Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-10
ILLINOIS,.
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CHICAGO. July 9.-The war cloud which has overhung this city and this land Tor the past ten days shows distinct signs Of lltt- ing. Instead of stories of additional rail road tie-ups at various points throughout the country, today's dispatches, almost without exception, bring advices of strikers returning to work and an increased re- euii. ption Of traffic, amounting ln some places toa-return to normal conditions. The day in Chica6o>ass- passed without serious conflict between the rio.oTa and the armed forces now on duty here. --
 The feature of the day has been the ac- ton early this morning, after an all night session, of the federated trades unions In Chicago in deciding to call out all classes of labor on Tuesday afternoon at clock unless George M. Pullman should have agreed before the meridian of that day to settle the differences between his company and his striking employees by arbitration or otherwise.
 GENERAL WALK OUT POSTPONED.
 For reasons not known to the pubic Knights of Labor and his advisers subse- quently decided to postpone the general walk-out which they proposed to infiict upon the business of Chicago until o'clock Wednesday morning.
 GoMPERs TO GO TO CHICAGO.
 Late this evening, however, the an nouncement was made that President Sam uel Gompers of the American Federation Of Labor had called a meeting of the executive committee of that organization to be held in this city on Thursday, and that he would leave New York for Chicago tomor- row evening. In view of this it is not be- leved that the federated trades or Chicago will take preciptate action before consul tation. President Gompers says 1t will be impossible to decide on line of action to be pursued before Thursday, and probably if it should be finally resolved to declare general strike of all these combined forces it could not be put into effect before Friday morning.
 In this connection the interesting ques- tion arises whether or not, if President Gompers allows himself to be hauled from New York to Chicago by non union engl- neers and firemen, his visit will be of any particular profit. One labor leader in Chi cago said today that if he did so he might as well stay in New York.
 NOT so SERIOUS A WALK OUT.
 Another feature to be noted in connec- ton with the meeting of Chicago's feder- ated labor is the fact which was developed that there was in the meeting large and influential conservative element, whose action had practically blocked the plans of the more hot headed leaders, until the lat ter, in the excitement consequent upon the reading of President Cleveland's B proclama- tion, were enabled to stampede them and carry the strike resolution. Therefore there is reason to believe that even if the order for a general strike finally goes forth, many of those to whom 1t IS directed VIII decline to obey it. So that with the men already made idle by the effect of the tie up, the walkout will not be nearly 80 im- portant as anticipated by the leaders. What effect, if any, the action of President Wickes of the Pullman Car company this morning in refusing in the most positive manner to even meet a committee to con slider the question of arbitration will have upon the final decision of the labor leaders | and their followers remains to be seen. NOTHING TO ARBIrRATE. At D. m. joint committee of the city | council and of the federated trades unions called on Mr. Wickes and asked him to consent to the appointment of five citizens, whose position should not be those of arbi- | trators, but to determine whether or not the Pullman company has anything to ar | bitrate. The committee as proposed was | to consist of two citizens chosen by the Pullman company, two by the circuit l court judges and one by these four. MT. | Wickes stated at the outset that arbitration | was impossible, but listened while Alder | man McGillen, chairman of the committee, l talked of the gravity of the situation and | urged that the company take steps looking l to an amicable settlement of the strike. At l the close of inc interview MT. Wickes re- tired with his attorney, and returning after brief consultation declared that the company could not receive the proposed | committee. Alderman McGillen again l urged that the company receive the com l mitee, and intimated that corporation | which derived such benefit from the gov, | ernment as the Pullman company should | be willing to make some concessions for ] the welfare of the city and state. "We have nothing to arbitrate," MT. | Wickes replied. "We cannot receive such
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 SITUATION GREATLY IMPROVED. Touching the situation in general It may | said that in Chicago the roads were all do- | ing better than on any previous day since | the strike began. Passenger trains were | moving with more or less regularity. and | freight has been cared for with good re- | suits.
 At St. Louis, Kansas City and Denver it
 was reported that railroad business had | about returned to normal conditions. | Nashville also reported an improvement. About the only points at which the strike managers showed any gains were h the | partial walkout of fremen at Fort Scott, | Ks. the freight men on the Kanawha and l Michigan at Charleston, W. Va., and the l strike of the American Railway union men
 on the Big Four at Mattoon. It will be
 thus seen at the leading railroad centers | the strikers have made perceptible losses, | while their gains are at comparatively un- | important points.
 Regulations which prevailed in the gov
 ernment building today were near ap- 1 proach to martial law. Deputy marshalS | were stationed on every floor, and every body was challenged who could not show
 that he had business in the building.
 DEBS AGAIN TALKS. 1 SAYS REIMBURSEMENT OF WAGES WILL BE USED AS A SETTLER.
 l CHICAGO, July 9.-It has been reported | that it is the intention of the American
 Railway union to force settlement of [ e
 wage question on all railroads where tho y
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