The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-13

The strike occurred on May If, and from
chat time until the soldiers went TO Pull
man, about July 4, 800 strikers were
placed about the company's property, pro
fesscdly to guard it ftom destruction or
interference This guarding of property
In strikes is, as a rule mere pretense
Too often the real object of guards is to
prevent newcomers from taking strikers
places by persuasion, often to be followed
if Intellectual, by intimidation and VIC
lence. The Pullman company claims this
was the real object of these guards.
Lauding the Pullman strikers.
The strikers at Pullman are entitled,
| he believed, to the contrarcty in this mat
ter, because of their conduct and forbear-
| ance after May II. It is in evidence and
| uucontradicted, that no violence or de
struction of property by strikers or sympa-
thizers took place at Pullman, and that
until July 3 no extraordinary precautions
had been taken by the police or military
against even anticipated disorder. Such
| dignified, manly and conservative conduct
| in the midst OF excitement and threatened
starvation is worthy of the highest type of
| American citizenship, and will, like pru-
| dcnce i'm all other directions result in due
| time in the lawful and ordt rly redress of
| labor wrongs.
| AS to the great railroad strike proper
the report says:
| 1t is apparent that the readiness to
strike sympathetically was promoted by
the disturbed and apprehensive condition
of railroad employees, resulting from wage
reductions on different lines, blacklisting,
etc, from the recent growth of the Gen
eral Managers association, which seemed
to them a menace
Farther on the ereport says: 1t is seriously
questioned, and with much force, neither
courts have jurisdiction to enjoin citizens
from ''persuading' each other in industrial
or matters of common interest. However,
1t is generally recognized among good citi-
zens that Il mandate of a court is to be
obeyed until it is modified and corrected
by the court that issued it.
The policy. the report says, of both the
Pullman company and the Railway Man
ayers association with reference to appli-
cations to arbitrate closed the door to all
attempts at Cancellation and settlement of
differences. The commission is impressed
with the belief that a different policy
would have prevented the loss of life and
great loss of property and wages occa-
stoned by the strike.
Arrival of Troops Opportune.
The report declares the arrival of the
troops at Chicago was opportune and says
that policemen sympathized with the
strikers rather than with the corpora
tions, cannot be doubted. Nor would it
be surprising to find the same sentiment
rife among the military. The danger is
growing that in strike wars between cor
porations and employees military duty will
ultimately have to be done by others than
volunteers from labor ranks.
United States deputy marshals to the
number of 1900 were selected by an APP
pOintment at the request of the General
Managers association and of its railroads.
They were armed and paid by the railroads
and acted in the double capacity of railroad
employees and United States officers. This
is placing officers Of the government under
control of a combination of railroads. 1t
is bad precedent that might well lead to
serious consequences.
There is no evidence before the commits
sion that the officers of the American
Railway union at any time participated in
or advised intimidation, violence OF de
shuction OF property. They knew and
fully appreciated that as soon as mobs
ruled the organized forces of society would
! crush the mObs and all responsible foi
them i'm the rcmutcst degree, ana that thi.
meant defeat The attacks upon corpora
tious and monopolics by the leaders in
their speeches are similar to those TO De
found i'm the magazines and industrial
works of Che day. From the testimony il
is fair to conclude that strikers were con
curnad iu the ourages against law and or
der although the number was undoubt
edly small as compared with the whole
number out,