The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-07-14

from ua You call on the police, on the
county, on the state, and nation for pro-
lection. Your only valuable assets are
the patents which the nation gave you in
recognition Of the genius which built the
Pullman car. Remove that asset and
you are ruined. You utterly ignore our
request. It is not dishonorable men we
ask to- investigate your affairs. Think
Of the sickness, starvation, want, disas-
ter and bloodshed which is fast coming
II this strike assumes larger proportions!
The climax is fast coming and who will
be to blame? I am here for the common
veal. hope and beg OF you not to re-
fuse.
Mr.. Wickes-There is principle in
volved. Every business should be able
to dictate to its own labor. We will
brook no interference, national, state,
county or municipal!
Aid. McGillen-Compulsory arbltra-
ton is not law; but it will be if this
strike does not stop.
Mr.. Wickes-We have nothing to arbi-
trate.
Aid. Marreuuner-We are not asking
for arbitration. We want q committee ap-
pointed to see if there be any need of it.
Will you consent to that?
Mr.. Wickes-No! |-6
AID. McGillen-In the name Of hu-
manly let me beseeoh you to reconsider
your negation.
Mr.. Wickes-G Gentlemen, the Pullman
company has nothing to arbitrate. We
want to see no committee. The Pullman
company cannot recede from it's position.
This is final.
The capital stock OF the Pullman Pal
ace Car company is 1886, 900, 900, and the
last public statement showed $25, 900, 600
surplus to it's credit. The value of the
Pullman property wasput at $63, 100000,
the plant and the town of Pullman fig
uring on the list OF assets at over 81 ,0OO,-
600. There is no doubt but the corpora
tion is in q Aourishing condition and
that it is we'll able to pay the old wages
to it's employees. The Methodist minis
kter at Pullman, Rev w. FL. Cowardince,
recently preached sermon in which he
asked Mr.. Pullman to answer few per.
tinent questions, as follows:
"Why does not Mr.. Pullman stand be-
fore his directors and demand OF them,
upon the basis of morality and right,
that, instead Of declaring quarterly di
vidend of 2 per cent in these terribly de-
pressed times, they be content with ~
per cent and place the $ll4. 600 repre-
senting the other one-half per cent to
the credit of the pay roll? Il
"Again, why does not MI. Pullman,
when he demands cut of 33155 per cent
and more in the wages of his employees,
which on a careful investigation he
would have found would reduce them to
severe hardship and to the verge of star
vatlon-why, I say, did he not also re-
duce the high rents and water taxes
levied upon the same employees? $780,.
"Again, when he reduces the wages of
his employees, why does he not reduce
his own salary and those of all his higher
officials, the local management and town
officials, heads of departments, foremen
and straw bosses? And when he cuts
the price of labor in his great car shops
from $14 car, with one Inspector, to 81
q car and three inspectors, why does he
not get along with two fewer inspectors,
and spread their wages over his already
reduced pay roll?"
| Pullman did not condescend to answer
any of the preceding questions He cares
nothing for his suffering employees and
cares less for the public. There are
5000 stockholders in the Pullman COM
pany, and not one of them has tried to
bring about settlement. While the
country is in dis urbed state and bust
ness is paralyzed they look on uncon
cernedly and enjoy the prosecution by
the federal authorities of the leaders of
the great labor organization who came
to the rescue of their oppressed work
men. The Pullman company may tri-
umph in this strike but day of reckon
ing will inevitably come for such an in
human corporation. Compu lsory arbi-
tration is not yet law. but it will be.
fore long if the representatives of the
people honestly discharge their duty.
| IGNATIUs DoNNELLY accurately de-
ecribes George M. Pullman as follows:
He is man with so little of the Ameri
can spirit that he sent palace car to the
king of Italy to purchase countship.
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