Morris tribune., 1886-03-24
H0XIE ON A HIGH HORSE.
He WILL NOT mEET poWDERLY AS
A KNIGHT Or LABOR,

PAVy0b o0GuTh 10 WOEk "lGhOub
? timidation Governors Marmaduke an
Martin Taking Hand In the Busines
ST. LOUIS, March 2.--H. NJ. Hoxie, vic
| president of tho Missouri Pacific road, in
letter to T. V. Powderly, declining to hol
| a conference with Knights OF Labor, argu'
that the strike is devoid Of a redressib
| grievance, and has resulted in the wanto
destruction Of property and almost tot
| stoppage of business. He asks that til
| knights end the trouble by permitting on
1 p,oyes of the road to return to work witt
out intimidation, and leave the compan
| free to adjust grievances He declares tbs
the men have violated the agreement mad
last year, and have given the company n
end OF trouble with demands for assistanC
In forcing other roadal - Ensnsas fhz3s d
mands, such as requiring the Missoul
Pacific to refuse freight for or from othe
railways with which the weFkmen wer
having trouble, and finally have stoppe
business in half dozen states because on
man was discharged on line over whic
the Missouri Pacific had no control, the sal
line being in the hands of United State
court
Judge Advocate McGarry of District
Assembly No 101 Knights of Labor, one o
the leaders in the strike was interviewed
Saturday. He says if the governors con
ference fails in results the strike vii
certainly, extend to the Wabash system
west of here, and to the roads running from
East st Louis to Chicago He says TIN
men in East St Louis were only awaiting
the end of the Kansas City conclave, bu
are now settled in their determination tt
participate in the strike.
KANSAS CITY, March Ex-Governor Mar
maduke, Of Missouri, and Governor Martin
Of Kansas, have decided that public interes
renders it necessary for them to endeavor tt
act as mediators in the present strike. They
have prepared proposition which, after
consideration, has been accepted by tht
strikers, and the two governors left Friday
night for st. Louis to lay it before the rail
road officials The men agree to return Il
work on the basis of tha settlement adopted
at the close of the strike year ago-that is
they will come back on the terms of the
agreement in force at the time they struck
simply making a request that the que5
ton of increasing the wages of bridge and
track men be taken into account. The
matter of Halls reinstatement ON the Texas
and Pacific is not mentioned in the PROPOSE
tion. MIR. Powderly did not leave for st. Louis
as he had intended, but was in secret con-
ference with the executive delegates Friday
evening and has not been interviewed since
his receipt of Mr.. Hoxie's reply to his re-
quest for a meeting. The general feeling
here is one Of strong hope that the inter
cession of the state executives will secure a
settlement between the officials and the men,
as it did year ago, and an early conclusion
of the strike.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 20-The fol-
lowing reply was sent to Mr.. Hoxie from
here Friday night by Mr.. Powderly:
KANSAS CRY, No., March 10; 1S8&-M.
Fl. HoxIE, First Vice President, st. Louis,
Mo-: Since you will not meet with me as
general master workman Of the Knights OF
Labor, must decline to meet with you in
any other capacity, and the responsibility
for the future continuance of the esirike must
not be charged to the knights of Labor,
since the executive officer Of that order will
not be permitted to meet and cooperate with
y on in settling the strike. 1t was my in
tention, had you consented to meet with
me, to endeavor to effect such settlement
as would prevent impositions being prac-
ticed upon the employees of your company
by subordinate officials, and put an end to
strikes on your lines for the future
"T. V. PowDERLY."
ST.. LOUIS, No., March 22.-Eyerything
was quiet here Saturday morning. Though
rumors of peace were on everybody's tongue,
there are grave fears that the negotiations
now in progress will come to naught Vice
President Hoxie's blunt refusal to treat with
General Master Workman Powderly has in
censed the knights and impressed them with
the idea that a determined effort is being
made to ignore and smash their organiza-
lion. The only encouraging sign just now
IS that the governors of Kansas and Missouri
nave interested themselves in the matter,
snd that perhaps ths railway officials will
ieem it discreet to heed their suggestions.
ATcdIsoN, KAN, March 20.-There is
'yery indication Of speedy settlement of
he strike One Of the Knights of Labor
Who interviewed Grand Master Powderly in
Kansas City reports that he said the strike
iere was wrong, and the men ought to re-
urn to work This is and always has been
he feeling of citizens here, and about one
lan of the strikers now think the same. The
movement was hasty, and never received
he sympathy the strike did last year, be-
ause it was impossible to discover a just and
ufficient cause. As time passes and busi=
less grows worse the public discomfort
becomes more pronounced, while the strikers
themselves wish they could see way out of
t It is believed that the men will soon re-
urn to work and local differences be
I'd justed by arbitration, leaving questions
outside of the state to be settled by those
concerned. Superintendent
Tagan has gone to Downs and Greanleaf, on
he Central Branch road, to- adjust ques-
ions arising out of the strike and secure
he arrest of persons alleged to have inter
cred with the operation of the road TIE
ituation is more hopeful here now than |
It any time since the strike began. 1t is |
houg ght that the men will return to work on |
donday.
MARSHAL, Tex, March 20-One bundled |
nd thirty-eight men reported for work at |
he shops Friday morning. but no skilled !
blacksmiths, car-builders, OF 1
ainters were among the new employees |
he shops are suffering from an overabuna-
nee of unskilled laborers, who are presuIa- |
bly, kept on hand in expectancy of some Of |
he striking knights returning to work. |
'ver fifty deputy marshals arrived on Fri |
ays train from Rusk and Jacksonville, in !
herokee county. They brought four saw
ge-looking blood-hounds with them to hunt
own the bridge-burners. Everything in-
icates that the Texas Pacific proposes to
rrest every law-breaker