The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-12
KNIGHTS DID NOT 90 OUT.
Sovereign Says Now That He VIII!
IrDeach Oiney.

e dictPd by the labor leaders. Every street.
car line was running, the elevated roads
carried the usual number of trains and the
eariv morning crowds Of WOTkingmen were
on their way TO the shops. The seamen,
.cigar-makers and carpenters were the only
unions which sign fed an intention of
stopping work. The men on West Side
. street and caUle-car lines decided not to
strike.
- Il. r. Youngson, assistant to Chief
Arthur of the Brotherhood Of Engineers,
'held a conference to-day with President
Thomas Of the Chicago ana the Western
Indiana Belt-line road TO make arrange
ments for the running of trains. The
engineers and iTemen OF the belt line are
legal 10 the company.
The president of the Transfers Union
claimed this morning tnat 1900 transfers
. had gone on a strike, but the wholesale
stores reported leaning going on as usual.
The president Of the Building Trades
I: Council says its $4,000 members will quit
work before Saturday night
The SeameD'5 Union claims a member
:. ship OF 10000 who have been ordered to
=. strike At noon none had struck. The
German Bakers Union No. ., having 800
members in fifty West side bakeshopS,
decided to-day TO go out.
After an exhaustive investigation cover
ing practically every field of labor the
Evening Post finds that 100 cigar-makers
have struck and 500 German bakers 90 out
tonight. and all otner lines of industry
going On as usual. Reports from all the
. principal cities are TO the effect that the
. knights of Labor did not strike anywhere
-
:: can. be no strike without the consent of
local assem- bies, and they have not yet
had an opportunity to consider the matter.
Speaking of the situation Mayor Hop
klns.this afternoon said: I'VE have af-
fairs we'll in hand. We have riot, disorder
and lawIessness stamped out. The rail.
roads are running and peace and good
order prevails. With regard to the al
legged general strike have heard nothing
Of il, and so far as l know there has not
been any strike among the allied labor
unions"
Mr.. Sovereign to-day could give no def
-ni{e Information as to the progress Of the
=. strike; be had seen nothing to discourage
him. 1T cannot be expected" be said,
that 100000 men in all parts of the coun-
try are going to drop their tools at the
. drop Of the hat. There IS no hair-trigger
mechanism about our organization. Ac-
tion is taken with elaboration, and this
: case is no exception to the rule.
There is nothing mandatory in our
order No power is vested in any officer
or set of officers to arbitrarily command the
Knights.to strike. That is not the way
=: we do business. But any one VINO under
stands the inside workings of the order
and knows the obligation the members
take will realize that the appeal has force
Subordinate assemblies of Knights will
take their time and there can De no doubt
as to what action will be reached BY the
. end of the week. One million workmen
e.. will lay down their tools and quit work
pending the settlement Of this question"
= President Debs said to-day be had issued
no further orders and expected to issue
none: "Phe matter is entirely out OF my
hands, now" he said land | have moth.
Ing more TO say. The leaders in the labor
Organizations have ordered a strike, not at
nv request, and they are handling the
affair. That the general strike will be
successful, l have no doubt. It makes no
. difference if the railroads can run trains,
for they viii hGve.no freight TO carry with
The Brewers Association held an i'm
portant meeting last night Their en-
ployers, with whom they are not on parti-
i; Cularly good terms, told them the condi-
ton of affairs as they existed. The men
frankly declared that they did not want to
strike but if others went out they would
be compelled to. As a result it was de-
cided 10 close up the breweries. but tn
keep the men on the payrolls. Each brew
cry has stored in its vaults about enough
of their amber fluid to keep saloons going
for some weeks.
People are looking forward with very
great interest to the meeting Of the labor
leaders to be held here tomorrow at the
request of Samuel GOmperss president of
the federation.
The situation at Pullman to-day was
practically what it has been for several
days, one Of waiting. The population is
nervous and apprehensiVe. Twelve hum
.dred soldiers are expected to be on duty
Tonight Vice President Wickes said TO-
day when advised of the rumOr that the
former employees Of the Pullman Company
desired to return 10 work that it was news
10 MN, but that the company would con-
s7uer any applications on their merits. No
applications from other than employees had
yet been received.
1t Is reported that when the Federal
Grand jury concludes It's investigation of
:. the e. Il. u 1t will begin an inquiry into
Tue poilcy ana methods Of the General Man
ayers Association. Among the leaders of
the workingmen the charge has been made
: openly and rereatedly that the obstruction
OF the United States mails and the inter
ruption Of interstate commerce was due
quite as much to the general managers as
to the A. r. U. 1t has been alleged that
the managers agreed that no trains shonld
be run on any of the roads until all had
gained their points in dispute with the
men. This was done. it is charged. to hold
back such companies as showed an incli-
nation to treat with employees and bring
about a resumption of traffic on their
lines. 1t is asserted by the men that thew
can prove that kilograms were sent out