The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-13

tanning that the rents had nothing TO do
With tie wages. and that IT. revenue from
lis tenerneais vas no greater than Il cugat
20 receive. The eonpsay had legal right
20 take this position, bat. 81 between nsaa
and man, the demand for some rent redue-
ton wss fair and sssonable under sii the
circumstances. EoTns slight CONGESTION
IN this regard would probabIy have svsrtsd
tie Strike. provided the promise not 20
discharge men who served upsn the con-
Esttee bad been more strictly regarded
DfssrFsxp ATTITUDE OF TIE sTuKExs-
the strike occurred on May IL. and
from that time until the soldiers wsns 70
Pullman. about July 4. 300 strikers were
placed about the company property. pro-
fesseciy 70 guard IL from destruction or
interference. This guarding Of property
IN strikes. as . RUE. Is q mere prstense-
Too often the real object Of the guards -
20 prevent newcomers from taking the
strikers places. The Pullman company
claims that this vas the rszi object o. these
tilted TO De believed 10 the contrary
in this matter. because of their
conduct and forbearancs after May
IL IL il in evidences and uneontradicted
that no violence or destruction of
property by strikers or their sympath ixers
took place ~ Pullman, and until July 3
no extraordinary protection vas had iron
tie police or military against even anriei-
psted disorder. such dtgnihed, manly
and conservative conduct. in the midst Of
excitement and threatened starvation, Is
worthy Of the highest type Of American
citsGsnship, and, With like prudence in al
other directions, will resuit in due time in
the lawful and orderly redress of labor
wrongs To deny this - TO forswear
"a nd ffxd "a a
and its people q failure"
THE GREAT SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
As TO the great railroad strike proper,
the report SAYS:
at Is apparent that the readiness TO
strike alphabetically was promoted by
she disturbed and apprehensiye condition
Of railroad employees, resulting from wage
reductions on different lines. blackIisting,
etc. and from the recent growth Of the
General Managers Association. which
seemed TO them q menace"
Further on the report says:
''it is seriously Questioned, and with
much force, whether the courts have
Jurisdiction TO enjoin citizens from per-
suading each other in industrial or other
matters OF common interest However, IL
is generally recognised among good citi-
Gems that mandate OF q court is TO be
obeyed until il is modified and corrected
by the court that issued it
The policy" the report says, ''of both
the Pullman company and the Railway
Managers Association, in reference TO
applications to arbitrate, closed the door
TO all attempts at Cancellation and settle
mcnt Of differences. The commission is
impressed with the belief, by the evidence
and by the attendant circumstances as
a a
have prevented the loss of life and great
loss OF property and wages occasioned by
the strike"
THE MILITIA IN SYMPATHY WITH STRIKERS.
The report declares that the arrival of
troops at Chicago was opportune, and
says:
THAT the policemen sympathired with
the strikers rather than with the corpora
tions cannot be doubted nor would IL be
surprising to find the same sentiment rife
among the militia These forces are
largely recruited from the Iaboring classes.
Indeed. the danger Is growing that In
strike wars between corporations and en-
pioyes military duty viii ultimately have
TO be done by others than volunteers from
labors ranks.
HOW RAILROADS Used Q. q. MARsHALa
"United States deputy marshals, to
the number of $500. were selected
by and appointed 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 en-
plovss and United States officers. While
operating the railroads, they assumed aud
exercised unrestricted United States au-
thority when 30 ordered by their employ
er-. or whenever they regarded il As neces-
sary. They were not under the direction
or control OF any govern ment Official while
exercising authority. This is placing off,
GERS of the government under the control
Of a combination of railroads. IL 10 q bad
precedent. that might we'll lead to serious
consequence"
The commission briefly disposes in this
way of the matter of the use Of Federal
troops:
THE Use OF TEpERAL TROOPS.
section 4. article {. of the Federal con-
stitution reads as follows: The United
States shall guarantee 10 every state in
this Union republican form Of govern
ment. and shall protect each of them
against invasion. and on application Of
the legislature or the executive. when the
legislature cannot be convened, against
domestic violence United States troops
were not sent into Illinois upon the ap-
pliestion of the legislature, nor of the
violence.
l. e., violence affecting the state AMI
its government as such. The president
ordered the troops 10 Chicago: l. To
protect Federal property, . To prevent
obstruction In tho carrying of the mails !:
3 To prevent interference with interstate
commerce; 4. To enforce the DEGREES and
mandates of the Federal courts. He did
this under the authority Of section s 2gs Of
the REVISED statutes OF the United States
which provides; Whenever. by reason of
unlawful distractions, combinations or
assemblages OF persons or rebellion against
the authority of the government Of the
United States, II shall become I'M
practicable. in the judgment of the
president. 20 enforce bv the ordinary
course OF 1udicial proceedings tho
laws Of the United States within
any state or territory. AZ shall be lawful
for the president to cali forth the militia
OF any state or all The states, or TO employ
such parts of the land or naval forces Of
the United States SIS he may deem neces-
ssrT TO enforce the faithful execution OF
the laws of the United States. or 20 sun
press such rebellion. in whatever state or
territory thereof the laws OF the United
States may be forcisty opposed or the exc
cutioa thereof foreibly ohstructed
Section S.2ao is also quoted. and the re-
port adds: ''0theT statutes tend to confer
authority in the same direction"
A. h e. LKApgSs DID Nor COUNSEL VIOLENCE.
There Is no evidence before ths com.
mission thai the oshcsFs of the American
Railway Union AZ any time participated
in o. advised intimidation, violence or
destruction Of property. lhey knew, sad
fally appreciated. that as soon IS mobs
ruled the organized fagees % society
would crush the mobs aud all responsible
for them in the remotest degree and that
this meant defeat. The attacks upon Ger
rotations and moaor0sies hy the leaders
in their speeches are SiaigA. 20 those To Re