The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-10
TheDay Passes Without TTOu-
BILE at Chicago.
SIGNS OF A SURRENDER.
Strikers Return to Work at Several
Points.

Debs Still Scheming, However, to
Bring About Strike of All Organ
lied Labor-A Growing Indisposition
Among Conservative Toilers to Dis
obey His orders-Pullman's Repre-
sentative Again Refuses to Meet a
Committee to Talk About Arbitra-
tion-The Situation at San Fran
cisco Now More Critical Than at
Any Other Point.
Chicago, July 9.-The war cloud which
has overhung this city and this land for
the past ten days, shows distinct signs of
d lifting. Instead of stories of additional
+ roads tied up at various points through
out the country, to-day's dispatches
almost without exception bring advices
of strikers returning to work and an in
creased resumption of traffic, amounting
in some places to a return to normal con-
a ditions.
The day in Chicago has passed without
a serious conflict between the rioters and
the armed forces now on duty here. The
feature of the day has been the action
early this morning, after an all night ses-
sion, of the federated trades unions of
Chicago in deciding to call out all classes
of labor on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
unless Geooge NJ. Pullman should have
agreed before the meridian OF that day to
settle the differences between his com
pany aud his striking employees by arbi-
tration or otherwise.
GoMPERs COMING.
For reasons not known to the public
Grand Master Workman Sovereign of the
knights of Labor, and his advisers sub
sequently decided to POSTPONE the general
walk-out and paralytic strike which they
proposed to inflict upon the business of
I Chicago until O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing Late this evening the statement was
made that President Samuel Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor had
called a meeting of the executive commit
teeof that organization, to be held in this
city on Thursday, and that he would leave
New York for Chicago tomorrow even
ing. In view of this it is not believed
that the federated trades of Chicago will
take precipitate action before consulta-
tion with him. As President Gompers
cannot reach Chicago before Wednesday
III night it will be impossible to decide on a
III line of action to be pursued before Thurs
day, and probably if it should finally be
resolved to declare general strike of all
these combined forces, it could not
# be put into effect before Friday
morning. In this connection the
interesting question arises whether or
not, if President Gompers allows himself
M to be hauled from New York to Chicago
III by non-union engineers and fremen, his
visit win be of any particular profit. One
labor leader in Chicago said to-day that
if he did so he might as well stay in New
York.
A CONSERVATIVE ELEMENT.
Another feature to be noted in connec-
tion with the meeting of Chicago's feder-
ated la Dor is the fact which was devel-
oped that there was in the meeting
large and influential conservative ele-
ment, whose action had practically
blocked the plans of the more hot-headed
leaders until the latter in the excitement
consequent upon the reading of President
VIA Cleveland'S proclamation, were enabled
to stampede them and carry the strike
resolution, Therefore, there Is reason to
believe that even if the order for gen
eral strike finally goes forth, many of
4. those to whom it is directed will decline
TO obey it. So that, with the men already
# made idle by the effect Of the tie-up, the
walkout will not be nearly so important
as anticipated by the leaders.
What effect, if any, the action OF Presi-
dent Wickes of the Pullman company
this afternoon in refusing in the most
positive manner to even meet commit
tee to consider the question of arbitration
will have upon the final decision of the
labor leaders and their followers, remains
TO be seen.
wICKEs REFUSAL.
At 2 O'Clock p. m Joint committee of
the city council and of the federated
trades unions called on Mr.. Wickes and
asked him to consent to the appointment
OF five citizens, whose position should not
be those of arbitrators, but to determine
whether or not the Pullman company has
anything to arbitrate. The committee as
proposed was to consist of two citizens
chosen by the Pullman company, two by
the circuit court judges and one by
these four. Mr.. Wickes stated at
the outset that arbitration was impossible
but listened while Alderman McGillen,
chairman Of the committee, talked of the
gravity of the situation and urged that
the company take steps looking TO an am
lcable settlement of the strike. AT the
CLOSE of the interview, Mr.. Wickes re-
tlred with his attorney, and returning,
after n brief consultation, declared that
the company could not receive the pro-
posed committee.
Alderman McGillen again urged that
ihe company receive the committee, ana
intimated that a corporation which de-
rived such benefit from the government
hs the Pullman company should be will
lng to make some concessions.
We have nothing to arbitrate,' Mr.
Wickes replied. 1--WE cannot receive such
p committee"
THE COMING OF FEDERAL TROOPS.
To-nights action of the city council, in
fespect TO President Cleyeland's order
bringing federal troops 10 Chicago. was
torestalled by a large number Of indorse-
nents Of his action sent him by prominent
business men OF the city. The list OF sig
natures included those of almost every
<onspicuous merchant, manufacturer, and
Banker of Chicago
Touching the situation ia general II