The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-12

Chicago. July 11.-speaking of the
situation. Mayor Hopkins this after
noon said:
I'VE have affairs we'll in hand. We
have riot, disorder and lawlessness
stamped out The railroads are run
ming, and peace and good order pre-
vail. With regard to the alleged
general strike, [ have heard nothing
of it, and so far as 1 know there has
not been any strike among the allied
labor unions
Mr.. Sovereign today could give no
definite information as to the progress
of the strike. He had seen nothing to
discourage him.
1t cannont be expected he said,
that d million men in all parts of the
country are going to drop their tools at
the drop Of the hat. There is no hair
trigger mechanism about our organiZa-
ton. Action is taken with elaboration,
and this case is no exception to the
rule.
There is nothing mandatory in our
order No power is vested in any Off
Ger or set of officers to arbitrarily
command the knights to strike. That
is not the way to do business But
anyone who understands the inside
workings of the order and knows the
obligation the members take viii real
lie that appeal has force. Subordinate
assemblies of knights will take their
time, and there can be no doubt as to
what action viii be reached by the end
of the week. One million worl1men will
lay down their tools and quit work
pending the settlement of this ques-
ton
President Debs said today he had IS
sued no further orders, and expected to
issue none.
Debs Backing Down.
1.-THE matter is entirely out of my
hands now," he said, land 1 have moth
ing more to say. The leaders in the
labor organizations have ordered a
strike, not at my request, and they are
handling the affair. That the general
strike will be successful, 1 have no
doubt. It makes no difference if the
railroads can run trains, for they will
have no freight to carry with the gem
eral tie-up of business in effect"
People are looking forward with very
great interest to the meeting of the la
Dor leaders to be held here tomorrow
at the request of Samuel Gompers,
president Of the federation.
The situation at Pullman today was
practically what it has been for several
days-one Of waiting. The population
is nervous and apprehensive. Twelve
hundred soldiers are expected to be on
duty tonight.
when advised of the rumor that the for
nler employees of the Pullman company
desired to return to work, that it was
news to him: but that the company
would consider any applications on
their merits. No applications from
other employees had yet been received.
1t is reported that when the federal
nd r.
of the American Railway union, it will
begin an inquiry into the policy and
methods of the General Manag gers asso-
citation. Among the leaders of the work
ingnten, the charge has been made
openly and repeatedly that the obstruc-
ton of United States mails and the in
TerruptiOn Of interstate commerce were
due quite as much to the general man.
ayers as TO the American Railway
union. It has been alleged that the
managers agreed that no trains should
be run on any of the roads until all had
gained their points in dispute with the
men.
No Favor VIII he Shown.
This was done, it is charged, to hold
back such companies as showed an in
clination to treat with employees and
bring about a resumption of traffic on
their lines. 1t is asserted by the men
that they can prove that kilograms
were sent out from the General Man
ayers association ordering certain lines
to send out no trains till designated
scheme had been accomplished All
this. the men insist, is as clear a case of
conspiracy on the part Of the general
managers as the acts of Debs and his
associates.
Judges Grosscup and Mnchrist have
said that justice win be meted out i'm
partially to all violators of the federal
statutes.
No more men will he brought to Chi
eago by the General Managers associa-
ton to take the places of strikers. Cen
eral Manager Egan said today:
Early last week the General Man
ayers association engaged 2,5o0 compe-
tent men in az departments of railroad
ing and has distributed them among
the various roads. In addition to this.
the roads have themselves engaged
many and brought them here direct
from the east Fully 1000 men have
taken the places Of railroad strikers in
Chicago. There are still plenty of ap-
plicants for work and the roads have no
difficulty in supplying all the vacancies
caused by the strike"
Under heavy military guard what has
been known as The "hoodoo" train about
the stockyards since The strike began
was successfully moved today. / waE
train of thirty ca:s loaded with e. tile.
Six cars Of the STOCK were billed to
Hammond and twenty four cars TO New
York. This is The fourth lime The train
has been loaded with thase cattie : nee
the strike began, an6 it is the same
train that was taken cut by the United
States troops as ear as the Fort Wayne
tracks last Thurs lay ard then had 10
come back because Of distinctions
The military force guarding the gov
eminent buildings were strengthened
today. A HotchlSiss field gun, its muz-
zle pierced by eight small bores, was
trained to command the approaches.
Judge Grosscup said when questioned
on the subject:
Il have no doubt that when the grand
jury shall have finished the peculiar
matter il is now investigating. it will
turn its attention to others who may
have violated the law. Tt will widen
its scope of inquiry so as to include all
persons who may have interfered with
or INSTRUCTED interstate commerce or
the United States mails in any way or
by any means"
viii you give the grand jury addi-
flonal instructions on that point?"
cannot discuss that point now.