The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
A. R. j. STRIKE
WELL over,
II Is Practically Declared OF
by President DebS
To-Day.
MEN HURRY|NG BACK TO WORK
1t Is Only Asked that Employees
Not Accused Of Crime
May Return.
MANAGERS TO ACT TOMORROW.
Question of the Union Not TO En-.
ter Into tho Final
SettI ment.
Especial 10 The Evening T'orld.)

CHICAGO. July 1a.-Presiden. Debs
has declared off the great strike Of the
American Railway Union against the
railroads. The tight in the future will
be against the Pullman Company alone.
This order was given at $50 o'clock this
morning.
President De5s Immediately after
made the following statement for pub
iication:
In view of the enormous proportions
which this trouble has assumed and
| the Inconvenience 1t Is causing the
| public. the Board OF Directors Of the
| American Railway Union has decided TO
end the strike against the railroads
and make to the General Managers y
proposition to t1ke back all the men
| Who went out"
That proposition, Mr.. Dcbs expects.
VIII be readily accepted by the railroad
manng gers, as it viii restore their lines
to a condition in which they can re-
sumo business and gather in the reve-
nues which during the past weeks have
been almost entirely shut of.
In fact, the managers on most of the
roads have already shown themselves
tolerant towards their striking employ
| ces, and have been glad to take them
| uacl; whenever they declared a willing
| ness to come.
| This action On the part OF the directors
OF the 4. r. L. was evidently not the
result Of the conference with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor at the Briggs
House, for when President Gompers. of
the Federation. and number of other
prominent labor leaders were informed O;
It they were inclined to disercdi, the
report.
It is believed that the decision Of Pres.
ident Cleveland to appoint n commission
to arbitrate the Pullman strike is one o.
! the reasons for calling on the A. II. U.
| boycott.
Another is that the railroads axe rap
idly getting into shape to handle their
business. and that a great many v,
L. men are deserving that organization.
The number OF men who are now cut
| in ali the trades is estimated at between
| " COZ and 25,01o. This action of the A. X.
! L. directors means, of course. that the
contemplated strike of the allied trades
| will not be ordered. for the present. at
least.
withdrawn from Chicago. that the riots
in the stock-yards and Kensington re-
| sions will cease, and that the business
of the city will resume it's normal
course.
| Unfortunately, the general managers
adjourned at Ills O'clock for the day.
! They said they had no information that
! there was to be a conference with Debs
and his party.
| President GOmpers said at noon that
at conference between himself. Debs
and Sovereign. last night. it was decided
that, II the general managers did not
accept the proposition, he should order
out the American Fedora ton of Labor.
! LATEE,- is comforting with the
General Managers, presenting the propo-
/ sitlon for reinstatement signed by him
self and Sovereign. He said il the propd,.
sition was rejected by the Managers,
the strike would probably be declared
of anyhow. This would, however, be-.
decided by the Board of Directors OF the
A. r. L.
1890 p. N. The general managers will
consider Dehs's proposition Tomorrow
morning, -,
The managers treat with the Mayor.
Sut will not recognize Debs.
| Mayor Hopkins, on being asked the
| Continued Oh Tkird Rgs)