The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-11
MT, In a Nutshell, Is What the En-
d ployeeS Think the Company
+, Is' Should Have Done.
TEAR OF FIRE FILLS The TOWN,
Zen and Women Who Suffer from the Strike
d. Arc More Bitter Towards the Leaders
than Towards Pullman.
Especial TO The World

3 Pullman, the little nest built on a sand
q hill wherein was Matched the great strike.
= began to inquire the way to go, but the
dozen people l asked knew little EXCEPT
there was a town named Pullman and q
strike was on there and a suburban train
was supposed to run there. After con-
suting a railroad guide / took a train
at the Van Buren, street station and rode
out past the Fair grounds, watching
sharply for tho dear old Midway Plat
sance, only to find it a sand spot heaped
with rubbish piles. Four cars made up
the train. and four rough boy-men, two
policemen and myself were the passen-
gers The brakeman, a Notwithstanding
chap with good-natured wrinkles around
his honest eyes. told me the train only
went to Grand Crossing and hadn't been
running to Pullman for two weeks. He
hadn't the faintest idea how / would get
there, and he didn't think 1t safe for me
to go anyway. He wouldn't be in Pull
mans boots for all his millions, he said
because the men say that he will die
with them on.
At Grand Crossing found electric cars
going six different ways. I boarded five
cars, only to find that the sixth was the
right one. The conductor on the sixth
wanted to know IL had any relatives
In Pullman and advised me not to go
there for nothing" He tried his best
TO make me remain on the car. though
he confessed everything was quiet in
Pullman. But 1t isn't dead; it'll break
out any minute" he assured me. How
ever, I insisted upon a transfer ticket,
and got off to wait in dust six inches
deep and in sun that made black specks
nit before my eyes for car.
Again I found myself having to make
= choice among six cars. but with bet
Ter luck
NEEDED A WHITE RIBBON.
Then I whirled across swamps from
which came such odors as can only issue
from the rotting mass OF city refuse
that the conductor says is dumped there,
until the car stopped at nowhere. 1
wondered what my fate would be then,
hut the conductor treasured me by. say
ing 1t was change cars again. A two
storied Car came whirling up. Another
transfer ticket was handed to me, and
away 1 went to Pullman. The conductor
on this car wore a white ribbon. 1t was
an outward pretense of a feeling that
had no place within.
Il haze to wear it or my life wouldn't
be safe" he explained. You know they
stopped these cars, and we've only been
running since the troops got here. We
don't dare run after dark now. Have to
ATOP at 100 o clock The trains don't dare
run yet, even with the troops here, and
this is only the beginning of it, too.
Pullman had better lie low
Does Pullman ever ride out here on
your carp
mo, ne never did. The Vlce-President
and all the other officers do"
What do you think was tine main
cause of the dissatisfaction among the
people here?" inquired, for l saw the
man was not in sympathy with the
strikers.
There were good many complaints
ABOUT the bosses and the low wages.
but l guess the rent had good deal
to do with It," he answered.
We entered the town OF Pullman, but
as anisi intend to describe that far-famed
not dwell on It's appearance now. My
object was to visit the families of the
strikers. but as the town was spread
was frightfully hot. decided to drive.
F. The conductor directed me to q livery
stable two blocks from the car line. 4
man was standing at the door.
with a driver for q few hours" 1 ex.
helplessly.
a can give YOU buggy" he replied
man as driver"
Prise.
This is the only stable in Pullman
ne answered with n slow smile
On, Is 1t? And Mr.. Pullman Is pro
plietor! Well. i suppose as | want 4
20 around to see the strikers and thei
families he would not care to have ms
1okingly.
:, The man did not seem at sll clear OF
ne subject. lie suggested that IL my
9961ect was to see the families Of strikers
could do 1t better on foot. ] decided tina
lnls was good advice.
Will, suppose your sympathies are, no
man man asked me into the office. He was q
Enety mild. cautious man. friendly 10 Mr.
human, and yet not bitter against tn,
strikers.
BLAMED OUTSIDERS.
yen,y think h,, # Is Is all al, SEr1ms he a SAID
Pullman, 1t is the men on the outsid
mat mat made all the trouble. If our mel
had mad been left, alone, or were now.
"aoW we would have no trouble"
sukers may do?"
Not the better class OF them or 70
Nat matter, any of them in Pullman
he nave all been In fear OF our live
hutte net from the people in Pullman
c cI, from outsiders. / haven't had m
furnmes of for three nights, nor have m
nf ,y. Tor We expec, I, be burned on
aho our home any hour. Those that ar
'Ss; are sending their families away"
in D. p you are not afraid OF the striker
asked al '''e ~"
nm me tough and troublesome elemen
msd 6ie outside. There have been threat
4. ~ Tcsoe TO burn the works down an
no curse the stores and houses woul
1So"lth them. We can't ten what hou
nv ~, people viii come in on us and Nv
fi ~ their threats. do know though
la a, even our strikers fear IT, aud
n. "hen It comes they viii nSht Wit
lot our own protection I kror, 10
en- mat for tho last wcet The i,rik
= ~, nave had wat"hneu from, anon
| nici, own ranks TO natrol the town n
Su ueu,,n order TO protect It,.
7thinln YOU tell INC honestly IL yu
90 JUSTLY" WV "''''' '''''
do was the decided reply. "
"an,n mat men were getting here I
unts more for the same work tina
Il, ma ,scelvsd elsewhere. just think G