The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-25
WILL FIGHT TO The END.
JAY GOULD SAYS THERE Is No
ROOM Fur
Compromise In the Present Strike,
aud That He viii Fight II Out
TO Finish.

NEW York, March 24.-Ne Tribune
tomorrow will publish long inter
view with Mr.. Jay Could in regard to
the strike on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road, the essential features Of which
are herewith given. Mr.. Gould said :
''There can be no comnromise i'm this
case, and so far as know there has
been no attempt toward one by
either side. There h NO room
for compromise i1r the
strikers have confessed tn effect that
they have no grievances against our
company. am bound 10 fight this
que ton to the bitter end Tor this
very reason. The position Is a simple
one; il we had once irteTfered with
the management OF the Texas Pacific.
we should have been in contempt of
the United States Court, which has
charge OF that road. The men on our
own lines have made no complaint
against us, but by striking try TO en-
force the demands of woEkmen on an
other road not under our control.
There
CAN BE NO COMPROMISE
Of such strike / have asked the
opinion of Judge Dillon as TO our
legal rights under such circumstances,
and his decision is that 1t Is our duty,
not alone our right, to prevent the in.
terruption OF the business OF the road
by all legal means, He says that the
company has ear egal remedy
against the members Of the Knights
of Labor organization in suits for dam
ages, and we purpose to test this ques-
ton in the courts. We shall sue men,
bers of the organization, and, in fact,
the papers in the case are now being
prepared in accordance with Judge
Dillon's opinion.
WE PURPOSE To REoovgR DAMAGES
from every member Of the asso-
citation who has any prop
erty. A great many employees
of the Missouri Pacific, es-
pecially machinists and engineers, have
ZONES which they have longht out OF
their savings. Some Of the men are
worth Sl5, 900 or 10000 q piece, They
are responsible to us for the Losses we
hsva suffered il thet belcng to the
Knights OF Labor. We will show
them that we intend 10 enforce
all our legal right. And we
shall bring suits against Dem-
bers Of the order who have property
on other lines Of railroads and in other
S ates. We shall attempt 10 recover
damages from every memher who has
properly that we ran attach. II is time
that these things should be set
tied, and this is a iayo able
opportunity. rr1pose y fight
it out on this Inc. There is
another feature of the Caye, and that
is that every shipper and manufac-
lurer, and in fact every person who
has suffered loss by this strike has the
same legal redress as the railroad has
Mr. GOULD
said that the position taken by Vice.
President Hoxie in regard TO the strike
had been fu ly approved by the Board
OF DjrettNTs
The success of this strike, he said,
would unsettle confidence throughout
the world, and these workmen would
be the first TO feel its disastrous conse-
quences. He had no ne'1, he said,
which would lead hmm to suppose
that the strike would extend to
the East, and intimated that
he might ask for injunctions
restraining working Knights of Labor
from contributing to the support If
those on strike. Mr.. Gould then
showed correspondence between him
self, as president of the Missouri Pa.
cifc CompaAy, aud DJHon anh
Swayne, its solicit 'rs. NJ Gould
writes under date t ne
23d instan', setting forth the block
ade OF the road by the strikers and
as ing what the legal rights of the
company are and particularly whether
the strikers are liable TO the company
for damages.
THE ATT RNEY's REPLY Is AS FOLLOWS:
"Nour letter states ease OF illegal
conspiracy and combination against
the company, accompanied with VIC
lence and force, preventing it from
discharging its public duties, and
inf citing upon il and the com
munity serious pecuniary damages,
IL 10 llt uuty VI yOui tolhpdiiJ W
use all lawful means in it's
power to this end. The law is well
settled that when an unlawful end is
sought to be effected all persons who,
actuated by common purpose, work
together in any way in furtherance Of
such ends are conspiratOrs and CO.
wrong doers, and each are liable for
the acts of all. The body WHICH
directs the illegal acts, as well as
all persons who aid, abet, counsel or
assist in furthering their accomplish
ment are equally liable, and each is
liable to the ex ent tf the whole ag-
gregate damages; and all or any may
be sued therefor, and recovery in the
civil suit in nOwise affects the Grimm
al liability"