St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-10

CHICAGO, July 9.-Peace reigns in
Warsaw! The same cannot be said of
Chicago, for the tread of armed men is
till heard in the streets, and the wheels
sf commerce still lag at the bidding of
!he y. K. l.. Nevertheless, the war
cloud which has hung over this city
md this land for the past ten days
IhOwS distinct signs of lifting. Instead
Of stories of additional railroads tied up
1t various points throughout the country
today'S dispatches, almost without eX-
:eptiOn, bring advices of strikers re-
turning to work and an Increased re-
sumption Of traffic, amounting in some
places TO return to normal conditions.
The day in Chicago has passed with
put a serious conflict between the riot
ers and the armed forces now OIL duty
here. The feature of the day has been
The action of early this morning after.
an all-night session of the federated
trades unions of Chicago, in deciding to
eall out all classes of labor Tuesday aft
Prnoon at t O'Clock unless George NJ.
Pullman should have agreed before the
meridian of that day to settle the differ
ences between his company and his
striking employees by arbitration or
otherwise.
For reasons not known to the public
Grand Master Workman Sovereign, of
the Knights of Labor, and his advisers
subsequently decided to postpone the
general walk-out and
PARALYIIC STROKE
which they proposed to lntilct upon the
business Of Chicago until : o'clock on
Wednesday morning.
Late this afternoon, however, the an
houncement was made that President
Samuel Gompers, OF tn e American Fed
Grafton of Labor, had called a meeting
of the executive committee Of that Or
HaniZatiOn, to be held in this city on
Thursday, and that he would leave
New York for Chicago tomorrow even-
Ing. In view of this, it is not believed
That the federated trades OF Chicago
will take precipitate action before con-
sultation with him. AS President
Gompers cannot reach Chicago before
Wednesday night, it will be impossible
TO decide Oh a line of action to be pur-
sued before Thursday, and probably ii
1t should finally be resolved to declare a
general strike of all these combined
forces it could not be put into effect be-
fore Friday morning.
In this connection the interesting
question arises whether or not, if Presi-
dent Gompers allows himself to be
hauled from New York to Chicago by
non-union engineers and firemen, his
visit Will be of any particular profit.
One labor leader in Chicago said today
that if he did so he might as we'll stay
IN New York. Another feature to be
noticed in connection with the meeting
of ChicagO's federated labor is the fact
which was developed that there was in
The meeting a large and influential con-
Servative element, whose action had
practically
BLOCKED THE PLANS
of the more hOt-headed leaders until
the latter, in the excitement conseQuenl
upon the reading of President Cleye-
lands proclamation, were enabled to
stampede them and carry the strike res.
olGtiOn. There is reason to believe thai
even If the order for q general strike
finally goes forth, many of those tc
WHOM 1t isdirecied will decline 10 obey
1t. SO that with tic mun Already made
idle by the effect Of tile te-up, the walk.
out will not be nearly So important as
anticipated by the leaders.
What effect, if any, the action Of Vice
president Wickes, Of the Pullman com.
pany, this afternoon in refusing in the
most positive manner 10 even meet 9
committee to consider the question OF