. we nave nau an
agreement with the workmen for some time
That all differences were to have been SUD-
mitted for arbitration before any strike
should be resorted to. Manager HoXie has
this matter in hand. He mas full control and
the matter mus be settled with him. We
are just where we were before Sundays con-
ferences.
A gentleman who represented Jay Gould
at his Office said: The conferences of Sun
dav were between Mr.. Gould and Mr.. Pow
derly as citizens only. it being distinctly and
often stated that neither gentleman was
acting officially"
A LETTER FROM JAY GOULD.
New YORK, March 29.-Mr. Gould this
afternoon sent the following letter to Mr..
Powderly. who makes it public, as matter
referred to in an interview with Mr.. Gould.
The letter is marked ''personal:"
Missouri Pacific Railway Company, New
York, March DIT. V. Powderly, ESQ, Dear
Sir: The papers this morning published the
following: jay Gould has consented TO our
proposition for arbitration, and so telegraphed
Vice President HoXie. Order the men 10 re-
sumo work at once. I. V. Powderly, G. NJ.
W" They published an interview with you
which leads one to think that the officers
of your orLer in ST. Louis may misconstrue
your message into consent on the part OF
this company to conform to the requirements
contained in the letter from the secre tary
of your order dated Philadelphia, March %,
which in my letter to you of the same date,
decline to consider. You will remember that
at our conference of Sunday, l said to you
that the position of this company was un-
changed in this respect, and that the whole
matter was left in the hands of the first vice
president and general manager with the in
struciions contained in my telegram to him,
which was written before my interview with
you and read to you at that time. The tele-
gram stated: I'VE see no objection to arbi-
trate any differences between the employees
agd the company, past or future" While ]
1eel conf dent that your understanding OF
this matter is the same as my own, write
you this in order that there may be no grounds
for misunderstanding hereafter. Very re-
spectfuly yours, JAY GOULD,
President Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.
When this was received by Mr.. Powderly
he wrote down these notes, which were
taken to the conference and read to Mr..
Gould:
Do understand you from your personal
letter Of this date that your company refuse
arbitration, and must l so telegraph Martin
Irons?
When the committee arrived at Mr..
GOuld's office he had gone out, but they
were received by Second Vice President
Hopkins, who made this answer to Mr..
Powderly:
You may say distinctly to him: ''No, we dc
not" He is not so to understand that letter;
but he is simply referred TO Mr.. Gonld's
written communication to him. which he i:
prepared to carry out in every particular.
The committee then left Mr.. Could:
Office and returned to the Astor house, anC
this evening the following letter was sent
to Mr.. Gould's house by a special messen
ger:
Astor House, New York, March 29-Mr
Jay Gould, President Missouri Pacific Rail
road Company. Dear Sir: / regret exceed
ingly that my sickness to-day has prevented
me from keeping the engagement made by
my associates with you for o'clock thi.
afternoon. Our proposition that the mer
should return at once to work on the agree
ment that any complaints that they nigh
have should be submitted to arbitration wa
made in perfect good faith, and when, afte
the receipt by you of our letter OF Saturda,
night, and our conference OF Sunday. yol
made the telegraphic order to General Man
ager Hoxie contained in your letter to me o
the same date, in which was used the follow
ing language: 1--WE. see no objection to arbi
trating any differences between the employe
and the company, past or future" We &C
cepted your approval to the general prin
ciples of arbitration In equal good faith, ant
TO work. We are not particular in the ad
iustment of the present difficulties whethe
the arbitrators appointed by you
company shall be named by General Manager
Hoxie or yourself, or whether their numbe
shall consist of three, five or seven. In cas-
they consist of three my associates hav,
named me- (if sickness prevents, one of tn,
other members of the board will take my
place.; in case they consist of five Mr.. w
D. Mcdowell would be associated with me
IN case of seven we would add third name
We can imagine no greater misfortune 70
your conn any than the impression should q
forth. To- only to the members of our organ
ization, but the community at large, who's
interests are suffering as the result of tn
present condition of affairs. that break ma
occurred tetween the interests which yol
represent and which represent, by reasol
of technicality. The gentleman who waite
on you informs me in case that was unabl
to meet with YOU this afternoon at 3 o'cloc
i was to meet you Tomorrow morning at
o'clock. ] hope to be able to keep the Ell
gagement at that time. After the receipt o
your personal letter to me and reading tn
interview with you, published in the paper