The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-16
CALLS HIM TRAITOR.
Debs Made an Impassioned
Speech at Chicago.
He Says Chief Arthur is Il
Traitor to Labor.
DEBS is DESPERATE.
He is Working Hard to Regain
Lost Prestige.

CHICAGO, July 16--Ihe American
Railway union Officials have deter
mined to make a desperate struggle
to regain for that order the prestige
it has lost in the great strike now
rapidly approaching close. The
executive board Of the union held a
meeting yesterday, the object Of
which was to map ont course for the
future Aften a lengthy discussion it
was decided to send out ''revivalists'
to all important sections of the West
Six agitators had been sent out Sat
urday and it was eciled to augment
this mum ber-
1.-The names Of those sent out Sat
urday will not be given out" said
President Debs TO reporter, for
fear of their being arrested for lncit-
ing a strike"
1t was learned elsewhere. however,
that Director Kern was sent to st.
Louis to rally the forces there Hogan
was sent out over the Northern Pa
cific to stir up the employees of that
company. and Goodwin was sent over
the Northwestern to use his influence
with the employees of that railway,
and if pOssibl e induce them to go out
These delegates are all members of
the executive board of the union.
Other emissaries were sent out to
work with employees of the many
lines entering the city
thusiastic NEE ting was held in Uhl-
richs hall, President Debs presiding
He made a rOusing speech, re minding
one of the early days of the strike
'tThe strike, he said sis now-right
now-more prosperous and encOurag-
ing than ever before. We can and must
win The men who have gone back
to work will again come back to us,
and victory is drs.
Grand Chic Arthur of the en-
Rineers Is scab jobber and he viii
go down i'm history as a traitor to or
ganized labor He instructs his men
to work with scabs and tells them
that scabbing is honorable He is a
tool in the hands Of the general man
ag ers.
..The strike is weaker in Chicago
than elsewhere" continued Debs,
'.but 1T will grow stronger, just as in
the West it is growing stronger every
hour"
Fifteen meetings were held in diff
ferent parts of the city during the
afternoon and evening, several of
which were addressed by De bs. He
will to-day give out a statement in
answer to the one made by Pullman
Mr. Debs said several Of his com
mltteemen had reported to him the
Rock Island Lake Shore, Eastern
Illinois, Grand Trunk and Western
Indiana men would all be out again
to-day. Nothing could be learned
outside to verify the assertion, how
ever
President Debs visited the stock
yards and addressed a crowd of
strikers. who have, for the most part,
failed to secure their old positions.
He urged them TO continue the strike,
which, he declared. vas never nearer
a victory than now The men agreed
to stand by Debs. but al the same
time expressed themselves violently
against the men who have taken their
places. The switchmen and engineers
were especially loud in their protests
against q surrender The butchers
also had bitter words, all these men
having seen their jobs filed the day
be fore by nOn-union and imported
men The opinion was expressed
loudly that the war was only begun.
During the day the district was
plastered and covered with bills and
posters reading as follows. "Execu-
tive board Of Knights of Labor do
hereby advise all worlzmen to keep
away from the stock yards on Mon
dav, as it is the desire of all organ
lied bodies that all honest worlxmen
should 10 so, and we further condemn
the action of the coopers in returning
to work as high-handed and selfish,
without asking concessions for the
1abOrers, and that all men found
working in the yards on Monday wi i'll
forever be branded as enemies of or
ranized labor. BY order of the com
mittee."