Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-16
TROOPS REMAIN AT CHICAGO.
None Will Depart TOday-No Strike n,
Stock Yards.


Stock Yards.
CHICAGO. July 16.-Mayor Hopkins said
today that the. statement that some Of the
troops doing strike duty in the city would
De sent home by him today was without
foundation. None would be ordered home
toCay, though possibly some of the outside
companies would be sent home tomorrow.
Ihere was no general strike at the stock
yards today. All the packing houses were
running. although at reduced forces.
When Eugene V. Debs, president of the
A r. L.. was seen today he expressed him
self as still being in hope Of winning the
big strike.
I'VE have by no means conceded that the
strike is lost at Chicago" said Mr. Debs.
The men who are out here are still en-
thusiastic, and from what / saw in ad-
dressing several thousand of them yester-
day, 1 am satisfied that the cause is not
lest.
thereafter We are not going to make our
plans public before they are executed 1
am strongly of the opinion that the A. r.
L. will give evidence of it's strength here
plOyes very sOOn."
Labor leaders now in the city have been
asked for their opinion of the plan for the
solution of labor troubles which originated
with Bismarck and is now iR successful
operation in Germany.
Briefly, the plan submitted Is that Con-
| gress should pass a law reserving pension
fund for the employees of the great railroad
corporations. This fund should consist, they
| say, of per cent Of the mems earnings
and 1 per cent of the gross earnings of the
railroad companies 1t should be controlled
| by financial agent Of the government and
| should be invested in sound railroad bonds
not stocks. The bill should provide that
| any man who had faithfully discharged his
| duties for a certain number of years could
retire for life on half pay. If man was
! killed, his family should be entitled to the
pension. There should also be a clause
providing for the payment of a certain sum
| where employees are i'll. In fact the fund
| should be disbursed on the plan in vogue
| in the better class of the benevolent
| cietieS.
Mr.. Debs could not eradicate his idea of
| government ownership of railroads, but in
| lieu of that scheme he was willing to ac-
| oept the one proposed. He wished to hear
| it discussed, however, by the men Of the
day.
| Vice President Howard of the American
| Railway Union was disposed to criticise the
| scheme, but thought it, on the whole O.
meritorious one.
Quite a sensation was created yesterday
in the First Presbyterian Church of this
| city when Marvin Hughitt, president of
| the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
! Company, arose and made vigorous reply
to a statement made by Professor Bemis
in an address on the strike and It's lesson.
| Prof. Bemis had said in part that If rail-
roads expect their men to be law abiding
they must set the example.
II do not attempt to justify the strikers"
said he, in their boycott of railroads. But
railroads themselves. not long ago, placed
an unoffending railroad under the ban and
refused TO honor tickets or transport
freight of that road. Such boycotts are no
more to be justified than those of the strik-
ers. Let there be some equality in these
things"
Mr. Hughitt left his seat at the close of
the sermon, and took stand Immediately
in front of Prof. Bemis. He demanded an
instance of a boycott instituted by rail-
roads.
Bemis replied that instances were only
too numerous where railroads had associat-
ed to refuse to honor tickets or transport
freight of some offending line.
But that is not boycott" said Mr..
Hughitt.
Prof. Benis replied that If it was not
boycott he was willing to let the matter
rest.
After few further remarks upon the
subject by Mr.. Hughitt the matter was
dropped
The police received information that
raid by a mob was planned for the stock
yards today for the purpose of stopping
work in the packing houses. A force Of 500
officers was secreted about the yards to be
kept on duty all day. The yards today con-
tanned about 1900 cattle, 10000 sheep and
1900 hogs.
Armour Swift and Morris began slaughter
ing today They were each running about
a quarter of their usual force under a MILL
tary guard. Fully 100 unsklled work
men applied for work at these houses to-
day and q few of them were engaged. There
was no sign Of disturbance.
Noon Meeting.
At room today strikers headquarters at
Chlrich's Hall were being enlivened as
much as possible by speech making. About
$50 were present. Mr.. Debs himself par
ticipated in the oratory. He confined his
remarks largely to roasting" the news
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