Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-14

NANAA 0DNn t.ltlF IODlS or lHUlr | would largely Influence the members of our affiliated organizations, and. apprcci. ating the responsibility resting upon us and the duty wc owe to all, we declare 1t to be the sense of this conference that a | general strike at this time Is inexpedient. J unwise and contrary to tho best intcresns of the working people.
 We further recommend that all cors nccted with the American J.~sieration oft Labor now out on swlnpathe'c strike, should return to work, and those wa cons are advised tos>remain at their usual voca- tions."
 /General Managers Reject It.
 |fhe publication of a statement that e communication signed by Eugene w. Debs, George w. Howard and Sylvester Kelihcr had been presented to the chairman of the General Managers association by Mayor Hopkins caused a number of the general managers to call at their headquarters to inquire if tho statement was true.
 Upon their learning that communica- ton had been left with the chairman and upon hearing the views of the managers who had called, which were forcihly ex- pressed, the chairman decided that 1t wns proper to return tho communication to the mayor without answer, which was done with the information that no com munication whatever from the parties signing 1t could Do received or considered by the association.
 Fight to . Finish Now.
 General Master Workman Sovereign was seen after he had received the decision of the Managers association and the Fed cration of Labor.
 Well, said he, the general managers treat us with silent contempt and con- demn us to death, do they! I suppose they expect us to die without any resist ance, but they are mistaken. We will make struggle. We shall try to tic up all of the roads. But If we cannot do that we can at least tic up one road and keep 1t tied up l have seen Debs, and we all agree that there is but one thing to do, and that is to fight on to the end and with renewed energy.
 As to the declaration of the Federation of Labor,'' Sovercign said, it is too yer bose to merit much consideration. It Is | far better as to its rhetoric than us to its logic. We are in crisis. This document | deals with theories. What wo need Is ac- | tion. Sympathy Is not what we want Wo want q coalition Of forces against corpo- rate powers, and unless we can got 1t we might as well at once consent to Do serfs This declaration can have no effect on tho strike. Up to this time these people have | given us no assistance.
 ''The strike has just begun. I think tho position taken by the Federation of Labor will only weaken their own forces. They | have served others with notice that if they I get into trouble they may expect sympathy i and sympathy only from tho other labor l organizations. And that is exactly what they will get. believe the local unions will give us their support. This confer | ence cannot prevent that. It is trying to | o Sfu hunInl H,xh rad fa help in the time of need. I shall certain ly take no official notice of this action of l the Federation. I see no way but to fight | it to q finish and shall stand by tho Amer ican Railway union until they call off the strike"
 Proceedings Against Strike Leaders.
 District Attorney Milchrist is prcparing to begin civil procecdings against Debs and the other strike leaders-that Is, to cite them into court to answer for con tempt in violating the injunction. This will include Debs. Howard, Rogers, keli- her and other officers and directors of the union who have not been indicted. The l contempt charges will bo heard by Judges Woods and Grusscnp who jointly issued ! the injunction.
 The building trades council of Chicago. | which had deferred action until its reu,u. lar meeting last night, instead of voting with practical unanimity to assist the American Railway union, was actually unanimous in refusing such assistance, this radical change being due solely, a: all its members averred. to the slight put upon the committee of seven by Debs and Sovereign in attempting to settle the diff culty without them
 Adjutant Orcndorff of Illinois said tha If tlfe general managers would not accept the proposition made by Debs he was 1T favor of asking Governor Altgeld to with draw the state troops from Chicago.
 Scope of the Investigating Committee.
 wAsHINGToN. July 14.-Somc misun derstaniing has a.isen concerning thu commission which the president will ap point under the authority given him b, the so called arbitration act of 1888. Th' commission, was stated at the Whit House, will have no authority to arbitrat, between the parties to the recen disturb ance at Chicago and elsewhere.
 It can merely investigate tho labor trou bles and report, recommending legisla ton, etc The commission is purely nd visory and has no executive or mandator. power whatever but can compel the at
 tendance of the witnesses.
 The commission will not. moreover. in vestiEate the differences between Pullman and his employees except in so far as thi
 difference will be involved In the investi
 gation of the causes which led to the dis
 turbance of interstate commerce. Tn
 Pullman shops are under purely local nu thority. and no law. 1t is stated, could em power the United States to send even al Investigating commission thcrc for tn purpose merely of examining into the n lations between Pullman and his en ployecs-
 Wrecked by a Misplaced Switch. ? THERE HAUTE, Ind, July 14.-Thc Bi [ Four New York .xprcss train No :, q | its way to St. Louis, was wrecked at Fol tanel, this county. by strike sympathizcr' , Engineer Moehrman of Indianapolis an r Fireman Fleck of Mattoon were burie under tho wrcck and instantly killeS