Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-14
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPIIJC NEWS.
The Situation.

issued by the organization calling It's
members out last Tuesday, was almost
unanimously rescinded. The strike,
so far as the building trades council is
concerned, was thereby declared OIL.
No resolutions ofsympathy were adopt
ed nor was any sympathy expressed TOR
the American railway union. This
action practically takes away the sup
port of the Chicago workingmen from
Debs.
The result of the proposals to the
general managers was decided disap-
pointment to the A. r. U. men. They
were confident that something definite
would be the outcome and hoped for an
agreement which would lead to their
being reinstated in their old places.
There was no talk at any time yester-
day of the American railway union de-
claring the strike of. One leader said
that the strike is on stronger than ever
in this city and other cities, too.
CHICAGO, July 14.-Strike leaders
this morning say that the strike is still
on and that war against the corpora
tions will be wagcd to the bitter end.
Railway managers declare that the
strike is a thing ofthe past They claim
to have many of their old men back at
work, and are filling the places of others
with men recruited in other cities.
Trains are moving with something like
their old time regularity. Throughout
the city the trades union men who were
called out to paraIyze the industries of
the town, have resumed work in most
cases, and their part in the great strike
was a complete failure. The knights of
labor who were to have tied up a large
section of the United States at the word
from Grand Master Workman Sow
ereign, failed to materialize. United
States troops still grid the lake front,
and State militia patrol the miles of
railway tracks. There is talk of de-
creasing the force. President Debs
m lintains an nj. of confidence in the
ultimate result, and holds that the
blame for prolonging the struggle rests
with the general managers. Vice
President Howard, of the A. r. u, said
this morning: The strike is not of.
1t has been a success so far and it will
be continued to the bitter end. The
A. X. U. men of the Northwestern and
Milwaukee and st. Paul roads will he
called out to-day and the fight will be
kept up at all points
The threatened strike of Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul employees has
not yet taken place. The officers of
the road claim to have heard nothing
of the intention of the men to go out.
CHICAGO, July 1l.-Superintendent
Middleton, of the Pullman company,
intimates that number of employees
who have been troublesome will not
be allowed to go to work again. eve
shall treat every one of them as ex-em
ployes," he said last evening. Before
a single one of them can go to work
again he must file an application for
employment. If we want him we will
take him. Otherwise we will not. AS
soon as | get orders from the officers
up town | will commence work.
1t is impossible to pay the '93 scale
while times are so hard When we
open the works again it will be on the
wlge scale against which these men
rebelled."
CHICAGO, July 14.-The big strike,
although thing of the past as far as
the general managers of the great rail-
roads is concerned, is father than ever
from a settlement from the A. r. Us.
point of view. The labor leaders, furi-
Gus over the treatment accorded their
proposal for peace by the general man
ayers, are determined to fight it out to
the bitter end, and this determination
was voiced by Debs this morning. He
said: ave propose to muster all our
resources and combine all our forces to
give the railroads a fight to the finish
regardless Of consequences. We now
propose to test the efficacy of public
opinion. We can keep The strike up
six months Or six years if necessary"
The swtchmans' mutual aid assoca-
lion met this morning and refused to
endorse the A. r. L. strike.
DETROIT, Mich, July l4.-Harlly
ripple of the strike here remains.
Everything is quiet and all passenger
and freight trains are moving as usual.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July l4.-Every-
thiny is moving smoothly in the rail
road yards. The blockades caused by
the strike have been cleared up, and
freights are running as usual.
TOLEDO, Ohio, July 1I.-All the rail
roads entering Toledo commenced op-
erations this morning. A large num-
Der of new men have been put to work
together with quite a number of the
old hnnds rrhn strilcarc did MT cLa...