The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-13
sIsiOn presented Nhrough the mayor Of

sition presented through the mayor Of
Chicago
VIII Listen to the Mayor
''The general managers association had
adjourned for the day, but Mr.. Egan
said he would ask them 10 hold another
meeting if he could reach them. He
would venture no opinion as to what the
managers of the roads would do with the
proposition, but led me to infer
that he thought it a matter for
each road to consider separately
l urged him to try TO have
the trouble settled 1 represented to him
that such a settlement would leave the
labOring man in good humor and they
would as soon as the strike was declared
OF, each hunt for position. / told him
further that unless there was declara-
ton Of an end of the strike there might
be some hot heads who would still
persist in overt acts. repre-
sented to him further that it is
in the interests of the state that the
strike be declared off as it is now under
an expense of $4,000 day in maintain
ing the militia in this city. His talk was
generally 10 the effect that so far as the
railroads are concerned there is no longer
any strike"
VIII Keep the New Men.
Mr.. Egan said informally: "The gen
eral managers viii retain in their employ
the men who filed the strikers places
and are compe tent"
Mr.. St John said later that the propo-
sition would not be submitted IL any
meeting of the general managers today
and would not be considered by them be-
fore the regular meeting tomorrow, if,
he added significantly, it be considered at
all
When Mr.. Debs was asked today by
Sovereign what would be done in case
the general managers refused TO reinstate
the men, Debs replied: " Q shall call
our executive board together and deter
mine upon course of action"
Severe gn said that as soon as the
strike was declared off by Debs he shoul d
issue an order calling off that Of the
Knights of Labor.
The meeting of the federation Of labor
leaders adjourned at o'clock to meet
again at 2:3J. They appointed commit
tee of five to draft an address to the pub
lie.
Mr.. Debs called on Mayor Hopkins
before ? p. m. to here the result Of the
mayor conference with the general
managers association. The mayor told
him exactly what had occurred. No
answer 10 the proposition being obtain
ed because the managers were not in
session, whereupou Mr.. Debs withdrew.
When T. Debs left the mayors office,
he was asked for news and SIMPLY said
that the strike was not off. but WIS just
az it had been. He said lie would report
the results of the mayors visit 10 meet
ing of the executive board TO be held at
Uhlich's hall this evening.
Say. D-bs' orr l. 6 sod
Mayor Hopkins. on being asked as to
the proposition made to the genera man
ayers SAID: E'ExtremeIy liberal, think.
Mr.. Debs agrees to call off the strike if
the general managers wall agree 10 take
back those men who left their mpioy.
and who have not been guilty OF any
Iawlessness or Of committing any overt
act. He does not ask that they be taken
back as members of the A r. L., tut
that they be treated with as individuals.
There is no question of the recognition
of a union involved. I am hopeful of a
favorable outcome of the consideration
Of the proposition"