The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1894-07-06
Republican State Ticket.
Republican Congressional Ticket.
The Great Strike.

The Great Strike.
The American Railway Union strike is
still on, and nobody can tell when or
what the end will be.
The magnitude of this movement ex-
ceeds that of any previous efforts of the
kindly organized labor on theAmerican
continent.
Whether it is just or not we will not
undertake to say, but the Railway Union
people evidently believe they have
grievance against Mr.. Pullman, in the
general interest of organized labor, be-
cause he refused to submit disputed
question concerning his treatment of
employees in his car works, to arbitration.
Most railrOades have made Pullman's
interest their own by taking stock in the
Pullman company. 1t is claimed the
Santa Fe company does not hold such
interests, and their attorney in this city
says they would be obliged to pay what
the Pullman company would lose unless
they pull the sleepers. The strikers, on
their part, claim the contract makes ex-
captions in case of strikes, etc., and that
the railroads are making united effort
to break down organized labor.
1t appears as though about all the rail-
roads IN the United Ststes were making
a supreme effort to beat the strike, and
though there are some employee orgaDi-
cations which have not participated and
whose members are still at work, they
realize that defeat of the strikers means
one more downward step for organized
labor.
The B. of L. E. and o. r. e. societies
are not in the strike, and 1t is claimed to
be impossible to win against the rail-
way companies without the help of the
locomotive engineers.
There is one thing certain, and that
is the great bulk of locomotive en-
gineers do not want to see the places of
their firemen taken by scabs, neither do
the conductors relish the idea of having
scab brakemen and scab switchmen en-
trusted with the power of life and death
over themselves and their passengers.
The result is, that even if 1t were posi-
bic for the railroad managers TO procure
men to take the places Of the strikers, the
matter would still be far from perma.
nent settlement.
Another point against the railroads is
that scabs do not enjoy working with
brotherhood engineers or o. r. C. con-
ductors, because socially there is a wide
gulf between scabs and organized laborers.
The scab fireman is constantly at the risk
of having the steam worked against him.
and the scab brakeman is also subject
to various countless indescribable an
noyances. So 1t Is about as difficult to
keep scabs at work as it il to secure the
services Of those delectable gentry in the
first place.
Then there is to be considered the stu.
alton that would confront the railways of
the United States, should they succeed in
displacing the 400, 900 organized men now
in their service, comprising 20 high an Or
der Of intelligence, energy and courage.
There would be feeling Of desperation
among such body Of idle men Is might
well make the whole nation tremble with
apprehension.
Our regular army amounts to some
5000 men, and with what prospect of
success could the government call for 400
600 volunteers to fight their own country
men. in order that corporations might eff
fectnally and forever starve ont and de-
feat organized LAHORE
1t is not in the nature Of things for the
strikers to be permanently defeated. Or.
ganized labor is not at present all united
in the effort, but defeat Of the A. r. U.
would be such dinster to all organized
labor that those not now identified with
the movement cannot afford to let tho
union be crushed, and organized labor,
united as one man, b stronger than any
power which can be aEzayed against It in
the United States.