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your prompt attention We remain yours IN
distress the starving citizens OF Pullman
~. b. pOLESs
IL. j. NEWELL,
THEODORE RoDKE"
The Governor Inspects the city.
CHICAGO, Aug. Gov. Altgeld went
to Pullman Monday a little in doubt
as 10 the truth OF the relief commit
tees statement that 600 families in
the model town were literally starv-
ing in their homes. lie didn't think
that such a condition could possibly
exist in Chicago After he had spent an
hour or two in Fulton street among the
tenement blocks and in the shanty
districts Of the bricliyards, and found
every man, woman and child in des-
perate straits for want OF fuel, food
and clothing, lie was satisfied that the
time for immediate relief had come.
"There is no doubt he said. about
the absolute distress and want in PULL
MAJ. Relief has got TO come from
some source. and come soon
The governor made his tour of i'm
spection at the head Of an army Of
curious women and children who
thronged around him eager TO at
tact his attention. Scantily clad
mothers with their babes in their
arms edged their way through
the crowd and begged that they
might be allowed TO pour out their
stories of suffering. Dishcartened
strikers, who had seated themselves
with their families only few hours
before and consumed the last morsel
of food in the house told their needs
with trembling lips and tears in their
eyes
The Governors Proclamation.
CHICAGO. Aug. 2S-Just before re-
turning To Springfield Tuesday night
Gov Altgeld issued proclamation 10
the people Of Illinois, asking them
10 send contributions To relieve
the starving strikers at Pullman.
He also addressed a letter to
the county commissioners, calling
their attention 20 the suffering in Pull
man and urging them to furnish inn
mediate assistance.
The appeal TO the people was not
made until the governor had satisfied
himself that the Pullman company
would do nothing TO relieve the dis
tress. The governor engaged, during
the day, in a spirited correspondence
with Mr., Pullman, but could get no
promise that officers OF the company
would help starving tenants.
''As you refuse 10 do anything TO re-
licvc the suffering in this case" the
governor wrote TO Mr. Pullman, in
closing the correspondence, ~ am
compelled to appeal To the humanity
OF the people of Illinois To DO So.
The Appeal.
ITO the People Of the State OF Illinois and
Especially Those OF the City Of Chicago:
There Is great distress growing out OF tho want
OF food in aud around the town OF Pullman
More than 900 families. or in the neighbor-
hood OF 500 people. are utterly dCSti-
tute- nearly iour-nfths OF them are women
and children. Tho men have cndeavorod
% get work but were unable 10 do
so have made q personal examination 81
the case ana learn from the officers OF tho
Pullman company that prior % the strike they
had 300 names on the payroll; yesterday
they had 2.2aO people AT work but over 600 ~
these we're new men, SO that they have only
about 1000 OF their old employees &C work.
leaving about 1850 that have not been taken
back several hundred OF these have
lett but the remainder are unable 90 so
away and have nothing 60 eat. / nnd that
Immediately after the beginning 81 the strike
a relief association was formed 10 provide FOR
the needy and tho books 81 this association
show that a 3 applications were made by the
Pullman employees mostly heads OF families,
20 this association for aid-in fact. nearly All
Of the employees except the few hundreds who
left have been supported b. charity FOR nearly
three months
AS a rule they are a superior class OF labor
ing people. Industrious, capable and steady,
and some of them have worked for the PULL
man company for more than ten years. Those
who have been given work can get food, but
are still iu such an impoverished condition
that they cannot help their ncighbors IL
they would. Tho relief society is UNI
able 70 got more supplies On last sat
urday IL gave % each family two pounds
OF oatmeal and two pounds OF cornmeal, and
having nothing LEFT it suspended operations.
leaving the people Ina an absolutely helpless
condition. The county commissioners ~ Cook
county. as oycrsecrs oi the poor, havo rendered
some assistance. but owing 90 q limited appro-
pration they can furnish relief but FOR a short
time.
we cannot now stop 20 inquire the cause or
this distress. The good people OF this state
cannot allow women ana children by tho hum
drod 70 perish OF hunger therefore call upon
al humane ana charitabiy disposed citizens Co
contribute what they can toward giving relief
20 these people / am satisfied that any con-
trlbution sent Co tho Pullman relief committee
az konsiugton III. VIII bc ludiciously dis
tributed / ind their treasurer has given bond
20 properly account for oil moneys received.
Aug q. JonNP. ALrGELD. Governor.
Aimed AT Alien Anarchists.
WAsHISGros, Aug is-The house