Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-31
HNVUIHI ADJOUHNS.
1t Will Meet In Washington septen.
her 10.

Oer 2O.
The national strike commission at Chi
cago yesterday, after hearing Mayor Hon.
kins Of Chicago. Vice President Howard
and Secretary Keliher Of the American Rail-
way Union and other witnesses adjourned
to meet in this city on September "a
Mayor Hopkins testified regarding the At
titude Of the police during the strike. He
declared that they had done their duty At
all times. He frankly acknowledged that he
was in sympathy with the striking employees
OF the Pullman Company. as he had been
an employee Of that company. and knew
what the men had to endure.
About the message from e. v. Debs To
the general managers he said:
ON July IL Mr.. Debs. Mr.. Howard and
Mr.. keliher of the American Railway Union
called and presented communication to
the railway managers. asking me to take
II over to them. They asked that all the
men be taken back. not as members of the
American Railway Union. but as individ-
uais, excepting those who had committed
violence In the strike. When 1 got there the
board had adjourned, and handed the COM
munication to Mr.. st. John.
He informed me that they did not desire
to receive any communications from that
source. but would receive 1t In view that the
mayor OF Chicago brought II. / want to
say this In regard to Mr.. Egan. The papers
quoted him as saying that II he were the
made q messenger boy for these men. I
want to say most emphatically that Mr.
Egan never said that to me- and do not
think would have allowed him to say it"
Vice President Howard's Questions.
Vice President Howard Of the American
Railway Union was called a second time to
the stand. He denied that he had advised
violence. and declared that he had always
coInseled moderation and denounced law
1aSsnaSS HtS only rLs ~
nature, he said, was the advice he had given
the mon to use coupling pins on American
Protective Association representatives or
any similar class of people who might en-
deavor to stir up trouble In the union on q
basis Of differences in religion. He de-
nounced the American Protective Associa-
ton, and explained how emissaries Of the
corporations had frequently endeavored to
foment discussions in labor organizations
on account of religion.
Mr.. Howard then suggested that the fol-
lowing questions should be put to the gen.
eral managers, one of whom he supposed
would take the stand yesterday afternoon:
Did the strikers at any time interfere to
prevent you carrying mails II Pullman cars
were not attached to the same train?'
: Gould you not at all times have trans
ported the mails without interruption II you
had not insisted upon attaching Pullman
cars to the same trainy'
WAS your contract with the government
to transport malls any less binding upon
You than your contract with the Pullman
Company, or was one contract in any sense
made dependent upon the other?'
Did your company have a contract with
the government to transport Pullman cars?'
did your contract with the Pullman
Company provide that you should not carry
the mails unless you took Pullman cars on
the same train?'
Commissioner Herman did not know at the
time that the commission would have an op-
portunity to put the questions, but they
were allowed to go on record.
I'D leo tod Sv,x- lrr,A t0x. -
Prllman's reported statement that the gen.
eral managers had threatened to boycott his
company II he consented to arbitrate with
the American Railway Union. He said the
American Railway Union would show by
the testimony of Mayor Hopkins that the
American Railway Union had been more
active than the general managers Of the
railroads In securing the arrest Of persons
engaged In violence.
General Testimony.
s. c. Wade, an employe of the legal de-
partment of the Rock Island road, said II
was his opinion that much OF the blockading
of railroad tracks was the work of expert
enced railroad men.
w. R. Mooney. Northern Pacific switch
man Of Blue Island said that Debs and
Howard had not advised the men to strike;
that they had told the men to use their own
judgment. He said he was discharged for
alleged activity in the strike. The witness
told Of the fight at Blue Island on June 30
when 400 deputy marshals stood by and saw
their chief Uogan) beaten by the crowd
and related various incidents Of car burning
and blockading. He had been informed, he
said, that deputy marshal named David
son had burned cars, and that Davidson did
not deny the story.
w. F. Guion, a reporter. testified that he
saw the cars burning at Burnside He
found only three railroad men in the near
est group. The railroad men were trying to
dispense the crowd One of these men said
the instructions from the American Railway
Union headquarters were to drive away all
persons who might be inclined to damage
property, and II they would not 60 to cause
their arrest. Debs and Howard afterward
asked witness II he could help the order
and cause the arrest Of the men engaged in
violence. but he told them he was not
detective.