Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-21


q. lou would not Join In the or ,
kill, the. " A. No, sir; would he e.
last man 30 do that. ~ "
2. Then /. We killlog OF the fireman an
engineer aud Ne other persons thar hsy
been mentioned vou condemn Al cor
slider Il heinous rime.
2. Tell me how the farmers In thi
ylciuiiy were affected w the strike. A
| 90 not know that In. farmers wer
enected by 1t. heard p>'ry little CON
pant. was At several p>,ints durlp
the strike Gllvcst'r, Sherman, Sealy.
heard very little about II. They .'eeme,
generally TO synpathi1e with the stri Sers
Y they " re put 20 considerable in
convenience A. Not much.
y Were the crops mainly In before
the strike began2 A. No sir; not n
this parti they were In Southern Texas
= Were they not then troubled In
getting seed aud other freights of tllS,
kindl A. do not know that have
heard of single instance.
Q DO you know Of any instance where
they were embarrassed In sh pping prop.
erty awayf A. No, sir.
Q But the sympathy with the strikers
you speak Of, that was largely sentiment.
al, was itp A. Yes sir; their sentiments
were with the strikers. | do not mean
by the farmers; all men; simply 60 a
general rule, from the persons heard.
Q Do you say you are opposed TO al
strikes? A. NV remark was was Oh.
posed to strikes on general principles
that is, will say this; believe that
strikes, so far as ultimate good is CON
cerned, are evils; sometimes they are
necessary. | believe the strike in 1885
was really necessary, but strikes, so far
as permanently benefting the working
men, believe they are failures. because
they are almost sure to be fought over
again.
Q. What Is the benefit, IL any, of this
striker A. | do not know Of any benefit
that has ensued now.
Q You know, do you not, that the
tradesmen, the dealers, the merchants,
the freighters and the railroads have
been largely injured by this striker A.
YES sir, they have been injured 10 some
extent.
q Now, do you not hold as a princi.
pie, that thu fund out OF which wages are
paid is made up largely of the freight
money paid for the carrying? A. Yes, sir,
| am satisfied OF that.
Q. Now, will you tell me why party
of men employed by the railroad and
paid out of this wage fund made up by
the freighters should strike and throw
the business OF all these people into con
fusion without any notice TO them or con-
sultation with them? A. Well, they take
it to be matter qf last resort.
q. Well, sir, ought there not to be a
notice of some period to all parties betorJ
strike should be inaugurated? A. an
sure that would be better.
Q. What are your ideas upon arbitra
tion2 a. Well think that with corpora
lions In their present conditions it woulC
end in failure.
q, You think that as they are now ad
iusted TO each other, the employees anc
employers, that they are able to arbltratt
A. They can arbitraie and keep contracts
that have been founded in arbitration.
q. Il there any method OF Cancellation
then, that would be effective? A. Not
uuder the eSisli1g institutions Of the
country believe not
Q. You have the general belief that al
these things are really out OF juinty A.
might say TO Il great extent, yes, sir
q. And they Inight be better If proper
ly managedp A. 1t seems, sir, the indus
trial system of the country is wrong.
Q, You told me you were knight o.
Labor? a. Yes, sir.
@. What is your official position? A
/ am master workman OF District rs, stat'
of Texas.
Q. VINO is your predecessor A. Il
IL. Golden.
BY Mr.. 0uthwalte;
Q. wish TO ask you whether in you
opinion that which is termed the Haye
agreement is definite and distinct enough
for there to be no question of difference
between employers aud employees as /,
its meanings In other words, was tina
agreement so clear and distinct that Their
should be no trouble In constituting 1t
A. Well, sir, do not know about that
don't know that have examined 1t.
Q. Is it not possible that there is rooT
for the two opposite constructions whicl
seem to have been given II? A. Yo
mean the Hayes agreement in 1857
q. Yes sir. A? Yes sir, | have N
idea but what both parties understood
know what you speak Of. .
Q. DO you think that both understoo
1t In the same way at the optsei? A.
do not suppose there was much disagree
ment about II; in fact, nothing Of tina
character grew out of it, II anytbiD
grew out Of 1t of that character, hav
no knowledge OF 1t, so far As my under
standing Of the contract goes.
Q. Is 1t your view, then, that there ha
been a willful violation Of 1t upon the on
side? A. Well, really what | know,
what have learned. Some OF it here e
day, some previously, that part OF this
agreement was not fulfilled by the Goul
Southwestern system. have heard tina
charge made time and again. Whether
is positively true or not, have no pos
tive knowledge. | heard men swear II
that is all know
O. Yon have not yourself examined th
contract, with the purpose OF determiI
ing whether 1t Is subject to the one col
struction or the otherS A. No, sir.
BY Mr.. Buchanan:
e. Where is your farmY A. In va
Zandt county.
O. How many acresI A. have tort
acres, aud about thirty In cultivation.
Q. Do you employ any help upon II
A. Yes Fir, have one man employed Il
wages.
O. How is the other employedr A.,
have the balance Of the land.
O. What wages do you pay that mar
A. SIS month and board.
O. How many hours does ne wori
IA. We'll II is hard 10 tell about tha
Some days he may work twelve, SON
eight, and some less.
o. What VIII 1t average during u
sulemer2 A. Well, do not Suppose
viii average more than ten hours.
O. la point OF fact do not the farmel
~ 'reyas work more than average OF Il