Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31

Investigation disproved the existence Of
any such syndicate. The senatorial tnvss-
tiHation ais. failed 10 nnd that the sugar
trust hNd dictated the changes or that
they hal bsan made IN return for eontr'bu-
tiobs ~ wan charged that certain henas
tors bad used THEFT knowisdas 10 leglaia.
tors 10 spsduIale IN sugar, but nothing
eilmlnal was disclosed IN the inveatiAa.
Ton. number ~ witnesses refused 10
answer es"tAln questions, and their oHHes
ero now w tho aour,a on July the bill
nhally passed thu Senate ny ~ ~ NJ. n
e,rlot parry vote, excepting Mr.. i'm OF
New York., who voted with the repuhii.
oars, Hsnhtor PETER, popuilst, voted also
with the republicans, Cnder thu MCKINLEY
law tho aye,ass rate Of duty IL A',bs per
cent IN tina Wilson bill as II passed Tho
House The aVerase was a56a A. u came
from tho hanate nnanoa committee u was
hi,h 40 II titaIy passed tho senate II
was about w por cent The dutie5 on
wooiens are reduced more than one-haif
from the Mckinley rates, IN oottons, nearly
Bo per cent, metals, nearly One-tnird, In
earthen ware and glass. about one-hfth;
agricultural duties are cut more than
quarter; Oh linens ana other products or
max and hemp. nearly ~ per cont; silk,
about one-seyeath. and tho rates on gloves.
boots and shoes, buttons and other sun
dries. neatly one-ffth.
For the first time In thrty-four years the
democratic party mas succeeded In giving
the country new law for customs duties,
The House refused to accept thu bill as
amended by tho Senate. and the Semitic re-
fused TO rcccde. For several weeks the
conferees tried to agree, but In vain, and
finally reported to their respective houses.
Meanwhile a bonb-shell was exploded on
July ~, when Representative Wilson read
to the House a letter from the President
enphatically condemning the bill as passed
by the Senate as an act of party periidy
and party dishonor." This famed the feel
ing between the houses to white heat, and
the Representatives voted to stand By their
bill. The Senate was just as f1rm Finally,
on August ID, the House democrats decided
to yield as otherwise there would be no
tariff legislation. and the Representatives
feared the result of the elections In such
an event. The House by 1s2 to 100 agreed
to tho Senate amendments. Without adj
jcurning the House then passed four meas
ures, called pop gun bills" putting sugar,
iron ore, coal and barbed wire on the free
list These have since been buried by the
Senate. Secretary Carlisle having declared
that their passage would cause a deficiency
of $3O,OO0,OOD. The President allowed the
bill to become law without his signature.
Debs' Sympathetic Strike.
One of the fiercest conflicts that has
ever occurred I'm the industrial field Of the
United States was begun on June &c at
Chicago. when the executive board of the
American Railway Union issued en- order
that no Pullman cars should be handled
by union trpchmen or switchmen on any
road The Pullman Car Company, owing
to reduced receipts, had notified its work
men that either q reduction In wages or
the closing of It's works was necessary.
The workmen accepted q reduction of "a
to ~ or ~ per cent. with the promise or
restoration to old rates when business I'm
proved Their demand IN May for re-
turn to the old rate WAS refused hy the
company OH the ground that ears were bs-
Ing then made ~ a loss The msh pointed
10 the fact thpt the usual quarterly hiNia
dend wa paid ahi 90 May ~ hWh eihs
All, fam f.T Ia a..
pitueh Thsn The company decided a. close
i,s works then ths American Hallway
linien decided ~ step ~ u demanded
that ths company submit ths differences
with iis NoiIman io afbitiaiion Tht
eutnpaHy fHttiisd that N had nuihns ~
htiiltste. Finally 80 iuna ~ The hoy 7o't
rns ietinisi on al Pullman eaiHl WIN at'
dsia ~ heHin eH the lllinuis central fHHhi
AL ts sstehi ~ all bthst tHatls usihH The
pulman pafA. " Waa hHnNH 80 \ "Al,,is
tathetie AitihH" ths reihih4A heinH sailed
W siinrs thtfs With ilia pNli,Hah Woth Wei'i
ths Gilelt belize ~ stop The iiAa ~ fHil-
nan fafA uhill ihs fuliihah lihinitaiiF
shGnit consent W Aflltiaiiuht Thee vas
also threat ~ calling uul, hll ihH trades
~ he papRtrFi 80 Iuha ~ President iirhs
~ The American Hallway tniHh pi9hprisi
90 dsrhTa his faTHai hnPppii 90 tbs tWti=
tEtta reads funHlhs eui ~ thlpashr hHt
all ~ these reads Used pullman 1atsl hH'
all belonged ~ me thinaEu Hnhtrti Man
ayers Association, Nhpss object was ~
pIatfGt the roads,
The strike saaH generated whence Riot
Gus assamhlagHs ~ strikers ana thnr syia-
pathi4ari were held a. various ppints an
railroad property Ia fhioBHp aHd near
there, on Iina 30 trains we're blockadad
and ears switched Off and the nest day
some men who had taken strikers places
were beaten, The railroads called on tho
authorities for protection, and many dspu-
ties were sworn IN, but they wore unable
To cope with the mOhs state troops were
ordered to tho scene. Meanwhile, traina
~, ~ " An la Al Ia.
federal government was thus made an In
tcrested party. A writ iuHuod by Judgod
Woods ana Groaacup was published July 2
ouJoininB all pcrhonB from interfering with
mail conveyance, or with Interstate railway
commerce, aud from melting such acfa,
Tho Attorney General ordered the nrrea Of
such persons. Tho President was appealed
To and issued u pTOCiamr ton comma ndIng
obedience to the laws, aul ordered federal
troops 10 the scene. On July 3 and succeoi-
inR days there were collisions between n @
rioters ard tho troops. and many persons
were Killed and wounded. More troops
were ordered up. Then the strike began
10 wane. The conference OF labor leaders n /
Chicago. called by Samuel Gomper5. de-
clined 10 Join In tho Debs strike.
On July IL Debs agreed TO call the strike
on III the mon were relnstated, but the rail-
way managers refused To treat with him
The strike assumed serious proportions at
Sacramento. Oakland Los Angeles and
other places the state militia at Sacra-
mento refusing to charge the mob. AL
though Chicago was the original center of
disturbance, the strike had assumed by
July formidable proportions, FROM Ohio
west to the coast. The Knights OF Labor
were advised by their general master or k
man to quit work, but only about IA. 900 at
Chicago responded. and this number was
too few to create embarrassment In bust
ness.
Debs and his fellow officers were arrest
ed and indicted for conspiracy and con-
tempt In ignoring the courts Injunction.
They were subsequently conviC ted, and
Debs has been sentenced to six months in
Jail on two separate charges for contempt
His trial for conspiracy Is yet to be held.
Although the strike was not officially de-
clared off until August s. yet with Debs'
arrest 1T practically collapsed. A labor
commission was appointed by the Presi-
dent to inquire into the causes of the
strike, and after taking volumnous testi-
mony. reported, severely critcising the
Pullman Company for failing to reduce the
rent of the Yorkmen's houses at Pullman
when they reduced wages. Labor Commits
sioner Wright. In recent address, speaks
Of the Chicago strike as an "epoc h ma k
ing" strike. at" he says. lis teaching the
public the necessity of placing labor and
capital on a strong business basis of re-
ciprocal interests. but interests which rec
ognize the public as their chief master"
He SAYS that the logic Of events of the
strike demands the government control of
railroads. so far as the payment Of rea-
sonable wages Is concerned