Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-05
DECLINES TO ARBITRATE

p. C. Knox Refuses to Accept Service for
the Carnegie Company in the Arbltra-
ton Proceedings - Not Responsible,
Either, for the Ptnkerton Detectives.
The Carnegie Iron and Steel Company
will not pay any attention the arbitration
proceedings instituted by Attorney Bren-
men. Yesterday the latter's clerk under
took to serve the papers in the case on ?.
c. Knox, the lawyer for the firm. Mr..
Knox told the young man that he was
neither the plaintiff nor the defendant, and
he would have nothing to do with it. The
clerk was half scared and reported to Mr.
Bremen. The County Chairman said that
the papers would be served on Mr.. Knox,
and if he wasn't the attorney for the Car
negies he didn't know who was. Mr.. Bren-
men added that he couldn't say anything
more on the subject. If the iron firm re-
fuses to arbitrate then the onus will be on
the company and not on the men.
Mr.. Knox, in stating the position of the
company, said: 1--WE do not propose to
take any notice of the arbitration proceed
ings The act is not compulsory, and has
nothing to do with us. Now, what could
be accomplished?
Eoth Sides Must Agree to Arbitrate.
stFirst both sides must agree before the
court can appoint an arbiter. and then after
the arbitration is made both sides must
agree again to carry it into execution. They
are running their works in their own way
and have plenty of men. They tried to
deal with the Amalgamated people and
failed Then they made an effort to negoti-
ate with the men which also resulted in
failure, and now they are running the
works with other employees that have been
hired The firm has done all it can."
Chow about the Pinkertons? Will they
surrender"
81 don't know about that. We are not
responsible for them. Fred Primer, one of
the detectives, was in town to-day, and we
told him to surrender. He did so, and is
now in Jail, but will be bailed out in the
morning. 1 am not posted about the others.
With such men as the Pinkerton brothers,
what would be the sensible view to take?
Is extradition necessary? Well, my opin-
ion is that when the Pinkertons are wanted
to answer a charge, they will surrender
themselves"
Will Deliver Up the Pinkertons.
Captain E Y. Breck spoke in the same
vein. He has promised to deliver the
Pinkerton men. Attorney Bremen said he
did not know what steps were being taken
to arrest the Pinkerton brothers, Bob and
Bill. He hadn't heard that constable had
been sent after them. John f. Cox stated
that he took Captain Breck at his word,
and would walt for the Pinkertons to be
delivered. If they don't appear e1tradition
papers will be obtained, but he does not
think they will be put to this trouble.
Concerning arbitration, Mr. Cox said if
the iron firm refused to take any part in
the proceedings that nothing could be done
in that line. The men are willing to have
the trouble settled in this way. ga great
deal has been said," he continued, ''about
compulsory arbitration and the subject will,
no doubt, be agitated between now and the
meeting of the Legislature. The only way
it can be made effective, so far as 1 can see,
is through State license, or at the time of
issuing the charter stipulation to this
effect could be made. 1t is a question
whether this would not be restricting trade
and therefore unconstitutional"