Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-13
Quiet Being Restored.

1t was announced at the White House
in Washington last night that the Pres
ident will appointa commission, by the
authority given him by the arbitration
act of 1855, to investigate the labor
troubles at Chicago and elsewhere and
report to the President and Congress
This decision was reached after long
talk with General Secretary-Treasurer
Heyes, of the knights of labor, and
other leaders representing Debs and the
Pullman employees. This commission
is to be appointed under the O'Nelll act
Of 1855. There is no disposition on the
part of the administration to weaken
in the stand which it has taken. The
President promised if the leaders would
return to Chicago and use their intiu
ence toward restoring peace and order,
he would appoint the commission as
soon as the disturbances had ceased to
such an extent as to render a careful,
investigation possible. The President
laid great emphasis on the fact that no
steps could be taken in this direction
until lawlessness had ceased, and he
made his promise contingent on the
pledge of the labor leaders to see TO it
that so far as organized labor is con-
cerned the trouble at Chicago and else
where will Immediately disappear. The
commission TO be appointed has not
been selected, and it will be number
of days before the appointments are an
nounced.
The labor leaders say they are much
pleased with the action ofthe President
in agreeing to appoint an investigation
commission.
A telegram was received by the Pres
ident last night from President Com
pers and others of the Federation of
Labor, in session in Chicago, asking
him to come to Chicago or send repre-
sentative to consider with prominent
labor leaders concerning the situation.
No answer was last night made to the
invitation.
1t is the opinion of conservative OBJ
servers in Chicago that the labor
troubles, so far as Chicago and its vicih-
ity is concerned, are dying by inches.
There may be few more manifesto
tions in the form of minor walk-outs
and similar demonstrations, but these
will be but the spasms that precede
final dissolution. In this opinion the
authorities at army headquarters, at
the government building, and at the
police department are practically unani-
nous. The same impression prevails
throughout the city. Business of all
kinds, which has been in state OF
paralysis for over week. commences
to show symptoms OF returning vitality.
Comparatively few of the employees
who were ordered to strike went out,
while the trains everywhere were run
ming regularly. There is still trouble
in California, especially at Sacramento,
where martial law has been declared;
otherwise there has been no need Of the
military. Vigorous efforts are being
made to arrest the men who cut the
timbers of railroad trestle near Sacra-
mento yesterday. There was some riot.
ing at Oakland, Cal, yesterday.
a largely attended meeting of SYM
pathy with the strikers was held in
Cooper Union, New York city last
night. Henry George denounced the
action of the President in sending troops.
The railroads everywhere reported
business rapidly approaching its nor
NAL condition.
Two Z. S. deputy marshals were
injured in collision between freight
trains at Chicago yesterday.
Mr.. Hayes is strong y opposed to the
investigation of the Pullman boycott
proposed by the House committee on
interstate commerce. OF all the in
vestigations, he said, that had been con-
Quoted by congressional committees,
not one of them had ever resulted in
any benefit to labor organization.
Debs said yesterday he felt more con-
idence in the ultimate success of his
cause than at any time since the strike
began. 81 feel that this day is fraught
with the utmost Importance. said he.
Gas / view the situation now, it pre-
sents more favorable outlook for us
than ever before"
The railroads centering in Chicago
claim that they are able to hire all the
help they need.
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