Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-19
THE GREAT STRIKE
Bids Fair TO Continue with In.
creased Bitterness,

Bids Fair to Con tinue with In.
creased Bitterness,
| By Reason OF the General Managers As
sOciation Declining to COnsifie.
| Any Proposition From. the
| Railway Union Leaders.
CHICAGO, July 13.-Eugene V. Debs
| who ordered the great railway strike.
made one more Intellectual attempt
| looking to a settlement to-day. He
| drew up formal proposition to the
general managers agreeing to have the
| men return to work at once provided
sitions without prejudice. He made
an exception in the case of any man
who has been convicted of crime, but
| offered to have all others go back i'm
mediately. He said that the PROPOSE
| ton was inspired by desire to sub
serve the public good, as the strike,
small and unimportant in its incep-
ton, has extended until lit now in
wolves or threatens not only every pub
lie interest but the security and pros
pcrity of our common country.
This proposition was signed by Debs,
Howard and keliher, the principal Off
GERS of the American Railway union.
] It was taken for them by Mayor HOP
l1inS to the General Managers associa-
ton. The association was not in ses-
sion. but after the individual members
had been consulted, it was returned tC
Mayor Hopkins without answer, and
with the information that no cOmmu-
nication whatever from Debs, Howard
and keliher could be received or consid-
cred by the managers association.
This action of the strike leaders was
taken. they claim, not because of i'm
pending defeat. but in order that they
should be in harmony with the sugges-
ton President Cleveland made in an
nouncing that he would appoint a
commission on arbitration.
The refusal Of the general managers
to even consider the proposition which
would necessitate the dismissal of all
men engaged to fill the strikers places
and would place them again in the
power OF the organization which had
paralyzed their lines for days, was
decided setback to the union.
Following it came the result of the
two days deliberations of the confer
ence of labor leaders called by Samuel
Gompers. of the American Federation
of Labor. The leaders of all the big
organizations, outside of the American
Railway union and the Knights of La
Dor. decided not to involve the men
they represent in any local or general
strike. They expressed sympathy
with the Pullman employees, but de-
clared a strike at this time of general
business depression an act of folly.
Early in the day the action of Presi-
dent Cleveland had been hailed by the
la bor men Us a victory for organized
worEingmen, as they claim to have
tor of tie principle of arbitration by
the president of the United States.
The great strike had been ordered for
the reason that the Pullman company
refused arbitration with its employees,
and now the national government,
which had been bitterly denounced for
sending federal troops to the aid of
railroad corporations, had officially de-
clared for arbitration. The strike lead
ers then looked for settlement.
The failure of their mode of settle
ment leaves them only unconditional
surrender or fight to the bitter end.
They choose the latter and claim the
strike is on as strong as ever in spite
of what the railway managers say.
They claim to be able to make it still
more effective here and declare that
to-day's action of the managers will
solidify their men who are out and
send out many who have been unde-
cided.
Meetings were held tonight in half
dozen halls and strong talk was in
dulged in. Danger of resort to vio-
lence by some OF the more excitable of
the strikers or their sympathizers still
exists.
A change in the methods of the fed
eral troops on duty at the subtreasury
indicates apprehension among those in
authority. The guard line was to-day
extended into the street, and no one
was allowed on the sidewalk adjacent
to the building.
The railways operated their princi-
pal passenger trains to-day as they
have been doing for several days past.
and moved some freight. No change
was made in the national and state
troops guarding the lines, but United
States Marshal Arnold began reducing
his force of deputies.
Judge Grosscup gave the federal
grand jury additional instructions to-
day, advising them that in case evil
dence was presented showing that the
mails were delayed and interstate COM
merce interfered with, as result of an
agreement by railway officials or 9TH
ers in order to create public sympathy,
it constituted a conspiracy, and no
matter how high in position the indi.
viduals may be they are not exemp:
from indictment and trial. ThiI
charge is supposed to be the re.
suit of statements made By strike
leaders, which have been published,
accusing the General Managers asso-
citation of entering into a conspiracy
and refusing to remove trains without
Pullmans. So far as can be learned.
the evidence which the attorneys of
the American Railway union claim to
have has not yet been presented to the
grand jury.
The labor leaders We're isappointed
in the obduracy of their opponeu is,
and now propose to make the com.
promise through Mayor Hopkins OF