New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-15
DEBS STILL DEFIANT.
LITTLE LEFT OF THE STRIKE.
HE SAYS. THOUGH. THAT 1T WILL CON
TINUE SIX YEARS. IF NECESSARY.

SOVEREIGN WILL HELP But HIS PROMISES ARE
vAoUE-THE CHICAGO BUILDING TRADES
COUNCILS STRIKE ORDER REscrNDED-
swrrCIMEN AGAINST THE STRIKE
POSITION OF TIE PULLMAN
COMPANY ASSAULTS BY
STRIKERS
Chicago. July H.-Despite the failure OF the
Knights Of Labor to respond to Sovereigns ap-
peal the refusal OF the Federation OF Labor 10
call a strike. the action " the Chicago Building
Trades Council in resembling It's order for a
strike in this city, the position taken to-day by
the officers OF the Switchmens Association ana
| the obvious dis!ntegraton Of the strike every
where the A. Il. l.. leaders declare that the
strike is still on and tina, war against the cor
poratons will be waged to the end
The Railway Managers say that me Strike II
n thing OF the past. that many OF tneir Ola men
| are back at work and that they are hIhhg 'he
places Of others with men recruited IN other
| cities and sent here BY the carload. trains are
moving with something Ike their old-time regu-
larlty. Freight is being moved. but the conges-
ton is not entirely ended. Throughout the cl'y
| the trades-union men who were called out IN 'he
.,deavor 70 make the strike effective BY parayz-
/ fuP no
worI, in mos, cases. and their par, in the great
| strike was a. complete failure. the hnlghts oi
Labor. who were to have tied up large part OF
| -. United States at the word from General
| Master Workman Sovereign, failed to materlaI-
| ye United states troops st guard the Lake
Front and the state militia patrol the miles ot
railway tracks although there Is tax of de-
creasing the force
The Executive Committee Of the American RAIL
way Union me, at the Revere House little after
10 o'clock this morning and held prolonged ses-
sion Beside the members of the Doaru' t"r'e
rare nrescnt General Master Workman Sovereign
of the Knights of Labor: J. ID. Stevenson oi
Fast St Louis. H. and +. H. Ronemus. OF Ran
sas CITY. executive officers ot the Brotherhood ''
Railroad Carmen. and j. Bowie. OF Battle Creek
Mich grand ch.et of the brotherhood o' hai1-
,,. rr,ckn,en All of these orders agreed to go
out IN strike and to stand by the A. L. = j" '''
crit. ,o m. end 1t was resolved that. in View
| o., the rejection by the General Manaee's As
socation Of the American Railway Unions prop
oaition a muster Of all the forces rhou'u ~
once be mad and the strike vigorously prosecutor
x,,hou, regard 10 time or consequences six ne"
,,e, vcr. sent into the field TO work among the
douhtr,,l and hesltatlng. and as East as possible
members Of the Executive Board WI" 'o''o"
them The meeting authorized Debs 10 SEM 'ne
following dispatch to Chief Arthur OF the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers:
The newspaper. quote you as having ssSeG an m
ofeia osder (, your members requiring snein or 10
WON misht employ 1t is also reported to u.s. on
shat seems rcan,e authority. ths you "a, are ,hs am1
rev. ~ sIns posiiions vacated by the strikers IN
o,her words ma, YOU are We desire TO DO
70, no Injustice but wish to be advis-l Oh 'ne 49,
IL the We are now making h,s'Try nSronery n' An
-
| early answer will much oolse.
CHICAGO BUILDING TRADES STRIKE OFF.
The Building Trades Council. an organization
! r.nrasen,ing % coo Chicago worklngmen. met last
nirh,. There were l6O delegates at the meeting
/ and for nearly five hours they discussed the
s,rtk. Then n vote was taken. and the oraet IS
sued bv the organization. calling IT'S members OUT
last Tuesday. was almos, unanimously resclhde"'
| The strike 80 far az the Building Trades Coun-
eli ,s concerned. was thereby declared on NO
resolutions OF sympathy were adopted nor was
any sympathy expressed FOR the American haii-
WAY Union This action practically takes away
| the support OF the Chicago worklngmeh from
! Debs President Ryan said aherward tha' 'e"
| members had obeyed the call on TUESDAY y-oh''
| IN. ,,nn.rr painters and bridge men. lie did not
think the employers had filled the places oi any
., tho strikers. and believed all would be able 10
, ,h.tr ,ohs again without any trouble.
H. Executive Council OF the Federation OF
Labor met nj the Briggs House to-day and acted
| -, routine business As far as the Federation is
orc.rreA n Ia out OF the railway strike for good
President Gompers. when asked about the re-
fusel Of the railway managers TO entertain peos
proposition. said to-day
T regret IL very much II was bad for the, ne raii- ~
ways bad for the men ana na ior ,ct .e on the ac-
lion taken by the Federation In oec""'"s u VI
der general strike .
when Mr.. Sovereign cane from the conference
n, the labor leaders to-day he was asked wha'
the Knights OF Labor lad decided to do. lie
answered: - =, o,,r
II was decided that we SHOULD do all tn n,vbi our
power to help the strike, but that ,n no rsmeved
should be .eene Of battle that their coming out
would serve S no IS.eSG'e For 5ff
9ns musi s De a. r. IT, and railroad strike
haxs qs s. gained fns By
men out In Chicago we shall s,anu py cyhr . points
to IA, man; ha coed dId out from The knights OF La
bor will support the A. IL. L. s'r'Ne !" e'''' 'O'''
BILE way. ~
THE svrTcuMENs REPLY TO DEBs
Tho suttchmen's Union leaders. at meeting
held to-day. adopted the following;
whar.os We the Grand Board OF Directors OF
the Switchmens Mutual Aid Association o, Nor,n
America. new assembled 6r AT ,ns nns,on in the pend
ing strike OF the American RAILWAY unn1h' arr
Whereas. our Grand Master, mr,e hu, beii that ali
d,d NOT countenance the same put hei9 aooa I'M
momhers u,a Of the Switchmens Mutual Ald ASssocra
ton be governed by our CONSTITUTIONS DE IT, N'ee
fore z. =. l. Aha ss,ae NJ this body the
Grand Board OF Directors asse',peu, , ~ ~ thn said
dorse our Grand Master In his ACTON III 'ne 9'''
strike. .,,.p,r 70 McARTUY Chairman;
JAMES y. SHERIDAN,
W C. MLEAN.
W. - " Board OF Directors.
Tn speech last night Debs had said:
| NJ heart goes forth In these times to the SWITCH
~ ,S az tho brayest and most loyal men tnat VOTE
ncn nn W he snltchmen have more thaT