The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-05
MR. OLNEY,S REPORT.
several Pages Devoted to the PufImam
strlke-Union Pacific Railroad

several Pages Devoted to the PufImam
strike-Union Pacific Railroad
WAsHrNGToN, Dec 5.-The attorney
generals report to congress, made
public yesterday, shows the affairs
with which the departments Of jus
tice has had to deal during the past
year have been in some particulars Of
unusual interest and Importance.
From the figures given the contin-
nous growth OF business IN the fed
era1 courts is manifest
Mr. Olney devotes several pages Of
his report to the Pullman strike, in
the course Of which he says the rela-
ton to it Of the department Of justice
was indirect and arose only when the
railroads Of the country became in
vO1ved and the passage of the United
States mails and the movements Of
interstate commerce were interfered
with
To compel a settlement of disputes
between the Pullman company and
portion Of its employees" says the at
1Oruey general, nothing less was
meditated and aimed at then a com
plete stOppage of all the railroad
trans portation of the country, state
and Interstate. and freight as well as
passenge Such a result. involving
for city like Chicago. the loss of the
very necessaries of life, it seemed to
be the duty of the department to pre-
vent by most vigorous use Of all the
legal weapons at it's command"
The attorney general reviews the
action of the United States marshal
under the direction of the attorney
general in procuring an injunction
from the United States court against
Debs and his associates, restraining
them from all Interference with
trains carrying United States mails
or engaged IN Interstate traffic, and
says it was hoped the vigorous meas
ures taken by the marshal would
prove adequate to the emergency and
resort to the military arm of the
government would be unneces-
sary- The situation, however. did
not improve, and on July it had be-
come so serious that Marshal Arnold,
Judge GrOscup and United States At
torneys Walker and Milchrist joined
in a telegram urging the immediate
sending of troops to Chicago. This
request was complied with, and the
result Of the legal proceedings re-
ferred to and of the manifest deter
mination and readiness of the execu-
tive to carry them into full effect be-
came at once apparent. The
strike at Chicago so far as it
involved the obstruction Of the United
States mails and the paralysis of IN
terstate commerce, was practically
broken when the United States
broken at Chicago, was in reality
broken everywhere else. Substan-
italy the same legal measures were
every here resOrted to, and when
ever the fact required, were enforced
by the military power Of the United
States with the same fortunate re-
suits.
In menting on the status of the
Union Pacific Railroad company a
creditor of the United States refer
ence is made to the re port of Hon.
George Hoadley, special counsel for
the United States. In the same con
nection the attorney general quotes
at length the report he made to con-
gress on April 26, last, explaining the
repetition Of said report, as follows:
s.AlI the reasons therein stated for
immediate congressional action look
ing to a reOrganizatiOn Of the Union
Pacific Railroad company still exist
indeed, have only increased in force
by the apse of time "