Huntsville gazette., 1894-07-14
OFF ON ONE CONDITION
If the Strikers Are Allowed to
Return to Work.
A PROPOSITION TO THE ROADS.


ed in a Proposition to the General
Managers-They Do Not Feel Author
lied to Act for the Roads IN the Mat
ter, and Thus 1t Stands.
CHICAGO, July 13.-At 9 O'Clock a. m.
President Debs called a meeting of his
directory at the Revere house, and for
half an hour the strike leaders were in
close conference When the doors of
the council chambers We're unlocked,
Debs announced calmly that he had off.
cially declared the strike off, but assert
ed that he would make no statement
until after he went to the general man
ayers.
1t was generally understood, however,
that the fact that the conference OF the
Federation of Labor gave no promise of
material aid in settling the strike, and
assurances from Washington that gov
ernment arbitration would be enforced
were the cause of the unexpected action
on the part Of the strike managers.
After President Debs had made the
announcement at the American Railway
his Office TO call upon the General Man
ayers association. He said he would
submit proposition asking them to
take back all striking employees.
The strike, IL was asserted, would thus
revert 10 its original status, rs q struggle
between the Pullman company and its
employees. Before seeing the general
managers, Debs declined to make any
statement IS to his reasons for calling off
the strike
Gompers' Statement.
Gompers said at noon TO a reporter for
the Chicago Post, that during the eve
ming he, Debs and Sovereign, had held
a long conference over a proposition
which was to be submitted to the Gen
eral Manager association, and it was
then agreed in case the railway mana
gers should refuse to reinstate all the
striking employees who We're free from
criminal charges, then Gonpers should
issue general order calling out all the
members Of the National Federation Of
Labor throughout the United States.
Sovereign Claims a Victory.
A reporter saw J. B. Sovereign at 10
o'clock. Papers to call the strike off
were all drawn up yesterday" he said.
They contained two provisions. First,
that there should be arbitration: and
second, that all striking employees, cx-
cept those charged with crime, should
be taken back by the employers.
81 have not seen DehS yet" said Mn
Sovereign, "but as arbitration has been
secured, and as that was what we want
al ,a%o l. ~ =.
labor. Debs has done Just right As
soon as see him I shall !, sac an order
calling off the knights Of Labor strike, :"
Going to See the Managers.
At 11:l5 Debs, Sovereign and Howard
conferred with Mayor Hopkins. 1t
is said a proposition will be made to the
General Managers association through
the mayor declaring the strike off, pro
vided all striking employees are reinstat-
ed.
At 11:20 a. IN. the mayor agreed 70 the
proposition, and with Sovereign Dabs,
and Howard started for the General Man
ayers association headquarters to present
the proposition TO the general managers
The proposition Of Debs to call the
strike off on certain conditions was pre-
beuttu ny Mdy OT 11Ophl1S 70 Ch'iIlllitn
St. John and General Manager Egln, Of
the General Managers association. VINO
said they would call meeting of the
association as soon as possible to consider
the proposition.
Mr.. st. John was Of the opinion, how
ever, that the matter was one for each
railroad to settle for itself, and that the
association, as whole, would not act
on it.
Debs' Brother Denies 1t.
Theodore Debs, brother of President
Debs, was seen by a reporter just before
1920 a. III. Theodore Debs said there
was no truth III the statement that the
strike had been declared off by his
brother
Grosscup VIII Go Farther.