Rock Island Argus., 1894-07-16
WILL TRY IT AGAIN
Oebs Proceeds to a Reorgani.
zation of the Strike.
DECLARES HIS ABILITY TO WIN YET

Mon Sent Out In All Directions to Stir Up
Trouble for the Railways-Arthur De.
nounced n Scab by the A. r. U. Leader
Rev. Myron Reed Comes Out as An An.
archist-Trains Moving Mt Last in Cali
fornia, but All Under Guard - Petty
Lawlessness at Terre Haute, Ind.
CHICAGO, July 16.-The American Rail-
way Union officials have determined to
make desperate struggle to regain for
that order the prestige it has lost in the
great strike now rapidly approaching a
close. The executive board of the union
held meeting yesterday, the object OF
which was to map out a course for the fu
ture. After lengthy discussion it was
decided to send out "revivalists" to all
important sections of the west. Six agi.
tators had been sent out Saturday and il
was decided to augment this number.
1.-THE names of those sent ont Saturday
will not be given out" said President
Debs TO reporter, "for fear OF their being
arrested for melting strike" 1t was
learned elsewhere, however, that Director
Kern was sent to St. Louis to rally the
the Northern Pacific to stir up the en-
ployes of that company, and Goodwin was
sent over the Northwestern line to use his
influence with the employees of that sys-
tenn and if possible induce them to go ont.
These delegates are all members of the
executive board of the union.
Grand Chief Arthur n ''Scab.'
Other emissaries were sent out to work
with employees of the many lines entering
this city. After this meeting adjourned
an enthusiastic meeting was held in Ch-
lich's hall on North Clark street. Presi-
dent Debs presiding. He made rousinc
speech, reminding one of the early days
OF the strike.E 1.-The strike" said he ''is
now-right now-more prosperous and
more encouraging 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 ours. Grand Chief
Arthur, of the engineers, is a scab jobber
and he will go down in history rs traitor
to organized labor. He instructs his men
to work with scabs and tells them that
scabblng is honorable He is n tool in the
hands of the general managers. The
strike is weaker in Chicago than else
where, but it will grow stronger Just as
in the west il is growing stronger every
hour"
Will Hold Pullman Up to Scorn.
Fifteen meeting were held in different
parts OF the city during the afternoon
and evening, several of which were ad-
dressed by Debs. He will today give out
Statement in answer to the one made hv
Pullman. 'Mr. Pullman's letter" said
he, lis the silliest and most foolish letter.
on such subject that l ever saw. and |
shall make such an answer to it as will
make him one of the most despcable per
sons on earth" DebS said that several
of his committeeman had reported to him
that the Rock Island, Lake Shore, Eastern
Illinois, Grand Trunk and We estern Indiana
men would all he out again today. Moth
ing could be learned outside to verify this
assertion. however.
Why Debs Abuses Arthur.
The reason for Debs' bitterness to Chief
Arthur, Of the engineers, is that in reply
to telegram from the A. r. L. wanting
to know just where the engineers stood
Arthur telegraphed: my advice to the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
when called upon to give it. has been to
attend strictly to their duty as engineers
and run their engines when they could do
SO, regardless of who the company en-
ployes TO fire them. Have stated to all
inquiry that members of the brotherhood
could take the places vacated by other
members of the Brotherhood of I.ocomo-
tive Engineers contrary to the laws of the
order, but could not take the places of mem
bers OF the American Railway Union who
had quit in obedience to the order of that
organization"