The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-10
NOTHING TO ARBITRATs
yuLLMAY COMPANY PR0PosEsA- /
 RUN ITS OWN B BUSINESs.

Iwiu Not Bs Dictated to By Any Person
 .-vioe President wioks Very ErnPhntie In
 Ms Answsr tn . Committee of Chicago
 Alderman-when the Result of the Inter-
 view Was Made Known 1t Was Decided
 to CaI all of the Allied Trades Out On
 Strike To-Day.
 Chicago, July o.-The council com ,ittee on arbitration and committee of even appointed at last nights meeting ,f the trades unions. met at lsA Madi- pon street at 1:15 o'clock. T. ). Elder hin of the seamans' union presided. Brief addresses were made by delegates Elastic, Lindholm and Cur Yis, setting forth the position of the unions and ex- pressing clear realization of the gray hy of the present situation. Alderman HoGillin responded, briefly sketching )he fruitless efforts of the committee of arbitration, and concluding with the mggestion that as the Pullman Co.,, had laid there was nothing to arbitrate, a committee of Ave to investigate thnt placement be appointed, which should inquire into all the facts, and discover f there be grounds for arbitration. He moved that it be the sense of the meet lng that such a committee should be se- leoted and two members be named by the Pullman Co.,, two by the judges of he circuit court of Cook county, the fifth member to be named by the four 70 chosen. The meeting was unani- mously in favor of the proposition, and } committee composed of Aldermen MoGillen, Marrener, Muelhoefer and Powers and delegates Elderkin, Ryan Ind Lindholm were appointed to lay the proposition before Vice President Rickes of the Pullman Co.,, for his ac- Deptance or rejection, and to report at 100 p. m.
 Ie shall make this offer to the Pull man company" said Alderman McGil- len, "as representatives of the city of Chicago and its laboring interests. If he company rejects 1t there will no longer any doubt as to where the re- lponsibility for this grave trouble lests."
 The sub-committe repaired at once to 1he office of Vice President Wickes and was granted an interview with that gentleman. Every man present felt the extreme gravity of the hour, and the Silence, through which the voices of the ,Ipeakers seemed painfully distinct, was oppressive
 Do you come as an official of the sity?" MT. Wickes asked of Alderman McGiuen. a.s., g..t,...
 T do" "yreplied the alderman. ... s
 "Doyou represent the mayor in this natter? ?" inquired the Pullman official.
 "The mayor will endorse our action here," the alderman replied. Alderman NoGillen then addressed MT. Wickes Ind placed before him the proposition ls authorized by the committee. Once bs the alderman halted for an instant MT. Wickes said:
 "The company cannot recede from the position 1t has already held"
 The interjection aroused Alderman NcGillsn and he eloquently portrayed }he situation in all it's bearings and the Inevitable consequences unless a settle ment were reached. MT. Wickes list hned attentively. He seemed touched by the appeal, and when the spokesman had concluded retired with Attorney Tunnels of the Pullman company for consultation. The delay was of brief duration and when they returned every pne present read in Vice President Wickes' stern face the fateful answer be would make. The feeling was in- lense, and the little throng composed of committeeman and members of the press and news association waited breathlessly for him to speak.
 Addressing Alderman McGillen, MT. ,Wickes said: "The Pullman company has nothing to arbitrate."
 Then there was a painful silence. Alderman McGillen seemed paralyzed For a moment He could not believe }he Pullman company would assume Responsibility so tremendously grave.
 Am to understand" he slowly said, 'that the Pullman company refuses this blight request made at so grave an hour, Ind upon which so much dspends?"
 "The Pullman company has nothing b arbitrate," /" reiterated Mir. Wickes.
 Alderman McGillen then said with great impressiveness:
 "Mr. Wickes your company demands she police protection of the federal gov frnment, the state of Illinois, the coun- 1y of Cook and Chicago city, and yet you utterly ignore fair request made by the city, a request the fundamental Idea of which is the preservation of peace. We have come to you as con- Dervers of the peace and you have as- Dumed grave responsibility in thus re- Busing the request we make-responsi- bility greater, perhaps, than even you are aware"
 There Is a principle involved in this matter" said MT. Wickes, which the Pullman company will not surrender. It is that employers must be permitted b run their business in their own way lnd without interference from their em- p1oyes or from anybody else. We shall bot allow anyone to tell us how our business shall be conducted and we yhall not consent to arbitration. Our business is our own private affail| and we want no interference from federal pr state or any other government"
 The vice presidents manner and language were so emphatic that no boom remained for either argu- nent, pleading or other effort calculat- pd to induce him to modify or change bis determination, and the committee bowed itself out with little ceremony Ind went to the point where the bal Ance of the committee was awaiting. It was unanimously decided by the full Committee to sustain the action of the Aonrenfion and tn eal1 mt tho allied