The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-04-02

shall desist from violence and interference
them that thew will md themselves met bv
Mr.. Hoxie in the spirit in which he has here
cause for just complaint, and in that Just
and liberal spirit which should always exist
between the employer and the employed.
by order OF the board
Very respectfully yours,
President Missouri Pacific Railway Company.
The officers of the Knights of Labor
pondered this letter, and at half-past
eight O'Clock sent this answer to it,:
NEW YORK. March q.
Jay Could, Esq. President. etc
DEAR Strive have received your reply TO
our com munication of this morning. The
statements made in your reply are ny
of more consideration than can be given to
session here of the letters or communities
tions or copies OF the same referred TO in
pared, with no thought OF using them, and
even though we had them here, the
discussion Disc ' would you'd be so broad broad that th 1T i
would take great deal of time and
your reply This would necessitate review
of the transactions of last year, beginning
through the Wabash trouble, which brought
about our meeting with you IN August. down
tension to the Missouri Pacific We
slider that all this is unnecessary at this time.
Public interest, the interest of both parties
to the controversy, will not be served by a
longer continuance of the strike if there is
termination. With that idea in view we pre-
fer to let this discussion rest and
allow this matter to be decided upon its
merits by an Impartial committee OF seven,
selected as indicated in our commune alton
of this morning. Let them proceed to ad-
just the differences, and having settled that
matter, setting in motion at once the idle
wheels and hands, we have no objection 20
that same committee reviewing our &C
tions in the matter and are willing to be
judged. to receive censure ut their hands
may deem us guilty OF. The needs of the
hour require that this strike terminate
speedily. If that is done the other matters
can be very readily attended to. Very truly
yours, 4. v: PowDERLY,
G. NJ. W., X. OF L.
Mr.. Mcdowell, a Knight of Labor,
though not member of the executive
board, acted as messenger and carried
Mr.. Powderly's letter to Mr.. Gould at the
latter's house. Mr.. Gould said he was not
authorized to return any answer imme-
diately, but would refer the letter to the
board of directors of the Missouri Pacific
Monday. As soon as the draft of the let
ter had been approved by the executive
committee the members of the committee
separated. Messrs. Hayes and Bailey
went out on business and Secretary
Turner went to Philadelphia to spend
Sunday at home. Mr.. Powderly will spend
to-day in this city and may remain here
for several days.
PRESIDENTS OFFICE, MISSOURI
PACIFIC RAILWAY, March %. (
7. Y. PotOderIy, Esq, g. M ".
DEAR SIR-4Sepiying to your letter of the
morrow morning send the following instruc
tons t ns H.. ,,.-.-., ,,uuaa.- 6, xo,.,.
In resuming the movements of trains the
Missouri Pacific. and in the employment of
labor in the several departments OF the com
pany, you will give preference to our late
Of Of the the knights of Labor or not. ex-
cept that you will not employ any person
who has injured the companys property
during the late strike, nor will we discharge
any person who has taken service with the
company during the said strike. We see no
objection to arbltrating any differences be-
tween the employees and the company. past
Hoping the above will be satisfactory, /
isignedI JAY GOULD. President.
ORDERED OFF.
Immediately on receiving this letter
Mr.. Powderly sent of the following:
Martin Irons, Chairman Erecutiue Board. DIS.
tf-ict Assembly No. IOI. Sc. Louis, Mo.
President Jay Gould has consented to our
graphs Vice President tioxIe Order men
to resume work at once. BY order of the
IsignedI PowDERLY,
q. d. W, h of l.
This dispatch left New York at 9 80
O'Clock tonight.
Lest the order to resume work should
not reach all the strikers, Mr. Powderly
sent out this by the Associated Press:
NEW YORK, March Is.
To the K,lights Of Labor No'0 on Strike 4" che
Pursuant to teIegraphic Instructions sent
trict Assembly IOl, you are directed to resume
work at once BY order OF the executive
IsignedI T.v. PowDERLY, C. NJ. W.
This crowned the work of a busy Sun
day.