New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-10
MEETING WITH MR.. WICKE&
ITS RESULT WILL BE A STRIKE TO-DAY
BY ALL CHICAGO UNION MEN.
THE PULLMAN COMPANY HAS NOTHING TO AR.
BrrRATE." HE TOLD THE COMMITTEE OF
ALDERMEN AND TRADES UNION MEN
THE X OF T.. STRIKE POST
PONED-THE A. r. L. AND
LOCAL GRIEVANCES
LOCAL GRIEVANCES.

Chicago. July 9.-It is TO the knife and the
knife to the hilt. The powers have spoken. and
the most tremendous strike known to history will
be inaugurated tomorrow when the evening
whistles blow and 100000 men lay down their
work. not 10 return until the Pullman boycott Is
settled
This has been the most quiet day Chicago
has experienced since the great boycott was de-
cared. But It the quiet that precedes tho
storm The strike which has paralyzed traffic on
the railroads for the last few weeks and wrought
loss beyond computation 10 every interest in
Chicago will tomorrow be augmented by the
practical cessation of all industry and the almost
complete paralysis ~ commerce in and about the
city All night Sunday and until dawn this
morning a great meeting. composed Of delegates
from all of the trades unions in Chicago. sat IN
Uhch's Hall and wrested with the problem
confronting IT, The question before ,he meeting
was Shall the trades unions Of Chicago strike
in sympathy with the Pullman boycott 10 the
end that the principle Of arbitration may win?
1t was gathering Of thoughtful men and their
deliberations were calm and earnest. The gravity
of the situation was fully apprehended. II was
determined that a last attempt be made TO get
the Pullman Company to arbirate its differences
with Its workngmen. and committee OF seven
was appointed TO call upon the Mayor with
view 70 securing the cooperation OF prominent
business men in securing from the Pullman Conn
pany the concession asked for-arbitration. At
this meeting which was held this morning. the
Mayor was urged to every effort 10 bring
about an amica ole settlement AdJutantGeneral
Orendorff was also present throughout the con-
ference and at II o'clock General Nelson A.
Miles Joined the others.
The conference was brief. and at It's close an
adjournment was taken until l:l5 o'clock this
afternoon. when the trad des-unions' committee
met the city Council Committee on Arbitration.
T. J. Elderkin. Of the Seamens Union presided.
Brief addresses were made by Delegates Hastie.
Lindhom and Currie. setting forth the position
Of the unions and expressing a clear realiza-
ton Of the gravity OF the present situation.
Alderman McGen. chairman of the Council
Committee, made the suggestion that a committee
be appointed which should investigate and deter
mine whether or not the Pullman Company's
statement that there was nothing 10 arb!trate
was true and just; that the committee be COM
posed OF two members named by the Pullman
Company two TO be named by the Judges OF the
Circuit Court Of Cook County. and the fifth by
the four first chosen. The suggestion was
adopted by the joint committee and sub
committee was appointed to present the propo-
siton to the Pullman Company. This conn
mittee was composed OF the Council Committee.
Aldermen McGillen, Marrener. Muelhoefer and
Powers; and Messrs. Elderkin. Ryan and Lind
holm. representing the trades unions
THE MEETING WITH vIcE-PREsIDDNr
WICKES
The subcommittee went at once TO the ofnce
Of Vice President Wickes. Of the Pullman Com
pany and requested interview with him. It
was granted. and then followed scene which
bids fair to rival in interest and Importance
any occurrence in the history Of organised
labor. Every man present felt the extrsnA