The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-11
NOT MURDERERS

81 don't know which amuses me the
more-the sight of the army in Chicago
or the stories in the newspapers. The
whole affair impresses me as being a
huge joke--a sort Of Coxey burlesque on
an immense scale" writes Nellie BLY, 10
the New York World Everywhere !
go everywhere look, am confronted
by the soldiers. Officers chock full of
importance and trying to look as il the
safety of the land rested upon their well
padded shoulders, strut around and dine
in the hotels and enjoy themselves i'm
mensly. Soldiers IN squads, with a
man in command, march hither and
thither, and wheel about and shoulder
arms and stack arms, 10 the intense
appreciation of curious spectators.
But why they should be here and
what it all means cannot understand.
| turn TO the newspapers, | see long
words in big black letters describing
scenes Of boodshed and riot down entire
columns, until reach the last line, by
turning page which tells me that it
was so rumored. | see blood curding
picturcs-men falling dead and others
with flaming torches, clubs and revolt
vers in their hands Then l go out to
see the strikers in Pullman. The town
has a sabbath day look. Very few peo-
pie are on the streets, and they are
mainly women on some errand. go
into the quiet homes and | find the
strikers nursing the babies.
Yesterday the guard was reinforced
at Pullman because it was said an at
, tempt was to be made to blow the shops
1 up. spent the entire day in the homes
Of the strikers and | am prepared tC
take my oath that not soldier in tn,
r United States army would do more &c
defend the town of Pullman than tn,
strikers within il.
"They are not fierce fre-brands; they
are not murderers and rioters; they ar,
not anarchists. They are quiet, peace
D full men. who have suffered beneath tn,
n h''i VI Aii' iAOoN ii'dANl'oo NRNdlh ~ ld
ever been my misfortune to hear Of. D."
p Miss BLY, shows the manner II
= which Pullman treats his employees in
series of interviews AS follows;
. The duke" sneeringly spoke another
has good profit ON steam and gas
He charges 1925 thousand for the ga
#, and S. month for steam"
= Yes, and he charges so cents TO
every nail we drive in the houses" ad
A ded another.
"While you are about it, don't forge
,. to tell about the shutters" laughed
T. jolly man with an honest face.
r 'Oh. yes" began the one reminded
- He charges tax Of 80 cents montl
on houses with shutters. Shutters ar
/. taxed just the same as water One maj
r didn't want TO pay the tax, and ha
Is them remove the shutters. but the
!. charged him just the same because tn
IS shutters had been on the house. ="
a And il YOU break pane of glass @
/. any one does it for YOU, the compan
y won't let you repair It yourself, but the
=. do II and charge double what We coul
" have il done for elsewhere. When
D. moved into my house the front doc
II wouldn't lock and the company fixed j
h and when my rent was paid found 5
" cents added for repairs.
: "And Mr.. Pullman is so religions
interrupted another, that he built on
"a church in Pullman-the Green church
In we call il because il is built of gree
"a stone The highest bidder Of any demon
or nation gets the church. The Presbyter
er aus have it now. They pay 800 mont
nj for the church. with extra charges 4
pr gas. water and inside shutters"