Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-16

or rot, eNceu. fhat You VIII nor ehpios "us
per on ,vha has injured the compan> g prop
r. erfv jurinrfha ltfe strike. nor viii we d -
- charge anv person who has taken service WIN
a the company during the sald strlNe. Nesee no
direction 10 HrultTatng any dnereuce ne
q tween the cmpIoees and the companies, past,
. present or future.
WHAT IT MEANT.
z Mr.. Powderlv-Wlu you explain to me
3 Wha. that means them
= put this matter IN Mr.. HoXle's hands fully.
Mr.. PpWueriy-ls Mr.. HoNIe correctly re b
ported when he saws he wln arbltrate.
Nr. Gpuid-No. sir. Here are his exact
. words: ! nave your message n relation to
( your interview VITA Mr.. Powdcry, and also
tHe letter of distractions, and VIII carry out
the same to the st Of my ability"
Mr.. PoWderiy-Tne papers tell another
story.
Mr Hopkins-That was not much like the
reply that came back after your telegram TO
bIr Powderly-How is that
Mr.. HopSias-That does not sound much
ike The result Of your message to the people
Mr.. Turner-T report is that Mr.. Ho2e
2 Nat y refused.
! MIR. Gould-There has got 10 be one head TO
! railroad corporation with its vast rallhca-
I ti0u-. and there has got 10 bee order and dis
clip iue. We have got the lives OF the PEOPLE
! an their property in our hands, and We are
/ responsible for their safety. We nave got TO
! have a mead. You recognize that.
/ Mr.. Turner-C certainly.
! Mr.. Gould-There has got to be organize
! ton.
Mr.. Turner am only speaking of the re-
ports In the papers
PRIVATE RIGHTS OF MEN.
! Mr.. Gould-My rule has always been that II
| a man performs his duty by the company
1 what he does out OF school have nothing TO
I do with. If he is an ODD Fellow, or Mason
/ or a Knight Of Labor or a Brotherhood, or
/ anything, | have nothing to do with that.
| am at the head Of corporation
I mud fltt fbafR
/ requisite part in that corporation and
! don't want to inquire whether a man be
| longs to one organization or another. mat
| is HIS private right. and don't want to inter-
fere with It. When the board put this matter
| in Mr.. H"Xie's hands he became the party to
deaf with. and on The question Of arbitration
as principle don't think there is anybody
that Will go farther than would. ! think It
IS subject that ought to be carefully con-
sltered to protect the rights Of both the cor
poratOn and the employees and the public
rights, which override the whole.
II Is toe public duty Of
corporation. and every individual member
Of 1t. OF raj road corporation TO operate
the road for public use. IL is the duty Of all
employees alike in that respect from the presi-
dent down. They clOthe themselves. so to
speak, with pubic duties. IL Is unlike the
employees OF manufacturing companies or
I any private organization. A railroad Is
thOroughfare, public organization, and 1t
has contract duties to the state and to the
public, and from the president down
take service with the railroad
they assume their share of those
public duties, That is my view, and any law
or act that can be got up that would secure to
your people, to the employees, TO labor, the
right Of arbtrat on and an equal right TO the
eml l0ye-, / an for. It wants to be carefully
prepared, something that would work pract-
ca results. TO that extent | think we are
agreed.
Mr. McDowell-Have you had chance to
re-read the'bill, referring to the O'Neill arbi-
Mr.. Gould-I have had a chance to read the
bill. and got u telegram from Judge Dillon
that 1t was subject of very great importance.
and that he should like to have 1t carefully
considered.
Mr.. McDowel-You showed that, think,
yesterday, and he was to be here this morning.
HOXIE AT WORK.
Mr.. Gould-Yes. Now am prepared to say,
and ! understood Mr.. Powderly to approve Of
/ that telegram to Mr.. HoNie. Mr.. HoXie Is
/ preceding to carry that out, and Will pro-
! ceed-I shall not change ito carry it out in
! good faith, and have not heard word from
J him beyond that pointing TO the dispatch on
1 the desk, and he says: Il have received
your message of structons, and ! will pro-
coed to carry the same out TO the best OF my
/ ability
Mr.. Powderly-Will you say you are will
! ing 10 arbitrate. Mr.. HoXie IS reported in the
/ papers as not being willing to arbitrate and
I wont-most EN- phaticaly says he wont, and
/ he says 70 you that he VIII. don't see now
! We can get to talk the matter over at all.
| Mr. Gould-He has not said so.
! Mr.. Powderly-If he has said that he will
how can we reach him? How can we get to
! him. and what can we do TO stOD this thing
| right nOw2 1t won't do to say am willing to
| arbitrate if don't arbltrate. II Mr.. HoXie
SAYS he won't arbitrate after you say you are
| willing what can we duY
MIR. Could have heard nothing from Mr.,
/ HoX c excepting he says he has received that
| telegram and he is proceeding to carry II out
to the best of his ability. have nothing fur
| Their. lie has given me no views on the ques-
! ton OF arbitration. Everybody knows my
| views-that have ALWAYS been in favor of it,.
IN all our railroad meetings | have always
| advocate d arbitration on oil our Southwest
! ern roads over and over again.
ALREADY ARBITRATED.
Mr.. Hopkns-We did arbitrate this very
| thing.
| trated a year ago. and the Governors decided
| against us. IL was arbitrated here since this
! strike and the Governors found for us; so that
| l. no new principle. Let w get the report OF
/ the 1vernors. II would bear right on this
! que tion because II shows that this question
has been arbitrated-the question of this
/ strike.
Mr.. Bailey-W no selected the arbitrators?
Mr. GOuld-They were selected by the
/ Knights Of Labor "A year ago, and by the Mis-
/ souri, Pacific officers. ] think.
Mr.. Baley-In this last case.
MIR. Could think they were called in by
/ the knights themselves.
Mr.. S0meryile-It was the same committee.
M. Gould-The same c )mmittee2
M. SOmervile-The same committee that
/ has passed on the other.
Mr.. Could believe that your organization
/ would stand much stronger if when YOU are
! wroDg-when anv part of your organization IS
/ Wroug-you would just frankly tell them so.
! That ISL the way 10 hold discipline.
Mr. Buley-l don't think we have ever
failed Ia telling them so. II IL is proved TO MS
| that they were wrong. Let us arbitrate this
question, 10 see whether they are wrong or
/ not.
Mr.. Gould-This strike was made because
the receivers OF the Texas Pacific discharged
| aman There was never a complaint or a
| preteNt that we had done anything. On the
I contrary. they said We had not. They had no
cause against us
THE QUESTION.
Mr. McDowell-The practical question right
[ here seems To be Mr.. GOuld expresses himself
/ ru the strongest way as a believer In
/ and in favor of arbitration. Mr.. Pow
: Derby asks arbitration and all agree TO arb
/ trate. II MIR. HoNie is put out
/ there, nominated, and these gentlemen are TO
90 there and close it u, say the ail-import-
art thing seems TO be that they are
ordered 10 go to work, and the men
are u 20 10 work, and an these
questions settled 10y arbitration. AZ there are
any INSTRUMENTATION they are at work.
law, YOU would have 10 legal under the law.
Mr.. Powderly Is Il very sick man, and he
wants 10 90 away.
Mr. Could say on that subject that ! am
in favor OF arbitration as \ principle OF
/ settlement OF wrongs or claims between in
| diViduals. II rs realty what the law pro-
EitCs. Our law here provides short method