Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-10
VOTED To STRIKE,
Debs and Sovereign Sustained bV a Meet
ing OF the Allied Trades OF Chicago.

Debs and Sovereign Sustained bV Meet
ing of the Allied Trades of Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 9.-Hinged aPOn the
remote contingency that George M.
Pullman will agree TO submit 10 arbitra-
tion or otherwise settle the differences
existing between the Pullman Company
and its eX-employes, is the question
whether or DOT the next "a hours will
witness a cessation OF all labor on the
part Of allied trades, not alone in Chi
cago but throughout the country.
Probably never before in the history
OF this country was a meeting of or
ganized labor called together that was
iraught with more importance than
that which met at Uhlich's hall last
night. That all was not harmonious,
Notwithstanding fiery speeches by
MessrS. Sovereign, OF the Knights OF
Labor, Debs, Of the A. r. T., and
other labor leaders, is evidenced by
the fact that IL was 4 o'clock this
morning when the convention finished
ballotiug on the proposition. The
question was decided in the affirmative
by an overwhelming vote, however,
aud the ultimatum adopted that il Pull
man does not reach q definite under
standing with his late employees before
noon Tuesday the Allisd Trades Union
OF Chicago will open the ball at a. N.
Wednesday, walking out ia body.
Representatives were present from
about ninety trades organizations, 10
addition TO which an effort will be made
TO get out the employees OF sll surface
and elevated transportation lines in this
city. Although these men are poorly
organized, the leaders Of the strike
movement think the majority OF them
. be induced 20 come out.
Indammatory speeches were made by
DebS, Sovereign, Mcbride aud others.
A committee OF seven was appointed TO
wait on Mayor Hopkins TO endeavor 20
have him make last effort TO bring
about arbitration. The committee is
composed Of j. w. HASTE, J. T. Elder
KID, Z. j. Lindholm, J. J. Ryan, James
Currie, A. Cattermull and Thomas l.
Kidd.
Shortly before a. ~, a motion was
made providing that George NJ. Pullman
be given until : a. m. Wednesday to
decide whether be would submit the
differences between the company and
the former employees 30 arbitration. II
be refused 10 comply with the demand,
then the strike was to be considered on.
Some OF the delegates wanted 10 leave
the matter undecided and take the hnal
action after Mr.. Pullman and the rail-
road managers had declined to arbitrate,
but this was voted down.
A motion was then made to call out
every union at o'clock Wednesday
morning unless meanwhile some adjust
meut could be made with Pullman, and
on roll call this was adopted.
1t is understood this move is much
less important than was at first sup
posed, for several reasons: First, IL is
claimed that a number of the unions,
Including the printers, the marine en-
gineers and the brick makers will re-
fuse 10 be bound by the order; second,
very large percentage of the other
men are already idle because OF the gem
eral shut down which has resulted from
the coal famines.
Among the leaders present were H.
r. Sovereign, Of the Knights Of LABOR;
+. Y. DebS, Of the American Railway
Union; George Howard, Vics President
OF the same organization; James Nc
Bride, President Of the Miners National
Organization; w. d. Prescott, President
OF the Typographical Union; James
Mahan, President Of the National Or
gsniLstion OF Street Car Men; NJ II.
Madden, Of the State Federation of
Labor; Richard Powers, President of
the Seamen's Union; James O'Connell,
President Of the MGchinists' OrganizR-
tion, and E. e. Martin, President of the
Executive Board Of the Knights OF
Labor.