The Indianapolis journal., 1886-03-31
Mr. Hoxie Consents to Receive Committee
Of Employees for the Purpose Of Hearing
and Adjudicating Their Grievances.
Chairman Irons Ordered to Instruct the
Men to Return to Work at Once.
The Company Gradually Resuming Business.
$50 Trains Being Moved Yesterday
Criminal Acts of Strikers in Kansas.
TO BE ARBITRATED.
XIr. Hoxie VIII Receive q Committee of Em-


SIr. H0xie VIII Receive Committee Of En-
ployes to Adjudicate Grievances.
NEW YORK, March 30.-At IL o'clock Mr.
Powderly. accompanied by Messrs Turner,
Bailey, Hayes and Mcdowell. walked from their
hotels to Mr.. Gould's Office, where they met Mr..
Jay Gould. George Gould and Vicepresdent
Hopkins. The question to the general princi-
pie Of arbitration was thoroughly discussed at
the conference between Mr.. Gould and the COM
mittee of tho Knights of Labor to-day. Mr.
Hoxie, in st. Louis, was connected with the
committee by direct wire, and took an active
part in the conference.
Mr. Gould and Mr. Hoxie both expressed them
selves as willing to receive any of their employees
and to hear their grievances; these employees
must, however. in each case, belong to the class
making complaint For instance. should the
engineers desire to arbitrate any matter, the
complaint must be presented to the company,
and all negotiations be carried on with the en-
gineers complaining. No questions will be asked
as to whether they are Knights Of Labor or not.
but they must be employees Of the company, and
no committee will be received which contains
any but employees.
As result of the conference, Mr.. Hoxie has
consented to arbitration. The details of settle
ment will be arranged with him in st. Louis,
whittier the executive board will 90 tomorrow.
The story Of to-day, as given by the board, is as
follows: The whole discussion between Mr.
Gould and Mr.. Powderly was on the subject Of
arbitration generally, and on which there was
unanimity of opinion, Mr.. Gould expressing
himself very favorably, but as the matter of ad-
Indicating the differences had been referred to
Mr.. Hoxie, the following telegram was sent at
the request of Mr.. Powderly:
NEW YORK, March 80
III. NJ Hoxie, General Manager, St. Louis:
will you meet the general executive board of
the Knights of Labor or the committee OF your
employees from the knights of Labor, for the
purpose OF hearing what their cause of complaint
was and for the purpose of making settlement
OF present difficulties alike honorable to both
parties, either on the basis of arbitration or by
mutual agreement, the same to be binding on all
parties2 A. l.. HOPKINS"
In answer TO which the following was received
and delivered to Mr.. Powderiy. about o'clock:
''ST. LOUIS, March 80.
"a. L. Hopkinsi
Replying to your inquiry of this date, have
to say that yesterday received from Mr.. Gould
the following message:
"In resumng the movement Of trains on the Mis-
souri, Pacific and in the employment of laborers in the
several departments of the company, give preference
to our late employees, whether they Knights of la
Dor or not, except that You will not employ any per-
son who has injured the company's property during
the late strike Nor will discharge any person who
has taken service with the company during said strike
We see objection to arbitrate any differences be-
tween the empoyes and the company past or future.
Hoping the above will be satisfactory remain yours
very truly, JAY GOULD, President
ITO which I sent the following reply:
t.Jav 1ould-T hava vour rnaesaoa in yo1ot;o, 20
your interview with Mr. Powderly and also the letter
of instructions. and viii carry out the to the
best of my ability.
'I am, therefore, willing to meet committee
OF our employees, without discrimination, who
are actually at work in the service of the COM
pany at the time such committee is appointed,
to adjudicate with them any grievances that
they may have II. NJ HoxlE"
Mr.. Powderly, being so exhausted by sickness,
returned to his home in Scranton at o'clock to-
night. The others of the board will leave for
st. Louis tomorrow morning.
The following dispatch was sent to Mr. Irons
tonight:
NEW YORK. March 80.
MARTIN Irons, St. Louis:
"Have been in conference all day. with result
that Vice president Hoxie agrees to the follow
ing Here follows the telegram of Mr.. Hoxie,
consenting to arbitrate Have your executive
committee order the men to return to work, and
also select special committee from the en-
ployes of the Missouri Pacific to wait on Mr..
Hoxie to adjutate any grievances. Do this as
quickly as possible Board will leave for st.
Louis tomorrow. FREDERICK TURNER"
Thus ended the work of the general executive
board in this city.