Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-22
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. COULD AND THE KNIGHTS. Testimony Before The Labor
 Committee. ANOTHER TIE UP IN NEW YORK. No Freight Moving By Lake
 Shore. JUDGE BlRDSALL IN LUCK. Edmunds And HOar And
 The Veterans.
JUDGE BIRDsALL IN LUCK.

| THE STRIKE ON GOULD,S ROAGS. | McDowen Tells the Labor Conn l nittee of the Efforts to Make a l settlement With Gould.
 | WASHINGTON, April 21.-Mr. Wm. o. Mc- | Dowell of New Jersey, member of the
 Knights of Labor. was the first witness
 amined to-day by the Labor committee. He l stated that he was interested in various en- l terprises in his State and was active busi-
 ness man. The object of the Knights of
 Labor as an organization was to elevate the | condition of the laboring man, to bring him | in close contact with the proprietor and to | make him a proprietor. Referring to the
 conference of the Knights of Labor with MT. | Gould in regard to the present labor trou- | bles, MT. Mcdowell read copies of the letters which were sent to MT. Gould on the sub | ject, the first one being dated March 27 last. l On that day the witness called on MT. Gould | to propose arbitration of the difficulties on | the Missouri-Pacifc. MT. Gould was | not in his office and the conference | was with his son. Witness carried
 letter which had been fully published ,propos 1 ing plan of arbitration. Witness did not 1 have the original letter, but General Swayne, counsel for MT. Gould, was present and fur l nished the letter. The reply of MT. Gould
 was read. It has also been fully published,
 as also the letter of MT. Powderly in reply. The witness then detailed the conference he and MT. Powderly had with Mir. Gould. The latter frequently expressed himself in favor of arbitration of labor differences and wrote telegram to be sent to Mir. Hoxie in which H. clN1a 1Ni trating the differences. Witness suggested that the substance of the telegram be written in the form of a letter to- MT. Pow derly so that it could be given to the press that night and upon which an order would be issued for the men to go to work. MT. Gould complied and the witness read the original letter in MT. Gould's own handwrit- ing. Next morning witness saw MT. Gould and continued the conversation about arbi- tration Judge John s. Dillon, attorney for Gould was present and asked MT. Gould to not sign the articles for arbitration until he (Mr Dillop) returned from Boston. Later in the day witness saw MT. Gould again and the latter said he had received telegram from St. Louis informing him that there was something wrong about the settle ment of the difficulties and the resump- ton of work 'fHere," said the witness, 'is where MT. Gould began hair-splitting." Mir
 Gould said he would correspond with MT Powderly, to which witness inquired if he (Gould) meant to refuse to arbitrate. A meeting was held the next day by arrange ment ''Mr. Gould's stenographer made verbal report of that meeting," said the witness, land it has since been published. It seems to be a very correct report of the procsedings" The answer to MT. Gould's telegram to Hoxie with reference to arbitra- ton was, in the opinion of witness, frankly rebellious." Witness read num- Der of telegrams between Messrs. Hoxie and Hopkins which indicated a willingness to ar bitrate the differences, but the Gould peo- pie refused finally to execute the promises made in that direction. It was believed by the representatives of the Knights of Labor that arbitration had been fully agreed on up to the time they went to St. Louis to act upon the supposed agreement. A second attempt was made at arbitration after the first failed. This was subsequently to the withdrawal of the order the 29th of March to go to work which was issued on the 18th. The letter of instructions from Mr. Powderly to witness inviting a half hours interview with MT. Gould in second effort to secure arbitration mentioned that Mir Cyrus w. Field had consented to act as mediator, and that the writer had heard that Mr. Hoxie had expressed himself strongly against being dictated to- The letter sug- gested that MT. Gould should relieve MT. Hoxie of the settlement of the trouble Witness and MT. Field prepared a letter setting forth that Messrs. Gould and Pow derly had agreed upon arbitration, and sug gested that contract be entered into be- tween those gentlemen. The letter MT. Field took to MT. Gould, who said that the strike was practically over, and there the matter ended. The strike was not. however, at an end, the witness said; any settlement that fails to carry with it good will is not a complete set clement, as it leaves running sore. There ia mt a settlement of any kind vet
 MT. Powderly was recalled and gave his tory of the organization of the Knights of Labor It was started in Philadelphia in 1869, secret order the name not to be mentioned outside of the meeting room. Every department of industry was to be represented. Women and colored men are eligible to membership. Bankers, lawyers and liquor dealers only were excluded. One assembly contained already 1, 300 women and was conducted in model way. He did not think the total membership at present ex- ceeded 500,000-
 This closed the examination for the day and MT. Powderly, who had expressed de- sire to return to his home, was told he could do so, but that if the committee wanted him again they would summon him. At o'clock the committee went into executive session and then adjourned until tomorrow, when it is expected MT. Gould will appear and be examined.
 Annther Foalish Strika