The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-01
LABOR'S GIGANTIC FIGHT.
Every Union Nan in Chicago Nay Go
Out to Aid the RailTOaderS.

the Toilers Will Stand Shoulder to
sh oulder-The Proposed Sympathy
strike Would Throw 100000 Men
Out of Work in Chicago Alone-The
General Managers of the Roads
AGAIN Announce Their Determine
tion to Stand Firm.
Chicago. June 30.-The Southern Pa
ciic wires the General Managers Asso-
citation: Not a wheel is turning on our
system"
The general managers of the roads cen
tering in this city went into executive
session at 1920 o'clock to-day, with the
prospect Of a prolonged meeting Half
an hour later an official statement was
issued. in which the managers say it is
useless to deny tn at the strike is wide
spread and serious, and that it has en-
barrassed the freight traffic of the west
to the most serious extent of any strike
since the eastern labor troubles of the
'1Os At the same time the roads have
no intention of entering into compromise
with the strikers on any basis whatever,
and they regard the men on strike as
ex-employes who have resigned their
positions and who are not anxious for
work The companies fail TO see the
7uSIltG OF lilc i1OSiLlOu ldhCil UN bue LAlllCT-
lean Railway Union of fighting Pullman
over the heads of railroads that have no
control over his movements or his manu-
featuring business. A later and supple
mentary statement says that men are
being hired in the east, and will be
brought to Chicago at once TO take the
strikers places, and the companies guar
antee to all competent unemployed men
permanent positions and the protection
8 ., q 9,pliaa civ
state authorities.
A BIG LABOR MEETING.
A meeting of the chiefs and masters of
the labor organizations in Chicago was
Deld at the headquarters of the Ameri-
can Railway Union to-day for the ostensi-
bic purpose OF passing resolutions de
uOuncing the hiring of armed forces by
corporations to oppose labor in its contest
for its rights. The question announced
as involved was barely touched upon at
the meeting, the resolution passed
bearing chiefly on the attitude of
the state officials and asking
for the abrogation of franchises
held by the railroads under the state law,
which, it is claimed, is being violated by
the roads in refusing to supply trauspOr-
tation facilities unless they are permitted
to run Pullman cars. The most impor-
taut clauses of the resolution bearing upon
the action of the state officials were
drafted by woman, Mrs. Fanny KaVa-
nauch. The swinging into line of the
many trade unions present, was brought
ratout by speeches made by all Of the
prominent labor leaders of the city and
state
ALL THE UNIONS TO HELP.
While not acting in concert, the unions
were all pledged al or before the meeting
TO Joln IN supporting the railroad men in
their struggle, and at a later meeting of
the trades and labor assembly, the cen
tral division of the United Labor unions,
committee was appointed to wait upon
the officials of the American Railway
Union and offer the united strength of
every trade and labor organization in the
city. The tender was made at
headquarters this afternoon. and
1t was pledged that every union
man in the city would 90 out
on strike Immediately if the officers of
the railroad union deemed it necessary.
Ihe proposition made and accepted was
that in case the trouble between the
union and the railroads was not settled
Wltnm the next day or two every union
man IN the city of Chicago from the
hlghest TO the lowest would be called out
III sympathy. The lowest estimate will
mean strike among the labor unions
alone of over l50, 600 men. Added to this
VIII be the many thousands who will be
thrown out of employment by the forced
shutdown of all industries affected by
labor agitation. 1t will mean for Chicago
alone the enforced idleness of at least
%V',uJO men, not counting the railroad
men who are now out of work 1t viii
mean GRIPPING and great financial loss to
hundreds Of factories and corporations
Inc lmmensity of the lockout. or strike,
cannot be estimated correctly at the
present time, and the ultimate disaster,
winch is bound to follow, is sufficient in
appearance TO cause the most courageous
to shudder
SURE TO LEAD TO DISASTER.
When the proposition was made to the
union olhclals to-day there was scarcely a
I man who did not pause to estimate the
ConSeluences.' After a lengthy discussion
WIth the executive board of the American
hallway Union, President Debs accepted
Z .le oder of the unions on condition that
t"tA would not strike until called upon to
Nv so Oy the union. Whether this call is
issued IS sdependent upon the action of the
51ooaus which are now fighting the union.
iue Iiuor leaders and their follow
us al! over the city have caught
"t strike fever, and in many quarters it
ID threatened that there will not be any
n I"t'IuP Tor orders from the American
n1ht"aE Union Officers but that a strike
u' oe declared next week. The news of
'nu action of the trades union
WAS not believed at first, but
muel fully authenticated the result
among business men was plainly
n,.'I'ea0Ie az, Not one is there to predict
Gy"ef Than the most widespread disaster
ii' i use the union decides to call upon the
c'.a I1UoIihg classes for assistance. An almost
oo'upIete paralysis of the business inter
tS,a Will result, and it is needless to saw
MAJ tb'V every effort is being made to induce
action iOoo'''i'ier '"elr
, MORE ROADS TIED UP.
~" IVn the issuing Of boycott and strike
@9 Today the American hallway
Es,'H "uued several more roads to the
fr WI corporations already affected. the
az 5s !Udu To which the union directed the
OJJt.'ou OF the men was the Rock Island
TlUetS Id1.t TO up that road were Issue,
! HoriiudE' and went into effect early thi,
'Tbe Tb.il'e' All of the yard men strucl.
\ snop men will 20 out Monday. AID
\ TIM, uluon mon has directed general tie up of
st~i. llhe from Chicago to Texas. qbe
liNe orl on the Nebraska division was
G gu late this afternoon.
sire, lhe Northwestern the full
. sboy,,, OF the union was
mon 1o"n when an order to the road
ont oh The Galena division was issued
ror PIonptly obeyed. The fremc,.. train
, ra. lhe operators and clerls we're All
uGn51 out tonight on the division men
Va ri