St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-06
STRIKERS IN SESSION.
AFTERNOON AND EVENING MEETINGS.
AT PLUMMER Posi- HALL.
TELEGRAM FROM PRES DEss.


kunor of the Chicago & North
Western Men Going Lack to
Work The Milwaukee Men
Are Firm "OTicial organ"
and How 1t stands.
The meetings of the strikers held yes
terday afternoon anu evening at Plum
mar Post hall, Minneapolis, were largely
attended aud enthusiastic. In the after
noon addresses were made by H. p.
Forest and Tom Lucas The latter is
not railroad man, but from the way
they cheered him he evidently said
something that strack the right chord.
In the evening number Of kilograms,
all OF them encouraging, were received
and read to the audience. One of them
was from G. G. McAuIitfe. president of
the Milwaukee A. H. u. in which he
stated that the members of the uniun in
both Milwaukee and Savanna were out
to man.
During yesterday morning there was
rumor on the street that the employees
OF the Chicago IL Northwestern had
gone back to work. A telegram was
sent down asking for information. and
Presiden. Debs replied that the road
was tied up as completely as ever.
Committees from the employees of the
Milwaukee system, who are holding
meetings at the corner of Cedar avenue
and Lake street, reported that the men
were all firm and would not go back to
work until the strike was satisfactorily
settled.
The Penny Press came in for little
roast at the hands of the meeting. 1t
has been claiming to be the official or
gan of the A. K. =. and of having all
OF its utteranceS Endorsed by tile mem
bers. 1t appears, however, that yester-
day and at various times the paper has
printed matter relative TO the moving of
tral rs that was not exactly III line with
veracity; at least, so it seemed to the
strikers. Last night it was decided
that the paper was printing misleading
articles, tending to injure the cause of
the union, and that it had never been
the official organ of the A. X. u.
During the meeting matter was
brought up that occasIoped considerable
indignation. Last Tuesday night, when
the meeting broke up, several of
the strikers, wearing white ribbons in
the lapels of their coats. passed down
Washington avenue. When opposite
the alley man stepped out and began
jeering at the men for wearing the
ribbons and at the same time endeavor-
ing to em5roil them into a fight. The
strikers happened to see gang of men
standing in the darkness OF the alley
and made up their minds that they were
there for no other purpose than to pick
fight, the which would tend to bring
the A. r. U.into disfavor and disrepute.
The following excerpts from the
Railway Times were read. They tend
TO show that the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen are not antagonistic to
the A. X. U. men and the strike:
u. J. Hanneh IN, the bIZ-hearted vice
grand chief of the B. of L. F. sent Pres
ident Debs the following cheering note:
"'ln reply to your message would say
that as grand lodge officer of the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Firemen [ am
prevented by law from assisting you in
an othcial capacity, but am with YOU in
this fight. take the position that all
who labor should have no hesitancy in
declaring themselves In your favor
The supreme moment has arrived; we
must not remain silent and permit Or
ganized labor to be sacrificed, but must
render all the assistance in our power.
This is my position, and l sincerely hope
you will triumph. j. j. HANNEHAN.'
"Chief Sargent sends on his official
statement leaving it to the fremen as
individuals to act, stating that he can
not by law order strike; in fact. can
not order a strike at all, only approve of
it after it is made. He does not want
to be understood as antagoniZing the A.
X. u. and has SO advised the officers of
that organization. Where fir-men
strike as a. r. U. men, or with them,
they will be supported by that Organi-
Zation."