River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-26

Debs, Howard, Keliher and Rogers,
the officers of the Railway union The
indictment charges he five with con-
spiracy to do an unlawful act, that is
to obstruct the mails of the United
States.
strikers VIII stand Firm.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-Notwith-
standing the action of the A. r. U.
lodge in Sacramento in declaring the
strike off Internationally, the Oakland
and San Francisco lodges decline to
consider IL off, and announce they will
stand firm. This course was deter
mined by unanimous vote at special
meetings held Saturday night.
Debs Appeal.
CHICAGO, July 24.-President Debs
and his associates prepared an appeal
to the American people asking them to
boycott the Pullman cars by refusing
to ride in them. The document says
that the obstinacy of the Pullman
company in refusing to submit to ar
bitration in any form (even to decide
the question If there was anything to
arbitrate) is deserving of the severest
condemnation. 1t goes on TO say that
the Pullman company has robbed its
employees and that an investigation
would have disclosed state of affairs
which would have Mortified the nation.
This, the union claims, is why arbitra-
ton was refused.
The document continues:
ut is VIGOROUSLY true that the Pullman
company pays its co ductors and porters such
n NQfpnH
upon the public to support them. Yes. this
rlch ana powerful corporation virtually COM
pels the pubic TO pay the wages OF Its sleeping
car employees. and this Notwithstanding ex-
tortionate rates are charged for sleeping car
accommodations
Then, after stating that they pro-
pose to continue the strike regardless
of consequences until justice be done,
it says THE struggle is for humanity
and against the most cruel tyranny,
and. unless we are dead TO every inn
pulse of mercy and acknowledging,
must be crowned with success"
We propose that the Pullman company
shall lie brought to justice and this in way
that will not necessitate strike with its at
tendant ills. IL may be suggested that this
should have been thought OF before the great
strike was inaugurated. In that case little, If
any. attention would have been paid TO the APP
peal we are about TO make.
AS one OF the results OF the strike the coun-
try is aroused and any proper appeal will COM
mand attention. The Pullman company, still
defiant and as cruel to its former employees as
1t is Indifferent to the public veal. is deter
mined to starye its employees into submission.
AS remorseless as a man-eating tiger, II waits
complacently until their last penny is gone and
they are thus forced TO crawl back into their
heartless oppressors employ. The spectacle
is well calculated TO make men and angels
shudder.
shall the Pullman company have the sup
port OF the public in carrying out this hellish
policy shall the public ne party to the star
walton and degradation of the more than
1000 employes-men and women whose only
crime is that they ask living wages?
We believe -indeed, we know what the
answer will be. We have faith In the Ameri-
can people. They uphold justice they love fair
play. And now, In the name OF justice and fair
play, we appeal TO the great American
public, to every good man and every good
woman, not to ride in a Pullman car until the
Pullman company does justice to its employees.
Let the cars run absolutely empty. No frien1
Of labor no friend OF humanity, will occupy
seat or berth in a Pullman car. Let this policy
be inaugurated and w win then see how long
the railroad companies will be bound by their
contracts, as they have induced the public to
believe. to haul Pullman cars.