The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-07-06
WILL Be CIVIL WAR
President Debs Declares It, if the
Troops Fire a Voney.
The CONDlII0y CT TIE TROUBLES.
The Managers on the Other Hand Declare
They Will Yield Not One Iota-The
Situation Grows Desperately
Serious Each Day.

CnIcAeo, July 6.-President Debs
! of the American Railway Union is
quoted this morning as saying: The
first shot fired by the regular soldiers at
the mobs here will be the signal for a
civil war. l believe this as firmly as l
believe in the ultimate success of our
course. Bloodshed will follow and
ninety per cent. Of h people
of the United States will be ar
rayed against the other ten per cent.
! would not care to be arrayed against
the 4aboring people in the contest or
myself out Of the ranks of labor when
the struggle ended. l do not say this
as an alarmist, but calmly and thought
fully.
1T is unfortunate hat the conditions
have became such as to force the labor
ing people into active resistance to the
entertainments upon their personal
rights. but it is a corporation greed and
vARCE alone that has brought US to the
verge OF a revolution. If blood is shed
in this struggle. it will be the managers
of the officials who are misled by them
who are to blame. Matters have been
working 70 lIIIS CIIILldAs anu uLIASoS
something is speedily done l look to see
the country plunged into a desperate
struggle from which labor will rise vic
tOrious and the American labOrer will
be once more placed upon his just and
rightful throne as d free man.
Yes, | certainly feel the response
biIity resting upon me in this struggle,
and it is but natural hat should have
an anxiety as to what may prove the
final result, which cannot but be in IL
favor. But we cannot recede. A con-
cession on~our part would mean the alb
solute ~enslavement of the American
-vorkingman and his complete and ut
ter degradation for all time to come
Ard | would rather be dead than live to
see or experience such a fate. No, it is
impossible to think of ~receding.
Yes. | do believe there is a chance to
bring about a settlement Of the trouble
before the final struggle is on. | think
there is a probability that the trouble
may be averted. 1t rests solely with
others than us to bring it about, how
ever. One thing is certain, the general
manager must and shall succumb.
"A million of men stand ready to quit
work and unite in the struggle for JUS
tice and liberty whenever called upon
to do so. | do not believe that a settle
ment will be effected within a few days.
We stand ready to meet the managers
and want to meet them. We will meet
Mr.. Pullman and see hat a satisfactory
settlement between he and his men is
brought about of course on terms &C
ceptable to Pullman employees"
President Debs said further that the
company with vice-president Howard
and director William Burns, who have
been selected to act for the board,
will call upon Mayor Hopkins at the
~latter's request at II o'clock today, when
it is expected to meet with the council
committee and in all probability with
representatives of the general mana
gers association. AS yet the union Of
fcials are not looking upon the meeting
as anything but one called in order to
meet the council committee, and not
until the managers are present will any
other view be taken.