The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-14
Debs Says There Is Only Re-
naming ITO Put You Boys
Back to Work"
ST. PAUL TIE.UP STORY DENIED.
Railroads Taking Many Of the
Strikers Back in Their
Old Places.
tBy Associated Press.)


CHICAGO, July 1.-THE switchmen
have taken decided action regarding the
strike. A meeting held to-day resulted
in the following being promulgated:
I'VE, the Grand Board of Directors of
the Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association
OF North America, now assembled in
the city of Chicago, have carefully con-
sidered our position in the pending strike
Of the American Railway Union; and,
whereas, Our Grand Master, Miles
w. Barrett, did not countenance the
same, but held that all members Of the
Switchmen's Mutual Aid -Association b
governed by our Constitution; be 1t,
therefore,
Resolved. That 1t is the sense OF this
body, the Grand Board of Directors as
sembled. to fully indorse our Grand
Master in his action in the said strike.
CHARLES MCCARTHY, Chairman.
JAMES d. SHERIDAN.
wv. c. MLEAN."
Building Trades Won't Strike.
The Building Trades Council has also
deserted the cause of the A. r. U.
I'VE will adhere to the action which
we took last night. in any event" said
President ]. J. Ryan to-day. when
we decided on that course, last night.
we were under the impression that the
Managers Association would accept
Mr.. Debs's proposition. or had already
done so, and that the strike was all
over. l hardly think they would have
taken that course II they had known the
contrary. However. 1t is a lost cause,
and even though an attempt is made &c
prolong the fight. we will not alter our
decision"
Chicago is very rapidly resuming Its
normal condition. The action OF the
conference OF the Federation Of Labor yes
terdsy afternoon, supplemented by
meeting of the Building and Trades As
sembly last night, at which 1t was re-
solved to call of the strike and resume
work at once, Is accepted universally az
the death blow of the Pullman boycott.
OF course Debs and Sovereign are say
ing that Il is not over and that they
are going TO fight to the bitter end.
Debs goes so far as TO say he will tie
up every railroad in the United States.
Dul lie dlSo SuSSs VI bid say ii' " cPNNSS
last night to 800 OF the strikers:
only to Get You Boys Back"
"'rhe only thing that now remains for
us to accomplish is to get you boys back
at your work. We made proposal to
the railway managers to-day regarding
this. We did not ask for recognition OF
the American Railway Union, because
YOU and I know that nothing will make
general manager sick so quickly a:
any mention of the A. +. L. We sim
ply made the proposition to them that
we would call the strike off IL thsy
would promise not to be prejudiced
against you boys in taking on EN-.
ployees. All we asked them to do was
to take back the honest, clean, former
employees-the ones who had not COM
mitted any crime. We offered to come
half way in settling the trouble. If any
ma n here can suggest to us any fairei
proposition, We want him to do 1t, be-
cause. you know. We want to be per
fectly fair in this matter.
Slap at the Brotherhoods.
"My heart goes forth In these times te
the switchmen as the bravest and most
loyal men that work on railroads to-day
The switchmen have more than once
gone out to help the firemen. engineers
or conductors. but does any one know
OF any other Brotherhood ever having
gone out in sympathy with the switch.
men, II the engineers and conductors
had shown a loyal brotherly spirit ir
this trouble and acted as the switchmer
did. affairs would now be in a very diff
ferent condition. L hope, boys. to Sc,
tie day come soon when every railroac
man and laborer will be ready and glac
to lay down his work TO fight for the
rights OF any body of brothers who are
being wronged. Not until you are ready
to do this can labor make any demands
on capital"
This statement as have been all OF
his statements during the last forty
eight hours, is accepted as an sckiowi'
edgment that he recognizes his defeat.
and Is now engaged in an effort 70 undo
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