Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-02

ion In the matter to be final. Should
this proposition be acceptable, we will
at once issue an order for men to re-
turn to work.
By order Of the General Executive Board.
FREDERICK TURNER,
Secretary Of the Board.
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC r.. r. CO.,
NEW YORK, March 81, 1886.
Frederick Turner, Esq. Sec, Philadelphia, Pa.
Dear Sir-I have your note Of this
date, proposing an interview between
your executive committee and the Off
GERS Of this company, for the purpose
Of submitting to arbitration, BY a
committee eff seven, what YOU
term the Southwestern difficulties.
You are doubtless aware that in
the negotiations which took place here
last August between Mr.. 7. ". Pow
derby, Grand Master Workman and
assistants, and the officers OF this com
pany, 1t was agreed that in the future
no strikes would be ordered on the
Missouri Pacific road until after a
conference with the officers Of the
company and an opportunity hadto adj
just any alleged grievances. In view
Of this fact, attention is drawn to the
following correspondence between Mr..
A. L. Hopkins, vice-president and act
ing for this company in my absence,
and Mr.. Powderly.
NEW YORK, March 6, 1856.
7. v. POwderly, Scranton, Fa.:
MI. Hoxie telegraphs the Knights
of Labor on our road have
struck and refuse to allow any
freight trains to run on our
road, saying they have no grievance,
but are only striking because ordered
to do 50. If there is any grievance,
we would like to talk it over with you.
We understood you to promise that no
strike should be ordered without con-
sultation. a.. L. HOPKINS.
PHILADELPHIA, Marchs.
To A. l.. Hopkins, Secretary Missouri Pacific
Railroad, 1915 Broadway, New York:
Have telegrsphed West for partlcu-
lars. Papers say strike was caused by
discharge Of a man named Hall. Can
he be reinstated pending Investigation !?
4. v. P0WDERLY.
New YORK, March 8, 1885.
TOT V. Powderly:
Thanks for your message and sug-
gestion. Hall was employed by the
Texas s. Pacific and not by us. That
property is in the hands Of the United
States court, and we have no control
whatever over the receivers or over the
employees. We have carried out the
agreements made last spring in every
respect, and the present strike is unjust
to us and unwise to you. It's reported
here that this movement Is the result
Of Wall street influence on the part Of
those short Of the securities likely to be
affected. j. i. HOPKINS.
No reply to this message was re-
celved, but this company's request for
a conference was ignored and its prem
Uses at once invaded and the property
destroyed by the men Of your order in
great numbers, who also seized and
disabled its trains, as they have since
continued to do. The board Of direct
ors Of this company thereupon had a
copy Of the correspondence, above
given, made and transmitted to Mr.. III.
NJ. Hoxie, the first vice-president and
general manager at st. Louis, with in
structions to use every endeavar TO
continue the operation of the road,
and committed the whole mat.
ter to his hands. Mr.. Hoxie's
overtures, made through the governors
of Missouri and Kansas, who stated
that they found no cause for the strike,
were rejected by your order. These
and the subsequent correspondence be
tween him and Mr.. Powderly are well
known to you, and Mr.. Hoxie's course
has been confirmed by the board, and
the matter Is still in his hands. lam,
therefore, instructed by the board to
refer you to him as its continuing
representative in the premises. / am
directed to add, IN behalf Of the board,
that in its judgment SO long as this
company Is forcibly kept from thecon-
troll Of Its property. and from perform
ing its charter duties, its business is
donei If at all mot under the conditions Of
law which are common to all citizens,
but only at the will Of a law breaking
force. Any negotiation with such 4
force would be unwise and useless.
Terms made with it would not be 4 set
Element Of difficulties, but triumph OF
force over the law Of the land. II
would mean nothing In the judgment
but new troubles and worse. This is
the result Of their experience. In the
meantime, the governors proclamation
e~njoins upon your men TO return 20
duty, and this company's con
tinued advertisement offers them
employment on the same terms
as heretofore. The board fnrther
SUCCESS that. inasmuch as your order
assumes 10 your communication rs.
sp0nsibillty for these men and powsr
and control over them, the following
from the proclamation of tho e1vern6r